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bertracoon1616

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Twin shocks
« on: January 20, 2012, 12:15:24 PM »
Hey guys

While bored at work i have come across this

http://www.mm-4x4.com/twin-shock-mount-kit-galvanised-front-2626-p.asp

Ive heard of having twin shocks on landys before but ive never actually seen one and im just curious if there is any point!?

Think it would look pretty cool seeing 2 shocks under a wheel arch but i cant imagine there would be many advantages.

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davidham

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Re: Twin shocks
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2012, 12:42:52 PM »
only advantages i can think on is if it was, for example, a 110 hi-cap used for working as a tree surgeons car then put twin shocks on the back for the weight and all round for slightly better road handling on all vehicles. saying that, it does look good on a car.
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Re: Twin shocks
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2012, 02:00:38 PM »
Guess it depends how the dampers are valved. If they have a decent amount of compression damping then having twice as many of them would make bottoming out on sudden impacts less of an issue.

Probs be better just running one set of quality dampers though.
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Re: Twin shocks
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2012, 02:08:32 PM »
I was expecting a thread about garage bills... :D
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ffourphantomfixer

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Re: Twin shocks
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2012, 02:34:11 PM »
As Colin Chapman said (proved) if you want a car to handle then go soft on the springs and hard on the dampers. Twin dampers tho?????
Does look cool.
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georgew

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Re: Twin shocks
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2012, 02:37:11 PM »
A major advantage in speed events and for Expedition/distance use in hotter climes is less heat in the twin dampers when they are working hard.
http://www.4allfours.co.uk/supercharged.htm

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Pilot Custard

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Re: Twin shocks
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2012, 06:41:31 PM »
Shock absorbers heat up as they work.... and after a lap at a decent comp, they have all but stopped working.
By fitting two, they do less work each, and therefore last the event (and the year!)

The downside is that twin shocks are very hard, and very uncomfortable for protracted road use. They can also break a chassis (I've seen the evidence)

Note, however, that many of the modern competitive cars now use specialist shocks [eg Fox Shocks]: with larger cylinders, and more cooling capacity.
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