The top spring hat of the Annex camber plate has a large sealed bearing, which allows it to spin freely. This greatly reduces clunking noises when the steering is turned, especially in tight corners. The MCS dampers use a large 22mm in diameter shaft. The big shaft provides greater strength and bearing area, and also displaces more fluid, allowing the valves to be more sensitive, especially in the low-speed circuit where a lot of control force has to be generated with very little fluid flow.
The rear shocks have a short, lightweight, hard-anodized aluminum body. The odd upper spring seat is for clearance in the tight shock tower. We are converting the rear suspension to a true coilover for simplicity. Most people say the stock towers are strong enough to do this, even though they were not designed to take the full weight of the car. Our cage ties into the rear shock towers, solving this issue.
We sized the shock body after taking careful measurements. Its short length is going to enable a very low ride height, and T3 suspension parts are going to keep the suspension geometry good, even though the car is going to be significantly lower. The shocks uses spherical bearings in the mounts, so all suspension movement will be translated through the dampers instead of deflecting rubber.
