Shocks and Coilovers Archives

WATCH: Icon Vehicle Dynamics Stage 10 suspension install on our Tundra!

Posted on July 17, 2020
byJeff Naeyaert

Follow us as we take you through our install of Icon Vehicle Dynamics suspension system for the Toyota Tundra as we explain how it works, how to adjust…

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Project Tundra, Installing the Ultimate Bolt On Off Road Suspension From Icon Vehicle Dynamics Part 2

Posted on June 22, 2020June 22, 2020
byMike Kojima

In our last article we explained how the different components of our Icon Vehicle Dynamics suspension system that we would be installing on Project Tundra worked. In this weeks story,…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 29 – You’re in Figs Army now.

Posted on June 17, 2020
byErik Jacobs

Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 29 – You’re in Figs Army now. by Erik Jacobs Well, it’s been another few months, and I still haven’t driven the SC300. So, why…

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Project Tundra, Installing the Ultimate Bolt On Off Road Suspension From Icon Vehicle Dynamics Part 1

Posted on May 31, 2020June 1, 2020
byMike Kojima

It’s been a long time in between updates for Project Tundra. Most of the time Project Tundra is the garage’s muscle. Moving big parts and towing cars is what it’s…

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Project Acura RSX Sleeper, Buttoning Up the Project With Suspension!

Posted on March 29, 2020
byMike Kojima

We left off in our last edition of Project DC5 RSX with some killer brakes by Stoptech that brought our cars stopping power in line with our fantastic 300 whp…

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Tech

How Does the Ohlins DFV Valve Work?

Posted on March 24, 2020March 26, 2020
byMike Kojima

A few weeks ago we were visiting the North American facilities of Ohlins Advanced Suspension Technology, Ohlins USA for a special look inside Ohlins’ operations and to be able to…

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Tech

What is an Inverted Shaft Strut?

Posted on March 16, 2020March 18, 2020
byMike Kojima

As a suspension guy, lately, I have been asked what is an inverted MacPherson strut a whole bunch of times. So I concluded that I had better write something about…

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Tech

Installing KW Clubsport Coilovers on my moms C63 AMG

Posted on November 6, 2019November 4, 2019
byNikita Rushmanov

Yeah so, my mom drives a C63 AMG. She recently moved to New York for a year, leaving me to “take care” of her car. So as soon as she…

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Project Porsche 987.2 Cayman S: Getting the Suspension Together! Part 2

Posted on September 2, 2019September 5, 2019
byMike Kojima

In our last article, we got most of of the suspension for Project 987.2 Porsche Cayman in place. Now we have to finish the job installing the parts from KW…

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Project Porsche 987.2 Cayman S: Getting the Suspension Together! Part 1

Posted on August 21, 2019August 30, 2019
byMike Kojima

In our last edition of Project 987 Cayman, we discussed some of the parts we would be installing on our street going track car project. Now it is time to…

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Project 987.2 Cayman S, Cup Car Suspension for the Street!

Posted on May 22, 2019August 20, 2019
byMike Kojima

The Porsche Cayman has always had a dear spot in our hearts. In another life, I was an engineer at a large OEM and we were doing benchmarking testing for…

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The Best of 2018- Project EP3 Civic Si: Why the Suspension Sucks and How to Fix It!

Posted on December 27, 2018December 27, 2018
byMotoIQ Staff

The Best of 2018- Project EP3 Civic Si: Why the Suspension Sucks and How to Fix It! For the Holidays, we take a look back at some of our most…

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KW V3 Coilovers and Hydraulic Lift System (HLS) for the C7 Corvette Stingray

Posted on December 12, 2018October 4, 2019
byMike Kojima

If you have been following the progress on our Project C7 Corvette Stingray, you’ve seen us work on the brakes, suspension and cosmetics. After a test session at Buttonwillow things…

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WATCH: ST Suspensions Coilovers and Whiteline Upgrades for Subaru WRX

Posted on October 5, 2018October 5, 2018
byJeff Naeyaert

Our latest project car, a 2002 Subaru WRX gets upgraded ST Suspensions coilovers and Whiteline swaybars, bushings and other chassis components. Hopefully you read the separate ST Suspension and Whiteline…

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ST Suspensions Coilover Upgrade for WRX

Posted on September 17, 2018October 9, 2018
byMike Kojima

Today our Subaru Impreza WRX gets a suspension upgrade with the ST Suspensions XTA coilover kit along with Whiteline Sway bars for improved handling and ride quality. ST Suspensions is…

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WATCH: Project C7 Corvette RETURNS to Buttonwillow Raceway!

Posted on August 6, 2018August 6, 2018
byJeff Naeyaert

WATCH: Project C7 Corvette RETURNS to Buttonwillow Raceway! We’re back at Buttonwillow Raceway with our Project C7 Corvette Stingray and a bunch of new upgrade parts from Chevrolet…

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Team America BNR32 GT-R First Update in a Long Time!

Posted on March 19, 2018July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Team America BNR32 GT-R First Update in a Long Time! by Mike Kojima So most of you probably thought that the Team America GT-R was dead, long abandoned to…

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Project DBA R35 GT-R: Starting the Suspension Revolution with KW Suspension and Forged Performance

Posted on December 18, 2017July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project DBA R35 GT-R: Starting the Suspension Revolution with KW Suspension and Forged Performance by Mike Kojima It’s been a long time since we even mentioned anything about our Project R35…

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Project Unpimp My Ride: Pedders Easyfit Suspension and Swaybars, Street Performance for the Toyota86/BRZ/FR-S

Posted on December 4, 2017July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Unpimp My Ride: Transforming a Modded BRZ Into a Civilized Daily Driver with Pedders, Verus Engineering and ARK Designs by Mike Kojima Not all of us want a race…

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Project C7 Corvette Stingray Z51: Suspension Upgrades

Posted on October 29, 2017July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project C7 Corvette Stingray Z51: Suspension Upgrades by Mike Kojima In previous articles about our Project C7 Corvette, we got into the high tech chassis construction of the C7 that rivals…

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Testing Feal 441 Suspension for the B13 Sentra SE-R!

Posted on October 23, 2017July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

An inside look at the Feal 441 Suspension for the B13 Sentra SE-R! by Mike Kojima The original B13 Sentra SE-R has always held a dear spot in many of…

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Project DC2 Integra: Starting the Journey Toward Better Lap Times with KW Suspension

Posted on August 11, 2017July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project DC2 Integra: Starting the Journey Toward Better Lap Times with KW Suspension by Mike Kojima If you've been paying attention to our DC2 project car, then you know in the last…

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WATCH: MotoIQ Project V8 RX7 Suspension Update

Posted on July 31, 2017June 12, 2018
byMotoIQ Staff

WATCH: MotoIQ Project V8 RX7 Suspension Update From custom fabricated control arms to revalved KW V3 coilovers with HLS, Mike Kojima goes under Project V8 RX7 to explain everything we did…

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Project EP3 Civic Si: Installing Fortune Auto 510 Coilovers!

Posted on May 26, 2017July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project EP3 Civic Si: Installing Fortune Auto 510 Coilovers! by Mike Kojima Over the past few installments of our EP3 project, we have been working on fixing on what is…

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Project Mazdaspeed3: Building a Stock Class Cone Killer- Introduction and Installing Koni Shocks

Posted on January 28, 2017July 3, 2018
byDave Zipf

Project Mazdaspeed3: Building a Stock Class Cone Killer- Introduction and Installing Koni Shocks by David Zipf Autocrossing is a ton of fun. It’s super cheap, you can take almost any car…

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Making the Ford F-150 Ecoboost Drive and Tow Smoother with Eibach Shocks

Posted on January 26, 2017July 3, 2018
byRathyna Gomer

Making the Ford F-150 Ecoboost Drive and Tow Smoother with Eibach Shocks by Rathyna Gomer My dad's Ford F-150 Ecoboost is something I frequently drive, usually to pick up car…

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Tested: KW Suspensions BMW F30 DDC Remote Adjustable Suspension

Posted on October 24, 2016July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Tested: KW Suspensions BMW F30 DDC Remote Adjustable Suspension by Mike Kojima A few years ago we got to test a sample of KW Suspensions' electronically adjustable DDC coilovers…

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Evaluating HKS Hipermax SP coilovers on the Mazda ND MX-5

Posted on July 12, 2016July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Evaluating HKS Hipermax SP coilovers on the Mazda ND MX-5 by Mike Kojima The Mazda ND MX-5 is the latest evolution of the Miata chassis. We have found it to…

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Product Development Testing with KW Suspension

Posted on June 28, 2016July 13, 2018
byMike Kojima

Product Development Testing with KW Suspension by Mike Kojima If you are interested in the way a suspension company does R&D, take a look at how a typical test session…

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Project VA WRX: Improving the Suspension With Tein Flex-Z Coilovers

Posted on December 15, 2015July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project VA WRX: Improving the Suspension With Tein Flex-Z Coilovers by Mike Kojima Many of our MotoIQ Project Cars feature top of the line or even exotic suspension parts, exactly…

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Evaluating the HKS Max GT R35 GT-R Coilover Suspension System

Posted on June 17, 2015July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Evaluating the HKS Max GT R35 GT-R Coilover Suspension System by Mike Kojima Not so long ago we evaluated HKS' new Max ST coilover suspension system on our AP1 Honda S2000 project. The…

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Evaluating the HKS Max IV SP S2000 Coilover Suspension System

Posted on March 27, 2015July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Evaluating the HKS Max IV SP S2000 Coilover Suspension System by Mike Kojima The guys at Motovicity have been singing the praises of HKS's new Max IV coilover systems to…