High-end shock absorbers in Automotives

 A shock absorber is an oil pump, a specific device used to smooth the push or shake that takes place abruptly and roughly and distributes it as kinetic energy. Shock absorbers are crucial in all 2-wheelers and 4-wheeler automobile suspension, it is usually a cylinder a sliding piston that is cushioned by hydraulic air.

The initial suspension design developed by manufacturers faced a lot of challenges in enhancing driver control and the comfort of the passenger, it was a front wheel attached to the axle using steering spindles and kingpins, which allowed the wheels to pivot while the axle remained stationary.

Conceptually shock absorbers experienced vast development over the last few decades. However, the development of automobiles and their spare parts with their usage of automobiles demand a new range of shock absorbers at every turn and milestone in the automobile industry. Several shock absorber designs came into availability in the industry.

The trend for customization of the product based on the vehicle are on a constant surge with options like:

Ø Mono-tube design is a high-pressure gas shock with only a single tube that is the pressure tube and doesn’t have a base valve. The difference in actual application is that a mono-shock absorb can be mounted upside down or right side up and will work either way reducing the unsprung weight.

 

Ø Twin tube –gas charged design is a major advancement in ride vehicle control technology and also solved many ride control problems that might occur due to an increased number of vehicles using uni-body construction, shorter wheelbases, and increased use of higher tire pressure. These were adapted in original equipment on many domestic passenger cars, SUVs, and light commercial applications.

 

Ø The basic twin tube design has an inner tube known as the working or pressure tube and an outer tube known as the reserve tube. The outer tube is used to store excess hydraulic fluid.

 

Ø PSD design(position sensitive damping design)twin tube is a leap beyond fluid velocity control and is an advanced technology that takes into account the position of the valve within the pressure tube. The technology has solved the compromises between soft valving and firm valving. The PSD design specifically UNO Minda shock & strut specializes in adjusting more rapidly to changing road and weight conditions than standard shock absorbers.

 

Accelerations-sensitive damping design (ASD) is a reply to the compromises made by rude engineers to bring comfort and control together into one shock absorber. This specific technology moves way beyond traditional velocity-sensitive damping to focus on and address impact. The tech used in it, senses bump in the road and automatically adjusts the shock to absorb the coming impact, leaving the shock with greater control when it is required.

 

Modern shock absorbers

 

The shock absorbers and the autos are also structurally friendly and the automobile owner can change or adjust or replace the shocks.

 Rear shock absorbers are very crucial in the traction equation, and also offer a slightly longer extension to prevent bottoming out the shock when plating the tires, especially with suspension with an excess of anti-squat there is the separation between the tire and the body at the launch.

Specialty shocks' purpose started with drag racing because the situation demands shocks for the front and rear that are often much softer than the stock setup. While non-adjustable stock replacement shocks do an adequate job of improving handling over worn-out original shocks high-performance applications are often found more demanding.

Performance shock absorbers are available in single and double-adjustable configurations. Double-adjustable shocks allow changes to the rebound portion of the shock.  single –adjustable shocks allow changes to the rebound portion of the shock. Single-adjustable shocks are somewhat more pricey than traditional or non-adjustable shocks and very less expensive compared to double-adjustable ones.

 

 Wrap up

The market has turned so dynamic these days that each model of an automobile has a different set of requirements for shock absorbers. This shows the drastically growing demand for custom auto shock products. The basic customization is also reflected in the titles of the products, and a few models of adjustable shock absorbers applied in automobiles.