Suspension Anyone with Yellow shocks? Paint it or not?
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Hi
I am getting a set of Bilstein shocks. These shocks are yellow. I have a PW/B Cooper with JCW wheels. The JCW wheels are very "open" so its easy to look inside of it. I am afraid the yellow shocks doesnt look right on my car.
Can you see the yellow shocks easy if you stand next or behind the car?
Maby someone have a pic of a MINI with yellow shocks
Is it a good idea to paint the shocks black? Or is this not nessesary?
Thank you
I am getting a set of Bilstein shocks. These shocks are yellow. I have a PW/B Cooper with JCW wheels. The JCW wheels are very "open" so its easy to look inside of it. I am afraid the yellow shocks doesnt look right on my car.
Can you see the yellow shocks easy if you stand next or behind the car?
Maby someone have a pic of a MINI with yellow shocks
Is it a good idea to paint the shocks black? Or is this not nessesary?
Thank you
this is mine with konis.. you can't even see em!
in the back is a bit more obivious... but again, the wheels pretty much block it completely, this is before the wilwoods, so its showing even less now
in the back is a bit more obivious... but again, the wheels pretty much block it completely, this is before the wilwoods, so its showing even less now
here... i ran outside in the freezing cold for you! 
this is straight at the wheel
this is angled a tiny bit to look for the konis specifically
and the last shot is from under the back, close to the muffler... only place i can get the konis to show
this is straight at the wheel
this is angled a tiny bit to look for the konis specifically
and the last shot is from under the back, close to the muffler... only place i can get the konis to show
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Originally Posted by kyriian
here... i ran outside in the freezing cold for you!
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Hi Maaij,
It's better to leave your dampers untouched.
It's not a good idea to add another layer of paint onto the dampers, because it might affect the damper's ability to dissipate heat, especially if you choose the wrong paint.
When you drive your car, the dampers transform kinetic energy into heat, that's why they get warm after driving for a while. As you should know, the hotter the damping fluid, the less viscous it is, hence the damping ability changes. In an ideal world, we want a constant damping fluid temperature for constant damping behaviour.
That's one of the reasons why some of the more expensive racing suspension have larger damper pistons and damper tube diameter to hold more fluid, to minimise the effect of damper fluid heat up and improve the damping stability.
It's better to leave your dampers untouched.
It's not a good idea to add another layer of paint onto the dampers, because it might affect the damper's ability to dissipate heat, especially if you choose the wrong paint.
When you drive your car, the dampers transform kinetic energy into heat, that's why they get warm after driving for a while. As you should know, the hotter the damping fluid, the less viscous it is, hence the damping ability changes. In an ideal world, we want a constant damping fluid temperature for constant damping behaviour.
That's one of the reasons why some of the more expensive racing suspension have larger damper pistons and damper tube diameter to hold more fluid, to minimise the effect of damper fluid heat up and improve the damping stability.
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Originally Posted by kyriian
here... i ran outside in the freezing cold for you!
this is straight at the wheel
this is angled a tiny bit to look for the konis specifically
and the last shot is from under the back, close to the muffler... only place i can get the konis to show
this is straight at the wheel
this is angled a tiny bit to look for the konis specifically
and the last shot is from under the back, close to the muffler... only place i can get the konis to show
The pics looks great What tire size are those Dunlop Studless? Is it the same size as your tires on the Subzero wheels?
Originally Posted by Hubert
Hi Maaij,
It's better to leave your dampers untouched.
It's not a good idea to add another layer of paint onto the dampers, because it might affect the damper's ability to dissipate heat, especially if you choose the wrong paint.
When you drive your car, the dampers transform kinetic energy into heat, that's why they get warm after driving for a while. As you should know, the hotter the damping fluid, the less viscous it is, hence the damping ability changes. In an ideal world, we want a constant damping fluid temperature for constant damping behaviour.
That's one of the reasons why some of the more expensive racing suspension have larger damper pistons and damper tube diameter to hold more fluid, to minimise the effect of damper fluid heat up and improve the damping stability.
It's better to leave your dampers untouched.
It's not a good idea to add another layer of paint onto the dampers, because it might affect the damper's ability to dissipate heat, especially if you choose the wrong paint.
When you drive your car, the dampers transform kinetic energy into heat, that's why they get warm after driving for a while. As you should know, the hotter the damping fluid, the less viscous it is, hence the damping ability changes. In an ideal world, we want a constant damping fluid temperature for constant damping behaviour.
That's one of the reasons why some of the more expensive racing suspension have larger damper pistons and damper tube diameter to hold more fluid, to minimise the effect of damper fluid heat up and improve the damping stability.
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