SHOCK WAVES

COMING TO GRIPS WITH THE LATEST ADJUSTABLE DAMPERS AND UNCOVERING HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF THEM.

WORDS DAVID MORLEY

ANY NEW tech that makes your vehicle more capable off-road and more comfortable on-road has got to be a win-win, right? Exactly, which is why you went out and bought the latest adjustable, bypass dampers that were once the preserve of the off-road racing crowd but are increasingly finding their way onto road-going 4x4s. But now that you’ve fitted the shocks and had a fiddle with the various adjustments, the car has gone from a capable all-rounder to something that either wants to fall over or rides like a bed of nails. Not only is your vehicle now potentially less capable, but it’s cost you several grand to get here. Something’s wrong! Yep, you bet it is, but according to the experts there are multiple causes, and, oddly, none of them really…

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4x4 Magazine Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2018

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