VIDEO: KW Suspension Factory Tour - A Suspension is Born

Jeff Naeyaert posted on November 05, 2010 10:44

VIDEO: KW Suspension Factory Tour - A Suspension is Born

Video by Jeff Naeyaert

While in Germany at the KW plant, we got a first hand look at how KW designs, tests and produces suspension systems. You can see KW's 7 post shaker rig in action as well as ride development testing. Check out how the 7 post works!

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# rawkus

Friday, November 05, 2010 12:45 PM

What information do you gleen from a 7 post shaker?

# 8695Beaters

Friday, November 05, 2010 1:21 PM

Wow, seeing the high frequency oscillations was neat. Cheap coilovers would simply pack down with each upstroke. Not KW, they were able to rebound in time with the bumps. Pretty neat stuff right there.

# spdracerut

Sunday, November 07, 2010 12:49 AM

The 7-post lets you actuate the suspension however you want, and you can then see how well the damping works. So different frequencies and amplitudes and see how the car/suspension reacts. As it is totally and accurately repeatable, you can see how small changes in the damping affects things.

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