Ford Falcon BA-FG Coilovers

[Shockworks]

Originally Posted by old_mate

Could you possibly describe the benefits of coilovers to say a decent set of shocks (like the ones you also sell)? Googling seems to point towards coilovers being fully hectic, I guess i'm after an opinion from someone in the know why doubling the spend is a good idea.

FYI my G6ET is my daily, often sees fairly choppy roads, not real interested in a slammed ride height, just want the thing to ride and steer a little better (currently sits on King SL front and SSL rears, stock stuffed factory shocks)

Hi Old Mate,
I am not sure if I can talk for other coilover brands as we have benchmarked many with not such good results so will just describe what we think are the benefits over normal twin tube dampers.

Most of all, I like the adjustment range that we have for the car over a damper that is set. On full soft, the car gives an OE ride quality while having much better response in corners. With R Spec tyres, being able to take advantage of the increase in damping forces and to be able to adjust or change the balance of the car. Most coilovers we have seen tend to reduce the total travel of the damper which has a large effect on rough road as the car can top out over events or bottom out easier. Being able to set the heights all round is another plus to get the right stance for some customers or to have the ability to corner weight the car. The top mounts transform the off centre steering response with a level of connection feel, the factory mounts can not achieve.
I think the G6ET will deliver better control on the worst of roads while maintaining a very good level of ride quality. The handling of the Shockworks kit over the standard setup is much better and can deliver v ery high levels of grip in the wet in which we tested heavily in the Mt Dandenong ranges during the Winter periods.
Our standard OE replacements offer all the same level of ride quality and almost the same level of handling that the coilover kit has on full soft but without the other features described above.
I hope this helps mate.
Cheers
Brett