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Old 01-25-2010, 08:44 PM   #11
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Pedders has done more testing on Camaro than anyone. We have more miles on the track than anyone. The fact that we make tons of track testing, does not mean our stuff is just for the track! It is just safer to test on the track rather than on the street. Our components are mad for the street, with a few exceptions, but it just happens to work very well on the Track. GM has tested our Camaro bits and have incorporated a lot of our stuff on the Riley's Technology G8 Camaro.

With respect to coils, it boil down to several items:
1. Spring rates will probably vary as much as 30-40%. but most of us, including Pedders, looks at these rates as proprietary.
2. Amount of the drop. We are all within about 1/2 inch or so of each other, but even that is quite a bit. What determined our level is what we feel the OE struts can handle safely.
3. A topic that is not discussed much is the amount of active coils. You can see this by driving on a 4 post rack, and see how many coils have gaps between them while others are fillers. This makes a big difference in ride quality and price of coils.
4. And most important, how will that manufacturer support you when you have questions.

Pedders manufactures their own coils and I think we have about 50 years experience doing it. We use seriously high quality steel, the best military shot peening process in the business. 100% of all Pedders coils are dyno tested, and have a 2mm tolerance.

Hope this helps

mike
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