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Shockworks Coilovers & BBK

Postby owen » Tue May 06, 2014 4:51 pm

Hi guys,

As some of you already know I am currently in the development process of some "next level" (thanks BBB) coilovers for the BL/BP chassis.

A little bit about the company -
Shockworks provides custom damper tuning for road and race cars. Shockworks also consults to vehicle manufacturers, tuning vehicle suspension for both high performance and passenger vehicles, including small volume concept vehicles. Fully equipped damper tuning workshop, including full dyno report and data. “On track” race team support during practice days. As with our partner Techracing we also have many years testing suspension systems and new technology components and perform ride and handling testing at proving grounds and race tracks to meet and exceed target vehicle attributes. Shockworks can advise and support OEM damper manufacturers on how to improve valve design, warranty issues, production line repeatability and consult for ride tuning sessions with vehicle manufacturers.

Our experience and technology gives us unique tools and expertise to solve your road vehicle ride and handling issues. And incidentally, we have a lot of road vehicle experience. Shockworks has consulted for several prominent vehicle and shockabsorber manufacturers, tuning their chassis for both high performance driving and passenger vehicles, including small volume concept vehicles.
But that’s not the only experience we have. Prior to starting Shockworks Pty Ltd, Brett O’Brien, our Technical Director, spent 15 years in the OEM automotive industry. He was a damper tuning specialist at Delphi Automotive Systems, and global driver trainer for chassis engineering staff. Also consulting to Prodrive Automotive Technologies Asia Pacific for various chassis related projects.
Brett has developed and tuned standard and electronically controlled suspensions on all types of vehicles from small cars such as the Suzuki Swift to sports and luxury cars. This includes local vehicles such as FPV and HSV. He has tuned cars for most of the major manufacturers either working for the company or as a Tier 1 supplier. Brett has also tuned Armoured Land Rover Discovery for Government diplomats and concept vehicles like the FR-1 for the Automotive centre of excellence in Melbourne. He still supports car manufacturers in Asia and Australia so understand current chassis and tuning trends.

A little bit about what I'm doing with them -
I'm acting as a dealer and assisting R&D. My Liberty is used as a tuning model, on the street and on the track to develop an end product that is better than KW V3, Ohlins DFV, MCA Red and certainly better than any Japanese brand that can be bought off the shelf (they are much too harsh for our roads).
My car will undergo hours and hours of testing through the bumpy roads of Monbulk with Chris & myself testing, then another weekend at Winton with myself driving to achieve the best damping possible. The same is happening with my Golf GTI and we did the same thing with my AE86. I managed to shave 4 seconds off my lap time at Winton with the new Shockworks setup vs the original TRD coilovers I had.

What I want to find out is how many people would be interested in this kit? I'm after a realistic EOI so I know how many kits I should make for the first production run. So far I have 4 people confirmed, with numerous people expressing verbal interest. I would love to avoid ordering 10 sets and have 6 sets sitting in my garage for 12 months.

I'm selling these kits at $2000 inc GST, and ETA for completion is currently aimed at August.

Happy to answer any questions here, PM or via any other way you can contact me.
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Re: Shockworks Coilovers & BBK

Postby owen » Tue May 06, 2014 4:56 pm

This is what we're testing on the BRZ86 at the moment with very impressive results last weekend at Winton. 1'39 (new BRZ86 record) on a completely stock GT86 with Shockworks coilovers and BBK. Disregard the caliper and hat colours as they are prototypes.
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Re: Shockworks Coilovers & BBK

Postby owen » Tue May 06, 2014 5:00 pm

Pink line represents Drummond Motor Sport dampers that was used as a sample.

Blue and green represent Shockworks dampers during tuning. Personally I'd rather be spending that extra 3 grand on other things.
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Re: Shockworks Coilovers & BBK

Postby owen » Tue May 06, 2014 5:33 pm

A video of day to day in Australia
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=760941420613210

A video of BMW stunt car testing, pay attention to stabilty during jumps and handbrake turns
http://youtu.be/b_k6cS8ttps

A video of Brett setting up Indigo Genesis Race Team in Korea, pay attention to stability during big bumps down the main straight.
http://youtu.be/GZ-KLZ3Se-s
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Re: Shockworks Coilovers & BBK

Postby bigBADbenny » Tue May 06, 2014 6:14 pm

I'm IN! ;)

Love local development and know-how with local support, backed by an industry giant: best of both worlds...
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Re: Shockworks Coilovers & BBK

Postby Kekotic » Tue May 06, 2014 6:18 pm

Looking forward to getting my set Owen. Thanks for setting all this up, these coilovers are going to be amazing! And for that price you would be stupid not to buy them!
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Re: Shockworks Coilovers & BBK

Postby dja » Tue May 06, 2014 6:46 pm

Those are some big claims.
Look forward to seeing the coilovers real world.
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Re: Shockworks Coilovers & BBK

Postby owen » Tue May 06, 2014 6:52 pm

dja wrote:Those are some big claims.
Look forward to seeing the coilovers real world.


I know it sounds too good to be true. I was skeptical at best when they were installed into my AE86. I refused to believe a local startup company could develop a product far superior to TRD.

I already have real world experience with them, and seen enormous lap time differences (multiple examples here in Australia and with the Genesis racing team) hence I'm not afraid to make these claims.
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Re: Shockworks Coilovers & BBK

Postby jaydece » Tue May 06, 2014 7:20 pm

Goodluck Owen with this development and research.....really keen to see the final product(s) and see what it brings to the table for the liberty group.

So far all the information discussed sounds pretty good and hoping the results and further testing will take it that much further! Keep us posted and updated :D

Chin up and focus.....your almost there! :wink: bring it on shock works! :bb:
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Re: Shockworks Coilovers & BBK

Postby xyz » Tue May 06, 2014 7:50 pm

Interested
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Re: Shockworks Coilovers & BBK

Postby owen » Tue May 06, 2014 7:53 pm

xyz wrote:Interested


Noted. Long time no see George :)
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Re: Shockworks Coilovers & BBK

Postby bigBADbenny » Tue May 06, 2014 8:46 pm

I understand Shockworks has quite a different approach to damping and spring rates.
Could you elaborate, and give us an insight into the CV of the man behind Shockworks, that ultimately led to this strategy?
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Re: Shockworks Coilovers & BBK

Postby owen » Tue May 06, 2014 8:54 pm

bigBADbenny wrote:I understand Shockworks has quite a different approach to damping and spring rates.
Could you elaborate, and give us an insight into the CV of the man behind Shockworks, that ultimately led to this strategy?


The general approach is softer spring rates, more damping and smaller/no sway bars. This formula mixed with their custom valve coding (which is too complicated for me to even begin to understand) gives the car grip never felt before.

This exercise was recently demonstrated at Korea Speedway where the race teams laughed at Brett's instructions to lower spring rates. Team managers and drivers just wanted stiff, no movement, rigid as possible. That's why in the video I posted there was a Genesis with no livery. Brett set that one up and lapped 2 secs faster than the race team drivers. They stopped laughing and started listening pretty quickly after that.
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Re: Shockworks Coilovers & BBK

Postby owen » Tue May 06, 2014 9:01 pm

BBB, I would need your pimpmachine for minor tweaks to adjust for extra wagon weight. Please get some decent tyres fitted by then :)
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Re: Shockworks Coilovers & BBK

Postby Bezzza » Tue May 06, 2014 9:35 pm

Big claims indeed and I'm definitly interested.

Sounds like the company knows there stuff in regards to shocks!
August should give me enough time to save my golden dollars too :)

Questions:
Camber adjustable fronts?
Adjustable damping?
Height difference achieved?
Wagon vs Sedan available?
(Did see you will possibly be testing for wagon in this thread)
mod -> tune -> drive -> get bored -> repeat...
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