The4kbeast
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I visited Radflo's manufacturing facility earlier this month in Fountain Valley, CA. Took some pictures when I picked up my new setup and thought I'd share.
Here's a look at some of the work that goes into turning a bunch of tubing into shocks:
The start of shock/coilover cases:
A bypass shock is conceived:
Upper portion of coilover with opening for Schrader valve for nitrogen charge:
They run dedicated machines for turning out individual components; some manual and others are computer controlled. I think these are going to be spacers for the lower bushing mount:
Threaded shock shaft
Finished pieces go into stock:
Welcome to assembly:
This is also where rebuilds come in:
Shipping:
My 3rd gens new setup, 2.5" cans front and back, fronts are extended length:
Front Coil-Over Shock Details (copied from their website)
Body: Threaded SSID alloy steel tube
Rod: Mirror polished Nitro Steel®
Rod Guide: CNC machined bronze, Teflon® coating
Seal: Combination Quad-Ring® and lip seal, rebuildable
Piston: Radflo aluminum Freeflo™ racing piston
Valving: Self-adjusting, velocity-sensitive deflective disc, consumer or factory tunable
Oil: Radflo high-temp foam resistant suspension fluid
Pressurization: Nitrogen gas, 200 psi
Bearings: Teflon® lined spherical steel
Body Caps & Eyelets: CNC machined 6061 or 7075 aluminum, black anodizing
Springs: Eibach® 14" 650 lb/in coil springs
Coil-Over Hardware: CNC machined aluminum with Nylatron® spring slider
Finish: Mirror polished, clear cadmium plating, chrome optional
Service: Consumer or factory serviceable
2.5" rear shocks:
Rear Non-Coil Shock Details (copied from their website)
Body: Smooth SSID alloy steel tube
Rod: Mirror polished Nitro Steel®
Rod Guide: CNC machined bronze, Teflon® coating
Seal: Combination Quad-Ring® and lip seal, rebuildable
Piston: Radflo aluminum Freeflo™ racing piston
Valving: Self-adjusting, velocity-sensitive deflective disc, consumer or factory tunable
Oil: Radflo high-temp foam resistant suspension fluid
Pressurization: Nitrogen gas, 200 psi
Bearings: Teflon® lined spherical steel
Body Caps & Eyelets: CNC machined 6061 or 7075 aluminum, black anodizing
Finish: Mirror polished, clear cadmium plating, chrome optional
Service: Consumer or factory serviceable
Build/install details will be added to my build thread soon!
Here's a look at some of the work that goes into turning a bunch of tubing into shocks:
The start of shock/coilover cases:
A bypass shock is conceived:
Upper portion of coilover with opening for Schrader valve for nitrogen charge:
They run dedicated machines for turning out individual components; some manual and others are computer controlled. I think these are going to be spacers for the lower bushing mount:
Threaded shock shaft
Finished pieces go into stock:
Welcome to assembly:
This is also where rebuilds come in:
Shipping:
My 3rd gens new setup, 2.5" cans front and back, fronts are extended length:
Front Coil-Over Shock Details (copied from their website)
Body: Threaded SSID alloy steel tube
Rod: Mirror polished Nitro Steel®
Rod Guide: CNC machined bronze, Teflon® coating
Seal: Combination Quad-Ring® and lip seal, rebuildable
Piston: Radflo aluminum Freeflo™ racing piston
Valving: Self-adjusting, velocity-sensitive deflective disc, consumer or factory tunable
Oil: Radflo high-temp foam resistant suspension fluid
Pressurization: Nitrogen gas, 200 psi
Bearings: Teflon® lined spherical steel
Body Caps & Eyelets: CNC machined 6061 or 7075 aluminum, black anodizing
Springs: Eibach® 14" 650 lb/in coil springs
Coil-Over Hardware: CNC machined aluminum with Nylatron® spring slider
Finish: Mirror polished, clear cadmium plating, chrome optional
Service: Consumer or factory serviceable
2.5" rear shocks:
Rear Non-Coil Shock Details (copied from their website)
Body: Smooth SSID alloy steel tube
Rod: Mirror polished Nitro Steel®
Rod Guide: CNC machined bronze, Teflon® coating
Seal: Combination Quad-Ring® and lip seal, rebuildable
Piston: Radflo aluminum Freeflo™ racing piston
Valving: Self-adjusting, velocity-sensitive deflective disc, consumer or factory tunable
Oil: Radflo high-temp foam resistant suspension fluid
Pressurization: Nitrogen gas, 200 psi
Bearings: Teflon® lined spherical steel
Body Caps & Eyelets: CNC machined 6061 or 7075 aluminum, black anodizing
Finish: Mirror polished, clear cadmium plating, chrome optional
Service: Consumer or factory serviceable
Build/install details will be added to my build thread soon!
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