Originally Posted by SeanEE89 (Post 4330797)

Does anyone have any info on the Pedders Coilovers?

Originally Posted by slckrjay (Post 4488722)

hey guys, new at this. with the coilovers, what would i have to adjust to get a "soft" setting for street driving? I want a set that will ride softly until I upgrade performance later thanks

Originally Posted by Omnigear (Post 4331929)

the thing with ppl recomending coilovers is that there are no dyno for them.
its mostly hersay because its what they got. i am not discrediting people but
its like having angelina jolie at one point sayin she is the baddest bitch on the planet
then you leave her and get megan fox, now she is the baddest bitch on the planet.

If David does not dyno the stance coilovers when i get a chance i will go 2 dyno them
at infineon since thats the only place in kali that i know that dynos coilovers.

Originally Posted by Wangspeed (Post 4489396)

Amen to shock dynoing. Without shock dynos, you have no idea how a shock really performs.

Warren

Originally Posted by SeanEE89 (Post 4330797)

Does anyone have any info on the Pedders Coilovers?

Originally Posted by JDP Motorsports (Post 4492307)

Shock dynos aren't like engine dynos.... You can't look at a shock dyno curve and say man that's an awesome shock! What you do is test the vehicle at the track and find a setting you like, then you come back to the shop and run the dyno to see what that great feeling looks like in terms of the curve. That is now your bench mark for development. If I pulled a brand new shock out of the box and put it on a dyno it really means nothing. The curve may look nice on a sheet of paper but how does that translate into your specific vehicle or track? It doesn't...

I'm actually building my 2009 SS/TC for NASA Nationals next year and I plan on track testing a few combination's. I've used Bilstein, King, Koni, Fox, Penske, Moton and a host different set-ups in the past but nothing from anyone currently offering them for the Cobalt.



I might be starting with the Pedders coil overs. They are nice units but until they're tested I don't know. The majority of the units I'm seeing are Korean made..... One thing to look for is Mono Tube, twin tubes are only good for Drag Racing....

Kind regards,

Jordan

Originally Posted by JDP Motorsports (Post 4492307)

Shock dynos aren't like engine dynos.... You can't look at a shock dyno curve and say man that's an awesome shock! What you do is test the vehicle at the track and find a setting you like, then you come back to the shop and run the dyno to see what that great feeling looks like in terms of the curve. That is now your bench mark for development. If I pulled a brand new shock out of the box and put it on a dyno it really means nothing. The curve may look nice on a sheet of paper but how does that translate into your specific vehicle or track? It doesn't...

Originally Posted by Maven (Post 4489300)

Well since every over the counter coilover on the market has only one adjustment for damping afaik, I would think it should be easy to figure out ;)

Seriosuly though, you just keep adjusting it softer until it gets too "springy" then just go back like 2 clicks and that should be as soft as safely possible.

Originally Posted by DangotBoost (Post 4525917)

^ update on the pedders?

Originally Posted by JDP Motorsports (Post 4527656)

The Pedders coilovers came in and they are very nice!

Originally Posted by Maven (Post 4528197)

I am not convinced. They still look far too much like(identical) these for my tastes:
http://www.meganracing.com/uploadIma...DK-CCOBALT.jpg

Badge engineering if Ive ever seen it. Not putting em down, just sayin.

Originally Posted by JDP Motorsports (Post 4528216)

Haha. They look identical... I won't put anything down until I try it myself. We'll see how they work on the track and if they're comfortable on the street. Have you run the Megan units yourself? Your impressions if so...... ;)

I want to go to some Ohlins or Penske's down the road but these should work great for now....

Kind regards,

Jordan

Originally Posted by Maven (Post 4528232)

Glad you can see they look the same Jordan, noone else even acknowledges it when I point these things out. Hard to refute now though. :lol:

I am not knocking them by any means, just saying that Id sure as shit wanna know why I was paying 40% more for the Pedders before I get them.

Besides the Stance ones which I havent tried, but am slightly tempted too (IF Adam will hook me up, :lol:) the Megans are probably what I would go with if I was gonna switch to an entry level coilover.

Originally Posted by spike (Post 4529280)

those both also look just like the BC coilovers imo

Originally Posted by Maven (Post 4529396)

the only real difference the BCs have is the actual strut mount. the majority of the system is also nearly identical to these.

Pedders runs them on a dyno? I dont know, maybe, but what good would it do? quality control I guess as they arent adjustable(internally)/rebuildable. I havent heard stories about Megans falling apart or horribly uneven handling(indicative of improper valving from damper to damper) so like I said, till proven otherwise.......I think the Pedders may be overpriced. They even use the exact same springs it seems, so I wonder how much extra work was put into the valving. Id love to hear otherwise because I am a big fan of most Pedders products, Id hate to learn that they truly did do what I think they did.