Premium add-on for standard and semi-active shock absorbers
Premium add-on for standard and semi-active shock absorbers
Today, modern passenger car chassis are almost exclusively equipped with hydraulic shock absorbers in a single or twin-tube design. A compromise always has to be made between a sporty and comfortable shock setup. In terms of design, these shocks consist of a cylinder in which a piston moves up and down, pushing the oil through openings or valves in the process. The resistance as the oil flows through the openings essentially determines the damping properties. Over the last 20 years, in addition to standard shock absorbers with a fixed characteristic curve, ZF has been offering shocks with Continuous Damping Control (CDC) as well as semi-active damping systems. sMOTION – still in the prototype phase – now completes this product range as an active system at the top end.