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Shock absorbers
Cod. Active 746
Applications41.219
Vehicles1.398
Cod. Active 746
Applicaz.41.219
Vehicles1.398
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Original Birth shock absorbers represent an advanced solution for automotive suspension systems, designed to ensure active safety, dynamic stability and driving comfort in all conditions of use.
Car shock absorbers are fundamental components that, in synergy with springs and tires, play a vital role in controlling suspension oscillations, regulating the energy generated by the elastic elements and ensuring optimal grip of the tires on the road surface.
An efficient shock absorber helps maintain the dynamic characteristics defined by the OE manufacturer, helping to improve steering response, vehicle stability and braking system effectiveness, even under severe operating conditions.
Key elements of the suspension system
– Tire
– Spring
– Shock absorber
The correct integration of these components is essential to ensure grip, stability and overall safety of the vehicle.
While driving, the suspension system is subjected to continuous stresses generated by discontinuities in the road surface, variations in altitude and dynamic loads.
Shock absorbers play a fundamental role in dissipating kinetic energy and stabilizing suspension movements, preventing uncontrolled oscillations and resonance phenomena.
This keeps the wheels on the road, improving cornering stability, braking effectiveness, and steering precision. Furthermore, an efficient shock absorber helps distribute the load correctly across the wheels, reducing uneven tire wear and improving ride comfort for the driver and passengers.
The correct functioning of shock absorbers is therefore essential to ensure safety and reliability in all driving conditions.
The Original Birth Shock Absorber range is designed to offer a reliable aftermarket replacement, ideal for ensuring the vehicle’s original performance with excellent quality. With 800 active part numbers and a growing number, the range guarantees coverage of nearly the entire European vehicle parc, meeting the needs of distributors, spare parts dealers, and industry professionals.
Our products:
• Designed to technical specifications equivalent to OE standards.
• Subjected to advanced assembly and dynamic testing to ensure performance and compatibility.
• Technical packaging resistant to humidity and UV rays, suitable for transport and storage.
• Protective straps to ensure component stability during handling and transport.
• Supplied with detailed technical instructions for installation in accordance with aftermarket best practices.
• Provided with instructions for end-of-life disposal in accordance with current regulations.
• Covered by a 2-year or 80,000 km warranty, confirming the high Original Birth quality standards.
Shock absorbers are subject to progressive wear and often deteriorate gradually.
Signs of worn shock absorbers:
• Steering wheel vibrations
• Increased braking distance
• Instability when cornering
• Persistent oscillations on discontinuities in the road surface
• Uneven tire wear
• Hydraulic fluid leaks
Check the shock absorbers every 15,000 – 20,000 km and replace them approximately every 80,000 km, always in pairs on the same axle.
Test:
• Tested up to 8 million compression cycles to ensure long-lasting reliability.
• Applied load force greater than 100 kg.
• Structural strength tests up to 3000 kg to verify the robustness of the component.
• Salt spray corrosion testing for up to 500 hours to ensure high resistance to atmospheric agents.
• Operating tests at temperatures from -35°C to +90°C
Test:
• Tested up to 8 million compression cycles to ensure long-lasting reliability.
• Applied load force greater than 100 kg.
• Structural strength tests up to 3000 kg to verify the robustness of the component.
• Salt spray corrosion testing for up to 500 hours to ensure high resistance to atmospheric agents.
• Operating tests at temperatures from -35°C to +90°C
Original Birth offers a complete and reliable range of components for major vehicle systems, designed to meet the needs of the aftermarket. The offering includes:
• Components for the cooling system
• Steering and suspension components
• Engine, suspension and gearbox supports and plugs
• Cu e for half shaft and steering box
• Wheel hubs
• Pedals
• EGR valves
• …and many other articles dedicated to the automotive aftermarket
