V1 took
37 versions.
We went through 37 versions to build V1. Most of that work came down to designing, printing and testing different versions: making it thinner, keeping water out and designing for strength.
Design. Print. Test. Repeat.
V1 took 37 versions to get right. We'd draw up a housing, print it, put it together and try it on a coilover. Then we'd change what wasn't working and print another one. These are some of the parts from that process.
Making it thinner.
Every bit of height under the spring matters when you're trying to get the car lower. We worked to fit the bearing, washers and seals into a thinner housing so the adapter would take up less room and allow a lower ride height. V2 will be even thinner.
Keeping water out.
We made the housing and seal fit tight to keep water out. It's tight enough that we have to press the trapped air out of the bearings as we assemble them.
Designing for strength.
Strength mattered throughout those revisions. The adapter sits under the coilover spring, so reducing its size was only part of the job. These photos show the housings and assembled coilovers from development.
Installed on the car.
Some coilovers may need collar modifications.
Certain coilover versions may need a modification to the lower spring perch collar for V1 to fit. In the example below, the raised collar lip was too wide to fit inside the bearing.
We ground the outside edge of that raised circular lip to reduce its outside diameter, giving the bearing clearance around the lip. The second photo shows the adapter installed afterward.
Confirmed fitments
Making V1.
Those 37 versions led to the original V1 production run. Here are the housings and seals laid out for assembly. You can see the finished adapter's layout and dimensions on the tech page.
