Low Frequency Brake Dampers... What the?!...

ChopsZ · 08-20-2016, 07:19 PM

There must be some truth to what I said, why else would cars like a Town Car, Taurus, Crown Vic, Cruze or Volt be on that list? Do people go "muddin" in those cars a lot that I don't know about?

Either way, I'm not exactly disagreeing with or arguing with you. I honestly think the whole thing is stupid and these mentioned vehicles have some kind of design flaw, hence using these dampers as a band aid instead of attacking and solving the issue.

Again, I've driven plenty of trucks and SUV's off road before, in mud and water up to and past the door sills, even up to the hood in the Land Rover Defender. Not ever a problem with any of them.

SouthArk370Z · 08-20-2016, 07:33 PM

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There must be some truth to what I said, why else would cars like a Town Car, Taurus, Crown Vic, Cruze or Volt be on that list? Do people go "muddin" in those cars a lot that I don't know about?

If you are judging what the truth is by advertising copy, you are screwing up. Because those types of cars are seldom driven through high water, they don't need the dampers at all. But that's not going to stop the company from selling them to anyone willing to pony up a few bucks.

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Originally Posted by ChopsZ

Either way, I'm not exactly disagreeing with or arguing with you. I honestly think the whole thing is stupid and these mentioned vehicles have some kind of design flaw, hence using these dampers as a band aid instead of attacking and solving the issue.

There is no design flaw, it's advertising.

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Again, I've driven plenty of trucks and SUV's off road before, in mud and water up to and past the door sills, even up to the hood in the Land Rover Defender. Not ever a problem with any of them.

Lucky you. Many people don't have such good luck.

ChopsZ · 08-20-2016, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z

If you are judging what the truth is by advertising copy, you are screwing up. Because those types of cars are seldom driven through high water, they don't need the dampers at all. But that's not going to stop the company from selling them to anyone willing to pony up a few bucks.

There is no design flaw, it's advertising.

Lucky you. Many people don't have such good luck.

Wow. Must have touched a nerve.

What I was getting at was that there's no truth at all about any of it. What that list is is a list of vehicles that come from the factory with that crap on them already. Or at least that's what that company claims. I haven't researched it nor do I care to. Funny it's only American vehicles though.

Luck has nothing to do with it. Common sense on the other hand does.

Though judging from your first post, you seem to believe in this low freq brake phenomenon. Yet now suddenly don't and blame in on advertising.

SouthArk370Z · 08-20-2016, 09:35 PM

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... Though judging from your first post, you seem to believe in this low freq brake phenomenon. Yet now suddenly don't and blame in on advertising.

The phenomenon does exist - if disc brakes get wet, they tend to make noise.

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... I can't imagine the dampers doing much good but that's just my guess.

ChopsZ · 08-20-2016, 09:46 PM

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The phenomenon does exist - if disc brakes get wet, they tend to make noise.

Not in my 24+ years of driving, but I guess "I'm just lucky". You know, being that I live in Florida and drive in massive thunderstorms nearly every day during the summer months.

SouthArk370Z · 08-20-2016, 10:33 PM

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Not in my 24+ years of driving, but I guess "I'm just lucky". You know, being that I live in Florida and drive in massive thunderstorms nearly every day during the summer months.

That's great but brakes don't normally get wet in a rainstorm. Off-road is a different story.

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