Z06 jumps 6x6 log 6 times just to prove the strength and design of LG Coilovers!

VelocityC6 · 06-21-2008, 08:41 AM

Taken from another forum

It all started... when a user on Corvette Forum called "Just J" posted up that his coil-over system had failed. Basically, something happened and he ran over a 6X6 piece of wood in the road. Someone happened to take a pic of the corvettes as they cruised past the wood, you can see his orange Z06 coming around the turn, not knowing what is about to hit his front right tire at 30+mph...

The colossal crash caused the shock mount to break, and the coil-over to be pushed up through the fender, and nearly through the hood!

Lou Gigliotti, who has raced for 35 years and is currently the only non factory funded GM driver in the American LeMans series was quick to point out, that although the circumstances were extrordinary, if the same car ran over the same log with LG's coil-overs installed, the mount would NOT have failed, the wheel would have simply been damaged and the car would have continued...

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...3&postcount=33

The manufacturer of the coil-overs that failed was quick to respond.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...6&postcount=42

The battle began. The resulting 20 page thread would get over 10,000 views on the Corvette Forum, before finally, Lou made a challenge no-one thought even a mad-man would say...

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...&postcount=348

Of course, the people called him crazy. People said he was drinking. This one claim alone stirred up a frenzy and people began to realize... he was serious.

The great risk here is that you would bend or total the frame, which on a Z06, would TOTAL the car. A $80,000 car. So, fundamentally, you have a guy willing to risk a $80,000 car to prove a point on the internet. Sure, sounds crazy, but give Lou the credit, he would have NEVER made the offer if he was not 110% sure of his science, design and product.

The front end of the car was removed and the fender. Cameras were mounted inside the fender to watch the shock. There was no doubt "something" would get damaged, most likely the wheel, but the point of the experiment was to prove that the LG COIL OVER would NOT go through the fender under the same impact.

Here's the test vids!!

LG Motorsports - Coil Over R&D Shock Mount Test

Full video.

LG Motorsports - Coil Over R&D Shock Test Video -

06-21-2008, 08:41 AM	#1
VelocityC6 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 4,880	Z06 jumps 6x6 log 6 times just to prove the strength and design of LG Coilovers! Taken from another forum It all started... when a user on Corvette Forum called "Just J" posted up that his coil-over system had failed. Basically, something happened and he ran over a 6X6 piece of wood in the road. Someone happened to take a pic of the corvettes as they cruised past the wood, you can see his orange Z06 coming around the turn, not knowing what is about to hit his front right tire at 30+mph... The colossal crash caused the shock mount to break, and the coil-over to be pushed up through the fender, and nearly through the hood! Lou Gigliotti, who has raced for 35 years and is currently the only non factory funded GM driver in the American LeMans series was quick to point out, that although the circumstances were extrordinary, if the same car ran over the same log with LG's coil-overs installed, the mount would NOT have failed, the wheel would have simply been damaged and the car would have continued... http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...3&postcount=33 The manufacturer of the coil-overs that failed was quick to respond. http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...6&postcount=42 The battle began. The resulting 20 page thread would get over 10,000 views on the Corvette Forum, before finally, Lou made a challenge no-one thought even a mad-man would say... http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...&postcount=348 Of course, the people called him crazy. People said he was drinking. This one claim alone stirred up a frenzy and people began to realize... he was serious. The great risk here is that you would bend or total the frame, which on a Z06, would TOTAL the car. A $80,000 car. So, fundamentally, you have a guy willing to risk a $80,000 car to prove a point on the internet. Sure, sounds crazy, but give Lou the credit, he would have NEVER made the offer if he was not 110% sure of his science, design and product. The front end of the car was removed and the fender. Cameras were mounted inside the fender to watch the shock. There was no doubt "something" would get damaged, most likely the wheel, but the point of the experiment was to prove that the LG COIL OVER would NOT go through the fender under the same impact. Here's the test vids!! LG Motorsports - Coil Over R&D Shock Mount Test Full video. LG Motorsports - Coil Over R&D Shock Test Video - __________________ 2006 Lemans Blue C6 Z06 Radical right wing conservative! Last edited by VelocityC6; 06-21-2008 at 08:43 AM.

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