Best place to buy suspension globes and other AHC parts?
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You will come to regret that decision.
Also check out Partsouq. They've got a slightly more user-friendly interface, but pricing varies higher and lower so do your research on each part. The price differences can be huge.
Impex is a Russian company pulling parts out of Japan, Partsouq is mostly exporting parts from UAE. All genuine Japanese parts, just sourced outside the North American parts distribution network which allows you to bypass the [often absurd] North American parts price markups.
eBay and Amazon are a bit of a blind gamble. Could be genuine, could be fake, could be refurbed, all rarely priced much below the genuine stuff from Impex or Partsouq.
Impex is a Russian company pulling parts out of Japan, Partsouq is mostly exporting parts from UAE. All genuine Japanese parts, just sourced outside the North American parts distribution network which allows you to bypass the [often absurd] North American parts price markups.
eBay and Amazon are a bit of a blind gamble. Could be genuine, could be fake, could be refurbed, all rarely priced much below the genuine stuff from Impex or Partsouq.
We are lucky there’s a place that makes them here in uk. 2 years warranty, and you get a choice of three ratings , standard, sport, heavy duty
In 2020, I bought four globes from Pleiades in the UK at around $600 including shipping. I had them in Alabama and on my LX in 3.5 days after placing my order. They have worked perfectly.
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This is the company I was on about 3 different ratings
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I emailed Martin Dunn at Pleiades and told him what I wanted and asked for a quote. He then got order ready and I called him and gave payment. I have ordered globes twice from him. Customer interaction and products could not be smoother.
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The switch controls the the movement of fluid rushing in and out of the globe cavity via a valve. That assumes a given "neutral pressure" and pressure within each globe. That globe pressure is predetermined based on the vehicle's weight and desired feel. If you stray from factory weights or want a tighter feel (basically moving the response range beyond what the factory dial provides), you might want to alter the globe pressure to get those dial settings to behave more like they did from the factory.
I bet there's also some dynamic response difference as you change the pressure, but no idea if that's something that feels any different than just adjusting the cabin dial.
Suspension dynamics are complicated, haha.
Thanks for the lead. Been needing to service mine for a few months now. Been lazy and the rear is starting to get a little "stiff".
Went thru and adjusted the system last year but the globes are probably at the point of needing some tlc.
Reading thru pleiades pdf on spheres and accumulators, they recommend servicing/rebuilding the globes every 3-4 years.