| 1. Well-Thought Settings to Meet Different Needs for Different Vehicle Models! | 
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| The main  concept of MONO SPORT is to provide driving pleasures to all drivers.  All the different needs and demands are carefully analyzed to come up  with the most suitable settings for each and every vehicle models. |  
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| For cars often running on circuit, the settings are focused more on sport driving. MONO SPORT offers not only the precise  steering feel that strongly appeals to sport-minded drivers, but also  the flexible movement. MONO SPORT is set up to let the drivers enjoy the  runs on circuits and/or winding roads and everyday driving on streets  with the damping force adjusted.
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| For cars  requiring comfortable ride more than anything, touring settings are  applied to provide and maintain the finest ride comfort which are often  lost when the vehicle is lowered and/or larger tires/wheels are used.  MONO SPORT offers the finest and most comfortable ride feel that makes  even a long-distance driving seem like a breeze. |  | 
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| 2. Mono-Tube Structure to Deliver Rich Information from Road Surface! | 
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| Mono tube  structure of MONO SPORT completely separates the oil chamber and the gas  chamber and hence aeration does not occur. This enables stable  generation of linear damping force, reacting to the finest changes in  road surfaces, even when running aggressively and repeatedly on  circuits. With this, superior-quality MONO SPORT offers capability for  the most delicate control of the vehicle and for the deepest level of  communication with the roads. |  |  Mono-Tube Clear Model
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| Exclusively-designed  urethane bump rubber absorbs and softens the compression impact  effectively, maintaining ride comfort when going over gaps etc and  preventing the damper from bottoming out. (Image shown is for wishbone/multi-link type suspensions. Some vehicle models use OE bump rubbers.)
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| 3. Full-Length System for Ride Height Adjustment w/ Minimal Change in Ride! | 
| Full-length ride  height adjustment system, used for MONO SPORT, enables adjustment of  ride height by adjusting the case length, without changing the damper  stroke length and/or spring pre-load. This has the advantage that the  change in ride quality is kept minimal when the height is adjusted. This system not only makes it possible to maintain good balance between  the low-down appearance and ride comfort, but also provides more setting  choices for sport driving as well.
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| 4. Newly-Designed Upright Strong Tube for Strut Type Suspensions! | 
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| For strut  type suspensions, which require high lateral stiffness, the world's  first (*1) triple- tube-structured "Upright Strong Tube" is newly  adopted. It reduces friction with the use of revised internal  lubrication method. Damping force adjustment knob attached to the top of  the shock absorber allows easier access and makes the installation of  EDFC motors (optional) a breeze. Waterproofing process, which is a must  for inverted types, is reduced/simplified greatly. The most advanced  technology, cultivated in various rally events all over the world such  as WRC and ERC, is now available to everyone. *1: the first in mass-production shock absorbers
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| 5. 16-level Damping Force Adjustment (Comp./Rebound Together) + ADVANCE M.S.V.! | 
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| MONO SPORT  comes with the well-established 16-level damping force adjustment  feature (compression & rebound together) and equipped with  exclusively-designed "ADVANCE M.S.V.". "ADVANCE M.S.V." is a sub-valve system composed of a combination of 2  mechanisms; "ADVANCE Needle" to increase the damping force adjustable  range and "M.S.V. (Micro Speed Valve)" to elimitate unwanted decline of  damping force in micro speed range. Both these components are redesigned  exclusively for MONO SPORT. With the use of "ADVANCE M.S.V.", damping force adjustable range is made  about three times wider, yet superior damping force characteristics are  maintained in all parts to improve steering response, road ability and  traction performance.
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| 6. Compatible with EDFC Series to enable In-Car Damping Force Adjustment! | 
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| With EDFC (Electronic Damping Force Controller) series installed, damping force can be controlled from the cockpit with ease. Stepping motors attached in place of adjustment knobs control the damping force quickly and accurately. Use of EDFC turns 16-level  adjustment into finer 32-level or 64-level adjustment mode (64-level  only available with EDFC ACTIVE / EDFC ACTIVE PRO),  to provide the optimum performance by fully utilizing the damping force  adjustable range drastically widened by the use of "ADVANCE M.S.V. ".
 
 With EDFC ACTIVE / EDFC ACTIVE PRO,  damping force can be controlled automatically according to changes in  G-force and/or vehicle speed, to offer very smooth and slick ride like  never before.  (Some models are NOT compatible with EDFC series.)
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| 7. Upper Mounts Included for Easy Installation! | 
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| MONO SPORT kit includes upper mounts  exclusively designed for each vehicle model; either reinforced rubber  mounts or pillow ball mounts. Pillow ball upper mounts for front strut suspensions have camber adjustment feature.
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| 8. Highly Durable & Reliable! | 
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| After many  years of research and study, TEIN has developed optimally-shaped dust  boot made of most suitable material. Elastic & highly-durable dust  boot effectively prevents damages to the piston rod and foreign  substances from getting inside the shock absorber. (Some vehicle models use OE dust boots.)
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| Final  assembly of shock absorbers is done in the clean room, which is almost  equivalent to operating room. Room pressure is kept under control to  shut out dust & dirt and all workers entering the room must take air  shower, to make sure all the assembly work is done in completely clean  air, in order to maintain higher level of accuracy and reliability. |  | 
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| 9. Thoroughgoing Rust-Proofing! | 
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| Upper  mounts and lower brackets are coated with rich TEIN green powder paint.  This powder paint has high coating film strength, is highly durable yet  is low-pollution due to non-use of harmful solvent. After the shot blasting pre-treatment, the patented "2-layer/1-bake"  treatment using anti-rust powder paint is applied for superior  durability and high corrosion resistance. (Patent No. 4347712) |  | 
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| On shell case, TEIN's self-developed one-of-a-kind "ZT Coating"  is applied, for tougher protection against chipping, often caused by  bounced pebbles, and rust. With zero claim rate, against adhesion, out  of 500,000dampers sold, we are confident that people living in snowfall  area or near seashores would even be very satisfied. |  |  |  | 
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| 10. Highly-Rigid Bracket & Shell Case! | 
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| For strut  suspensions, sufficiently-thick ribbed plate is used for knuckle bracket  to maintain high rigidity. Flange shape edge of the bracket provides  larger contact area with the bracket lock, which is fastened with the  conical washer inserted in between, to effectively prevent loosening of  the bracket lock most commonly occurs on front strut suspensions. Brackets for brake hoses and ABS  sensor harnesses etc are exclusively designed for each vehicle model for  hassle-free installation.
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| Shell case is made of high-strength  steel STKM13C and solidly-constructed for firm handling and stable ride.
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| 11. Smooth Ride Height Adjustment & One-of-A-Kind Adjusting Wrench! | 
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| MONO SPORT has adopted the new wrought  aluminum spring seats and low-friction hard-resin thrust washers. These  effectively reduces the friction with springs, caused during ride  height adjustment, and makes it easier to adjust the ride height with  pre-load on the springs. Shell cases are treated with "ZT Coating",  a superlow-friction fluorine resin coating, which is tightly baked onto  the surface in-house. This special coating provides superior protection  against rust and high lubricity, for keeping a smooth adjustment for a  long period.
 
 MONO SPORT kit includes  one-of-a-kind user-friendly ride height adjusting wrench. It has a  12.7mm (1/2in) sq. hole for attaching spinner handle and/or torque  wrench for tightening at high torque.
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| 12. No-Sag Springs! | 
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| Included springs are made of high-tensile steel SAE9254 (tensile strength 200kgf/mm2 or over) and cold formed for excellent resistance to sagging and for superior quality stability. Surface is powder coated for superb  protection against chipping & peeling, for high durability and for  superior anti-corrosion performance.
 High-quality spring can be used under various conditions without any worry.
 The most suitable shape of spring  (straight or barrel-shaped) is determined for each vehicle model, to  provide wide ride height adjustable range and to secure sufficient  stroke without compromising ride comfort.
 
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| 13. High-Spec Damper Oil | 
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| Specially-formulated  high-spec oil exhibits stable viscosity characteristics at any  temperature; from low to high, to allow shock absorbers to stroke  smoothly and to generate damping force stably under various conditions.  The oil has superior anti-foaming characteristics hence the bubble  cavitation and/or thermal degradation hardly occurs, making it even  suitable for tough sport driving. The oil also does not deteriorate much  with age, making it possible to maintain and deliver superior  performance for the long term. |  |  
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| 14. Available for Overhaul & Revalving! | 
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| TEIN offers  excellent after-sales service. TEIN shock absorbers can be overhauled  to restore the performance as good as new. As TEIN shock absorbers can  be fully disassembled, revalving service is also available to change  damping force settings tomeet customer's preference. |  |  |  |