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Frequency Selective Damping

What is ACTIVE?

Vehicle damping has always been a compromise between comfort and handling (road-holding), with comfort preferred in everyday driving and better handling (road-holding) required in more fast paced, track and racing conditions. No conventional shock absorber could offer the best of both conditions until KONI produced the FSD (Frequency Selective Damping) technology.

In general terms, suspension comfort and handling can be split into two frequency areas:

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Frequency Selective Damping

What is ACTIVE?

Vehicle damping has always been a compromise between comfort and handling (road-holding), with comfort preferred in everyday driving and better handling (road-holding) required in more fast paced, track and racing conditions. No conventional shock absorber could offer the best of both conditions until KONI produced the FSD (Frequency Selective Damping) technology.

In general terms, suspension comfort and handling can be split into two frequency areas:

Frequency Selective Damping

How does ACTIVE work?

In a standard shock absorber, the main damping characteristic is defined by the oil flow going through the piston assembly. In a KONI ACTIVE damper, the standard damping characteristic is maintained, but an additional FSD valve is added to control a parallel oil flow next to the flow going through the piston.;