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•  Products :: Reflex®

Monroe® Reflex®: More stability, More safety

After years of research and the hard work of more than 160 engineers, the Monroe Reflex sets the standards for safety in today's demanding market.

The Monroe® Reflex Shock Absorber increases tyre-to-road holding offering a ride which offers more stability, more safety.

The secret of the Monroe Reflex lies in its unique piston valving system, known as Twin Disc technology. This valve has an extra tuning stage for very low piston speed, resulting in a faster reacting shock absorber as it controls even the slightest vehicle body motions long before any standard shock absorber.

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To prove the advantages of the Monroe Reflex, tests were carried out by an independent testing organization:

1. Abrupt Lane Change Manoeuvre or VDA Test
2. Constant Curve Test

1. Oversteering and stability-> Abrupt Lane Change Manoeuvre or VDA Test.

This test simulates the avoidance of a sudden obstacle at a constant speed of 60km/h without braking. During the avoidance manoeuvre, there is a period of instability which occurs when entering the left lane. At this moment, a brutal mass transfer occurs that makes the rear end of the car slide (oversteering).

This slide or oversteering can be measured as a drift angle of the actual path the vehicle followed compared to the ideal path it should follow to ensure optimal safety and stability.

The results after comprehensive testing show that there is, on average, 15 times more drift with standard shock absorbers than there is with Monroe Reflex shock absorbers.

This important difference in performance can be the key to avoiding dangerous situations and vehicle instability. The following graphics clearly show the performance improvement generated by the Monroe Reflex shock absorbers.

2. Roll Control-> Constant Curve Test.

This test involves driving a vehicle at a constant speed of 70km/h over a circle with a 50 metre radius. The test highlights the stability of the car and measures the roll around the car's horizontal axis. Excessive roll can cause instability and should be dampened by the shock absorbers.

The tests showed that the Monroe Reflex shock absorbers improved driver safety by an average of 44% compared to standard shock absorbers.

The following graphics show the difference in vehicle stability when comparing the Monroe Reflex Shock Absorbers to standard Shock Absorbers.

The Monroe Reflex Shock Absorber increases tire roadholding, providing a ride which offers more stability, more safety.

 

Reflex US Version impact sensor mounted on the compression valve. In normal practice a moderate role in the damping force, reduce nose dive, and applied to the shock absorber is pushed up over a certain ability to absorb the shock damping by weakening the impact sensor.