febi bolsters steering and suspension range
A total of 171 new part numbers have been launched in the febi range this October, including 42 new steering and suspension parts.
Highlights of this new to range offering include an Anti Roll Bar Bush (186510) to fit the Porsche 911 (1997>2013), Porsche Boxster (1996>2012), and Porsche Cayman (2005>2013), as well as a Steering Boot kit (194780) to fit the Lexus UX, Toyota Auris, Corolla (2018>), Suzuki Swace, Toyota Yaris (2020>), Toyota Aygo X (2022>), and Toyota CH-R (2016>).
In order to ensure absolutely reliable absorption of the vertical and horizontal forces occurring during acceleration, braking and cornering, febi says all of its steering and suspension components are subjected to intensive testing.
Only completely flawless products are accepted into the febi range. A team of specialists submit every sample part to extensive tests in a specially equipped laboratory. For example, all control arms are measured beforehand with a 3D scanner.
On the basis of so-called ‘false colour images’, the parts can then be compared with their OE equivalents, making every deviation visible.
Rubber-to-metal components, such as control arm bearings, are checked with the help of a Zwick Roell tensile testing machine. The focus of performance tests includes measuring the stiffness, engagement force and release load.
Welded joints are not only visually inspected, they are also checked for stability as per DIN ISO 5718 on the basis of cross-sectional views.
With the numerous test procedures that span several days per examined product, febi says it ensures that all supplied steering and suspension parts exhibit 100 per cent driving stability and either meet or exceed the respective approval requirements.