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Davidson ApexSuspension

Suspension builds,
family run.

Built to carry
the load.

A family legacy,
engineered
for the road ahead

Application-specific front coilovers and rear coil shocks, designed around each vehicle’s requirements, intended load and driving conditions.

A family legacy,
engineered
for the road ahead

Application-specific front coilovers and rear coil shocks, designed around each vehicle’s requirements, intended load and driving conditions.

01.0 / Legacy

Built by hand
Carried forward

“A legacy built by hand. A standard carried forward.”

Three generations, one name. Every DAS shock still carries the standard our father set at his workbench.

  1. James DavidsonFather · Founder

    Davidson Apex Suspension was built on the foundation our father, James Davidson, laid at his workbench: craftsmanship, precision and an uncompromising approach to getting things right. Working on cars, and their suspension, was his whole life and his absolute passion.

  2. His sonsToday

    Today, his sons carry that vision forward, building application-specific front coilovers and rear coil shocks around each vehicle’s requirements, intended load and driving conditions.

  3. Next generationTomorrow

    No shortcuts. No one-size-fits-all thinking. Just considered engineering, hands-on craftsmanship and a family name behind every product.

A legacy built by hand.
A standard carried forward.

How a father’s workbench became a family name, and why every shock still carries it.

Read our story →
02.0 / Contents

Every part,
accounted for

Front coilover01 · 10 parts
  1. 01.1Top hat mount
  2. 01.2Upper spring seat
  3. 01.3Load-bearing coil
  4. 01.4Piston rod
  5. 01.5Twin-tube hydraulic shock
  6. 01.6Threaded body
  7. 01.7Polyurethane coil seat
  8. 01.8Height-adjustable collar
  9. 01.9Heavy-duty stem
  10. 01.10Lower mount eye
Rear coil shock02 · 9 parts
  1. 02.1Stud top mount
  2. 02.2Upper spring seat
  3. 02.3Progressive coil
  4. 02.4Piston rod
  5. 02.5Coil coupler
  6. 02.6Load-bearing coil
  7. 02.7Height-adjustable collar
  8. 02.8Twin-tube hydraulic shock
  9. 02.9Polyurethane bush
Matched to you03 · 5 parts
  1. 03.1The vehicle
  2. 03.2The load it carries
  3. 03.3Where it’s driven
  4. 03.4Ride height
  5. 03.5Fitting and set-up
01

Front
coilover

  1. 01.1/Top hat mount01
  2. 01.2/Upper spring seat02
  3. 01.3/Load-bearing coil03
  4. 01.4/Piston rod04
  5. 01.5/Twin-tube hydraulic shock05
  6. 01.6/Threaded body06
  7. 01.7/Polyurethane coil seat07
  8. 01.8/Height-adjustable collar08
  9. 01.9/Heavy-duty stem09
  10. 01.10/Lower mount eye10
02

Rear coil
shock

  1. 02.1/Stud top mount01
  2. 02.2/Upper spring seat02
  3. 02.3/Progressive coil03
  4. 02.4/Piston rod04
  5. 02.5/Coil coupler05
  6. 02.6/Load-bearing coil06
  7. 02.7/Height-adjustable collar07
  8. 02.8/Twin-tube hydraulic shock08
  9. 02.9/Polyurethane bush09
03

Matched
to you

  1. 03.1/The vehicle01
  2. 03.2/The load it carries02
  3. 03.3/Where it’s driven03
  4. 03.4/Ride height04
  5. 03.5/Fitting and set-up05
03.0 / Builds

Stock
to trail

Side view of the truck after its DAS suspension build: sitting tall and level on DAS coilovers with large mud-terrain tyres. Drag to compare with the same truck before, sitting low on small road tyres BeforeDAS build
No. 01Short-wheelbase 4x4Front coilovers + rear coil shocksDrag to compare
04.0 / Process

One truck
at a time

Pick a stage to open it

Assess: the truck at this stage of a DAS buildStrip out: the truck at this stage of a DAS buildFit: the truck at this stage of a DAS buildSet up and test: the truck at this stage of a DAS buildHand over: the truck at this stage of a DAS build
05.0 / Start a build

Tell us what
you drive

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01.0 / Legacy

Built by hand
Carried forward

A legacy built by hand.
A standard carried forward.

  1. James DavidsonFather · Founder

    Davidson Apex Suspension was built on the foundation our father, James Davidson, laid at his workbench: craftsmanship, precision and an uncompromising approach to getting things right. Working on cars, and their suspension, was his whole life and his absolute passion.

  2. His sonsToday

    Today, his sons carry that vision forward, building application-specific front coilovers and rear coil shocks around each vehicle’s requirements, intended load and driving conditions.

  3. Next generationTomorrow

    No shortcuts. No one-size-fits-all thinking. Just considered engineering, hands-on craftsmanship and a family name behind every product.

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