OUT NOW!! FUNCTION & FORM TYPE II COILOVERS for TC
01-22-2009, 04:28 AM
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haha id' ship them out to ya, but my friend already has dibs on these. i'm sure you already do, but go on nasioc or iwsti, and you'll find a lot of rpf-1s for sale. you might even find some gold ones too and those can be even sexier :D
01-22-2009, 04:34 AM
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yea ive been searching but i want silver. ive seen a few but havent made the jump since im buying coilovers. dont feel like spending $2k+ for wheels and coilovers, even tho both mods will be sex!
01-22-2009, 04:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Yanki01
yea ive been searching but i want silver. ive seen a few but havent made the jump since im buying coilovers. dont feel like spending $2k+ for wheels and coilovers, even tho both mods will be sex!
01-26-2009, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Aroddalobster
don't hold your breath. and lol burnt bread
01-31-2009, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Ro_Ja
I'll go bug Angelo about posting pics.
My car is done! Wheels are on and I got it all aligned. I'll clean my car up and snap some pics... expect some by tomorrow.
As for the review, here it is.
Ride quality/Performance:
They do ride a little stiff, but i never set it any lower then 10 so I guess that's my fault. My rear sway bar being set to stiffest setting so that adds to it too. As for daily driving, I have it set to 12 all around and it rides comfortable. I'm actually thinking of going 14 up front. To each his own, so play around with what settings you like. The car is lowered so I don't expect it to ride like a Lexus or anything. BUT, when it comes to turns.. My goodness does it do it's job well. With my new wheel/tire set up( Falken Azenis RT615's 225/45/17) and these coils, I'm taking onramps and offramps at over 50 mph with tons of confidence. They feel good with stock tires too and mine were pretty bald.
Adjust ability:
Adjusting them was actually a lot easier than I expected. I just measured the lenth of the spring and perch on each side. F2 gives you measuring tape with the coils lol
I measured 8" from the top hat to the spring perch for the front. I never touched it since you lower it by lowering the shock (Super simple)
The rear is where it gets tricky. You have to adjust the perch according to how much you lowered the shock. So 1" on the perch would mean you would lower the shock 1" as well. Its a tight squeeze to get the spanner wrenches in there, but once you get it once you'll know how to go at it again. (brake line is in the way. I went above it). I suggest, if you're going to install them yourself, that you get it aligned after a few days of letting the springs settle. I did mine about a week after I installed them. The shop set a finger gap all around and aligned it.
Final Thoughts:
These coilovers a bang for the buck! You get tons of adjust ability for a price similar to lower end coilovers. I admit, I was overwhelmed with the adjust ability of these coilovers, but if you take your time to set it, it's worth it. I plan on tracking my car pretty soon so these would be awesome for the track (Anyone from CA down for some Thunderhill action? -haha) Quit hesitating- just buy them already!