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New make of coilovers
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03/07/2009 11:11
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I have been in touch with a company that seems to have received pretty good reviews for the kits that they make and asked if they would be willing to make a kit up for the coupe, and the answer seems to be a yes.
There is various levels of coilovers as well :
Street and Circuit Coilover retails for £649 Inverted Damper For Pro Track retails for £849 External Reservoir retails for £1175
I'm currently trying to arrange the finer points on this kit, but it will come with the following:
Pillowball upper mount Camber adjustable top mounts Aluminium top plates 30 way adjustable damping Adjustable spring platform Height adjustment via bottom mount to retain full damper travel Bearing mounted upper front spring platform Dust boot to protect damper seals
What sort of interest would there be in this, as i think it would be a suitable alternative to FK's, KW's and Gaz coilovers
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Re: New make of coilovers
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03/07/2009 14:53
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i would have a set of Street and Circuit Coilover for that price!
will they be for the 20vt as well?
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Re: New make of coilovers
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03/07/2009 15:09
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Yes, they will be for 16vt and 20vt
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Re: New make of coilovers
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03/07/2009 15:48
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May be interested too at that price
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Re: New make of coilovers
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03/07/2009 16:19
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Yes, they will be for 16vt and 20vt cool, i will be interested!!
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Re: New make of coilovers
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03/07/2009 16:29
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Interested in the Pro Street/circuit set-up... Any idea of delivery dates... Need some a bit better than the bilstein/eibach combo.
Cheers Tim
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Re: New make of coilovers
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03/07/2009 18:50
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Could be interested also in a couple of months ![smile smile](/forum/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif)
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Re: New make of coilovers
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03/07/2009 19:06
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I might possibly have my arm twisted given that my current set will be coming to the end of their life before long and they could prove tricky to get serviced/rebuilt. Will they have PU bushes in the rear shocks - if not, why not? I definately think they are needed. Is it likely that there will be long term support (parts, servicing, rebuilding) in the UK? Other than that they look like quite nice pieces of kit. Pillowball top mount is ace. ![laugh laugh](/forum/images/graemlins/default/laugh.gif)
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Re: New make of coilovers
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03/07/2009 21:10
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I don't think they will have PU bushes in the rear, but i'll ask and see what they say, i'll also ask about servicing if there is any problems too, but that won't be till Monday now. The good thing, is they orginally said they wanted 10 firm commitments for this kit, but have said that it's not needed, hurrah! ![laugh laugh](/forum/images/graemlins/default/laugh.gif)
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Re: New make of coilovers
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03/07/2009 22:01
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My current coilover set came with rubber bushes in the rear shocks which fairly quickly turned to toffee. Could be because I had the damping up fairly stiff ![laugh laugh](/forum/images/graemlins/default/laugh.gif) but if it can be sorted at the outset then it's a much better deal.
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Re: New make of coilovers
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06/07/2009 09:32
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It's not the Apex kit, but it's being dealt via Apex. For those who want to have a look at the goods, you want to go to http://www.bc-racing.co.uk
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Re: New make of coilovers
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06/07/2009 14:04
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Matt, i asked the guy about the bits you wanted and he has replied with : Its not a standard rubber bush. If you look at the likes of Nismo/TRD they will always use uprated hardened rubber rather than poly as poly goes brittle.
We can usually supply replacement parts (any part) in around 7 working days, that includes dampers @ £75.
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Re: New make of coilovers
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06/07/2009 14:33
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Next question then:
What are the damping (although obviously adjustable) and spring rates being based upon?
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Re: New make of coilovers
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06/07/2009 15:25
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Damping, not sure on, but spring rates can be chosen to what ever you want. There will be a set spring that comes with the dampers, but if you wanted to go harder or softer, then you can, albeit for a small charge
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Re: New make of coilovers
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06/07/2009 18:02
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These look pretty good, Any idea when?.. I can supply them my car if they want something to play with to get a good set-up.
Cheers Tim
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Re: New make of coilovers
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06/07/2009 19:46
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Tim, as i said earlier, it won't be for a couple of months yet. I need to go and get the rear suspension from PeteP (kindly donated by Countrycruising), then collect my front struts and get them sent to Apex in Bradford, who then in turn, will send them to Japan to be pulled apart, new ones made up, then sent back, so we're going to be looking at 6 weeks - 2 month minimum before a trial set have been made
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Re: New make of coilovers
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06/07/2009 22:39
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this sounds very intriguing, definitely interested
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Re: New make of coilovers
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07/07/2009 10:06
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Ok, let me know how things are progressing... Cheers Tim
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Re: New make of coilovers
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09/07/2009 13:43
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So thats what BC are. They sponsor time attack but i haven't heard of anyone using their stuff. I keep getting hats on the WINNERS step of the podium for those who have been there. Looks good but i'll be sticking with my Gaz stuff for now.
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Re: New make of coilovers
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13/07/2009 10:04
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No update really, just to say i have the front suspension, top mounts and rear suspension now, so will get this boxed up and sent off this week
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Re: New make of coilovers
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13/07/2009 13:18
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Cheers Begbie... Please keep me in the loop... Pm if you need to.
Cheers Tim
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