Showa spring/shock available soon

[DAEMANO]

Originally Posted by mav1178

Last time I shipped 2.0 M3 (2 cubic meters) from Japan via LCL, it cost me roughly $1150 before US duties are applied.

Ouch! Do you have a recommended US distributor for Showa products like this?

[Kodename47]

I think the BRZ versions aren't as easy to come by, I'm tempted by these and have been looking at them for a while. RHDJapan have the GT86 M/T versions listed however, but I think if you want a drop then you'd want the BRZ ones. Their shipping prices don't appear too crazy, £115-£150 to the UK.

https://www.rhdjapan.com/showa-tunin....html?___SID=U

[solidONE]

Originally Posted by churchx

SFRD .. something similar to tein's EDFC?

Originally Posted by DAEMANO

These are nice! Pricing is great. Quality should be very good as well. As a note for early cars (2012-2017) ride height is -10mm Front -15mm Rear and pricing is even less at only $1150 MSRP.

Sounds like a type of high speed compression blow off like a Ohlins DFV.

While there may be stuff on the market with more features at lower price points, but if these fit your needs exactly or closer than the other options then why not? Why pay for features you wont use anyway and deal with drawbacks that might come with them?

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by DAEMANO

Ouch! Do you have a recommended US distributor for Showa products like this?

I know a few, PM me if serious.

Originally Posted by Kodename47

Their shipping prices don't appear too crazy, £115-£150 to the UK.

The problem is shipping only calculates weight/dimension, does not take into consideration that compressed gas cartridges cannot be sent via air. This is usually flagged after an order is placed.

-alex

[mav1178]

Some more pics.

Springs:


Shock body w/ Subaru stamping, they are the OE manufacturer of the stock FRS/86/BRZ shocks up to 2016.




The front struts have different paint on the shock bolt/upright mounts, so the red paint is not prematurely worn down. Retains the look of performance shocks for longer.



The biggest difference is the shock body itself. It is much longer/lower than the OE shock, even though the stroke of the shaft is shorter. Here's some comparison to a stock 2016 shock:

[ironsurfer129]

Where do I get these?

[FRSport.com]

Originally Posted by ironsurfer129

Where do I get these?

We will have them on our site in the near future.

Sports kit will be around $760 and Evolution will be around $1050-1100

[JMon85]

Want..

[FRSport.com]

The Showa Evolution and Sports Suspension kits are now listed on our site... Please PM me with your zip code for pricing.

[mav1178]

Sports kit:



Evolution kit:

[solidONE]

Originally Posted by FRSport.com

We will have them on our site in the near future.

Sports kit will be around $760 and Evolution will be around $1050-1100

Do you guys plan on demoing how the SFRD works and its benefits? I think that would be a good idea and 'help' people's decision to buy this over many of the other setups in this price range.

[Clipdat]

The only unfortunate thing about these is that they seem to use the OE sized spring & spring perch. Which means that wheels like 17x9 +45 probably won't fit.

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

The only unfortunate thing about these is that they seem to use the OE sized spring & spring perch. Which means that wheels like 17x9 +45 probably won't fit.

The point of OE replacement shocks is not for wide wheel fitment. The same could be said for Bilstein and any other shocks that can be reused with stock springs.

Adjustable coilovers are great but the vast majority of people using them do not understand how to use and maintain them properly.

[DAEMANO]

Here's a little more info that I found as I'm getting ready to install a set (courtesy of the Googs translator (not much, but the picture is becoming clearer).) Waiting on camber plates and an appointment window at my favorite alignment shop.

https://translate.google.com/transla...-text=&act=url



Aim of development

It was possible to vary the damping force without resorting to electronic control and aimed at achieving both ride comfort and steering stability of the vehicle under various circumstances.

Technical features, superiority

Generally, the variable damper electronically changes the damping force by sensing the vehicle condition such as the suspension working stroke of the suspension, SFRD adopts a frequency response type damping force adjustment structure that can handle high frequencies , The frequency of the road surface is automatically determined mechanically and the damping force is varied smoothly.

By doing this, it operates smoothly on a rough road surface and firmly stepping on a corner, so that the ride comfort and steering stability of the vehicle are compatible under various circumstances.