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Racecomp Engineering · 01-05-2019, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jprice130

RCE, does this mean that you still have SS1s in stock for the 86 platform? Your website shows them as out of stock.

Last week of January.

- andrew

Racecomp Engineering · 01-05-2019, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cueball89

Is there a warranty associated with these coilovers? Strongly considering these for jumping into stx for autox.

2 year warranty.

- Andrew

Racecomp Engineering · 01-17-2019, 04:00 PM

Got some snow here over the weekend and also drove around some massively salted roads earlier this winter. Since I had the car on the lift yesterday I decided to spend 30 seconds cleaning my RCE SS1s and I was pretty pleased with how they look with minimal effort! I should have taken a before picture...these things were absolutely caked in salt. Very happy with how the finish is holding up.

These things do pretty well in the snow (with winter tires). I'm going to raise my car a smidge for a little extra ground clearance though.

- Andrew

Dave-ROR · 01-17-2019, 04:48 PM

Bah T3's or bust.

JK, looks like a good option for a street driving/light track usage 86. So not for me ha

Racecomp Engineering · 01-18-2019, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

Bah T3's or bust.

JK, looks like a good option for a street driving/light track usage 86. So not for me ha

I think you'd like them! You just might like Tarmac 3s more lol.

- Andrew

toast · 01-18-2019, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering

These things do pretty well in the snow (with winter tires). I'm going to raise my car a smidge for a little extra ground clearance though.

- Andrew

How far up and down can you go without screwing up your alignment? (Like can I go back to stock height during the winter and a 25mm drop during the summer)

churchx · 01-18-2019, 11:05 AM

toast: camber might change to reasonable extent, but i wouldn't like for toe changes, which can impact handling feel a lot, so would have preferred doing also alignment twice per year, one in spring with more camber for tarmac tracks in summer, and one in autumn, for more height & less camber for ice/snow tracks.

Decep · 01-21-2019, 12:14 AM

Looks like they're back in stock...? placed my order on the website.

I just ordered Tein Flex Zs too but am going to return them in favor of these. They came out to double the price, hopefully they'll be worth it!

jprice130 · 02-01-2019, 01:19 PM

I just received my SS1s (yay!) and have an installation question...

The rear shocks come with two nuts each. When installing the OEM rear top hats, should I put one nut below and one above the top hat? Would a drop of lock-tite be in order?

Racecomp Engineering · 02-01-2019, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jprice130

I just received my SS1s (yay!) and have an installation question...

The rear shocks come with two nuts each. When installing the OEM rear top hats, should I put one nut below and one above the top hat? Would a drop of lock-tite be in order?

No locktite.

No on the nut below the top hat.

Instructions here:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/racecompeng...structions.pdf

Settings guide here:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/racecompeng...ettingsbrz.pdf

Call us anytime if you have questions!

- Andrew

Racecomp Engineering · 02-01-2019, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jprice130

I just received my SS1s (yay!) and have an installation question...

The rear shocks come with two nuts each. When installing the OEM rear top hats, should I put one nut below and one above the top hat? Would a drop of lock-tite be in order?

NEGATIVE SIR!

You install the OEM mount

Then you secure ONE nut to 15 ft lbs and then secure the second nut to the same 15 ft lbs.

Per the instructions on our website.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/racecompeng...structions.pdf

Happy installing!

Myles

Racecomp Engineering · 02-01-2019, 01:50 PM

edit: Myles there to save the day!

Decep · 02-01-2019, 07:25 PM

Can't wait, been a couple weeks since i ordered but no tracking yet. Assume they come from overseas.

cueball89 · 02-03-2019, 09:53 PM

My set arrived Friday. I finished the install and took the car for a quick spin on the highway today. No noises and everything seems tight. I set the dampers 16 from full stiff. I didn't get to hit any corners or much interesting pavement. This suspension is light years ahead of the koni/RCE spring setup I had on my bugeye wrx wagon with numerous other suspension mods. I was expecting a similar feel but it wasn't even close. No harshness or sharpness at all crossing highway bridge expansion joints. The only difference over stock I could feel was a slightly different oscillation to the car going over some irregular wavy pavement. I even hit a small pothole turning onto my street, that may have been a little firmer impact than stock.

I had the ride heights at ~13" front and rear but raised them up to 13.5"-13.75".

I plan to have it aligned in 2 weeks so when I officially take the car out of winter storage I can hit the ground running. First SCCA Champtour is mid May!

01-17-2019, 04:48 PM	#74
Dave-ROR Site Moderator Join Date: Dec 2010 Drives: Stuff Location: Florida Posts: 10,317 Thanks: 955 Thanked 5,965 Times in 2,689 Posts Mentioned: 262 Post(s) Tagged: 8 Thread(s)	Bah T3's or bust. JK, looks like a good option for a street driving/light track usage 86. So not for me ha __________________ -Dave Track cars: 2013 Scion FRS, 1998 Acura Integra Type-R, 1993 Honda Civic Hatchback DD: 2005 Acura TSX Tow: 2022 F-450 Toys: 2001 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, 1993 Toyota MR2 Turbo, 1994 Toyota MR2 Turbo, 1991 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Parts: 2015 Subaru BRZ Limited, 2005 Acura TSX Projects: 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited track car build FS: 2004 GMC Sierra 2500 LT CCSB 8.1/Allison with 99k miles

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jprice130 AutoX Nut Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2022 BRZ Location: Harrisburg, NC Posts: 266 Thanks: 76 Thanked 74 Times in 59 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I just received my SS1s (yay!) and have an installation question... The rear shocks come with two nuts each. When installing the OEM rear top hats, should I put one nut below and one above the top hat? Would a drop of lock-tite be in order?

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Racecomp Engineering Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 2016 BRZ, 2012 Paris Di2 & 2018 STI Location: Severn, MD Posts: 5,406 Thanks: 3,419 Thanked 7,241 Times in 2,962 Posts Mentioned: 303 Post(s) Tagged: 9 Thread(s)	edit: Myles there to save the day!

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Decep Senior Member Join Date: May 2017 Drives: 2013 FR-S Series 10 Location: CA Posts: 1,073 Thanks: 172 Thanked 497 Times in 326 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Can't wait, been a couple weeks since i ordered but no tracking yet. Assume they come from overseas.

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cueball89 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Drives: 23 BRZ 15 Impreza Location: NY Posts: 160 Thanks: 58 Thanked 76 Times in 50 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	My set arrived Friday. I finished the install and took the car for a quick spin on the highway today. No noises and everything seems tight. I set the dampers 16 from full stiff. I didn't get to hit any corners or much interesting pavement. This suspension is light years ahead of the koni/RCE spring setup I had on my bugeye wrx wagon with numerous other suspension mods. I was expecting a similar feel but it wasn't even close. No harshness or sharpness at all crossing highway bridge expansion joints. The only difference over stock I could feel was a slightly different oscillation to the car going over some irregular wavy pavement. I even hit a small pothole turning onto my street, that may have been a little firmer impact than stock. I had the ride heights at ~13" front and rear but raised them up to 13.5"-13.75". I plan to have it aligned in 2 weeks so when I officially take the car out of winter storage I can hit the ground running. First SCCA Champtour is mid May!

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