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1Cor10:23 · 11-10-2015, 11:26 AM

@Racecomp Engineering how much less travel do the ohlins have compared to say, kwv3? In your opinion, is the amount limiting for serious tracking?

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mav1178 · 11-13-2015, 02:22 PM

What my Ohlins look like after 2 years of street use and tons of track miles.

ajc209 · 11-13-2015, 03:03 PM

What sort of street miles and more many track days?

mav1178 · 11-13-2015, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ajc209

What sort of street miles and more many track days?

Approx. 20k miles, and about 30 track events.

-alex

BigFatFlip · 11-13-2015, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by mav1178

What my Ohlins look like after 2 years of street use and tons of track miles.

Any "before" dyno to compare this to?

mav1178 · 11-13-2015, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by BigFatFlip

Any "before" dyno to compare this to?

Unfortunately no.

I should add that both rear shocks are identical in terms of adjustment vs actual shock performance. One front shock is slightly off vs the other, requiring 2 more clicks to match performance of the other.

Some of the minor bump variation you see on the chart is most likely from some oil that is contaminated. Performance overall is still great, though.

-alex

DocWalt · 11-13-2015, 07:33 PM

I received my SUS MI20 kit today. 60N/mm springs all around as advertised.

ajc209 · 12-02-2015, 01:26 PM

I recieved an MP20 kit. Which I sent back and got a refund. Apparently it is discontinued.

Perhaps not for the USA, but cirtainly we cant get them in the UK.

Thankfully I managed to get a kit from a chap who had never used or installed them on his car. He was told this was the last kit in stock.....

DocWalt · 12-02-2015, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ajc209

I recieved an MP20 kit. Which I sent back and got a refund. Apparently it is discontinued.

Perhaps not for the USA, but cirtainly we cant get them in the UK.

Thankfully I managed to get a kit from a chap who had never used or installed them on his car. He was told this was the last kit in stock.....

Wow, that sucks. WTF, Ohlins UK?

ajc209 · 12-02-2015, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by DocWalt

Wow, that sucks. WTF, Ohlins UK?

No the Ohlins Sweden is the hub for Europe I believe. The kit is have is apparently the last kit they had in stock and they arnt making any more....time will tell if that applies to you guys in the US.

DocWalt · 12-02-2015, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ajc209

No the Ohlins Sweden is the hub for Europe I believe. The kit is have is apparently the last kit they had in stock and they arnt making any more....time will tell if that applies to you guys in the US.

That seems like a big mistake. I know a few people that want the MI20 kit, but nobody wants the MP20 kit...

solidONE · 12-02-2015, 09:22 PM

I'm sure if people keep asking for the old kit and refuse to buy the new setup with springs softer than your typical lowering springs, they'll reconsider.

ajc209 · 12-26-2015, 05:33 PM

So I was reading the instructions for my MI20 kit today and I didn't see any mention of using thread lock on the front lock nut? The rear nut is a nylock so thats fine.

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DocWalt · 12-26-2015, 08:26 PM

FWIW I didn't use any threadlock on mine. I put the fronts on today, set at Ohlins' factory height and they dropped a LOT lower than I expected, a bit over an inch lower. I'm waiting for the Eibach springs to install the rears (and I blew a few hours messing with one of the factory end links, destroying it in the process) but they should be here tomorrow.

First impressions just from installing the fronts and with no front sway bar... Very OEM like ride quality. They do make a "woosh" noise over bigger bumps (like speed bumps) which was unexpected. Nothing bad to report, super easy install too.

edit: Linking to the post I made about today... Factory end links are horrible, for the record.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...ostcount=13327

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ajc209 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: GT86 Cosworth Location: UK Posts: 753 Thanks: 361 Thanked 270 Times in 188 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I recieved an MP20 kit. Which I sent back and got a refund. Apparently it is discontinued. Perhaps not for the USA, but cirtainly we cant get them in the UK. Thankfully I managed to get a kit from a chap who had never used or installed them on his car. He was told this was the last kit in stock.....

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ajc209 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: GT86 Cosworth Location: UK Posts: 753 Thanks: 361 Thanked 270 Times in 188 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	So I was reading the instructions for my MI20 kit today and I didn't see any mention of using thread lock on the front lock nut? The rear nut is a nylock so thats fine. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk

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DocWalt Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: '22 BRZ Location: PA Posts: 1,833 Thanks: 2,299 Thanked 1,472 Times in 767 Posts Mentioned: 24 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	FWIW I didn't use any threadlock on mine. I put the fronts on today, set at Ohlins' factory height and they dropped a LOT lower than I expected, a bit over an inch lower. I'm waiting for the Eibach springs to install the rears (and I blew a few hours messing with one of the factory end links, destroying it in the process) but they should be here tomorrow. First impressions just from installing the fronts and with no front sway bar... Very OEM like ride quality. They do make a "woosh" noise over bigger bumps (like speed bumps) which was unexpected. Nothing bad to report, super easy install too. edit: Linking to the post I made about today... Factory end links are horrible, for the record. http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...ostcount=13327

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