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RYU 06-24-2013 05:56 PM

Racecomp Engineering Springs RCE BRZ/FRS
 
Yours for $249. These normally sell for $349.

These are the best matched lowering springs to the OEM dampers imho. They are also well matched to the Koni dampers as well. I'm including everything that came with the kit such as RCE custom bumpstops and the dust boot.

• 20mm Drop FRONT and REAR
• 250lb/in rate FRONT and REAR
• Well-matched to OEM Shocks
• Replacement bumpstops included

http://rcephotos.com/photos/var/resi...g?m=1351282194

Lowballers will be ignored but happy to take reasonable offers.

If you are local to socal i'm willing to trade my OEM dampers already pre-assembled with these springs in exchange for your OEM dampers.

2point0 07-02-2013 02:25 PM

Oh man. I'm tempted! I work in San Clemente and a straight damper/spring swap would be perfect. If you still have these once I get some money in, I'm game.

Chupacabra 07-02-2013 02:28 PM

@RYU How many miles have you put on these?

OrbitalEllipses 07-02-2013 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Chupacabra (Post 1040399)
@RYU How many miles have you put on these?

Irrelevant; good springs don't "wear out" like that.

Chupacabra 07-02-2013 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses (Post 1040513)
Irrelevant; good springs don't "wear out" like that.

:cry: I was just curious Orb. I want to give RYU a fair offer.

OrbitalEllipses 07-02-2013 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chupacabra (Post 1040563)
:cry: I was just curious Orb. I want to give RYU a fair offer.

I was just trying to say that you shouldn't be concerned about wear and getting ripped off :slap:


:wub:

Chupacabra 07-02-2013 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses (Post 1040568)
I was just trying to say that you shouldn't be concerned about wear and getting ripped off :slap:


:wub:

Heart you too amigo. And holy free bumps @RYU!

ayau 07-02-2013 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses (Post 1040568)
I was just trying to say that you shouldn't be concerned about wear and getting ripped off :slap:


:wub:

Won't you be selling your Yellows once you get your Tarmacs? :brokenheart:

RYU 07-02-2013 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2point0 (Post 1040384)
Oh man. I'm tempted! I work in San Clemente and a straight damper/spring swap would be perfect. If you still have these once I get some money in, I'm game.

I pass by San Clemente at least once a month :)
Quote:

Originally Posted by Chupacabra (Post 1040563)
:cry: I was just curious Orb. I want to give RYU a fair offer.

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses (Post 1040568)
I was just trying to say that you shouldn't be concerned about wear and getting ripped off :slap:


:wub:

Agree, on the wearing out part :)

Though, I have had springs break on my 1966 Chevelle but those were on 40yr old springs that's been sitting out in the farm somewhere before I bought it.

I doubt these even have any knicks on them. I'm stupid careful and meticulous about installs.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chupacabra (Post 1040574)
Heart you too amigo. And holy free bumps @RYU!

I was starting to wonder why there were so many reply posts and I haven't been getting notified! Then I realized it was all for today. hehehehe

2point0 07-03-2013 01:07 PM

How much on top of trade are you looking for? Or straight swap? Cuz that I can do without hesitation!

RYU 07-03-2013 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2point0 (Post 1042819)
How much on top of trade are you looking for? Or straight swap? Cuz that I can do without hesitation!

Straight swap is ok with me. I can do either. No $ charge either way. I'm providing this option as a convenience but I can easily uninstall the spring from the damper also.

Most guys don't have a spring compressor on-hand to uncompress the OEM spring.

I'm passing thru Oceanside tomorrow morning and will be in Encinitas thru Saturday for some surfing! LMK if you want it. I can drop it off your way :)

bcmakesiteasy 07-03-2013 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RYU (Post 1043114)
Straight swap is ok with me. I can do either. No $ charge either way. I'm providing this option as a convenience but I can easily uninstall the spring from the damper also.

Most guys don't have a spring compressor on-hand to uncompress the OEM spring.

I'm passing thru Oceanside tomorrow morning and will be in Encinitas thru Saturday for some surfing! LMK if you want it. I can drop it off your way :)

Sorry for the noob question. But what do you mean by the dampener swap? Everything on my FRS suspension is factory, are you trying to swap out your springs and damper for just my oem set up? I'm located in orange county.

RYU 07-03-2013 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by bcmakesiteasy (Post 1043266)
Sorry for the noob question. But what do you mean by the dampener swap? Everything on my FRS suspension is factory, are you trying to swap out your springs and damper for just my oem set up? I'm located in orange county.

No problem. Let me try to illustrate better.

These springs are designed to be installed using the OEM damper. These springs are specifically designed for either the BRZ or the FRS damper rates.

After uninstalling the OEM damper and spring unit from the car you have to uninstall/uncompress the OEM spring which can be a dangerous job if you do not know what you're doing. Once the OEM spring is removed from OEM damper using a spring compressor then you have to reverse the steps to compress the RCE spring onto the OEM damper again.

It's a easy process if you have the right tools. It's outright dangerous if you do not.

I'm simply offering a plug n' play option if the buyer wants my dampers already preassembled with the RCE springs on them in exchange for their OEM stuff.

I'm assuming most buyers will have relatively low miles on their dampers (like I have) to where the mileage/wear won't really matter to me.

I'm not sure how to describe it any better. If anyone cares to help describe.. please do. thanks! :party0030:

OrbitalEllipses 07-03-2013 05:43 PM

Anyone local to you should just go for the direct swap of strut/spring assemblies. Less labor, less time, less hassle, and you only need an alignment at the end.

Compressing the springs requires a [ame="http://www.amazon.com/OEM-25550-Strut-Spring-Compressor/dp/B000CMDPLM"]$20-50 tool[/ame] and an impact gun (directions say no impact guns, but are you REALLY going to try and spin the compressor with a wrench? No you aren't, you lazy bum). It's easy...but it's not exactly fun and it's time consuming. Realistically an assembled set of struts should take less than 2 hours to do from removal to installation. Removing your assembly, disassembling it, removing his, disassembling it, then reassembling both, THEN bolting them to the car is a waste of time if he's offering his assembled struts.


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