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Originally Posted by sdlynx
Agreed.
BTW, what are the D2 spring ratings that were shipped to you? Joe mentioned that D2 changed the rear spring rate after further testing. I'm curious to see what your kit came with.
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That is a good question. I don't have any way to test the springs that were fitted to my coilovers and there was nothing in the box that indicated what rates were included. I will probably never know.
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Originally Posted by TouchMyHonda
Where the review too lol.
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I need to put some miles on the car before writing the review. So far I have only put about 200 miles on the car, but I do need to get my initial thoughts written down for you guys. Between motorcycle rides through the San Juan Islands, Tomato battles in Seattle, whitewater kayaking on the Deschutes and mountain biking in central Oregon I have barely had a chance to answer emails, let alone write this up... but it will come!
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Originally Posted by Matt Andrews
You worked hard to give the community as much detail as it seems you knew how. That's great. But I'd urge everyone to not make a product decision based on the nick nacks that come in the box. The KW's are in a completely different league than these 3rd party rebranded units. I'm sure they will get the job done for the average enthusiast. I know not everyone wants to pay $2k for a set of dampers. Just keep in mind that after tires, dampers are the 2nd most impactful thing that can change the way your car works.
Stiff does not equal high performance. grip does. And grip comes from quality damper valving that is matched to a spring rate that allows the tire to stay in contact with the ground as much as possible with as little change in force applied to the tread as possible to keep from shocking it loose.
Good luck in your selection folks. learning what works for ones self is half the fun.  |
I assume that anyone buying D2s, K-Sports, BCs, Megans, etc, are buying them primarily for daily driving and looking good. I only included photos of the KWs because I had them laying around and thought that people might be interested to see the differences that are obvious to the naked eye.
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Originally Posted by chulooz
Try comparing dyno plots between the D2s and KWs instead of just looking at them. 
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Who is running stretched 19s? Hehe... those are 17s, dude. Just because I have D2s mounted and the car slammed right now doesn't mean that it is irreversible. I'm just playing around with parts that I paid for out of my pocket on a car that I also paid for... so let me have fun and quit your bitchin!
(By the way, you don't have to ALSO insult VW enthusiasts to make some friends here)
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Originally Posted by Matt Andrews
Modifying a car is to ones personal preference. to be clear, I'm not bagging on the guy's decisions. Just trying to help educate so people can make the most informed decision they can. He took a lot of time to provide a write up based on the knowledge he had and his evaluation criteria.
Most people will never take their car to the track. So they may not need or want to best performance parts for their car - they want it to look a certain way, or "feel" like its a performance improvement. That's totally fine. Hell, a lot of people won't like my car, because I put little thought into how it looks. I only care about how it goes. Neither is right or wrong.
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Thanks Matt! I think that the majority of FR-S/BRZ owners won't be using their cars for competition. I am trying a brand that I have never heard of and will use this topic to provide a longish-term place to critique and analyze this particular product. I am not trying to sell the coilovers, nor am I urging anyone to run out and buy these over KWs or another product intended for true competition. Always welcome to everyone's opinions and expertise -- the more information posted here the better that others may make an educated decision on what is best for them.