D2 coilovers - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

F3dzo · 06-26-2012, 03:16 AM

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jamal · 06-26-2012, 03:33 AM

garbage.

Matt Andrews · 06-26-2012, 11:16 AM

Not looking to bash someone's product, but you did ask for opinions. expect damping "lines", not damping "curves" if you ever put them on a shock dyno. Expect springs of irregular resistances levels, and expect each shock to dyno a little differently. And "adjustment knobs" that don't really do anything.

I suspect they took a generic damper from another chassis and put it into a jig for the FRS. (bad as it wasn't designed with the motion ratios or weight of the FR-S) valving is likely not specific for this car, and is cheap valving anyway.

If you are looking for improved performance don't buy these. If you are looking to be able to lower your car, then these are an ok option i guess. If you want to be lower with some performance increase on a budget, maybe put some lowering springs on the stock dampers. The stock dampers are actually pretty good, and you'll save money.

Matt

empower-auto · 06-26-2012, 12:34 PM

Generic slap-on suspension. Fine if you have a street car and just want to lower it.

vividracing · 06-26-2012, 12:36 PM

I've ran these shocks on a dyno, and they're pretty good for the money. Don't expect Bilstein performance, but for that price they're not bad. Digressive curves, damper adjustment knobs actually do something, and each damper was within 5% of each other which is pretty much the industry standard for mass produced shocks afaik. I haven't ran the FR-S shocks on a dyno, but I've ran several other D2 shocks on a Roehrig 2VS. <5ips looked good; >5ips was decent. These shocks have done well at the national time attack level.

I wouldn't put them on my FR-S, but if we were talking about a 20 yr old 240SX or Civic that's got stock suspension, sure. The bushings, damper internals, and springs are all still in great shape on your car.

KW would be a great choice, if you can afford them. If not, then D2, BC Racing, or Megan racing would be fine. Fortune Auto would be my choice in the $1000 range though.

empower-auto · 06-26-2012, 12:39 PM

Waiting for HSD to have an application for the FR-S. They routinely impress me.

track_warrior · 06-26-2012, 09:16 PM

Saw the front strut mounts break on an evo 9 under normal driving i say they are caca! Cough up a little more for bc's they are better.

DarrenDriven · 06-27-2012, 02:03 AM

I have a set of these D2s on the way from the factory... should be here in about a week. I wanted to try them out before I mounted my KWs on the car. I just want a better stance without a totally screwed ride, and if the D2 can deliver that then I don't want to spend double on the KWs. I will do a full writeup once the coils show up.

By the way, the seller on eBay does NOT have those coilovers in stock and when I talked to them about buying, they told me that it would be weeks, possibly, before the were even shipped to them. I HATE when eBay sellers create auctions for items they don't have and it is against eBay policy. Grrrr.

jet86 · 06-27-2012, 03:25 AM

only car i have ever seen these on had one of them lose all its oil in the first track day.

F3dzo · 06-27-2012, 03:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jet86

only car i have ever seen these on had one of them lose all its oil in the first track day.

See why it's important to share information about products on this forum...

Lmfao crap products beware...

yuli8466 · 06-27-2012, 03:50 AM

D2 coilovers may be worse than stock ones.

I just guess, because I have used D2 before, and didn't feel good.

06-26-2012, 11:16 AM	#3
Matt Andrews Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: race cars Location: Newport Beach, CA Posts: 253 Thanks: 31 Thanked 150 Times in 68 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Not looking to bash someone's product, but you did ask for opinions. expect damping "lines", not damping "curves" if you ever put them on a shock dyno. Expect springs of irregular resistances levels, and expect each shock to dyno a little differently. And "adjustment knobs" that don't really do anything. I suspect they took a generic damper from another chassis and put it into a jig for the FRS. (bad as it wasn't designed with the motion ratios or weight of the FR-S) valving is likely not specific for this car, and is cheap valving anyway. If you are looking for improved performance don't buy these. If you are looking to be able to lower your car, then these are an ok option i guess. If you want to be lower with some performance increase on a budget, maybe put some lowering springs on the stock dampers. The stock dampers are actually pretty good, and you'll save money. Matt __________________ 11/19/12 - Just back from Redline TimeAttack's demo event. Video and write up in link below. http://fecompetition.wordpress.com/ https://www.facebook.com/FECompetition

06-26-2012, 12:34 PM	#4
empower-auto Kouki-Monster Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Saskatoon, SK Posts: 1,137 Thanks: 11 Thanked 562 Times in 261 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Generic slap-on suspension. Fine if you have a street car and just want to lower it. __________________ Rich Anderson EMPOWER AUTO

06-26-2012, 12:39 PM	#6
empower-auto Kouki-Monster Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Saskatoon, SK Posts: 1,137 Thanks: 11 Thanked 562 Times in 261 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Waiting for HSD to have an application for the FR-S. They routinely impress me. __________________ Rich Anderson EMPOWER AUTO

06-26-2012, 09:16 PM	#7
track_warrior Track Junkie Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: Faster than the Stig! Location: TX Posts: 1,338 Thanks: 530 Thanked 770 Times in 363 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Saw the front strut mounts break on an evo 9 under normal driving i say they are caca! Cough up a little more for bc's they are better. __________________ Compensating a heavy car with horsepower is like giving an alcoholic cocaine to sober him up...

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06-26-2012, 03:33 AM	#2
jamal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: Legacy GT Location: compton Posts: 534 Thanks: 9 Thanked 365 Times in 204 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	garbage.

06-26-2012, 12:36 PM	#5
vividracing Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Gilbert, Arizona Posts: 2,593 Thanks: 491 Thanked 1,065 Times in 617 Posts Mentioned: 49 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	I've ran these shocks on a dyno, and they're pretty good for the money. Don't expect Bilstein performance, but for that price they're not bad. Digressive curves, damper adjustment knobs actually do something, and each damper was within 5% of each other which is pretty much the industry standard for mass produced shocks afaik. I haven't ran the FR-S shocks on a dyno, but I've ran several other D2 shocks on a Roehrig 2VS. <5ips looked good; >5ips was decent. These shocks have done well at the national time attack level. I wouldn't put them on my FR-S, but if we were talking about a 20 yr old 240SX or Civic that's got stock suspension, sure. The bushings, damper internals, and springs are all still in great shape on your car. KW would be a great choice, if you can afford them. If not, then D2, BC Racing, or Megan racing would be fine. Fortune Auto would be my choice in the $1000 range though.

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yuli8466 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: MX5 Location: China Posts: 72 Thanks: 5 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	D2 coilovers may be worse than stock ones. I just guess, because I have used D2 before, and didn't feel good.

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