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What suspension add-ons do you have and / or considering now you've got miles on the coil overs? Your experiences transitioning from road to track are exactly what I hope to achieve.
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I had Whiteline sway bars, but am selling them (never installed but purchased used). I will swap out the endlinks but that is it. As for number of miles: over 5500 so far over 2 months, mileage includes 2 track days and 2 road trips of over 500 miles. Will be making another road trip up to SF (and back) this weekend. -alex |
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My previous cars all had various forms of suspension work done, some extensively, but all of them were used cars that needed work to be done. I don't mod for the sake of modding, but with each change I'd like to get as much out of the mod before moving on to the next one. Sway bars are a great example: sure I'd like the car to be snappy and sharp when I make steering changes, but is it suitable for what I need and my driving style? To each their own, but I have often found that too many people mod and don't know what they are modding. A lot of threads that are full of "what suspension setting should I run with these parts?" ends up into that category, because they didn't plan it out better and are stuck with parts they don't fully understand. -alex |
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Hi Guys,
I just wanted to drop a note. We (Essex Parts Services) are now selling these Ohlins suspension setups. Retail price is $3,115 for everything. Product Data Sheet Install Guide We recently absorbed our sister company in Indianapolis (MSI), and now have a former Ohlins employee on staff (Joey Petree). He knows the Ohlins product inside and out, as he does rebuilds for many pro race teams that we work with including IRL, etc. We now have a shock dyno and can do full rebuilds, re-valves, etc. Also, we're within about 2 hours of the Ohlins factory, so it's quick for us to get anything we need from them. Keep us in mind if you're considering this system. We can add it to your AP Racing big brake kit order! I'll getting these products up on our site in the near future, but feel free to call if interested. Thanks.
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I'm interested in Ohlins coilover for my car too but I'm quite confuse on which to get.
Can please explain to me what is the pro and con in performance between Japan Ohlins vs US Ohlins ? I understand the Japan Ohlins spring rate is 9/7 and US Olin's spring rate 6/6 |
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If that is true, why don't Japan Ohlins use equal spring rate like 9/9 or 7/7 ? I'm sure there is a reason for that different front and rear spring rate right ? Which spring rate is more for drifting or tracking ? From what I understand Japan always keep the best for themselves. |
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Japanese enthusiasts are, on average, a bit more knowledgable about cars than the average US enthusiast. It is something trained from day 1 of driving, as their driving tests are much more stringent than what we have over here. Plus, there's a lot more suspension kits catering towards drifting, whereas the setups here in the US are often with the feedback of customer and shops that have customer data to back up data. Case in point: tons of US coilovers for the ZN6/ZC6 are "square" all-around. alex |
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Does that mean that Japan Ohlins (9kg/7kg) is better ? |
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I have no idea... but FWIW, my US-spec 6kg/6kg works perfectly fine and I wouldn't trade this setup for any stiffer setup.
In the end, just depends on what you want to do. If you want to have the car lower and also prevent bottoming out, go stiffer and valve the shocks accordingly. -alex |
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