Cusco Parts

[TuxedoCartman]

Wow... lot of hatred coming from a couple of members who don't even seem to drive an Z?6 car.

Personally, I've got the front strut-tower brace w/ BCS, and a full set of PowerBraces on my FR-S. Yes, they really changed the character of the car (for the better), and yes they are quality pieces. I can't speak to the quality of their coilovers, as I've never owned any of theirs. But the quality of the parts I have used of theirs *is* top notch.

[shinjiro n]

Cusco coilovers are very good pieces. Their dampers are, with a few exceptions, application specific (not just the same shock with a million levels of adjustment used on every kit) and the rango of adjustment is usually very good. Build quality is also very good and their damper internals are sourced from Showa. MSRP prices tend to be on the high side, but if you look around enough you can still get really good deals on their stuff as they offer great pricing structures to dealers.

[samsam5886]

Originally Posted by iLuveKetchup

ah I see... I guess the whiteline camber kit isn't enough? sorry but looking at the Cusco parts you put in (strut bars), it looks like you're doing it for looks.

The front strut bar should actually help since the FR-S uses front strut suspension. But this is just my speculation.

[TuxedoCartman]

Originally Posted by samsam5886

The front strut bar should actually help since the FR-S uses front strut suspension. But this is just my speculation.

The front strut-bar does help. Dismissing it as just a "show piece" is troll guy being a troll.

[track_warrior]

Originally Posted by iLuveKetchup

ah I see... I guess the whiteline camber kit isn't enough? sorry but looking at the Cusco parts you put in (strut bars), it looks like you're doing it for looks.

You would be wrong again man, when i got my camber arms the whiteline kit was not available. The cusco arms not only add rear camber adjustment but they stiffen up the rear suspension a bit, since i like my cars to have a tendency to lightly oversteer you would imagine how important this would be. If you look at the difference between the cusco and the stock one you can see the metal in the cusco is thicker and the walls are connected therefore eliminating unnecessary flex plus the bushings are stiffer its a heavier piece so those interested in loosing weight these are not for you.

As far as the strut bars, i added them after going on my second track day and watching my dash grill popping out during cornering. I dont know if they helped or not but my speaker dash has not popped again at the track after adding these. If you go into my build thread i comment somewhere on that issue. For those of you who wonder how much flex the car has do a little test, put your index finger between the door and dash and take a corner carefully you will se how it bites your finger meaning there is flex.