ohlins road and track shock absorbers - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

xwd · 03-06-2013, 08:17 PM

It says in that page above 60NM which I think is around 375lbs/in.

fatoni · 03-06-2013, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by MSTiFK8R

why NON-adjustable? you can tune it the way you like

because adjustability is either very inexpensive or very inconsistent.

Hanakuso · 03-06-2013, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by fatoni

because adjustability is either very inexpensive or very inconsistent.

Adjustability is almost always more expensive.

fatoni · 03-06-2013, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Hanakuso

Adjustability is almost always more expensive.

i know. my point was that there is a reason to want a non adjustable shock based on price point. i dont think i would really trust the consistency of the adjustments from a sub $2000 coilover. a properly built nonadjustable shock is available for the price of an adjustable, low quality shock outsourced to some third party factory in taiwan.

ayau · 03-06-2013, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by fatoni

i know. my point was that there is a reason to want a non adjustable shock based on price point. i dont think i would really trust the consistency of the adjustments from a sub $2000 coilover. a properly built nonadjustable shock is available for the price of an adjustable, low quality shock outsourced to some third party factory in taiwan.

I completely agree. Quality of the damper is much more important than adjustments that don't even "work". Those sub sub 1.5k coilovers with 50 million knobs are marketed to a specific crowd.

bpracer · 03-10-2013, 09:18 AM

Ohlins stuff is first rate, at least for motorcycles. However the single rear shock for my Ducati 848 was about $1200+. I'm sure they're fantastic, just not affordable.

Alabang 86 · 03-13-2013, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by aCab

http://www.gtmotoring.com/

They have the S2000 and M3 kits listed, I'm sure they can get the FRS/BRZ kits too.

I ordered and paid for a set from gtmotoring. supposed to be in stock in a few weeks....

vignesh · 04-04-2013, 10:49 AM

how does the ohlins compare to kw v3. should i save up more and get the ohlins or get the v3. The lifetime warranty on the kw's are very tempting, and wondering why ohlins doesnt offer that.

FT-86 SpeedFactory · 04-04-2013, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by vignesh

how does the ohlins compare to kw v3. should i save up more and get the ohlins or get the v3. The lifetime warranty on the kw's are very tempting, and wondering why ohlins doesnt offer that.

They really are not comparable. The Ohlins are in a different league.

These are in stock now as well.

OrbitalEllipses · 04-04-2013, 11:03 AM

If I hadn't just bought Koni inserts, the baller in me would buy these.

GTM_Challenge · 04-04-2013, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by vignesh

how does the ohlins compare to kw v3. should i save up more and get the ohlins or get the v3. The lifetime warranty on the kw's are very tempting, and wondering why ohlins doesnt offer that.

If you're not in an immediate rush, we will be testing the Ohlins in 6-8 weeks after we have tested the KW Clubsports.

Justin.b · 04-04-2013, 04:48 PM

I have adjustable Ohlins on my Miata and they are absolutely fantastic. I'd say there was a much bigger difference in going from a ~$1000 set of coilovers to the Ohlins than it was going from beat stock dampers and springs to the ~$1000 coilovers.

-Justin

CyberFormula · 04-28-2013, 12:14 AM

Pss9 bilsteins are about 1500$

are they piece of crap?

CyberFormula · 04-30-2013, 02:20 AM

please explain.

Don't understand why they are crap suspension when they can be corner balanced as well as adjusted in their dampening and rebound.

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Justin.b Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 13 Hot Lava, 01 Miata, 09 Outback Location: Boston Posts: 674 Thanks: 42 Thanked 377 Times in 196 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	I have adjustable Ohlins on my Miata and they are absolutely fantastic. I'd say there was a much bigger difference in going from a ~$1000 set of coilovers to the Ohlins than it was going from beat stock dampers and springs to the ~$1000 coilovers. -Justin __________________

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CyberFormula Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Drives: gti, nsx, integra type r,porsche911 Location: garage Posts: 536 Thanks: 1 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Pss9 bilsteins are about 1500$ are they piece of crap? __________________

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CyberFormula Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Drives: gti, nsx, integra type r,porsche911 Location: garage Posts: 536 Thanks: 1 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	please explain. Don't understand why they are crap suspension when they can be corner balanced as well as adjusted in their dampening and rebound. __________________

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