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Old Jun 17, 2003 | 03:31 AM
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I'd buy Tein coilovers just to put a Dampichi plushie in my car.
Old Jun 17, 2003 | 08:05 AM
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Originally posted by dahveed
How come this off-road coilover setup uses stock-style springs, and not the smaller springs seen on many coilover kits?

What springs are you going to run?

Are these considered inverted struts?

Are they lightweight?

Is it a twin-tube design?

What is the piston diameter?

This kit looks very intriguing if it truly works well on-road and off...until now, I haven't been excited by any other coilovers on the market.
The springs, I am not so sure why they use the stock type, I would assume that they have some properties that are more suited to this type of aplication.. According to the manual there are 3 different spring sets you can get:

4.2kg front/3.2kg rear
4.5kg front/3.5kg rear (default set)
4.8kg front/3.8kg rear

These are not inverted struts. twin-tube

they are not what I would call light weight. they are however not realy any heaver than stock. they were made to be strong and have reinforcement in the mounting area.

Did you take a look at the link I posted to the article above? Its quite interesting and the guy make comments about when he ran this set up on a Track
Old Jun 17, 2003 | 08:53 AM
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Thank you for the info.

I did indeed read the speedoptions article, which is why I now want these!
Old Jun 17, 2003 | 10:30 AM
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i'm quite interested to hear about how these do on the street when you get them installed. the speedoptions.com article dealt mostly with gravel backroads and the SoW, and didn't mention much about the street. i'd imagine that if you could alter the settings to accomodate both fast gravel running and track conditions, that there would have to be a good street setting. lets face it, most of us have to drive our cars to and from Auto-x and track days on city streets and highway.
Old Jun 17, 2003 | 10:37 AM
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These are the closest things to Fox shocks!
Old Jun 17, 2003 | 10:40 AM
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Nice Stratos. I have a Tein set-up now as well. I got the WGN's like Razor. I got a great deal and I like them a lot.

Can I get ride sometime in yours?
Old Jun 17, 2003 | 11:00 AM
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Originally posted by dahveed
How come this off-road coilover setup uses stock-style springs, and not the smaller springs seen on many coilover kits?

What springs are you going to run?

Are these considered inverted struts?

Are they lightweight?

Is it a twin-tube design?

What is the piston diameter?

This kit looks very intriguing if it truly works well on-road and off...until now, I haven't been excited by any other coilovers on the market.
Here is the INFO on HG
Old Jun 17, 2003 | 02:34 PM
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Originally posted by OwlBoogie
Nice Stratos. I have a Tein set-up now as well. I got the WGN's like Razor. I got a great deal and I like them a lot.

Can I get ride sometime in yours?
no problem Owl
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