The one you've been waiting for: Kazama GB!!

[1fasts13]

yes the buy is finally underway!! i know i know, took me long enough right? :D

Click here for a quick overview/info on how to join (http://www.jdmspecperf.com/specials/kazama.html)

basically this is what we are looking at:

Pillow tension rod
http://www.jdmspecperf.com/products/kazama/pillowrod.jpg
retail - $219
GB (10+) - $169

Super tie rod end
http://www.jdmspecperf.com/products/kazama/tierod.jpg
retail - $189
GB (10+) - $149

Rear upper arm series
http://www.jdmspecperf.com/products/kazama/s13rearuparm.jpg
http://www.jdmspecperf.com/products/kazama/s13toerocker.jpg
please check the site cuz i'm too lazy to type that stuff out!!

already have a few guys in for both the pillow tension rod and the tie rod end, so i figure this buy should fill out quite fast!!

once i get the 10+ necessary for each category, i will start collecting payment info then. for now i am taking contact info etc so if you wish to join, please email me at: [email protected] and mention kazama GB in the title. please include your zilvia username, year/model of your car and the part you are interested in.

also its likely that i will extend the buy a lil longer than the date set on there now; when i set it up i just put down any arbitrary date so just kinda ignore it :D

happy shopping!!

[95Blue240sx]

w00t im #1 i just want the Pillow tension rod. i sent an email saying i want in. so yeah im in. thanks!

[Dousan_PG]

yo leo.
u know im down for the tierod endlinks already


people: get 10 on for that one so i can get it cheap. :D ;)


glad to see the gb is up and running. sweetness.

[Steeles]

eight more Dousan Im in for the endlinks and the rear arms (both sets) :D all for an S14!

Leo, the deposit that needs to be sent, should it be based off total order at the 10+ price or the 1-9?

[West]

Count me in for the Tie Rod Ends for s13.

Quick question, I know I should get some bumpsteer with the tie rods, but did anyone else notice a big increase in bumpsteer with the Cusco Tension Rod Bar? I know i need an alignment real bad, but that bar is giving me ridiculous amounts of bumpsteer. Thanks!

[sykikchimp]

Are those the Rear toe control rods, or the rear traction bars?

A ful set of rear bars would include:
Rear upper arm, Rear Toe control rod, and rear traction rod. Which is that?

[Dousan_PG]

its the rear traction arm
the one that is furthest back.

[Bbandit]

im in for the T/C rods!

[b-s14]

are nismo tension rods any good..? if not... i guess i'll go with the kazaamaaa

[Dousan_PG]

get this. nismo is oem upgrades. this is racing spec type stuff.

[b-s14]

btw, what is the difference between

pillow tension rods
super tie rod end

and the rear upper arm series...

[Dousan_PG]

tc rods go from chassis to Frotn lower control arm
tie rod ends go to end of tie rods
rear upper arms are rear for camber ajusting
rear toe links adjust rear toe


please do research before buying. these things HEAVILY affect your car's performance.
post in the chat forum under "kazama parts" if you have qs. try to keep this group buy CLEAN: as in: post if you want to be on list. less crap to sort thru. check that kazama thread i started if you want more info on these parts. i started it for a reason. most guys dont know where this stuff goes.

[b-s14]

thanks dousan..

[KyoLo]

I'm in for both pillow tension rod and super tie rod endlinks.
And you've got mail.

[FRpilot]

is it me or does jdmspec's site not work anymore? i was trying to get on it yesterday after someone posted that they made a list of buyers but it wasn't working. i figured there were too many ppl tryin to get on at the time.. so i waited till this morning and today its not even loading at all.. its redirecting me to some xupiter page.

[b-s14]

yeah last night it wasn't working. but now it seems to be functioning normally. i think it has some time set on it.

[1fasts13]

alright it works!!!

ok just so u guys know i added the following also to the buy:

Subframe collar/spacer set
http://www.jdmspecperf.com/products/kazama/collar.jpg

Tension rod bar
http://www.jdmspecperf.com/products/kazama/tensionbar.jpg

thanks :)

[adey]

Not that it isn't a good price already, but is there a possibility of the prices going down even further if we get more people on? It looks like the TC rods are pretty popular.

:) It'd serve as pretty good inscentive, I think.

[1fasts13]

adey, i wish i can but the discounts were already based on the deepest they were willing to offer me if i were to pick up 10+ of each item. i was already surprised they even gave me any sort of discount!! :D

[samiam]

Hey 1fasts13, I sent you an email a while back thru the other website to get on w/ the kazama parts???? Let me know the next step or when you need the money or if I'm in on the group buy. - [email protected]

[elgorey]

just to confirm, the $169 for the tension control rod is for both, not $169 each, correct?

one more thing, what are the shipping estimates?

[1fasts13]

a GB email has been sent to everyone.

yes price is 169 for a pair not each :p

shipping should be around 15-20 bux depending on location.

[adey]

I'm curious specifically for shipping to CA. Maybe you could ship dousan and my (hypothetical) stuff together to save on shipping costs? Where are you shipping out of?

[1fasts13]

shipping wont be a whole lot because everything will clear customs in SF so shipping from there to LA should only be a few bux.....and actually aaron decided to go with something else instead of kazama :gulp:

[adey]

oops! awww, sorry about that little mix-up. :)
I was originally v. interested in this buy, but having just blown my radiator (needs replacing. :() I don't know if I'll have the funds.
Is this GB still ending on the 11th?

[adey]

Hey 1fastS13 - I emailed you (at the address specified on the website that you linked us to in your first post) but haven't heard back yet. Let us know what's up! I am ready to buy!
-AD

[Tucker]

I emailed the contact listed in the JDM Spec Performance website, but no reply yet either. Do I need to contact somebody else or something?

[Dousan_PG]

pm him
i talk with him almost everyday hahaha..he's cool as hell

[adey]

Maybe you could get him to respond to this thing and to get it going then!! :D I'm kidding. I'll shoot him a PM. :thumbs up:

[Kid Zelda]

I also sent an email a few days ago.
1fasts13, send me a pm, thanks

[anotheraznguy]

he is out of town till tues..

[Beef]

Now that I can actually post again... ??

I'm in and have paid in full for the super tie rod ends. :)

[1fasts13]

hey guys,

sorry been out of town for a lil bit, had a "driving school" to attend :D

ok current status of GB:

we have over 10+ for EVERYTHING except the arm series and the tension rod bars. we are however VERY CLOSE to 10+ for the arm series (currently 8) if i can get one more person in i will cover the 10th one so that will be under the 10+ pricing :)

for those guys that are only getting one piece, not set, of the arm series your pricing will be at the 1-9 because only one or two are not getting the complete set.

again all deposits/payments are now being accepted so get them in!! i will continue to keep this buy open to new guys for at least 1 or 2 more weeks. in the meantime sometime next week i will start ordering up all the stuffs and get the shipments going.

i'll update the page later to show who has paid/in etc.

thanks

[adey]

do we have an ETA for the parts to our doors? ... if you start ordering next week... let's see, maybe we can expect them near the end of may?

Anyway if you can get them to us (or me, at least) asap, that'd be great. I will be out of the country from the end of may/beginning of June, and would really like to get it in before then!
Thanks!

[Maeda]

i think i might be in on some pillowball tension rods...

[1fasts13]

adey - right now yes i am looking at end of may delivery or so. that should be reasonable enough.

we got about half the people who has responded with the payments etc so the rest of you hurry up and get them in :D

[GotDriftS14]

i sent you an email a few days back, but my internet connection has been down for a while so i have been unable to post. im in for the S14 tension rods. will attempt to pay tonight (as long as my POS credit card gets accepted)!

[kandyflip445]

I just wanted to know if this GB will be goin on for about 2 more weeks...If it is then I'd like some pillow tension rods. PM me or post some info. I should have my s13 by this tues. if everything goes well.:D

[autobahNESSA]

when is this going to end?

Im hoping to save the funds for the endlinks, since mine are leaking at the seals.

[1fasts13]

all orders are already wrapped up!!

although if you ask nicely maybe i'll let u take one of the pieces that i order as stock ;)

[adey]

Nice! so we can expect these relatively soon? ... :p maybe by DD5? (may 24) ... I'd loooove to get the tc rods in by then! :) Thanks for getting this together, leo!

[mixedwell]

man im not sure if i even need those things.. but count me in anyways. ahahah what the hell? im not even a bad ass drifter. ok kids... if i buy these things i better start looking like koguchi.. ahah jk! but count me in. (should i grow out my hair and bleach it?) holla


mixedwell ;)

[sspikey]

Originally posted by 1fasts13
all orders are already wrapped up!!

although if you ask nicely maybe i'll let u take one of the pieces that i order as stock ;)


just found the GB :( please check your emails.

[adey]

:o so... I guess we won't be able to get these by the 23rd, will we.... ? Oh well! Let us know how things are coming! :thumbsup:

[s14_silvia2003]

I 'd like to get in on the GB on Kazaama Tc rods and complete rear arm set for S14 zenki ...thanx..my email is [email protected] to confirm...rk

[anotheraznguy]

where in the world has he gone..
i tried emailing him..
and its been weeks since i last heard from him..
anyone else?

[Dousan_PG]

i emailed him and chit chatted back and forth yesterday
probably super busy. i'll try and contact him see what's up.

[1fasts13]

who has tried emailing me?? :p

oh btw i'm only posting cuz aaron told me to do so :D hahaha jk.....

no seriously, there is nothing to update right now, because we are still waiting on kazama to deliver parts to us. they told me because of the large volume of order it will take them a few weeks to get them all together....i guess they didnt think i was serious when i told them i would be ordering alot of chit :D

but rest assured, when i find out when they are delivering and when it goes on the boat u guys will be the first to know!!

leo
www.jdmspecperf.com

[Steeles]

good that gives me plenty of time to save up the money for the other half of this chit :D lol

[pchio]

is the GB ended yet?? I need a pair of tension rods.

If anyone bought a pair of kazama tension rods for s14 from the group buy and now you want to sell it, please let me know, i will get it off you.

Or, if anyone have ONE battleversion tension rod s13/s14 or just the rod end and want to sell it, let me know too.

Thanks,
Pat

[anotheraznguy]

sweet...
just wanted to make sure u werent leaving us high and dry
=)

[sleek240]

is there any news yet on the parts if they are here or not... just wanted to know....

lkater

Carlos

[Dousan_PG]

Originally posted by sleek240
is there any news yet on the parts if they are here or not... just wanted to know....

lkater

Carlos


you people cant read on 05-13-2003 02:00 PM

no seriously, there is nothing to update right now, because we are still waiting on kazama to deliver parts to us. they told me because of the large volume of order it will take them a few weeks to get them all together....i guess they didnt think i was serious when i told them i would be ordering alot of chit

few weeks to GET THEM ALL TOGETHER (meaning Kazama in japan) then add shipping time from Japan to leo, for leo to get it organized and send it to you...

leo wont flake or jump ship, have patience.

[1fasts13]

just got werd that the kazama stuff is all in and COULD BE ready to head to the container as early as next week :D

so far so good for end of july delivery :)

[Steeles]

sweet! hey is it too late to grab a set of TC rods? hehe someones gonna buy my monkey magics so I can get a matching Kazama set :)

[drift into a curb]

end of July? wow, I thought end of June at the latest. I'm not complaining though, its a great GB, thanks for the update!

[adey]

Good to hear that the stuff's coming together! I'm looking forward to receiving the package, even though I won't be stateside when it arrives. :( I'm flying out to Hong Kong for an internship in early July. Maybe they could ship one package there instead? ;) Kidding.
Anyway I wanted to say thanks again, Leo!! If you have any spare sets of RUCA and toe control rods, I might be interested in 'em. But we can discuss that later when I have some money. :D

Thanks again!!

[95Blue240sx]

yeah im also interested in getting a set of RUCA if you got an extra set around. but as adey said gotta see what the wallet says =P

[oberkill]

Well I am going to end up selling mine. I cant wait to the end of July so I am going to buy a different set. So if anyone is interested in a set of the S13 TC rods let me know!

Alan

[Night Slide Josh]

hey alan. i might be interested in your set of tc rods..
my other name is anotheraznguy and i already bought the bushings and the tie rod end..
how much are the tc rods?

[1fasts13]

sorry for the confusion!! i must not have been thinking, but i meant to say END OF JUNE delivery time frame!!

anyone that needs to adjust/add stuff to order, or if one of you is arranging to transfer your order to someone else like obermill below please email me at: [email protected]

i will update this again when i get a firm arrival date into the US

[drift into a curb]

Thanks for clearing that up. Did you ever get 10 buyers for the rear arms set?

[oberkill]

Cool!! The end of June is OK. I have to have my car done by the middle of July so that will work fine. Can you please let us know if there is any delay so I can go to a back up plan?

Thanks!!
Alan

Night Slide Josh - If they get here by the end of June then I wont be selling them but if not they will be up for sale. LOL

[BadMoJo]

w3rd

I was thinkin "..hrmm july eh, thats a long wait... but i guess thats fine.." :D

So now I am extra stoked!:boink:

You rock Leo!

[spec-d]

Are you going to have another group buys soon?
I just bought an S13 and I think this(T/C)
is a common problem. Pls let me know.
TIA

[bri96se]

Does anyone know if kazama makes tie rods? I tried to search their website but did not find any.

[Steeles]

Originally posted by bri96se
Does anyone know if kazama makes tie rods? I tried to search their website but did not find any.

hmm then i'm gonna have to say no... they do make super tie rod ends. :) tein makes tie rods beefy ones cheap too. Dousan tested Pink Godzira approved

[Wiisass]

Originally posted by Steeles
hmm then i'm gonna have to say no... they do make super tie rod ends. :) tein makes tie rods beefy ones cheap too. Dousan tested Pink Godzira approved

Isn't there an issue with pairing Kazama tie rod ends with the tein tie rods? Isn't it you need S14 tie rod ends with the tein tie rods because the S13 tie rod end has too small of a hole for the beefier tie rod. I think that's right.

Tim

[Dousan_PG]

Originally posted by Wiisass
Isn't there an issue with pairing Kazama tie rod ends with the tein tie rods? Isn't it you need S14 tie rod ends with the tein tie rods because the S13 tie rod end has too small of a hole for the beefier tie rod. I think that's right.

Tim

s13/s14 tien hard tie rods + s14 tie rod ends


simple as that.

[kuroi s14]

Yeah can't beat Tein tie rod set in price. I just picked mine up last week. Now just need to find time to get them installed. Looking foward to receiving my kazama rear upper arms.

[bri96se]

Do we have an update on when this stuff is going to be shipped yet?:D

[oberkill]

Is there any update on when these will be delivered? Its a couple of days into July!! I will send a e-mail as well just in case the board is not getting read.

Thanks!
Alan

[bri96se]

I already tried sending an email yesterday and haven't got no response yet. I think that I have been pretty patient with this so far. At least some sort of update would be helpfull.:D

[theronin]

anything?:coolugh:

[oberkill]

I didnt hear anything but it is a holiday weekend. We may not hear anything until next week.

Alan

[Dousan_PG]

why dont you stop worrying and pick up the phone and ask to speak to leo?? its on their website...


10148 Clow Creek Dr.
Unit A
Plainfield, IL 60544
Phone : (630) 890 -6341
Fax : (630) 563-0343

[theronin]

not worrying... just getting excited... haven't put anything on Isabelle in a while.. she feels neglected!:boink:

[oberkill]

dousan36 - Whats with your attitude man? You need to get some anger management....

I am sure Leo will update up soon, but it is a holiday so we may have to wait until next week. I doubt Leo wants everyone who is on the GB to call and check on the status anyways.... No one is upset or worried, people are just wondering whats up since it is past when Leo thought they would be done. Its already been alot longer than I was originally told and I am just curious as well, so I will need to make other plans if they are delayed for whatever reason.

Alan

[Dousan_PG]

my attitude? i talk with leo quite a bit, cool guy
yeah im sure he'll update soon what the deal is
i just suggested someone to call then they can post what's up. fixes the constant posts "what's the status"

take the easy route. ask directly. leo wont mind, he's good people.

[oberkill]

There was supposed to be a smiley after the attitude sentence but by the time I realized I forgot it I couldnt edit the post anymore! LOL

I will call him tomarrow if there is no update. I am actully out of town today.

Alan

[Dousan_PG]

i just called leo ..haha..might as well.

he asked me to tell you folks:

the container should be in the USA on the 8th of this month (tuesday)

takes about a week to clear customs. he hopes to have everything on/around the 15th and ship it to you all.



he hasnt posted/replied emails because his internet it down at the moment

[Steeles]

hahah well guess I'll hold off on that alignment a little longer :) thanks for calling Dousan. mmm suspension stuff :) and just in time for convention too :D

[richardxfeng]

thanks,dousan.how is your car going?you fix the damage?

[Dousan_PG]

im lazy
right now im rocking stock s14 SE wheels w/ -4 degrees rear camber and its ****ING ME OFF! im so embarrassed...sigh..neeeeed my spacers back..NYJEE! DAMN YOU!!!!

:(

sigh..i feel relaly embarrassed everytime i look at it
car is under major construction
no didnt fix fender yet, got it but lazy ...

[1fasts13]

thanks aaron for posting update for me; as you can see finally i have internet again :hammer: two words - MOVING SUCKS!!!! :mad:

another few words - SATELITE ACCESS CAN SUCK BIG DONKEY BALLS!!!! god damn no DSL in this backword *** area :mad: x839247934724

dont mind aaron, he's just an "internet thug" :p :D

anyways, on to the joyous news....just to confirm what aaron posted yes the shipment is arriving tue, and should be prepared to ship out sometime middle of next week. when i have time i will send out an offical email to everyone to notify this, but those of you that have not paid in full please make arrangements to do so sometime before middle of next week.

thanks again to everyone for your patience and understanding!!

leo

[s14_silvia2003]

Any other news yet ? Leo . It's Friday and still have n't received confirmation.

[richardxfeng]

i did get the confirmation.

[bri96se]

I talked with Leo yesterday and he told me that if you don't have a remaining balance then your stuff will be shipping out monday.

[95Blue240sx]

hey i payed in full, but i did not get confirmation. :confused:

[dnomyar]

me neither...

[Dousan_PG]

leo is busy
but so you know. the stuff in the US right now getting sorted. my good friend is up there and i spoke w/ leo today. dont worry folks. call them direct or email them to find out your status.

leos good people. no need to worry.

[ƒVƒ‹ƒGƒCƒeƒB]

This is gonna be another busy week installing things :D

[Steeles]

Originally posted by ƒVƒ‹ƒGƒCƒeƒB
This is gonna be another busy week installing things :D

haha I'm with ya there.. new Turbo, Kazama stuff, and AFC, plus ditching the AC for convention and Im off now to figure out why my amps cutting off :( sub stays on but main speaker amp wont.

tlaked with Leo friday. he was busy sorting stuff out I finished paying him and looking forward to my stuff getting here :) thanks again Leo! Good looking out for us

[Steeles]

Originally posted by ƒVƒ‹ƒGƒCƒeƒB
This is gonna be another busy week installing things :D

Im with ya there man Kazama stuff new turbo and SAFC. need to go pick up my Nismo Power Brace so I can put it on and get the car aligned before convention.. wohoo day trip to Atlanta.... mmmm

[1fasts13]

just to confirm what aaron is saying, everyone that paid in full is getting their goodies shipped out on monday. and its coming out of LA so most of you socal/bay area guys should be getting them tue or wed.

i caught an email virus on my computer so ALL of my email history got wiped out :mad: :bash: :hammer: so if you need tracking numbers please email me again or call me on tuesday.

thanks.

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