works d'stage dampers

[the240sxer95]

so who's planing on getting these?

[West]

Got any info? Ive havent seen anything on em...

[the240sxer95]

nah i dont know much of them all i know is what i was told by them :) which i belive is..

spring rates are 9kgm (F) and 7kgm (R), 30way adjustable (compression/rebound), pillow ball upper mounts, separate height and preload adjustment, they are rebuildable and have stuff on hand umm the coils were designed with drifting/road racing in mind and i asked if they were to compare them to something what would it be? they said keioffice XR's and price seems good to

umm and the GB was delayed to till umm tomorrow? iuno..

[silviaguy]

I am willing to get them...I need to sell my Teins HA's that have only 700miles on them..anyone want them?

[S13FREEAAK]

i might be in for a set if they come out soon.

[OptionZero]

what color!

[Grip Gambler]

Im looking foward to seeing what they can do ;)

[Ryan of Velocity]

Thanks for the interest guys. Everything is pretty hectic bringing out the new product line. The first run was finished but the spring rates were off so we had to send them back because we're uncompromisable when it comes to the 9kg (F) and 7kg (R) rates. That set us back to a three week wait for the springs to be re-run and all the disassembly and reassembly with the new springs. Due to money constraints we could only run twenty sets to start off to see how they sell.

Honestly I've been inundated with requests so this week I'm going to go ahead and start a GB for them after I finish up all the promotional hooohah.

[Steeles]

cool deal thanks for the update Ryan! I swear ya'll are having fits with ish being to your specs. gives me good feelings that we'll be getting quality products. whats up with the new manufacturer doing the sways?

[the240sxer95]

YAy!! hurry and sell!

[808Supra]

i picked up a set...

ryan, i got your email. call me foo!

[Sway500]

I think I will be in on a set also.

[Sway500]

I think I will be in on a set also.

[JRTurbo909]

Sways! Sways!!

[Dousan_PG]

id like a set ryan, but im poor! :(

[Steeles]

Dousan cant affford car [email protected]?!?!? holy fawk! lol I'll take his set in an S14 setup though ;)

[crioten]

got any pictures of them?

[OptionZero]

pix! or at least color!=P

[Dousan_PG]

probably purple i bet..like the sways..but im just guessing

[Maeda]

I need a set. I got 6 inches of wheel gap, and a suspension that'll put me off a cliff sooner rather then later.

[nurspecsil]

I am interested too. I have been waiting to hear some more news on them!

[DRFT]

not to be rude or anything, but what will the estimated price range be?

[the240sxer95]

dont quote me on this, but just to give you an idea.. its 850 if 10 people by and like 800? or something if 20 people buy.. that should give you an idea of cost

[808Supra]

dont quote me on this, but just to give you an idea.. its 850 if 10 people by and like 800? or something if 20 people buy.. that should give you an idea of cost

wtf...

ryan, call me man....

[the240sxer95]

did i say something wrong? was that totally off or something?

[KiDyNomiTe]

This is going to be interesting.

[Steeles]

didn't he say dont quote him? and what does someone do? quote him. people are so impatient, sheesh

[wanganwonder]

i want some reeeeeal bad. Apex WS suck balls. time to bust out the old parent-loan-begging stick. anybody want to buy a drumset?

[the240sxer95]

the GB is late i wanna see pix and more info!

[russian]

i want i want! sway tooo. damn wheres the money when you need it. yes pics plz! :naughty:

[Ryan of Velocity]

wtf...

ryan, call me man....

Ringed you up yesterday but got your voicemail, I'll give you another call tonight.


Essentially the GB price is going to be VERY close to our cost. I'm not one of those people looking to get instantly rich or anything of that sort. I love the idea of being able to be part of the burgeoning (spelling?) drift scene as a company and being able to aid drivers by providing good parts at a good price. I would like D'Stage to grow and be able to attend the majority of shows and be able to support and sponsor drivers. Every ounce of profit is going to go directly back into the D'Stage lineup as well as setting up our drivers with as many parts as we can afford to give to them.

Unlike big names like JIC, Tein, and A'PEXi we can't afford to order hundreds of sets of coilovers to be run to keep the cost low and then mark them up like crazy. Our cost at this point in comparison is extremely high but to keep our "ideals" in line we aren't going to mark them up like crazy. The projected retail cost is going to be under a thousand dollars which means our profit margin is slim. We hope though by aiding drivers in being able to pick up quality parts at a more reasonable price that we will gain loyalty and in the end it works out for everyone and allows us to continue to develop parts.

It's been really hectic for me with the whole going deaf thing, lol. So I've been a little backed up and the GB keeps getting delayed but it will start ASAP since I'm pretty confident that all the sets we had run will be taken off our hands immediately. I'm honestly surprised and grateful for the support and interest we've gotten in D'Stage from members of Zilvia and especially Pink Godzira and Matty McQuain!

Although the coilovers have been our biggest investment we also have a number of other parts on the way as well including:

Tie Rods
Tension Rods
Full Ti Exhaust
Bushing kits
Radiators
FMIC kits
Full Carbon Bucket seats
Clutch kits
Chromoly flywheels
and of course the sway bars (long story but they are nearing the production stage. lol)

[KiDyNomiTe]

Nice to hear, mmm full carbon bucket seats :). Good luck :D

[jonnnny23]

Very interested

Jon

[TurK]

Coool....i just purchased my 240sx..and i was looking for some good suspension setup....go w/ this one over other brands like JIC and teins etc...?

[OptionZero]

I'm pretty sure this ryan guy knows what he's doing, if you know what i mean =P

[the240sxer95]

can you update us on the SPECS of the dampers?? and of course pictures if you got them?

[KiDyNomiTe]

can you update us on the SPECS of the dampers?? and of course pictures if you got them?
patience, he said he'd post it all when he posts the group buy thread.

[the240sxer95]

oops! haha i guess i missed it :) i just skimed through the last few couple of most :)

[Hawd]

Will they be available in lower spring rates. Right now I'm looking to get the tein flex model with eith 5/4 or 6/5 spring rates aka bitch rates. Setting my next s14 up more for grip/daily driven street whore than drift.

[Ryan of Velocity]

They are going to be available in 7kg (f) and 5kg (r) as well but our first run did not include those rates. After the GB starts if you want you can jump in at the GB price and I can get a few sets of the lower rate springs run and go ahead and disassemble a set and install the springs for you if those rates sound good.

Oh and the "official" name of the coilovers are D'Stage Prodigy S4. The lower rate kit will be called Prodigy S3.

[the240sxer95]

neato :) ill be ordering the D'stage prodigy s4(9/7?).. now i can call them by there name :)

[nocomedown]

you guys could not have a better location. im moving to west lafayette later this year :)
im definitely gonna have to come pay you guys a visit once the university lets me take my car up there

[808Supra]

Matty Mcquain?? Who the ballz is that? What a dork!

haha jp Matt!

wait... im Matt... :stupid:

Sorry I missed your call bro, I had my phone on silent and didnt get the call till 1hr later. Call me again tonight or when you get the chance. Thanks man.

[silviaguy]

Ryan, remember me when all this happens!!!

[wanganwonder]

damn you guys (works) kick ass. that's a killer parts lineup. round it out with some multi-link and lca's and you'll own all. i wish you good luck w/all of this. Finally a US company that knows what's up. i'll be contributing with my purchases as soon as i can.

[KiDyNomiTe]

and lca's
ya LCAs, I need some like now, if you guys are going to be making them, let me know, I'll wait :)

[Dousan_PG]

ryan, i fucking hate you.
you make me so poor.
damn, i got a new stuff to add to my list of 'stuff to buy' and 'stuff for sr'. dammit. :(
i will forever be poor and sad. but at least the car will be pimp.

[SilviaDriver]

the longer u wait for this GB the better for ME!! haha the money in my wallet is the only money i have left and thats less than 50 bucks!

but i shall get el pay-o in a month-o or so-o

EDIT: i would also like to see ur like up of "aerograce" any s15 bumpers? im decked out with a URAS kit and was planning on getting more URAS stuff [ie exhaust etc etc]...mayb ill change my direction and go AeroGrace?

[Steeles]

haha yeah the GodziRa's would like to thank you for making us all BROKE hahaha. I'll be looking for my S4's!

[wanganwonder]

dousan, you got an sr? Screw you! who will represent for stock KA's?! i guess i'll have to step up . . .

[Var]

I 'm not being an asshole just curious. You guys are willing to be tests rats for a coilover that nobody has used before? what if some shit goes wrong with them. how long is the warranty? who makes the shocks? for under 1000 bucks are they going to be on par with tein or apexi in quality? companies that have been around for years and have been through a lot of trial and error

[Dousan_PG]

i dont have SR yet (remembe,r im poor)
but i will by mid year. s14 sr of course. if all goes well
KA was fun for 2+ years. it not like i put in SR first.learned KA..beat KA..love the KA

[the240sxer95]

how come the s14 sr over the s13sr?

[SilviaDriver]

cuz s14 SR is the shizzz!!

[Dousan_PG]

werd
ever driven one? ever drifted one?

case closed.

[RanciD]

The power comes on smooth but I don't think it's worth it and the tiny added horsepower for having to deal with the variable valve timing tuning it later on.

[Dousan_PG]

why? most people wont make enough power to even be concerned with it.

until you drift and drive one, yo uwont understand
you try it yet RanciD or just read posts about it?

[SimpleS14]

Damn...some of you guys are impatient. I will most likely but these coilovers once my current setup blows on me. I've heard about the sways also...and will be interested in the future...after reading some feedback and comparing prices.

[the240sxer95]

yeah i am impatient :)

[KiDyNomiTe]

I 'm not being an asshole just curious. You guys are willing to be tests rats for a coilover that nobody has used before? what if some shit goes wrong with them. how long is the warranty? who makes the shocks? for under 1000 bucks are they going to be on par with tein or apexi in quality? companies that have been around for years and have been through a lot of trial and error

Well to my best knowledge there are some with the coilovers. I guess there would be no point in posting thier reviews if he can't sell them just yet, or else he will be ambushed with questions when he could just do it all in one thread and keep it organized.

There were like 50 people maybe more maybe less, that jumped on the D2 coilover thing, and there were bad reviews about those coilovers, turned out good from what I hear from Aceinhole on here, and a few other people.

So far it is sounding good, no point in sitting around and cushioning yourself. Someone has to be the test dummy I guess, and there will be 20 of us first time around.

[Var]

okay. so you accept the test rat position. that's cool. If you trust works and i guess we have no real reason to doubt them. Someone who has driven with some high end coilovers should write a review about them sometime in the future, i'm sure you will anyways.

[battlestylespl]

hey ryan...call chuck fool....i need to know about that stuffs

[the240sxer95]

any word when the GB is gonna start? or when they are going to be released? (dampers)

[808Supra]

ryan.... you to busy to call a brotha??

both your #s i have dont work...

call me man...

[the240sxer95]

any update on the dampers or sways?

[S13FREEAAK]

Bumping it so Ryan will see it.

[dogfight S13]

definitely definitel interested

[the240sxer95]

i am about to jump on the K style dampers..

[S13FREEAAK]

Ryan, one more question what would the ride quality be on the coilovers be. How would they compare to HE's or something along that line.