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11-04-2007, 07:51 PM | #91 | |
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11-04-2007, 07:58 PM | #92 |
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who? which customres?
there was one guy in the reviews that had some problems some people cant put fucking spark plugs in correctly and try to install coilovers 99% of the time its user error get serious. |
11-04-2007, 08:20 PM | #93 |
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Not so much inconclusive, based on the numbers, the valving is horrible.
The thing that I didn't get as first was why people were complaining that they're stiff because with compression damping that low, they shouldn't feel that stiff, they will just have issues with the wheel returning. And I think that's what people are feeling, the wheel will go up with no problem, but it won't come down. People have to be jacking down on these over any sort of bumpy surface. And the large rebound forces combined with the small compression forces, could give a "stiff" feeling. But then again, the way people describe things doesn't always make sense. A lot of people just don't have the experience to describe how things are working accurately. That's why, I wanted to drive a car with these and feel the damping for myself. But I don't get how people don't realize that too stiff isn't good. The suspensioin does need a certain amount of stiffness to keep the wheel in the right place and control camber curves, and bumpsteer curves and all of that suspension geometry stuff, but that's spring stiffness and everyone, for some reason or another, sells their coilovers with pretty much the same spring stiffness. It's the damper that is usually the unknown in most situations. And the valving has a huge effect on what feels stiff and what doesn't. But whatever, I've said the same thing before and I will keep saying it. But that won't stop people from just buying the cheapest stuff on the market because it will get their cars low and then acting tough because they can handle a bumpy ride or bouncing. But maybe someday people will realize that the bumps shouldn't be felt as much as they are and bouncing isn't good and all you're doing is giving up grip. And for drifting as much as road racing, grip is one of the most important things. Tim |
11-04-2007, 08:21 PM | #94 |
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As great as it would be to have a look at some good dyno plots and not the force-displacement stuff that MAX produced, I doubt it's ever going to happen.
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11-04-2007, 08:22 PM | #95 | |
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ive went through 2 sets of camber plates personally. there have been defects in the plates since early 2007 coilovers. thats the reason why a lot of the newer customers are gettin aggrevated because of this, and it happening twice doens't help. i'm satisfied since they even shipped these and tried to correct the problem, but some people don't want to put up with the hassle of waiting and downtime etc. |
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11-04-2007, 08:52 PM | #97 |
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LOL soooo true.=) To think they are proud of them...is priceless. Of course, they do appear the same as 90% of every other JDMish setup.
Part of the reason the D2's felt so stiff, at least a couple of the ones i dealt with, was due to stiction. The damper was not smooth through it's travel or it's adjustment range.
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11-04-2007, 09:49 PM | #100 |
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The AutoXers dont. And with good reason, they have shitty dampers.
But for what I use the car for, I don't really mind/notice.
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11-04-2007, 09:52 PM | #101 |
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Yea I could see why Auto x people wouldnt like them. Of course there is way better stuff for things like that. I mean what would you expect for the price and the coilovers being what they are.
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Only people who post about stance, comment on how they are having problems. People never think that they might be part of the problem. Have there been a re-release of pillow mounts, yes. But that isn't the only complaint that most people have had. The rest of the problems were user error.
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11-04-2007, 09:56 PM | #103 |
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From Ryan hampton, who set up these FC coilovers I have when he was working with Tein during a sponsorship period, my coilovers have very stiff rebound compared to compression, which for drifting is desireable. During our discussion, I learned a lot, and it makes a lot more sense than what most people believe. Due to Drift Alliance's sponsorship with KW, i am very interested in getting my KWs and seeing what I can set up with seperate rebound/compression adjustment. Ideally, i'd like to have enough experience to one day order my own specs on a product like Koni, Bilstein, etc. Ground control makes a good product and it can be varied based on desireable specs.
Anyways, my Teins are far from Teins. They are the best suspension I've driven on thus far. The high compression curve really keeps the car planted. no bouncing at all. During a bump, its compression and grip. The car won't "bounce up" until its unloaded ie a change of direction, shift of weight, off throttle, braking, etc. Whatever corner is loaded just stays loaded. Its fucking awesome. |
11-04-2007, 10:25 PM | #105 |
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like everything else. anyways. its one grand.. is there really any room to bitch? PBM came forth as a shop for drifters. their parts fit the budget of drifters. why get so involved? they advertised and marketed it towards a certain group, it works for them. then it's a success. $1,000. What do you expect? Bilstein quality?
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11-04-2007, 10:34 PM | #106 |
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If you have the money then yeah go quality, but if your a non baller like most of us then $1000 out the door is a hell of a deal. you cant be a bitch about the ride, cause they're wicked stiff. I had them on my S14 and they were nice, or at least till the fires burnt my shit down in Fallbrook. ( not knocking on anyone or there suspension)
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hrdprkin180: I'm suggest you reading about how dampers are SUPPOSED to work. Because obviously you don't know.
I really think I should sell some stock struts welded at a preset height and market them as drift shocks. Being as how people obviously think stiffer is better. Also keep in mind that this is by no means me talking down about PBM products or their guys. I support what the shop does and have no ill feelings twards them.
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The way I figured it: you don't want to upset the car on bumps or even surface undulations, which is why compression is turned down. This is what I'd assume contributes to your stability through a slide/ turn. Having rebound up high will then keep the wheel unloaded for as long as possible, losing "bite" and creating a "skipping/ sliding" feel. I'd assume that it'd work great for drifters (especially going off what you've said about your Teins). However, modern drift cars seem to be making a ton of useable/ responsive power. I'd think that drifters moving to more digressive and more balanced dampers isn't too far off, to keep massive amounts of power under control. Quote:
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The only reason im going coilover over GC/KY is because coilovers can go really low and from what i read, GC's dont go that low. I could be wrong, I just dont see many slammed KY/GC setups.
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most people probably complain because gc is single height adjustable, so to dump it you'd have to run alot of droop. but the spring is selectable, so you could select a short ass spring instead of taking the spring they send most people so, it seems the only limiting factor for dumping a car on a gc set up would be the operating range of the shock |
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11-05-2007, 11:22 AM | #113 | |
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Now that said Ground Controls can actually be dumped pretty well. The problem especially withe the Ground Control KYB setup is the fact that the shock is indeed out of its optimal range after dropping the car 2 inches. I want to elaborate on this my car is slammed thing, for a second though. I, in fact have my current daily dropped pretty hard, on short stroke coils. Its mostly because I like the look. Ya call it ricey. Fact is most people that have their cars slammed, have them slammed for the look factor. Truth is, I have seen a lot of these slammed cars, including competition cars up on the racks.. The current slammed setup most people are running, on their drift cars is not even optimal for front suspension handling. When these cars are on the lift, the front suspension is so drawn upwards that the LCA is pointing straight outward. Proper suspension geometry requires it to point slightly downwards. The Idea and truth in suspension geometry here is when the car is on the ground your LCA should point straight out i.e. perpendicular to the crossmember or slightly downwards. Though if the car, when it is on the rack has its control arms pointing straight out and not downwards, when put on the ground will cause the LCA to point upwards. This is one of the inherent issues with a Macpherson strut style front suspension. If your control arms are indeed pointing upwards then you have a possible bump steer issue and non optimal handling. This is very common on some drift cars. Its one of the reasons SPL makes custom LCA's and angled Toe rods. Now having said all that , I want to clear up a misconception here people have that in order to drift the car must be stiff! Its not so much stiff as elimination of body roll. Way back in the day Rhys Millen when he first got into the scene brought his Pro Rally Evo(god I hate these cars..lol) to the RSR event. He proceed to drift it hard at Pro Rally height. Why because the car has absolutely no body roll as most Pro Rally cars. Ever watch Pro Rally? Those guys are drifting all over the place. Now that has been gone over I will back to Ground Control Koni's. Off the shelf Koni yellows probably start to go out of the their optimal range after 2 inches though unlike KYB's(junk) they will retain more of their handling capabilities IMO than the the KYB would. Two reasons people complain about GC is from the Honda world were the setups were dropped on stock spring perches and allowed to rattle around. The other is the drop factor. Having owned cars with Ground Control I can say that you can get a car pretty damn low if you want to them too. Though until you build a custom short stroke Koni setup going below a 2-3 inch drop will be un optimal though like I stressed earlier the car does not have to be completely slammed to drift. It has to have no body roll whatsover which can be achieved with Sway bars.
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true that Aaron, hahahhahahhahhaha
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11-05-2007, 03:59 PM | #118 |
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I refuse to believe that time ever existed lol
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11-05-2007, 05:53 PM | #120 | |
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if your going to upgrade just one sway bar (not the best idea) it should be the rear one. but you really should do both. |
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