Top Speed Pro-1 Coilovers Review
03-29-2012, 12:32 PM
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Top Speed Pro-1 Coilovers Review
Hey everyone. I was one of the lucky ones to pick these up coilovers before they ran out of stock. I've been running them for a little over a month. I wanted to ride on these for a while until I posted a review.
They were packaged nicely and looked like this:
Install was pretty straight forward (I didn't take any pictures during installation). I did however run into a small problem on one of the rear coilover. The hole where the bolt goes in was too small for the OEM bolt. On one side the OEM bolt fit perfectly but the other side wasn't the same so I had to make the hole bigger using a drill. The front coilovers didn't have any problems installing.
I had a couple friends over while installing these so they pressured me into slamming it (their Z's are pretty low as well). Here's how it looked when they were installed:
^^ those pictures are when the coilovers were at it's lowest setting all around (for some reason I thought it'd be lower)
I did raise up the front about half an inch a couple days after that and this is what it looks like currently:
The rears are about 3 full turns from the lowest setting.
Another thing that I noticed is that it's supposed to be 18 ways adjustable but I counted 20 clicks
The fronts are set to full stiff (they ride comfortable for street driving) and the rears are I think 5 clicks less than full stiff (I need to adjust that and make it full stiff as well).
The ride quality is pretty good for how low I am. It's close to stock but when you are on bad roads, you can kind of tell you're running on coilovers. I have ran BC Racing coilovers on my 02 Maxima before this and ride quality is comparable but it's two different cars. Another guy who was over when we installing these coilovers is running D2's on his Z and he said that mine rides better (for what that's worth). When I was at the lowest setting, they did bottom out every once in a while but the height I'm at now, it's only when there's a big dip in the road. These are a little noisy (sqeaky) from the rear but it's only when going through bad roads. I'm going to double check the rear soon and make sure everything is still tight.
Overall, I am satisfied with these coilovers especially for the price. I actually bought Stance GR+ coilovers but they never shipped so I canceled the order and bought these months later (everything happens for a reason I guess). They ride good for my daily driving needs and go low enough for me. I'm still on stock camber arms but will be buying some soon for the rears at least. I did get an alignment and they fixed my toe but camber is still up there. -3 and -4 degrees in the rear.
And the seller had excellent communication when I was considering buying these coilovers. A++ for that!
Here's some recent shots of the car (don't hate on how the stock wheels are sunken in.. I'm in the market for some different wheels)
Hope this review helps those who were questioning the quality of these coilovers. I'm glad I jumped on these before they ran out of stock
They were packaged nicely and looked like this:
Install was pretty straight forward (I didn't take any pictures during installation). I did however run into a small problem on one of the rear coilover. The hole where the bolt goes in was too small for the OEM bolt. On one side the OEM bolt fit perfectly but the other side wasn't the same so I had to make the hole bigger using a drill. The front coilovers didn't have any problems installing.
I had a couple friends over while installing these so they pressured me into slamming it (their Z's are pretty low as well). Here's how it looked when they were installed:
^^ those pictures are when the coilovers were at it's lowest setting all around (for some reason I thought it'd be lower)
I did raise up the front about half an inch a couple days after that and this is what it looks like currently:
The rears are about 3 full turns from the lowest setting.
Another thing that I noticed is that it's supposed to be 18 ways adjustable but I counted 20 clicks
The fronts are set to full stiff (they ride comfortable for street driving) and the rears are I think 5 clicks less than full stiff (I need to adjust that and make it full stiff as well).
The ride quality is pretty good for how low I am. It's close to stock but when you are on bad roads, you can kind of tell you're running on coilovers. I have ran BC Racing coilovers on my 02 Maxima before this and ride quality is comparable but it's two different cars. Another guy who was over when we installing these coilovers is running D2's on his Z and he said that mine rides better (for what that's worth). When I was at the lowest setting, they did bottom out every once in a while but the height I'm at now, it's only when there's a big dip in the road. These are a little noisy (sqeaky) from the rear but it's only when going through bad roads. I'm going to double check the rear soon and make sure everything is still tight.
Overall, I am satisfied with these coilovers especially for the price. I actually bought Stance GR+ coilovers but they never shipped so I canceled the order and bought these months later (everything happens for a reason I guess). They ride good for my daily driving needs and go low enough for me. I'm still on stock camber arms but will be buying some soon for the rears at least. I did get an alignment and they fixed my toe but camber is still up there. -3 and -4 degrees in the rear.
And the seller had excellent communication when I was considering buying these coilovers. A++ for that!
Here's some recent shots of the car (don't hate on how the stock wheels are sunken in.. I'm in the market for some different wheels)
Hope this review helps those who were questioning the quality of these coilovers. I'm glad I jumped on these before they ran out of stock
03-29-2012, 12:47 PM
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Nice thanks for the write up. Whats up with the drilling though? I dont have a drill and dont want to have to either....
Other besides that, they look perfect for the Average DD. Also, going off the stockl heigth, how low can they drop? 2-3"
Other besides that, they look perfect for the Average DD. Also, going off the stockl heigth, how low can they drop? 2-3"
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They're OEM in the rear. I thought they would go lower too but when I first installed them, they were at the lowest setting.
03-29-2012, 02:29 PM
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well according to the top speed these are the same as mdu coilovers and mdu coilovers slam the car. this guy had mdu's
https://my350z.com/forum/texas-marke...them-gone.html
and his car appears lower than yours . he basically said you can lay your frame on ground lol. thats why i dont see why this is the lowest they go. i might have to go with stance.
https://my350z.com/forum/texas-marke...them-gone.html
and his car appears lower than yours . he basically said you can lay your frame on ground lol. thats why i dont see why this is the lowest they go. i might have to go with stance.
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^ true and read that review.
Should have went true style coilover, from everywhere i read, its betterfor many reasons.
But all and all, I hope when i get mine (truestyle) they will be no drilling. I only need to Drop my car roughly 1.5 front and 2ish in the rear. Slightly more probably but good to know they can slam just incase,
Should have went true style coilover, from everywhere i read, its betterfor many reasons.
But all and all, I hope when i get mine (truestyle) they will be no drilling. I only need to Drop my car roughly 1.5 front and 2ish in the rear. Slightly more probably but good to know they can slam just incase,
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I didn't go true style in the rear because I don't have rear toe arms.. I'm considering to go true style later but the ride quality of OEM style isn't bad so I'll see..
Yeah I was also confused cuz I read his review on it before purchasing mine and thought mine would go as low as his if I wanted.. But maybe they're a little different?
My friend actually adjusted the height of the coilovers (he's rocking BC's) and I'm pretty sure adjustment is done the same way. So unless it's different, mine was at the lowest setting when I first installed it. Either way, it can go low enough for me so I'm not complaining.
Yeah I was also confused cuz I read his review on it before purchasing mine and thought mine would go as low as his if I wanted.. But maybe they're a little different?
My friend actually adjusted the height of the coilovers (he's rocking BC's) and I'm pretty sure adjustment is done the same way. So unless it's different, mine was at the lowest setting when I first installed it. Either way, it can go low enough for me so I'm not complaining.
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I didn't go true style in the rear because I don't have rear toe arms.. I'm considering to go true style later but the ride quality of OEM style isn't bad so I'll see..
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a warranty is a warranty. Period...Are they made in china? ya maybe, all you have to do is PM them and ask top speed.