etang789

I have just installed HKS Hipermax RS Coilover today. During the drive up to the shop, I was worried that the coilover might be too stiff for Boston roads.

Install:
The install was very straight forward. It took us 3 hours to complete the install, and another 2 hour or so messing with the height adjustments. The front was easy we did it without taking the wheels off. But the rears we have to take things apart to adjust the height because the springs were putting too much pressure on the locking plates that we cannot loosing it up.

This coilover default height setup was almost like stock, but after the adjustments. I got it down to almost no gap in the rear, and about 1~1.5 finger gap in the front.

I haven’t touched the dampening settings yet, the default is 20 clicks away from the stiffest setting.

Ride:
In the back roads the roads were bumpy, but the car took it really well much better than stock. I don’t hear the dash cracking when going over crappy roads. The car is definitely more stable and comfortable than stock.

Drive:
The handling is much better; the car does not shift as much during accelerating or braking. And under hard braking conditions the car felt much more stable, the rear does not break loose as easy. In the turns the car rolls much lesser, the steering is slightly lighter and direct. And over all the cars movement is much smoother transitions, power slide in wet in the back roads does it much cleaner, progressive , and under control.

Conclusion:
I’m very happy with my decision on this coilover; I think it’s a great compromise performance/comfort. I will fine tune it in the following week; I am planning to go 5 clicks stiffer dampening for street use. And up coming Auto x I will go up even more.

350zroadster

iTrader: (1)

Thx, where did you go to get this installed?

ssc

iTrader: (1)

im very satisfied with my hks as well.....btw, you have no gap in the back and 1.5 gap in front??? doesnt that look kinda wierd? ppl usually set the rears higher or set them evenly front/back.

etang789

I installed this in Automotivespecialist.net .
It doesnt look weird. the reason i didnt lower more up front because i still want to get in and out of any parking lot without any trouble, and now the car actually dip down in the front because the rear aways have a smaller wheel gap stock.

Jason@Performance

iTrader: (11)

put front suspensions damping to stiff, rear to softest and it wont feel bumpy...

etang789

Hmm thanks jason i will try that tomorrow. what about sways setting, i have the stillen sways in the front medium, and rear medium setting should i change them?

jinsei888

iTrader: (14)

etang789: at the current rear setting you have right now, does it look like you can drop it even more if you wanted to?