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Old 05-03-2012 | 03:33 AM
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Here is my car with MDU from eBay, rears are set OEM WITH OUT locking collars, and fronts are set 2 inches shorter than Hotckis spings, fronts are still adjustable I need to lower 1/2 maybe 1 full inch more.. Rears are maxed out unless I go true coilover set up then I bet I can go lower.. I'm also hoping the springs settle a bit more

SPECS: Vars tone +12 all around, 9.5/ 10.5
235/30/19 used tires
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245/30/19 New *Full Runs $120 each

rear fenders are slightly rolled, Rubber mallet and heat gun do damage... need more rolling and mad spacers

from eBay "racingfirst" $520 shipped, they were listed as $300, 220 shipping
18 way adjustable

Shipping ETA- 9 days

If you search Google and other forums you'll see these are a "pirate" coil over, so apparently there not suppose to sell em' anymore, which is why the colors change to appear different.. idk something like that, "racingfirst" sent me an email stating they were fresh out of yellow, so red's are what he could ship, and that's what I wanted I somewhat took the risk knowing it would happen, also in shipment package was attached a shipment receipt "Sample Shock $80.00" go figure!


Review: I expected a stiffer ride from the setup, but its my daily driver to and from work, 36+ miles a day, occasional driving, and this setup beats my blown OEM set up.. I am extremely happy i got these, I do squeeze my steering wheel while going over speed bumps and dips, and I did it for the "aggressive wheels and stretched tires" thread

Install was straight forward, I had to drill out excess paint build up in rear damper to get bolts to slide in with ease, and had to buy NUTs from AutoZone bc stock dampers are welded on and MDU did not come with hardware
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Old 05-03-2012 | 03:35 AM
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Old 05-03-2012 | 04:10 AM
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For DD purposes should be fine!
Old 05-03-2012 | 08:36 AM
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do you know why they are "pirate"?
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lol because the first guy to ever buy these on g35driver's username pic (toro12) was pirate and he talked like one in all his posts

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Old 05-03-2012 | 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by JaE35z
lol because the first guy to ever buy these on g35driver's username was pirate and he talked like one in all his posts
lol is that why.. haha

I figured bc there knock off and done overseas..

I found that same thread here..

http://g35driver.com/forums/brakes-s...coilovers.html
Old 05-03-2012 | 10:36 AM
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Yea it all started here:

http://g35driver.com/forums/brakes-s...coils-get.html
Old 05-03-2012 | 11:00 AM
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Looks damn good. For such a low price, as long as the ride quality is acceptable to you, you can't beat this.
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Another review pending here:

http://www.zcarmotoring.com/showthre...-Street-Series
Old 05-03-2012 | 06:54 PM
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220 for shipping? wtf!
Old 05-03-2012 | 10:02 PM
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just curious,what extra hardware did you need to purchase to install these? and do you know if the red ones are any different from the gold ones, besides color.
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Just two nuts for lower part of rear damper, idk the size..
Cost was $5 for two,no more..

You can take the bolt up there and ask for correct fitting, I think it was a 17hex nut and threads are .25

I think..
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