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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 09:17 PM
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Default Anyone heard of these coilovers????

Just saw them, but dont know a thing about them..
http://www.napsusa.com/cgi-bin/napsusa/251-60L-CP.html
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 10:43 PM
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They are probably Cusco brand from Japan. They make a Zero-1 that's reviewed in the FairladyZ Hyper Rev Ed. 2. so i assume this is a new model. Other than that i have no idea how good they are.
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 10:51 PM
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yea they are cuscos
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 11:49 PM
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I have been eyeing these for a while. But what sucks, no one has them on. I can't find a review. I know cusco makes quality products, I might take the plunge and get them soon.

I found that gruppe-s or hopupracing has the best price on these.
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i think z1performance has them on his car
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Old Oct 30, 2004 | 09:07 AM
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thawk408 - yes those are Cusco Zero2, same as I am using on my car. I have had them since early Spring this year.

Let me know what info you need on em. I find them a bit stiff for everyday use to be honest, but our roads here stink. Personally, I'd recommend getting these without the pillowball mounts to help keep nvh down. I opted for the pillowball version at first, but they are a bit too harsh for the amount of driving I do. Plus, since the Z has a arms up front and trailing links out back, the pillowball mounts don't offer camber adjustment. I have a set of the Cusco reinforced rubber mounts coming to me Monday, so we'll get those in and hopefully I'll be all set.

From a sheer handling standpoint, I the car is insane - tons of grip, and very little body roll. I happen to have Cusco swaybars as well, though there are lots of good swaybar options out there. That setup, plus the GT Spec lower arm bars and Toyo T1S's, and grip is fantastic.

In terms of adjustment, these are 5 way dampening adjustable. Unlinke many coilovers out there for the Z or other cars, there is a very defined difference between the settings. I find 3 front and rear works best for my uses. The fronts are 2 way height adjustable (so you can lower the car without preloading the spring, which maintains the amount of shock travel you have). The rear are a fairly common damper with seperate spring perch (similar to the factory setup).

Here are some actual pics of them:



here are some pics installed:





If you want an honest opionion of a particular coilover, let me know. At this point we have installed and I have driven just about everything out there!

adam
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