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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 12:38 AM
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 01:54 AM
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Spoolin ,
are your set shock body height adjustable in the rear?
or are they spring preload height adjustable?

from what i know (i have a set of ,off the shelf D2's) the rear is preload adjustable which kinda presets the height at which they work best.

top mounts didnt fit well , i had to grind corners down .
they came with a helper spring in the rear . it interfered with the nb driveshaft. so they had to come off.

more info on revalving. i think different shock cartridges are available , as well as spring rates
Old Nov 20, 2009 | 05:03 AM
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i wouldn't have been to able to answer as i was waiting for them to arrive when guess who showed up today?

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so yes, the rear are spring height adj. only. but i intend on tracking them, so i'm not worried about going super low like cr peeps. i'll be happy at 11.75-12" ride height, which i think will leave me plenty of travel in the rear. they did tell me that i couldn't go crazy low with my choice in rates.
i went with 12k frt./8k rear. they didn't come with any helper springs.
of course it was pouring rain today and tomorrow, (which is actually today at this hour) so i probably won't put them on till this weekend. they look good, i won't know anything till i get them to the track though. if i'm lucky, i'll be able to go to a pca event in dec., if not it won't be till jan. nasa event/miata challenge. although i really wanted to get some track time before that event to test them out and figure out sway/shock/alignment settings. i will report back once i get on them on the street for some initial impressions.
btw urban, did you get a set for na miata's? i think there's a different part number for nb's. i know that na tophats don't fit on nb's so that's probably why you had to grind yours down.
so how do they ride? you have ots 8/6k springs? have tracked your car? your the first person i've heard of having these on a miata.
Old Nov 22, 2009 | 05:09 AM
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actually they were NA model , on an NA , with NB axles.
the top mounts you have are the same . see if they fit.
the ones you have here are different ., well , no helper spring. different coating.

as far as ride. im sort of partial to shock travel , these dont seem to absorb the bumps well . sort of bouncy. its been a long time since i took them out to the track , but i will tomorrow at ACS, ill let you know . ACS is fairly smooth though. i have a feeling your set is revised enough to be different then the old versions.
Old Nov 22, 2009 | 01:20 PM
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Had D2's on my Accord previously back in the honda days lol.
I have not any track experience with them however. It was a good ride.
They treated me welll.
Old Nov 22, 2009 | 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by adamhershner
I'm really looking for personal experience with these coils, I don't really care about theories or "I saw this on another board." If there is no previous experience with these, I believe I would be better served with konis and GC springs.
Why? You could do Koni/GC and you know they'll be very, very good.
Old Nov 22, 2009 | 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by hustler
Why? You could do Koni/GC and you know they'll be very, very good.
Just because you have a crush on Sav doesn't make them the best, I'm all about these guys experimenting on their dime. I hope they work great, so there is a cheaper track functional coilover on the market.
Old Nov 22, 2009 | 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by jacob300zx
Just because you have a crush on Sav doesn't make them the best, I'm all about these guys experimenting on their dime. I hope they work great, so there is a cheaper track functional coilover on the market.
Savingaids is on AST now. Blow your money out your sphincter, I don't give a ****.
Old Nov 22, 2009 | 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by jacob300zx
Just because you have a crush on Sav doesn't make them the best, I'm all about these guys experimenting on their dime. I hope they work great, so there is a cheaper track functional coilover on the market.
Your an awesome online thug aren't you? Feel all awesome trying to belittle and name call are we?
Old Nov 22, 2009 | 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by ronmastas
Your an awesome online thug aren't you? Feel all awesome trying to belittle and name call are we?
It helps me sleep at night.
Old Nov 23, 2009 | 03:32 AM
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Originally Posted by hustler
Why? You could do Koni/GC and you know they'll be very, very good.
your a little late. it's already been suggested that he do just that. as a matter of fact, he basically said that he'd go koni/gc in the post you quoted?
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too many poz------- power bottoms felching china-**** in hurrrrr.
Old Nov 23, 2009 | 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by spoolin2bars
your a little late. it's already been suggested that he do just that. as a matter of fact, he basically said that he'd go koni/gc in the post you quoted?
watch your tone with me.
Old Nov 24, 2009 | 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by hustler
too many poz------- power bottoms felching china-**** in hurrrrr.
lolz.............. what?
Old Nov 25, 2009 | 08:21 PM
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well, i just took my first drive on the d2's and so far all i can say is they feel great. they're obviously stiffer than what i had considering they're double the spring rate, but they aren't harsh at all. no strange noises, car turns flat with zero noticeable body roll. i've tried 2 settings so far and i could tell the difference. probably takes atleast 5-6 clicks to feel a difference. the real test will be the first event i can make. i could care less what it does on the street if it's **** on track. but what this street drive does tell me is that the valving seems to be a pretty good match for the spring rate. when i bought the car it had the worst mis-match of spring/shocks ever. so bad that it nearly made me sick on certain roads, and i NEVER throw-up, so i know what shitty is.
Old Nov 25, 2009 | 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by spoolin2bars
well, i just took my first drive on the d2's and so far all i can say is they feel great. they're obviously stiffer than what i had considering they're double the spring rate, but they aren't harsh at all. no strange noises, car turns flat with zero noticeable body roll. i've tried 2 settings so far and i could tell the difference. probably takes atleast 5-6 clicks to feel a difference. the real test will be the first event i can make. i could care less what it does on the street if it's **** on track. but what this street drive does tell me is that the valving seems to be a pretty good match for the spring rate. when i bought the car it had the worst mis-match of spring/shocks ever. so bad that it nearly made me sick on certain roads, and i NEVER throw-up, so i know what shitty is.
I was nauseous when riding in my car with bilsteins/GC while tuning with John driving.
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