Ebay springs. Color to rate?
#21
yea...your garage welded $50 top hats & generic OTS bumpstops != Xida. Sorry .
Used bilstein & NB top hats @ $200? thats a pretty ****** good deal (considering NB hats are easily half that). One that sounds like a unicorn.
Ebay sleeves are meh, but sure that's not a big performance point.
Used bilstein & NB top hats @ $200? thats a pretty ****** good deal (considering NB hats are easily half that). One that sounds like a unicorn.
Ebay sleeves are meh, but sure that's not a big performance point.
Call me a unicorn wrangler. $209 to my door. Used beautiful MSM bilsteins, and BRAND NEW NB top hats.
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#24
hold on...same performance as Xidas? wtf? I highly doubt that...
what $200 shocks are you revalving anyway? Bilsteins are $400 and you won't find any "custom" top hats for $50 unless you mean $50 per corner. Same with sleeves. Same with bump stops...
misinformed or a troll.
what $200 shocks are you revalving anyway? Bilsteins are $400 and you won't find any "custom" top hats for $50 unless you mean $50 per corner. Same with sleeves. Same with bump stops...
misinformed or a troll.
As for the bumpstops, Honda bumpstops are the same material and close to the same length as FCM's. FCM bumpstops are just off the shelf ones that Shaikh found were a good length and rate. They're not magical or different in any way from other bumpstops.
So what exactly is the difference between a set of Bilsteins and a set of ASTs with the same springs and valving? Even Emilio has stated that the primary benefit of Xidas over FCM Bilsteins is adjustability and lower unsprung weight. If we're talking just damping performance, I see nothing to imply that Xidas are in another league entirely.
And yes, I'm aware that there is more involved than the F/V curve. I'm not recommending revalved Racelands here.
#25
The difference is WHO valves them. Most Bilteins are revalved by Bilstein USA ie big suck or some redneck flat track shop. The guy valving the HVT aka Hanchey Vehicle Technologies aka no longer Moton/AST aka Xida is a genius complete with his own valving equations. If HVT was valving your Bilsteins then I would agree with you partially. For giggles you should search Hanchey Vehicle Technologies on miatAturbo advanced view by post Also you can't replicate their valving because one of the employees puts beard hair in each shock, unless you get four of his beard hairs... No bullshit
Also if Emilio sold just HVT shocks with 2.5" collars, I would throw homemade aluminum ISC hats on them and china springs, nothing wrong with cheap springs other than the weight
Also if Emilio sold just HVT shocks with 2.5" collars, I would throw homemade aluminum ISC hats on them and china springs, nothing wrong with cheap springs other than the weight
Last edited by jacob300zx; 03-21-2014 at 01:49 AM.
#29
No, you would calculate the proper damping curve and spec that. You know, just like you're working on in another thread right now.
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