My review of Riceland coilovers
02-06-2013, 10:00 AM
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Oh hey, this thread is 3 years old so I'm going to reply to one of the first comments of a thread--with 20 pages worth of discussion--with some stupid drivel because I haven't a ******* clue in the world.
I've slacked with quality control on this site, and James didn't make the cut. Sorry, admin has no friends.
I've slacked with quality control on this site, and James didn't make the cut. Sorry, admin has no friends.
Racelands, you get what you pay for. /endthread
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02-06-2013, 10:53 AM
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Wow, now I feel kinda guilty.
I have, in fact, purchased one set of Raceland coilovers. Specifically, they were the absolute cheapest height-adjustable thing I could find to stick on my '92 just before I sold it, so that I could pull off the several-years-old revalved Bilsteins and transplant them onto my current car.
I have, in fact, purchased one set of Raceland coilovers. Specifically, they were the absolute cheapest height-adjustable thing I could find to stick on my '92 just before I sold it, so that I could pull off the several-years-old revalved Bilsteins and transplant them onto my current car.
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02-06-2013, 11:21 AM
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I think I've come up with a brilliant idea which will make me a hundredaire.
A Miata-specific suspension package designed especially for drifting applications. It consists of a tubular steel bar with an eyelet at the bottom to mate with the lower control arm, and a threaded section at the top to attach to the shock tophat. A solid-steel tophat with no rubber will be available as an optional upgrade for the NB cars.
I may elect to build the bar in two halves, which mate in a male-female threaded section, so that they are ride-height adjustable to allow for as much as 0.2cm clearance between the tire and the fender.
Imagine the weight savings from not needing a heavy spring or a big tube full of oil!
A Miata-specific suspension package designed especially for drifting applications. It consists of a tubular steel bar with an eyelet at the bottom to mate with the lower control arm, and a threaded section at the top to attach to the shock tophat. A solid-steel tophat with no rubber will be available as an optional upgrade for the NB cars.
I may elect to build the bar in two halves, which mate in a male-female threaded section, so that they are ride-height adjustable to allow for as much as 0.2cm clearance between the tire and the fender.
Imagine the weight savings from not needing a heavy spring or a big tube full of oil!
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02-06-2013, 11:25 AM
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Wow, now I feel kinda guilty.
I have, in fact, purchased one set of Raceland coilovers. Specifically, they were the absolute cheapest height-adjustable thing I could find to stick on my '92 just before I sold it, so that I could pull off the several-years-old revalved Bilsteins and transplant them onto my current car.
I have, in fact, purchased one set of Raceland coilovers. Specifically, they were the absolute cheapest height-adjustable thing I could find to stick on my '92 just before I sold it, so that I could pull off the several-years-old revalved Bilsteins and transplant them onto my current car.
Wait where can you get Bilsteins revalved and rebuilt at?
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oh he mad
02-06-2013, 11:32 AM
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I will do one better. Once the prototype is done and the design is finished, I will have them manufactured in China, and include a CDM sticker with a logo of my own choosing.
Hello new fad!
I got mine done many years ago by Shaikh at Fat Cat Motorsports. This was back when he was just starting out, before he'd really created a "product line" as it exists today. His newer stuff is a fair bit pricier, and I honestly have no idea whether he still accepts customer shocks for re-valving or if he only sells his own stuff.
Hello new fad!
I got mine done many years ago by Shaikh at Fat Cat Motorsports. This was back when he was just starting out, before he'd really created a "product line" as it exists today. His newer stuff is a fair bit pricier, and I honestly have no idea whether he still accepts customer shocks for re-valving or if he only sells his own stuff.
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02-06-2013, 11:38 AM
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I refuse to join any banned wagons. Adjustable nonsense.
Ohhh, yeah last i checked with fat cat they weren't accepting old ones to be rebuilt. I also thought i read on here that some of the last few people that dealt with them said they were kinda sketchey.
Darn.
I got mine done many years ago by Shaikh at Fat Cat Motorsports. This was back when he was just starting out, before he'd really created a "product line" as it exists today. His newer stuff is a fair bit pricier, and I honestly have no idea whether he still accepts customer shocks for re-valving or if he only sells his own stuff.
Darn.
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02-06-2013, 12:24 PM
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I think I've come up with a brilliant idea which will make me a hundredaire.
A Miata-specific suspension package designed especially for drifting applications. It consists of a tubular steel bar with an eyelet at the bottom to mate with the lower control arm, and a threaded section at the top to attach to the shock tophat. A solid-steel tophat with no rubber will be available as an optional upgrade for the NB cars.
I may elect to build the bar in two halves, which mate in a male-female threaded section, so that they are ride-height adjustable to allow for as much as 0.2cm clearance between the tire and the fender.
Imagine the weight savings from not needing a heavy spring or a big tube full of oil!
A Miata-specific suspension package designed especially for drifting applications. It consists of a tubular steel bar with an eyelet at the bottom to mate with the lower control arm, and a threaded section at the top to attach to the shock tophat. A solid-steel tophat with no rubber will be available as an optional upgrade for the NB cars.
I may elect to build the bar in two halves, which mate in a male-female threaded section, so that they are ride-height adjustable to allow for as much as 0.2cm clearance between the tire and the fender.
Imagine the weight savings from not needing a heavy spring or a big tube full of oil!
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