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tk_85redgt ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 29 August 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 241 |
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Has any one seen or herd about these coilovers and how good are they.they look like there are ajustable.are they a good deal or what any thouts.are they worth trying? http://cgi.ebay.ca/MK1-Coilover-Kit-84-88-Pontiac-Fiero-SE-G T-V6-/380308675277?hash=item588c29dacd |
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kharmata ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 19 April 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 291 |
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I have a set in red for front and rear. I thought maybe
but not sure I trust that the time and effort would be worth it. Actually it's not a very educated assumption since i have only installed factory struts and springs. ![]() seem cheap to me. |
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Romeo ![]() Senior Post God ![]() ![]() Joined: 16 November 2008 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 3033 |
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Coilovers are always adjustable (Otherwise they arn't coilovers). Haven't tried them myself, but there's articles on the internet to make you own, if that's more your thing.
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orange ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 15 September 2010 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 106 |
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I have a set of these for my 88 cradle conversion and they
work fine for me, yes i would admit they are cheaply or should i say efficiently made. They are simple and in my application required some custom manipulation for a perfect fit but then again I did a cradle swap so that was expected. They dont lie when they say the poundage of the spring, mine were 450lbs/inch and when i put a 220lbs weight on one it depressed a half inch, so quality shouldnt be too big of a problem. Id say 7 of 10. Yes they are adjustable, they have about 3 and a half inches of adjust ability. I proly wont recommend them, but im not denoting them either, they are i guess average? |
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tk_85redgt ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 29 August 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 241 |
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I was only going buy them if some 1 had a positive reply on them,the price was cheap.Ajusting your suspension for differnet drive is alway good but only is parts are good.They are cheap thats why i was a little interested in them. we are going to change the struts and adding a sway bar on the back.i was only thinking if i'm changing the struts do new springs these we're cheap,but like my dad said don't really need them. |
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Romeo ![]() Senior Post God ![]() ![]() Joined: 16 November 2008 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 3033 |
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My advice? Grab yourself a simulator (Gran Turismo-PS3, Forza Motorsport-Xbox 360, TOCA Race Driver-PC), and find what alignment you need first. Cheap, and easy to do. If you get more time with the sim, and you know what you're doing, play around until you find strut jounce and rebound settings, as well as spring ride height and stiffness, and then apply those to the vehicle. But as a heads up, when I was finding out what a fairly stock Fiero would be running with my optimum tire set up, it took me two days on Forza Motorsport finding out how to set things up. Any effect made in one area (Such as springs) ripples out and affects the rest of the suspension geometry and set. And also don't forget, what may be very effective between 10 and 60 MPH may not function as well above 60MPH, everything is a compremise. |
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