TEIN Flex and SuperStreet Coilovers

get quality not no name

i agree totally,you get what u pay for,quality costs.1 more thing rob arnt the pillowball far noisier and harsh for the streets than the rubber mount,thats what a few guru's have said ??

 

Looking back, I think you've answered this question like 5 times now. Poor guy

I've never been to the US or Japan, does anyone actually know what there roads are like? Are they really all smoother than ours, even in their suburbia?

 

i have

much smoother,everything in japan is smoother and very expensive,japs dont settle for second best like we do here,they actually think the people that they vote in power should do what they said they were when going up for election unlike here,but thats another thread
ive also lived in mexico for a while,now i would like to see the spring rate on their coilovers

 

freight shouldnt be more than $50

thats what just jap quoted me to post to perth for their coilovers a few months ago

rob260, if i give you the whole payment soon, can i have one of the sets they have in stock atm?

also i would love the pillowball mounts please

cheers

 

Mexican suspension?:

 

thats them,tein mexico spring rates

lol,brilliant,thats exactly what you need in tijuana lol

 

mexican spring rate

mexicans changing spring rate,this is the optional flex model

 

Thanks a mill rob for the comprehensive answers!!!!

OK....time to make a descision im 49% in for a S/S with pillow ball top and the edfc coz im a nerd and love gadgets that make life easier.

 

interesting,
here is the nengun pricing

Super Streets for z32

Product Code Price Delivered
GFN22-B1SS3 Z32AU $ 1,078.40AU $ 1,461.37AU
Nissan Z32 - F 5.0 R4.0 (kg/mm)

and edfc

Product Code Price Delivered
AU $ 400.50 AU $ 467.44

Now id prefer the aus spec , 6 and 4kg
Rob can you ask your supplier if they can match this price ??

Apparently they can deliver for a cheaper aswell if you choose the seafreight option.

 

if ya go down the seafreight road its very likely it'll get stung by customs. Definately airfreight mate!

I was under the impression the lower the kg/mm the softer the ride would be, correct?

 

Okay all here we go

Yes pillow ball tops can adjust the angle of the coilovers etc and its forward rearward relationship with the wheel only it doesnt alter camber or caster in the true sense. This adjustment is handy when lowering the car so you can setup the vertical position of the coilover properly according to the ride height you set it at.

Pillow ball tops are noiser than rubber mounts as the spring touches the pillow ball top itself which is bolted to the car and hence transfers noise etc. You can wrap the spring in spaghetti tubing as I have done which does limit the noise level somewhat.

The spring rates quoted here are the same as the Jap spec kits The US spec differs and is harder rates at 8 and 7 versus japs spec 6 and 4 (yep got it sorted) so the man upstairs only knows the difference between the jap and aus spec I would say the rebound valving would feature larger flow holes t oaid in quick reactions due to our poorer road conditions but that is an educated guess my contact tried to find out but heard nothing back from Fulcrums (very hush hush)

As far as servicability goes for fulcrum to respring, revalve and rebuild your tein set would cost about $1000 for everything done.
For a minor shock rebuild due to seals etc the charge is $180 per coilover.
If you wish to change the spring rate you need to get the things revalved to suit (hence my purchase of a second set of coilovers for the street in softer settings)

Freight will cost a bit it seems as these things are quite heavy $50 seems to be a really conservative figure and is probably okay for QLD and VIC but WA and SA I would allow a little more in the budget maybe $100 max should be fine.

Thats about it on my front happy shopping guys

J
Fulcrum SS kits are ADR approved with both rubber and pillowball tops and are leaglly allowed on your car whereas at this point in time Flex kits are illegal.

 

the king

the king of coilovers has spoken,listen and learn people,by the way,what is the spring rates for mexican coilovers j ,i would say around 80 front and rear lol

 

If you hear back from Fulcrums let us know? If the spring rates are the same and they can't give any difference I think I'd prefer to save $600 and buy them from nengun. Nothing personal rob, just that's a huge saving.

 

I think the SS through fulcrum are front 6kg / rear 4kg where as the jap ones are 5kg / 4kg. The ones off nengun are $1050k to buy, $1450 shipped. basically a $200 saving and not $600 mate.

 

and customs duty

and he also failed to enter customs into the equation if he gets hit with that

 

Ahh true, don't mind me, I'm just damn cheap