King springs! Advice please!

[chicaboo]

The D2's on eBay don't suit a FWD BG, only the 4WD BG Familia/GTX/GTR...

[FEM]

ah i see. you know if they are any good?

[chicaboo]

As I said earlier on, I have no knowledge of coilovers. I can tell you that my Dobinsons+Tokico HP Bronze are very firm now that I have the front and rears done. The feedback I feel from the road suggests to me that they are firmer than the SP18's suspension. Yet the springs seem(ed) softer out of the car and during a rock test, however they are still being run in...

Gav.

[zappy65]

apparently D2 dont make coil overs for the BG....thats what ryan told me and besides you dont need the extra expense of coilovers....springs, shocks and adjustable strut tops are what im going for....ive already got the front strut bar and rear swaybar and she handles smooth

[zappy65]

by the way where do i measure to get the lowered measurement, from the top of the wheel arch to the top of the tyre or is it somewhere else?

[chicaboo]

Originally Posted by zappy65

by the way where do i measure to get the lowered measurement, from the top of the wheel arch to the top of the tyre or is it somewhere else?

Always from the top of the arch to the ground on a level surface. Then you just subtract the difference of the before and after. Just remember you will need to measure it again 3 months after they go in the car, as they will continue to settle-in for a time...

Gav.

[zappy65]

the part no. are the same.....i just checked

[newman]

Originally Posted by zappy65

apparently D2 dont make coil overs for the BG....thats what ryan told me and besides you dont need the extra expense of coilovers....springs, shocks and adjustable strut tops are what im going for....ive already got the front strut bar and rear swaybar and she handles smooth

i got a quote for kyb shocks, king springs and adjustable strut tops : $1200 which is about the same cost as coil-overs

[zappy65]

yeah but good luck finding a coilover for the FWD BG, ive looked at D2, tein and a whole other assortment and found nothing....i am also putting all th stuff on myself, we have a spring compressor at work and ive already had heaps of people saying they would help me at work....i got a pric equote for all of those two......$900 through work.....with my discount

[chicaboo]

I did my rear shocks yesterday in world record time with the help of a mate with compressors and a rattle gun. It's not hard, just getting the trim out takes the most time, AND CARE!

There was a guy who did basic height only coilovers on his BG, they were a blue or aqua colour from memory. Maybe they made by that brand that sounds like D2? G5? I dunno... But they were around $1200-1400 and only provided height adjustment, which I expect you would only change once or twice in the car's life.

Gav.

[Orion]

Gav, the aqua blue coilovers you are thinking of are a brand called "G4". I see them all the time when searching around on EBay for other protege parts. Yeah, I think that the pricing was over the $1,000 mark.

[Astro Boy]

Originally Posted by zappy65

yeah but good luck finding a coilover for the FWD BG, ive looked at D2, tein and a whole other assortment and found nothing....

DMS or MCA will do them, but you'll be looking up around the $1000 per corner...

I'm going to assume the reason everyone wants coilovers is:

1. Looks
2. Ride Height Adjusment
3. Daylight
4. Ability to change bump/rebound

In wich case, if you guys really get that desperate and still want coilovers, then I could get some custom Kayaba height-adjustment only with your choice of race coils made up for about $900 PER PAIR... Camber Adjustment add $77 per pair... Prices don't include strut tops...

i got a pric equote for all of those two......$900 through work.....with my discount

Was that just for Kings/KYB? That's a fairly average price... I've done a fair bit below that for people that have been packaging them with something else...