A1 Racing Coilover Sleeves for Bilstein

[RedComet13]

Has Anyone Seen The Coilover Sleeve Kits Available For Bilstein Shocks?
http://www.pitstopusa.com/detail.aspx?ID=47
Or Does anyone Know If The Sleeves could work if you aren't using Hypercoil Springs? (For ex. RS*R springs, Bilstein Struts) :1zhelp:

 

[Brent90turbo]

They are designed for 2.5" ID springs. You don't necessarily need hypercoil springs, but you need 2.5" springs.

 

[supraguru05]

This is the setup I run on my car. The issue is that you really need new upper mounts that are designed for 2.5'' ID springs. The Tein pillow ball mounts are the wrong size. I am making my own upper mounts on a CNC but I cannot make any more. If you can get access to a CNC I can discuss with you the design and have some made.

 

[Enraged]

looks like the A1 parts come with the top spring perch, or are those not compatible with the stock supra suspension bits?

 

[supraguru05]

They are not directly. They have to be drilled out and even then they simply compress the factory mounts and slowly yield them. I have upper mounts being made to make this setup functional except currently I do not have a means to mass produce them. Maybe in time I will. For now unless you can find tapered springs that go from the 2.5 inch ID spring at the bottom to the factory diameter at the top this setup is a no go.

 

[GC89]

in for pics of these top mounts when finished

 

[supra90turbo]

Keith: These upper mounts going to be pillow ball type full mounts or simple adapters for the stock mounts to run 2.5" springs?

 

[supraguru05]

If you were talking to me my name is kyle. :biglaugh: They are full pillow ball type. This allows the greatest amount of shock travel. The base plates are made, I am still machining the bearing retainer plates and the custom nuts that center the shock in the bearing. The mill is being moved to my house so I might actually be able to mass produce these now.

 

[Enraged]

Ah ok. Too bad they can't be used, it would be a great option to full coilovers.

What type of mill are you getting? I'm picking up a benchtop mill to convert to CNC for hobby stuff, not production.

 

[Poodles]

Those style tops seem to work with the Cusco pillowball mounts (I have em on my car, I'd need to get pics).

I'm not entirely sure on my setup though as I got them used.

 

[crucialval]

I would like to build my own coilovers also, so I'm interested in pics when you get them.

 

[supraguru05]

Those style tops seem to work with the Cusco pillowball mounts (I have em on my car, I'd need to get pics).

I'm not entirely sure on my setup though as I got them used.

Yea that works however you lose a significant amount of shock travel from the mount thickness. Ultimately a 2.5 in pillow ball mount is what is needed. To bad our factory front springs are 3 inch ID.

 

[crucialval]

I was looking at a set of Koni 30's with a Koni coilover kit made for the 30's and eibach springs. I will have to do more research in to to valve and spring rate options but It looks like $1100. plus pillow mounts.
Pillow mounts will have to adapt to the top eye of the shock shouldn't be hard to make.

The question is, is this better then the package options in the same price?

 

[supraguru05]

The 30 series has quite a bit of stroke.

 

[crucialval]

You can order the 30 series in several differant stroke lengths as far as I know. What is a good strock length?

 

[supra90turbo]

If you were talking to me my name is kyle. :biglaugh:

D'oh.... Sorry. I always get the "K" names screwed up for some reason, even though my name is Kurt.. lol