Anyone wanna testify on these "coilovers"
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Actually, the spring rate helped keep it on the ground, but we just stiffened it out a few more clicks and it hooked every time. I would have figured that we should have softened the damper to allow the car to preload the tires, but it was overshooting and skipping the tires off the ground. Now we click 'em to 10 and it barely squats and shoots out of the hole.
With stickier tires, I could probably set it a tad softer and take advantage of the weight transfer a little more, but street tires really didn't want to do better than 1.9 out of the hole.
With stickier tires, I could probably set it a tad softer and take advantage of the weight transfer a little more, but street tires really didn't want to do better than 1.9 out of the hole.
There is a guy on Toronto Supra Club selling them. I sent him a few e-mails. Here is the info I got from him:
#1 e-mail:
"Hello, the manufacturer name is Mookeeh, I believe they are made in Japan, the threaded sleeves are billet aluminum, and the springs are made of high tensile steel, poweder coated and are guaranteed by the manufacturer not to sag. The coilovers come with a dual locking perch mechanism and also come with the two wrenches to make the height adjustments which ar from 1" to 3" drop. These can be used with stock struts or aftermarket ones however this is NOT a full coilover system with a built-in strut. The price for these is $400 Canadian funds, and the wait time is approximately 10 to 14 business days depending on my supplier's availability. I will require 100% payment up front and will issue a receipt for this aswell, along with full contact information and UPS tracking number. Because my supplier only ships to my business address, I must have them shipped to me, and then distribute them to whomever is purchasing them. When they arrive I will contact you buy telephone to let you know they are available for pickup. Please contact me further if you wish to place an order...thanks for your interest."
#2 e-mail:
"Hello, all you have to buy is the struts, you can use any brand you wish it does not affect the fitment of these coilovers, but you dont have to buy new struts, you can use the stock ones that you have on your car right now unless they are leaking or have other problems....but yes I would recommend getting something like KYB or something stiffer than stock that can handle the extra load of the car sitting lower than stock because I have found that after you lower your car and leave the stock units they tend to leak after a short while....please let me know if you would like to place an order...thanks!"
Your welcome
#1 e-mail:
"Hello, the manufacturer name is Mookeeh, I believe they are made in Japan, the threaded sleeves are billet aluminum, and the springs are made of high tensile steel, poweder coated and are guaranteed by the manufacturer not to sag. The coilovers come with a dual locking perch mechanism and also come with the two wrenches to make the height adjustments which ar from 1" to 3" drop. These can be used with stock struts or aftermarket ones however this is NOT a full coilover system with a built-in strut. The price for these is $400 Canadian funds, and the wait time is approximately 10 to 14 business days depending on my supplier's availability. I will require 100% payment up front and will issue a receipt for this aswell, along with full contact information and UPS tracking number. Because my supplier only ships to my business address, I must have them shipped to me, and then distribute them to whomever is purchasing them. When they arrive I will contact you buy telephone to let you know they are available for pickup. Please contact me further if you wish to place an order...thanks for your interest."
#2 e-mail:
"Hello, all you have to buy is the struts, you can use any brand you wish it does not affect the fitment of these coilovers, but you dont have to buy new struts, you can use the stock ones that you have on your car right now unless they are leaking or have other problems....but yes I would recommend getting something like KYB or something stiffer than stock that can handle the extra load of the car sitting lower than stock because I have found that after you lower your car and leave the stock units they tend to leak after a short while....please let me know if you would like to place an order...thanks!"
Your welcome
Im just gettin airbags so I can do the three wheel motion, and then hit the switches to get da bitches!
IJ. said:
All well and good, and very possibly true.. ..but there is always the possibility that the best suspension setup for a particular driver lies, in fact, in a range NOT provided for by non-adjustable equipment. Normal parts only give you certain choices, and that's great if one of those choices happens to be what's right for you.
As for the air bag statement... <insert nightmares here>
And how many Mk3 owners would that apply to?
I was going to type out a long wordy reply but it's just not worth arguing about.
I was going to type out a long wordy reply but it's just not worth arguing about.
Air bags can actually be set-up to handle fairly well! you just need to attack them in a different way, while not as good on the track as springs there are distinct benefits for a road car!
Mikado, you have to get to know me to understand my retardementosilly sense of humor... I'd never make my Supra do the three wheel motion, but I will use it to get da bitches, well, I would, but I dont think the wife would let me...
IJ: 1,863
Allan, I totally agree with you... I've talked to a few guys that stand behind them... There's a VW bug up here that runs in the 7's (1/8th mile) with air bags...
Well, right now I have Eibachs with KYBs... If I got rid of the KYBs and went with the adjustible KONIs would that be a good street/strip set up?
IJ: 1,863
Allan, I totally agree with you... I've talked to a few guys that stand behind them... There's a VW bug up here that runs in the 7's (1/8th mile) with air bags...
Well, right now I have Eibachs with KYBs... If I got rid of the KYBs and went with the adjustible KONIs would that be a good street/strip set up?
I think hes talkin about how many supra owners have TIEN SS coilovers the ones that adjustable i have them
edit: rakkasan beat me too it.
edit: rakkasan beat me too it.
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I have Tokiko TEMS struts, B&G progressively wound springs and ST bars.
At first, the B&G's dropped the car right where I wanted it to be, possibly slightly lower than I wanted, but it was OK most of the time. The ride became somewhat bouncy however, but it handled very well.
As they have settled in, and some spring sag is inevitable, they are now too low for my taste, but the ride is still fine. Handles fine too.
I've been impressed with the TEIN Flex coilovers, and the fact that they make an affordable option to what I have. (I really like the EDFC and making changes that fit where I'm driving at the moment, be it a smooth freeway with few bumps, or a winding side road where I want maximum dampening.)
Most of all however, I want a setup that I can set exactly what ride height I want. (Some rake, and slightly higher than most people with lowering springs...) The roads are bumpy here, and some extra ground clearance and suspension travel is needed to keep the tires firmly planted on the road at all times.
Spring rates and coil over design are important, and I think the Flex is about right since I do 99% of my driving on the roads, and that 1% on the track is going to be fine on slightly stiffer springs v/s the drift/roadcourse setups from Kei Office and others.
Just my .02psi of CO wisdom.
At first, the B&G's dropped the car right where I wanted it to be, possibly slightly lower than I wanted, but it was OK most of the time. The ride became somewhat bouncy however, but it handled very well.
As they have settled in, and some spring sag is inevitable, they are now too low for my taste, but the ride is still fine. Handles fine too.
I've been impressed with the TEIN Flex coilovers, and the fact that they make an affordable option to what I have. (I really like the EDFC and making changes that fit where I'm driving at the moment, be it a smooth freeway with few bumps, or a winding side road where I want maximum dampening.)
Most of all however, I want a setup that I can set exactly what ride height I want. (Some rake, and slightly higher than most people with lowering springs...) The roads are bumpy here, and some extra ground clearance and suspension travel is needed to keep the tires firmly planted on the road at all times.
Spring rates and coil over design are important, and I think the Flex is about right since I do 99% of my driving on the roads, and that 1% on the track is going to be fine on slightly stiffer springs v/s the drift/roadcourse setups from Kei Office and others.
Just my .02psi of CO wisdom.