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Cusco Zero-2 Coilovers installed
Posted this over at NICO, but I figured I'll post it here also:
For 2 months now I've been digging for a good set of track suspension. I was waiting on a shipment of Tein RA's to come in, but aparently my order was lost (I wasnt charged). Finally I gave that up and started looking elsewhere, which is how I stumbled upon the Zero-2's. I called everywhere and got quotes and shipping time lenght, and www.vividracing.com offered the best time (1 week, free shipping), and best price ($1800). Jacky was a most helpful salesman and helped expedite this order.
I got the suspension sooner than a week, more like 5 days. The day it came in, it was installed. The installation took around 3 hrs, minus the time spent looking for some new hardware (finding fine thread metric bolts in BFE texas is nearly impossible). There was nothing difficult about the installation, unless you count having to bang out my old rear shocks with a rubber mallet due to them being bonded at the bottom.
After installation, I took it out for a quick test drive. Even with super jacked up camber it handled like a dream. I can say that the $1800 dollar price tag was well worth it.
For now, my car will stay at this ride height, until I find a reason (other than it being visually pleasing) to do so. If I wanted a uber JDM tyte low rider, I'd have saved myself $1400 and gotten some lame ricer springs. My car is only for functionality, and will never be a show piece.
Now, since 90 percent of you wont read the above anyway, on with the pics.
Shot of what they look like up top in the trunk
Front coilover
Rear coilover
Side profile
Posted this over at NICO, but I figured I'll post it here also:
For 2 months now I've been digging for a good set of track suspension. I was waiting on a shipment of Tein RA's to come in, but aparently my order was lost (I wasnt charged). Finally I gave that up and started looking elsewhere, which is how I stumbled upon the Zero-2's. I called everywhere and got quotes and shipping time lenght, and www.vividracing.com offered the best time (1 week, free shipping), and best price ($1800). Jacky was a most helpful salesman and helped expedite this order.
I got the suspension sooner than a week, more like 5 days. The day it came in, it was installed. The installation took around 3 hrs, minus the time spent looking for some new hardware (finding fine thread metric bolts in BFE texas is nearly impossible). There was nothing difficult about the installation, unless you count having to bang out my old rear shocks with a rubber mallet due to them being bonded at the bottom.
After installation, I took it out for a quick test drive. Even with super jacked up camber it handled like a dream. I can say that the $1800 dollar price tag was well worth it.
For now, my car will stay at this ride height, until I find a reason (other than it being visually pleasing) to do so. If I wanted a uber JDM tyte low rider, I'd have saved myself $1400 and gotten some lame ricer springs. My car is only for functionality, and will never be a show piece.
Now, since 90 percent of you wont read the above anyway, on with the pics.
Shot of what they look like up top in the trunk
Front coilover
Rear coilover
Side profile
looks quite lovely man!
one of my friends has zero-2's on his S13 fastback, i love the way you can feel every rock you roll over while driving =D
stiffness = magnificent
oh i just noticed you have the SE wheels from an S14, looks pretty nice man. what did you use to make your car 5 lug? i hear alot of people using the Z32 ****s for 5 lug, but there are companies that make 5 lug conversions right?
one of my friends has zero-2's on his S13 fastback, i love the way you can feel every rock you roll over while driving =D
stiffness = magnificent
oh i just noticed you have the SE wheels from an S14, looks pretty nice man. what did you use to make your car 5 lug? i hear alot of people using the Z32 ****s for 5 lug, but there are companies that make 5 lug conversions right?
these are videos my friend shot of me popping flames on the freeway.
http://dookie.pnoise.com/s-fam/jefflame.avi
http://dookie.pnoise.com/s-fam/jefflame2.avi
http://dookie.pnoise.com/s-fam/jefflame.avi
http://dookie.pnoise.com/s-fam/jefflame2.avi
all the roads out here in california are complete ****. even though they repaved most every road about 5 or 6 years back, now theyre all ****ty again. it's horrible, driveways seem to be made to **** up low cars, dips are made to **** up low cars, EVERYTHING is made to **** up our cars. i mean damn, the front of my car has 3 or 4 inches of ground clearance, but i scrape just driving down the street. it's horrible =\
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man tonight I was out on the strip, and we were behind this building where we always gather and I was waiting on a buddy of mine to show up, and these 4 black dudes get out and started talking real casual, next thing I know Im laying on the ground and my whole system 2 12's Amp and Cd player are gone they got all my ***t, this ******g sucks so bad I cant freakin beleieve it.
And not to mention the cops in the long run basically said I was SOL. so thats almost 700 bucks in stereo equipment gone.
And not to mention the cops in the long run basically said I was SOL. so thats almost 700 bucks in stereo equipment gone.
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this is very true
check on forums, alot of people sell stock lips on the forums.
also, PLEASE lower your car, i'm tired of people having all this great engine work, and then their car looks like it's ready to go offroading =\
it seems that most 240 people don't put anything into suspension, just about the power. with me it's different, i'm working on suspension first and THEN engine. just please, make your car not look offroad status =[
also, PLEASE lower your car, i'm tired of people having all this great engine work, and then their car looks like it's ready to go offroading =\
it seems that most 240 people don't put anything into suspension, just about the power. with me it's different, i'm working on suspension first and THEN engine. just please, make your car not look offroad status =[
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- Max Archer
Hey, the first mods on my car were coilovers, tower bar, and tires. Most of the drifting guys all go for suspension first.
Anyway, I had an interesting day with my S14. My exhaust hangers broke (again...) and dragged my muffler down the road, messing it up pretty badly. We tried a whole bunch of repair methods, and nothing worked. We ended up using, as I call it, "the cool way" I hacked my muffler off using a Sawzall. So, now my car sounds really cool, but obscenely loud, and I'll soon have an RS*R EX-Mag on the way.
Anyway, I had an interesting day with my S14. My exhaust hangers broke (again...) and dragged my muffler down the road, messing it up pretty badly. We tried a whole bunch of repair methods, and nothing worked. We ended up using, as I call it, "the cool way" I hacked my muffler off using a Sawzall. So, now my car sounds really cool, but obscenely loud, and I'll soon have an RS*R EX-Mag on the way.
i have an RS*R exmag GTII exhaust with 3" piping from the cat back, plus a test pipe...
it's obscenely loud because the car is still NA...but i'll be turbo hopefully by the end of the summer.
now that i have time, what with no school and all, i finally got around to installing coilovers on my car. they're cheap ass arospeed coilovers that i've had sitting around for a few months, and i didn't expect much from them. but DAMN...those mother****ers are STIFF....i love the feeling of the car not moving when i turn, and i love the car bouncing when i'm just driving. not the bouncy feeling like cut springs, but bouncy like stiff....i love it =D
it's obscenely loud because the car is still NA...but i'll be turbo hopefully by the end of the summer.
now that i have time, what with no school and all, i finally got around to installing coilovers on my car. they're cheap ass arospeed coilovers that i've had sitting around for a few months, and i didn't expect much from them. but DAMN...those mother****ers are STIFF....i love the feeling of the car not moving when i turn, and i love the car bouncing when i'm just driving. not the bouncy feeling like cut springs, but bouncy like stiff....i love it =D
my exhaust hangers broke today too, that sucks man =[
we just ziptied the hangers on my exhaust to the mounts on the car, and it seems to be working fine. gotta head to the nissan dealer to buy new mounts though...but oh well =\
you guys know anybody in the socal area that wants to buy a stock lip from a zenki S13?
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That silvia is so beautiful. Can't wait 'til I turn 18 and get my driver license 👍JspecWhats the average road condition like in the states? most roads over here are in poor to 'ok' condition *well atleast in my area .. this does not mix well with Teins...
Anyway just picked up some Vertex skirts, pic below;
That will be the first car I buy (after I've tuned an old ****ty Volvo 142 GLT
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- Los Angeles, CA
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- Max Archer
Well, my car has been in the shop since two mondays ago, getting the transmission swapped. Finally, the last parts have come in, and are being installed. If all oes well, I'll be driving a 5speed tomorrow!
Also, I bought an EXMAG exhaust two weekends ago, and that's already on the car, and I picked up an S14 Zenki K's AERO Navan wing on sunday. That'll be installed next week, probably.
Also, I bought an EXMAG exhaust two weekends ago, and that's already on the car, and I picked up an S14 Zenki K's AERO Navan wing on sunday. That'll be installed next week, probably.
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Hey Prahjec, I know this is a stupid question but where the hell is the ECU on the 91-94 240's?
the ECU is on the passenger side near the back right. at least that's where mine is...
here's an S13 me and my friends have been working on for the past week or so. the original SR had a blown cylinder, so we waited for another SR to come in, and then swapped it in less than 8 hours.
1st picture is my friend geoff in the empty engine bay of the S13 at 1pm today.
2nd picture is the whole car from the driver's side
3rd picture is of the engine finally in the car and running at 8:30 tonight.
here's an S13 me and my friends have been working on for the past week or so. the original SR had a blown cylinder, so we waited for another SR to come in, and then swapped it in less than 8 hours.
1st picture is my friend geoff in the empty engine bay of the S13 at 1pm today.
2nd picture is the whole car from the driver's side
3rd picture is of the engine finally in the car and running at 8:30 tonight.
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