Hey. I just installed my KYB AGX's and my Ground Control Coils tonight. They were easy to install with no problems. I have the fronts on 2 and the rears on 4. The ride is great. The car soaks up the bumps and holds the road like a Benz. I think its a great combo! I will be happy to answer any questions.

BTW - I ordered a Jaguar tonight. S type Silver/Black, with the Memory Package, Weather Package, and Sound Package.

Erik

 

first off .. how much did you lower the GC's? i know too low and they ride like ****..

next.. did you order that S type with a manual tranny?

 

Right now I only lowered the car 1 inch from stock height. I wanted to make sure everything was alright, I figured if something was wrong I would have a better chance of not damaging something if it wasn't dropped all the way. It will be dropped the full amount on Saturday. As for the Jag, a stick was not an option.

Erik

 

what? i saw a poster on the train that the Jag came with stick shift.. thats why i got excited..

 

I just double checked on Jaguar.com. I tried to build my own. Neither the V6 or V8 come with option of a stick...sorry

Erik

 

Thanks for the info. Actually I have two questions:

1. Where are you located? I live in NY and the roads out here are horrible, pot holes galore(especially in Brooklyn). What size rims are you running? I plan on getting some 18's so i need to know how the ride is with bigger wheels and what setting I should place the shocks at if I do decide to get them.

2. Can you get me a new job?!?!?!? lol. Got a max with mods and just bought a new S-type!?! I need to be working where you work bro. I just got in on the Y-pipe group deal and i'm tapped. Maybe i'll start a shadygrey fund on the forum. I'll start it in the test post and see how it goes. LOL!

 

Ok...here goes:

1. I have 17" rims (See Sig) I live in NJ and would not go to NYC with a dropped car, hence Coilovers...hehe.

2. I work in the computer industry and I am 20 years old. I will be 21 in December...and just to **** people off, my License plate on my Mercedes is "Erik 80", I was born in 1980.

Erik

 

thats the exact set up i want tell me how it works out

 

i know i wasn't dreaming.. i will check the poster tommorow and call the number

 

i am sorry i mixed it up.. its the X type that has the manual tranny

 

Could you be confusing it with the new X-type?

Erik

 

I just picked up on it also.

Erik

 

yup i sure was

 

Sprint, in your spark plug reply you said to get NGK PFR6B-11, but doesn't the P stand for Platinum???

Erik

 

So what's the advantage of having the coilovers? I have an H&R/GR-2 setup but i'm sitting on the stock 16's. I was thinking of just saying the hell with all of this and just getting the Cattman Coilovers after I heard everyone complimenting on how well it worked.

Anyways, I work in he computer industry as well but you still didn't answer my question about the new job. LOL. But seriously, glad to see that your accomplished at a young age. I was thinking of getting another ride but I think I want a House to park it in first.

 

yup..

Synki, Matt(LA), Steve, Matt(WA) and Thomas have been running platts no problems

 

Ahh, I thought you were telling him not to go with plat but go with NGK PFR6B-11 and I was like, huh?
Cool.

Erik

 

count Don in on that too.. he runs Plats

 

Sprint, your going on Saturday, right?

Erik

 

yeah i will be there

 

Cool, can't wait to meet you.

Erik

 

You said the ride was great so how great do you mean? How do they compare with stock setups???

 

My questions:

1. where did you get all your stuff and what did you pay?
2. list all the parts you got other than the coilovers and the KYBs. (ie. did you get camber plates?)

 

Why did you purchase a Jaguar S type?

K

 

What other parts did you need besides the coils and shocks? (i.e. bearings, dust boots, etc.)

Thanks!
-Nick

 

Wow, the last post before today was 10/24, I thought this was dead. Um, it corners like its on rails but I feel every and I mean every bump in the road. I hated the stock setup because of the body roll even with the fstb and rsb.

Erik

 

1. Cattman - I think it was $380, $20 shipping and $50 for the dust boots.

2. No camber plates (no problems) I got dust boots.

Erik

 

I got the dust boots. Thats it. I put on 1500 miles so far, no problems. I had a ping sound right after I had them installed (coils) but some grease fixed that.

Erik

 

I have the Max as a daily driver, the Mercedes as a weekend/summer car and the Jag for weekends not summer or nice day.

Erik

 

Question for ya...what spring rate did you get? Or did you get the defaults? Did you order directly through Ground Control or through a distributor? thanks.

 

I got the stock spring rate...according to Ground Control, only one kind made specifically for maxima. I got it at my local tunning shop.

Erik

 

First of all, congratulations on your new Jag!
With Ground Control and KYB AGX combo, was the install pretty straight forward or did you have to do some special cutting/drilling such as with Koni inserts?

Anything I should know before I pull everything apart and install?!

Thx in advance.

 

Wow, this thread is real old...thanks for brining it back from the dead. As far as the Jag, well Ray Craptina delayed it becuase it came in wrong...so now it looks like 1/18/02 delivery date. As for the KYB's and GC's I didn't do the install myself, but they didn't tell me they had any dificulty doing the install. There are several people on the board that have the setup, I think I was just the first.

Good Luck,
Erik