Hey guys i was doing some reading up on tein's web site and found full coilover damping springs for $1250 anybody got these coilovers feedback appreciated???

 

Nope sorry I don't think anyone on the board has them. But I just put in my JIC FLT-A2 if your interested in checking em out let me know this is Gabriel. I'm sure this is Jesse so just let me know if you want to check em out.

 

got any pics also can you get the hookup for others on the ssr wheels??

 

I wanna see em.........

 

Pics of JICs on my home page...if you want the best these are the best.

 

Yeah I agree the coilovers are really nice right now I have them set allot lower than on your pics and the dampining is set at 2 all the way around. Compared to the H&R and Tok. they are only a little bit stiffer im almost 100% sure they are like the ride on a Maxima with Eibach and Tok. When set at a higher dampining level the ride is allot more stiff (obviously). I put them on front 5 and rear 10 just to get a small taste of what they could do. There are some good twisties that are on a one way street close to my house with only one entrance and one exit speed limit is 15mph on one 90degree turn the rest is 25mph sweeping turns I took the first turn at 65mph and the rest at about 80mph and it handled great no slipping or push in the front. I don't advise anyone to try this but, on this road you can see from one end to the other and I was feeling wreckless. But now that I think about it I shoulda waited for autocross next week. My friend Tom actually said the car rode exactly like his 300ZX rode when it was stock.

 

I tried getting these answerd once b4 so maybe you can help me.


"do you hear any noises at all, at any speed, on bumps anything, in or out of the car. And does it ever bottom out, meaning do you hit the bump stops, did you trim them(bumpstops) at all, and just how low from factory did you lower it." I see that JIC suggest only going 2 inches, thats not shat for coilovers.
ANything else you have to say about the quality, feel on or off the road, install anything at all you feel pertinate.

 

hey gabriel whats up? when you gonna let me check out the jic's?
just hit me up man. l8ers

 

1. There are absolutely no noises coming from the coilovers what so ever at any speeds and any size dips or bumps.
2. It has never bottomed out you do not trim bumpstops you simply just do your install. Adjust them to the recommended setting as a starting point. The starting point sits at the stock height the car came with. And then measure the distance you want to drop the car. After this JIC recommends you drive the car for at least 20 miles to let the springs settle into the perch. After you have driven the car you can adjust the spring rate or simply set it so there is zero play on the spring and the collars. Then adjust ride height measure the distances with a caliper.
3. With the JIC coilovers you can lower the car allot more than 2" and still attain the full travel of the strut but it is limited to the wheel well another words the tires will rub obviously if set to low. Also JIC will tell you lower is not always better as my car sits now the front is approx. 4.5" off the ground measured from the bottom of the front lip.
4. The ride is excellent very very streetable not harsh at all like some would have you believe however you can make the dampening extreme obviously by giving the strut allot of clicks. One other notable thing is JIC designed the front assembly to use an inverted strut they claim it is a more linear design a good thing is Tein also offers the front struts inverted only on there most expensive coilovers so it must be true. Another thing to note is the fact that Tein only uses a 40mm and 45mm twin tube design on the most expensive coilovers while JIC uses a minimum 36mm twin tube on the cheaper SF-1 and SA-1, on the FLT-A2 they use only 40mm or 45mm twin tube.

 

I will try and get some pictures taken soon the weather here has been bad so I haven't had a chance to clean the car and get some good photo's. As soon as I get a chance I will post em up.

 

Only if you live in houston I can get you a good hookup my dad doesn't ship wheels and I don't have the time to do it either.

 

no problem jsut thought I'd ask. Matt

 

So the car is as quiet as factory? Thats not bad, usally any coilover using metel to metel will have some minor noise. Sounds like you sit about as low as I do now, ( I'm about 2.5 or a little more from factory). Thanks good info.

 

Where can one get the JIC Magic FLT-A2 for a good deal? I know Avalon Racing sells JIC products, but from the looks of things, they want retail, which is just crazy. I'm really leaning toward these, but I really don't want to assaulted on the price.

 

I bought mine from Avalon and didn't pay retail, but I also bought almost everything else I have from him. Talk to Paul and work out a deal.

 

roughly, how much did u pay?

 

Advertised prices and Forum specials are two different animals.

Call us for a quote and we can get your set ASAP.

Regards