After doing some reading on the 2 products....they both are impressive when it comes to durability, their height adjustment abilities, and they're in the same price range.

These pictured are actually for the A33:




Differences btwn the 2 are that the D2's offer 36 way adjustable damper, while JIC is 15 way damper. I understand people buy them for different reasons....

a) to look as low as possible
b) for excellent cornering/handling at higher speeds
c) durability
d) all

But does anyone know OTHER differences btwn the 2? $1600+ IMO is a lot to spend on suspension...but seems worth it in the long run.

VQpower.com D2 article
C.E. JIC page

 

Why do you want to buy one of em? I mean what do you have planned? Show, roadcoursing, just want to drop for looks?

 

i think the D2's are definetely good for the money, a couple things i i didnt like when i recieved them and ive decided to stick with what i have currently which is the FLTA-2

when you adjust the settings for the damper, it juss turns, doesnt click at each setting level. the brake line is attached by this cheap flimsy thin piece of metal..and overall i didnt feel the quality was up there. BUT, for $825 or $875, its definetely worth it.

 

I whish they made A1us for the A32

 

I have these on my car and i absolutely love it.....They did come with alot of noise at first, but after adjusting the settings, the noises are completely gone now.....these coilovers are WAYYYY better than ANY spring/strut setup hands down....you can slam your car str8 to the floor and the suspension travel on this thing won't change....and during daily driving i have my dampening set to 1/1 which is the softest setting....and let me tell you, i'm dropped approx 2.75' all four corners and with 1/1 dampening and 18 inch rims, the car rides almost like stock...thats how smooth these coilovers are....

i never had experience with JICs but they do look better in quality...especially they have a built in brake line adapter instead of D2's crappy plastic piece.....and also the rear JIC's come with mounts already built in, wheres D2 you have to re-use your stock mounts (5th gen)....overall, you get what you paid for....flt-a2s running 1600+ and D2s only 850-950....so you get to pick

 

Wait.. I dont understand. Why does the article and your original post say that the D2 RS coilovers are $1600 when everyone else is saying that they are $900? Are there two different models of the D2 coilovers?

And re: the fuel line adapter.. If the D2's are in fact just that much cheaper, but simply have a crappy bracket or something, couldn't an industrius individual with a welder just put on a better bracket?

 

 

what about the tein basics?

 

From what I heard, the Tein SS can't be slammed to the floor without losing suspension travel.....wheres the JICs and D2s you can slam it straight to the floor and still keep the same suspension travel that you preload....

so what does it all mean? these coilovers are in different categories IMO

 

I wouldn't want to weld on these coilovers since they are gas charged! Correct me if i'm wrong....

Eric

 

The brake line brackets just look cheezy but they work.

 

Tein Basics aren't exactly in the same league. The D2's and JIC's are height and dampening adjustable, while the Tein Basics are just height adjustable. Not to say this is a bad thing, since this is what I wanted. The Tein Basics will still give you terrific handling, and height adjustablilty, just without the ability to be a hard-core racing suspension. Most people generally won't even need dampening adjustment that daily drive street. I know I don't. That's why I have some on order. I'm getting the height-adjustablilty of a coilover that really is a truely presicion-matched, just without dampening and camber adjustment.

Also, you need to reuse the stock mounts for the Tein Basics and with the D2's and JIC's, an aftermarket top mount is supplied due to the adjusters on the top of the coilover.

 

No, aftermarket top mounts are not supplied due to the adjusters being on top. It's all about precision and handling performance. JIC would not degrade their coilover with the use of a cheap factory mount. That is the reason for the upper pillow ball mount and camber plate.

 

That is what I said. Read my post again.

 

You have your D2's on the softest setting dropped that low and you do not bottom out on harsh roads?

 

No I don't bottom out at all....But I do take my speed bumps and dips at a very slow and sharp angle....like your supposed to....if I took them directly head on at like 15mph, yes i'm pretty sure i'll bottom out....but your not suppose to do that on a lowered car in the first place

 

I take speedbumps slow at an angle also. . . but here in NJ some of the roads are almost like 10 speedbumps, one after another, some steeper than others, and holes in the middle - driving around some places here is like a game almost.

 

Nobody answered my question. Are we all talking about the same D2 coilovers here?

 

There is only one model for the 4th gen.

 

D2 cost about 50% less than FLTA-2

 

Wisky, I dont think So cal roads are as bad as NJ.....all the roads in my neighborhood are smooth as butter with no potholes....the worse it gets around here are just slight imperfections in the road....other than dat, no potholes or cracks or nothing around here......

Btw did u ever get your D2s fixed from that awful popping noise when turning the wheel? If not, then I have the cure for it....PM me for details....

 

What's the cure?

 

can i come and get "test drive" ?

p.s im DEFINETLY down for the D2's, can somebody set up a GD ?

 

You just missed a GD. You'll have to dish out extra $50 or something now.

 

yes i know about that deal....