ok, i got my kit super fast, thanks billy. ok heres the install pics. i have the respeed street coil-overs, camber plates, and the big brake kit. currently im running a 7" swift springs that are ~400lbs with fb "race" illuminas. (they're 85-86 aw11 MR2 shocks) i didnt get a chance to get take pics of the car on the floor. ill do that tomorrow. for people thinking wat spring length to get? i suggest a 6"er. i had to set the sleeve to its lowest point (with 7" springs), and the drop was taller than when i had my rb's. the ride itself is great, very easy to install. great job on all the products billy.

and the first pic is my new wheels i thought id just add.

 

400 lb springs? Wow, that seems high. The ride is not too harsh? Thanks for posting pictrures of install. Can't wait to see it on the ground. Do you have the part number to the illumina's for the MR-2 you are using?

 

yah id also like to the difference in ride quality and handling. i want to know if i blew 1000 bucks on eibachs n illuminas for the fb, lol.

 

nice looking handling components, bet that's one of the better handling street 1st gens in the country

 

^i highly doubt. i still have illumina and rb springs in the rear. ive decided to go with mazdatrix rear springs but i havent gotten around to ordering yet. im also running the rb front swaybar with no swaybar in the rear. im acually thinking of switching to going back to stock sway bar, but ill see how things work after a good drive.

btw, i was struggling to put the turn in spacers for awhile. does anyone kno of any tricks to put it on? or do u just have to suck it up and put it on?

 

Your are probably gonna have to use a prybar to push the control arm down far enought to fit the spacer between the bottom perch and the strut housing. Be really careful when threading the bolts it so they don't strip.

 

You can run the camber plates on top of the shock towers for a little more drop with the same suspension travel... You just night not get as much positive camber.

 

Those are nice. I got the race coil over kit with camber plates in the group buy. I'll be using 7" 275lb springs with the Tokico blues that are on my car. I hope the blues will have enough damping force for those spring rates. I've got some pretty stiff springs in the rear already. There actually off the front of late 70's to early 80's Fiat. Cut about 3 coils out of them and I think they measure in at about 170lb. I know the rears are stiffer than my current RB front springs. I can jump on the rear bumper and it won't bottom the rear end out. But anyway, nice to see the kit installed. I look forward to getting mine done.

 

evita, thanks for the tip. i was looking at it and thought the easiest wat to put it on was to take off the tension rod link. then i remember how hard it was to put it back on when i did my ball joints earlier.


Hyper4mance2k, thanks for the tip. ill keep that in mind. i wouldnt want positive camber anyways. if i were to put the plate over the tower, wouldnt it be uneven? or would i have to try to flatten the top of the tower first?


85rotarypower, i have a 7" spring with the thread sleeve nut as low as i can. i have about 2" wheel gap from fender to tire. as for runnign the blues, u will have to machine the shock to fit the camber plates. also i dunno if the blues is a good idea to run with these spring rates.

 

Yea, 6" springs for anything over 300#.

Race coil overs you can run 7", 8" 10" anything you want due to the fact you will be welding the lower spring perch in place where you want it.

woodonastick,
If you take the 2 bolts loose that hold the tension rod to the control arm it will help with the Roll center spacers.


BTW, rear adjusters and springs are in the works. Should not be to long before they are out.

-billy

 

I don't think I'll have any problem with the struts I'm using right now. I've heard of people using them or even lesser struts with coil overs without too many problems. I decided to keep the spring rate lower because of the strut that I'm using. But I'll let you all know how it goes. What do you think Billy?

 

as promised pics of my car. they're not good pics tho.

 

Looks Great! How does it turn in now?

 

No they won't last long. Tokico HP's (blues) are barely better than stock and on aftermarket springs of any kind rarely last more than a year.

wood: They would sit evenly if you used 2 or 3 washers to keep the even above the tower.

 

If the blues last a year I'll be happy. I'll just get some illuminas next winter when the car is stored away, or mabey something better than those?

 

good luck with that, i looked everywhere n havent found anything better than illumina's. techniquely the illuminas are a drag racing shock but they're ok in the corners. i guess koni's r around the same as illuminas but wuteve

 

I guess It'll be illuminas then when the blues give up.

 

well, you can get some bilstiens from iscracing.net, or some custom koni yellows from geforce. other than that i havent seen anythign else rather than advance design.

 

Or get the race version of the Illuminas from Billy (Respeed). They are also working on other options for us...


Great looking setup Woodonastick! My current suspension setup might be going up for sale in the spring (only 6 months old too)...

 

bilsteins. that's all i have to say. why buy illuminas every 2-3 years when you could get bilsteins every 5. ride better and cost the same.


in reference to your next question. www.iscracing.net though they have raised the price of the rears over 200% in the past 5 years.

 

I like the gap between fender and tire. I don't think you stated what dia. wheel your running or tire size. Because if that is 7'' springs I kinda like the look.

Also as far as those blistens go you do need to send them off to be 'altered' by ISC. Honed I'm assuming. And I wonder what that means for the threaded area for the insert. You'd think it would become thinner and therefore weaker, oh well. I think that will be my birthday present to myself in any case.

 

those are wat im running. i looked up the part number and they're the same as the mr2 shocks. for reference i compared the respeed part# to the mazdatrix racing shock part# and searched google to see wat car they came off of. the difference between the fb shocks compared to every other shock is that the shaft diameter is larger. if u used fb shocks for camber plates u would have to machine the shaft down to 14mm. as i bought the mr2 shock is was a direct bolt on to the camber plates.

o yea. im sorry about that. im currently running 15x7 205/50/15 kook rs2. if u like the ride height i would still suggest the 6" spring. thats with the adjustment fully down on the spring perch. which leaves no more room for adjustment.

 

I actaully would like to read more into this! Do you have any info backing you statement up about the tokicos not lasting with aftermarket springs? because when i bought my tokico blues (hp) the installation/warraty sheets inside the box said that these shocks CAN handle a ONE inch drop with no problems.

 

i'm so excited!!!

my coil-overs are on their way!



now i just need to sort out what struts to buy.

 

I've been building imports and selling parts for years. This is just what I've learned from experiance. I was cheap and i run hp's with eibacks on my car and the right front blew in 3 months and both rears only lasted 8. Plus I've seen 'em die on so many other cars. They're really good for a stock replacement or for a 1 inch drop, but I've never seen them last and I'm just passing on what I've seen.