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I am usually against buying used suspension but these are OHLINS! So I figure I take the risk...besides, it's cheap! Anyway, does anyone know if these are OEM spec suspension from one of the JDM-only, super duper cool FD versions or it's aftermarket?

Thanks.

 

Ohlins has a few coilover models for the FD.

I beleive the only OEM coilover differences are the Mazdaspeed ones and the Showa made ones for the SP.

 

nice purchase. let us know what you think of them.

 

mounts look in pretty good condition... dammit where were theses 2 months ago?!!?!

 

as far as I know that isn't entirely true.

I was looking at the Ohlins coilover kit from FDNewbieimports.com a few months ago.

I cross referenced it to tthe Ohlins website, there it stated that there were no coilover kits specifically designed for the FD.

I know PANSPEED and Ohlins partnered together to make a suspension (track application) but it was not either one companies sole effort.

The Price tag for the set of coilovers from PANSPEED and Ohlins is 2300.00 from FD Newbie (if memory serves me correctly)

hope this helped.

Feed free to dispute this matter, my info was from a single source (we all know what that means)

 

I figure this is probably aftermarket...anyway, I can't wait to get these on!!!

 

I have a set on my FD. They do have coilovers specifically for the FD. Look at their JM website. Oh and by the way, they look nothing like the Ohlin's that I have on my car. Doesn't mean anything just an observation.

 

As far as i know, Ohlins was not offered OEM on FDs, Bilsteins yes, but Ohlins No. Panspeed and R Magic make kits for the FD using Ohlins which are quite nice.

 

I've got the exact same set of on my car and you can't go wrong. Considering their my first coil overs I've ever bought and going from worn stock suspension to these babies....It really made a world of difference.

The only bad thing about them is you have to completely take the whole thing off to adjust the height which can be a pain in the ***. There are about 32 clicks of adjustments on the top which to this day I'm still searching for that perfect setting.

 

Glad to find out you have the same set mate! If I want the car to sit just a tad lower than stock, which height level would you recommend?

 

When I first read this, I was thinking "remote resevoir" Ohlins.

Looks like the stock coils to me, similar to the Koni "yellows" which has an INFINITE range, but a LIFETIME warranty.

Be sure to take OFF the springs and test the shocks to make sure they are still in good shape.

Good luck,
:-) neil

 

Look on the Carrozzeria Japan website. They have Ohlins for FD application, on the Ohlins Japan website I saw min. 3 models for FD.

More specifically. There is the DFV for FD3s

"
FRONT
REAR
????????
11Kg/mm
11Kg/mm
????
25mm DOWN
20mm DOWN
???????
±15mm
±15mm

??????
228,900?????? 218,000??
??????????
276,150?????? 263,000??
?????????
302,400?????? 288,000?"

Then you got the one's made for Autostaf

??????? ????????????3-1-25 074-877-9191 FD3S
270,900?
?258,000??
?
312,900?
?298,000?

The one's for Hai racing

??????? ????????????1356 045-801-7761 FD3S
203,700?
?194,000??
?
228,900?
?218,000??

And a few models made for a website-less shop.....

????????? ????????2-7-8 048-764-2040 FC3S????????????????PRO???
344,400?
?328,000??
FD3S???????????????????
281,400?
?268,000??
FD3S??????????SPL???
336,000?
?320,000??
FD3S???????????????????????????
414,750?
?395,000??
FD3S????????????????????
236,250?
?225,000??.

Then you have the ones with the little resevoir.

????
????RX-7?FD3S?
?? ????????? \367,500 ????? \350,000?
?????????? \330,750 ????? \315,000?
?????? \304,500 ????? \290,000?
???? ???kgf,?0.3m/S T??????C?????
Front
T=??
T=??
T=??
T=??
T=??
T=??
C=??
C=??
C=??
C=??
C=??
C=??
?
450
380
340
?
380
380
380
?
200
175
160
?
185
175
165

Rear
T=??
T=??
T=??
T=??
T=??
T=??
C=??
C=??
C=??
C=??
C=??
C=??
?
350
300
275
?
300
300
300
?
150
135
120
?
145
135
125
????
?STD??????
FRONT REAR
?????? 341.5mm (-51.5mm) 315.5mm (- 8.5mm)
????? 100.0mm (-39.0mm) 100.0mm (-44.0mm)
L-max 471.5mm (-65.5mm) 425.5mm (-47.5mm)
L-min 371.5mm (-26.5mm) 325.5mm (- 3.5mm)
S/P?-??(kg/mm)
14kg
14kg
???? 20mm Down 30mm Down,

It is my understanding that Ohlins is now owned by Kawasaki Japan.

 

I did some research as well, I believe the set I got is the DFV.

 

Looks more like a set made for a specific shop to me.

Nonetheless Ohlins is a brand which inspires confidence.

 

Looks like they were built for a specific competition class where the rules stipulate that you can use aftermarket "shocks" but not aftermarket springs (I think US auto-x classes used to be this way), so somebody used the stock spring but built adjustable perches to go with the Ohlins coilover body.

 

SCCA stock class AutoX is just like that "stock springs, any shock".

:-) neil