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Have anyone ever heard of or used D2/KSport coilovers?

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Old Nov 3, 2004 | 09:27 PM
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Default Have anyone ever heard of or used D2/KSport coilovers?

*Before anyone starts yelling at me, yes I have attempted a search and it came up 0 results numerous times*

I've heard some good reviews about D2 but none from actual Road Racers,

heres a link to a site that sells it
http://store.yahoo.com/urbanimport/

and the D2 official website
http://www.d2racing.com.tw/

Price seems right and they allow custom spring rates so I think they're worth considering. But I rather have some input before i drop half my bank account on them.

Thanks guys

Heres a few other sites I found some general info about them while researching:
http://forums.nasioc.com/forum...12905
http://www.7thgencivic.com/for...50640
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Old Nov 3, 2004 | 10:01 PM
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Default Re: Have anyone ever heard of or used D2/KSport coilovers? (jspexae102)

ya get what ya'llz pay f03!

Road racers in general don't tend to buy purple suspension that is sold directly through companies that also offer mugen RSX front end conversions for civics right next to the listing. This may be over generalizing a bit but I'm probably not far off here

If you have an eg or dc peep on these



advanced design shocks, all you need are some Eibach springs @ whatever rate and optional camber plates and your set. this guy wants 800 for the set used

http://www.lockracewrks.com/In....html

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Old Nov 3, 2004 | 10:14 PM
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Default Re: Have anyone ever heard of or used D2/KSport coilovers? (sans)

The problem with AD shocks is that you aren't supposed to use them on the street eva! Cuz they'll break.
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Old Nov 3, 2004 | 10:19 PM
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Default Re: Have anyone ever heard of or used D2/KSport coilovers? (sans)

if that was true I should probably get some JIC's
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Old Nov 3, 2004 | 11:20 PM
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Default Re: Have anyone ever heard of or used D2/KSport coilovers? (jspexae102)

I have K-Sports on my 240SX. They're cheap, offer good height adjustment(lower mounting point adjustable) and have decent damping.

A set of bling-bling Advance Designs will of course be faster than these things, but then again, I think my whole set of K-Sports with camber plates cost less than one double adjustable shock and coilover spring setup.

After driving them on the track once, and on the streets some, I'd say they're every bit as good as 90% of the "bling JDM" suspension sets out there. Offer enough damping to control the spring to a reasonable degree and are cheap.


Don't buy them expecting to get a $2k set of coilovers for $700 though, as they definitely aren't.

Oh yea, my front ones clunk pretty severely at low speeds due to no bearings on the top hats. Doesn't seem to affect anything else or be an issue on the track. Just kinda loud with a stripped out car.
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Old Nov 3, 2004 | 11:46 PM
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ahh yes I origionally found out about them on a 240 fourm and later found out D2 is the parent company of K-Sport (as known in japan).

I would think they would be at least better than my current spring/strut setup, would you say they are comparable to Tein SS?. I was looking at JIC also but discovered how horrible they are after reading thru past threads, and they're not cheap either!
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Old Nov 4, 2004 | 01:49 PM
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Default Re: Have anyone ever heard of or used D2/KSport coilovers? (jspexae102)

I imagine they're just as good as anything Tein makes short of their "race" dampers that are over $1.5k a set.

JIC as I understand it has decent shocks(expensive though), but their customer service is lacking.


I haven't driven on a Tein/JIC setup though, but I did ride in an Accord with Tein Flex's I think. It was ok, didn't feel that amazing by any stretch. I'd rate them about equal to my K-Sports or slightly worse as far as damping goes, but that's on a completely different car.
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Old Nov 4, 2004 | 01:54 PM
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They make a set for the B13 now... a bunch of guys went in on a group buy. I really didn't like the implementation of their camber plate (under the tower and no camber adjustment without cutting metal) but otherwise they seem okay for street stuff.

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Old Nov 5, 2004 | 01:46 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by maxQ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">They make a set for the B13 now... a bunch of guys went in on a group buy. I really didn't like the implementation of their camber plate (under the tower and no camber adjustment without cutting metal) but otherwise they seem okay for street stuff. </TD></TR></TABLE>

You can adjust the camber a ton on the plates(at least for the S13), and they're under the tower.

They have a plate that slides on another one.


I can easily get -4* camber with mine, didn't cut any sheet metal.
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Old Dec 3, 2004 | 01:20 PM
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Anyone with info/experience with these on a Honda? More specifically DC Integra?

I've been contemplating between an OmniPower setup and the K-sport for my GSR but can't seem to find enough info on them.
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Old Dec 3, 2004 | 01:52 PM
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I've got myself a set of Omni Power streets, and they ride pretty well. The more hardcore guys are quick to bash on cheaper suspension (cheap in $$) and say you get what you pay for. Indeed this is true, but in the case of Omni Powers, I believe that you get 'a lot' with the money you put out. With that said, I'm not implying that its the greatest suspension ever, I'm just saying that yes, I would recommend these coilovers if your on a budget and want a very good compromise between $$$/ride/performance.

Just my 2 bills.
Head on over if you want a ride in a Omni Power equipped DB
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