anyone hear anything about the DME Coilovers? I'm thinking about getting some. More info the better.

Thanks guys

 

http://www.getnrg.com/products/dme-s...coil-over-kits

 

NRG @ $1200, good luck with that pal

 

Indeed, if you're willing to spend $1200 on NRG junk, why don't you just buy something reputable like Koni/GC for $800, or buy the race shocks for ~$1000 total, or do what I would do with $1200, buy AMR.

 

I almost spit out my coffee.

 

NRG is f-ing HIGH if they think they'll EVER sell a set of those. Trying to hide sub-par product under a different name so they can sell suspension product? Shame on them

 

$799 list for a basic sets seems like a good deal.

i'm just asking if anyone used it.

 

For $799 never, take a look at Koni/gc. Priced at $799 (on here) it is the best setup for the money.

Those just look like your average coilover, that is good for noithing but slamming your car.

Remember, koni/gc can slam your car, and you'd still be better off that way. Not to mention, they carry a lifetime warranty!

 

not when you get a lifetime warranty and the comfort in knowing you have one of the best suspensions period with koni/GC

There are only 3 products that are "a good deal" in my mind

Progress CS-II at $580
Koni GC at $799
AMR at $1200

You could name almost anything else out there and there are more pluses to having one of these than having anything else.

 

Koni Yellow with Ground Controls?

 

Yessir, that is correct.

 

I got some dme coilover and I would say I do like them a lot.

Rides nice in my 99 civic hatchback

 

Why do people ask for opinions and then totally disregard them? What was the point of this thread?

 

Spring rates? Warranty? Shock dyno available?

 

None. They look cool and were relatively cheap.

 

•Mono-tube shock design
•Forged 7075 Aluminum upper and lower mounts.
•Lower mounts are threaded to allow height adjustments without sacrificing suspension travel
•Rubber dust shield to prolong piston life
•One year manufacturer warranty
•Re-buildable

Being remediable is at least nice. If/when they do blow you can have the rebuilt. I don't have any opinion nor have I heard any of NRG. I know their H-brace is one of the best out there. And they make one of the cheapest 3-point strut tower bars.

It concerned me a lot that they don't publish their rates. $800 is a lot for something that is somewhat unknown when you can get PIC for not much more, and koni ground control for the same price and get a lifetime warranty, and pick your rates.

But I guess Koni/yellow doesn't look cool to kids these days. Has to be anodized some cooky color to be cool.

Edit: Found the rates in an Ebay Auction:

Street Series Parts #: DME-HD05SS

Front: 10 kg/mm (559 lbs/in)

Rear: 8 kg/mm (447 lbs/in)

I like those rate pairs, but I would be very concerned with the dampers ability to handle those at a ~2"+ drop for a long period of time. Would need a stout damper for that rate. I hope the product works well and I'd like to hear more about it.

 

I think the problem is people don't #1 understand spring rates/dampening and #2 think that a "full bodied" coilover is superior.

Good that these come with SOME kind of warranty but I've found, that with most things, that once the limited warranty is over things tend to start to break.

 

We aren't making things more moist

You touch on several good points. Pretty much sums up people making poor decisions on suspension. I've never gotten a clear explanation of why a full coil-over is superior. I guess people who don't have a clue don't want to have to assemble the kit, but 9 times out of 10 the kits are shipped in pieces anyway.

 

Is this NOT an appropriate definition?
Dampening-To deaden, restrain, or depress.

 

Well, dampening isn't a word.

damp·en
–verb (used with object)
1.
to make damp; moisten: to dampen a sponge.
2.
to dull or deaden; depress: to dampen one's spirits.

damp·ing
–noun Physics .
1.
a decreasing of the amplitude of an electrical or mechanical wave.
2.
an energy-absorbing mechanism or resistance circuit causing this decrease.
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It's a close call from a literary standpoint, but the correct answer at least leans to damping. About the best I've got for you, is for starters dampening isn't a word. Damping is. So to use it with an -ing on the end, damping is correct.

 

You win. Too much Star Trek.

 

Sorry, I argue for a living. It's pretty much second nature. I used to call it dampening all the time too until someone corrected me. Now if I can just get out of the habit of calling them swaybars and calling them 'anti-roll' bars, lol.

 

I don't mean to bring back an old thread with something as irrelevant as this but dampening is a real word. If not, then at the very least it is jargon. Damping is more of a scientific meaning and dampening pertains more to the action of doing.

 

You didn't see me trying to argue about it 3 years ago did you?