are these coilovers aluminum bodied?

 

From JIC,

Our shock bodies are made of stainless steel. Our
spring rates are 10k for the front and 7k for the
rear. You can special order any spring rate you like
at no charge, if you are willing to wait for them to
show up from Japan. We do revalve and spring our
setups. We do this because most people feel that JDM
suspension is just too harsh. It is still very track
ready though.
Thanks,
Kevin

 

thanks

do you know if the buddyclub racing spec is stainless? i know they are not aluminum.

both these coilovers are about the same price, construction would be the deciding factor.

 

You know about the group buy on these right?

 

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i thought it was over by now. youre talking about the rs custom settings?

 

Racing Spec Damper

complete kit with upper pillow mount
adjustable stroke
black powder coated body instead of paint
chromoly steel
15 way dampening adjustability
46mm piston (36mm for Macpherson Struts)
Forged Aluminum perches
4x coil springs

 

hmm, chromoly or stainless. chromoly is strong. i wonder if the powdercoat finish will hold up, otherwise it will rust.

stainless will not, i think the JIC are raw and unfinshed.

 

1 year with BC's here and not even a slight sign of wear, just have to wipe them off once in a while so I can win all the Kaaa Showwss......




Modified by Smitdog at 11:37 PM 12/5/2003

 

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Ahhh! Show Kaaaas!
Mines a beater, but the BC's with 12kF/14kr are doing just fine for my daily driver/beater.
I think I need to change my oil soon ... LOL!

 

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Ahhh! Show Kaaaas!
Mines a beater, but the BC's with 12kF/14kr are doing just fine for my daily driver/beater.
I think I need to change my oil soon ... LOL!</TD></TR></TABLE>

I just changed mine before the snow hit, you are more than welcome to come up and use my garage Ed! Let me know!

 

Might be a good idea.
Oil/filter and tranny lube (tranny hasn't been changed since the rebuild 13K miles ago).

 

so the buddy clubs use a 46mm piston, does anyone know what the jic piston size is?

 

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I am not positvie. I think Warren **** may have these on his ECHC R but I could be wrong....

 

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It's not the SIZE of the piston, but how you use it! LOL!

 

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It's not the SIZE of the piston, but how you use it! LOL!</TD></TR></TABLE>

I would beg to differ and say my larger piston matters.....

 

LOL!
And where have I heard that before?

 

2 horney ***** + latenight h-t =

 

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Ummm .. so what's Your excuse?

 

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complete kit with upper pillow mount
adjustable stroke
black powder coated body instead of paint
chromoly steel
15 way dampening adjustability
46mm piston (36mm for Macpherson Struts)
Forged Aluminum perches
4x coil springs </TD></TR></TABLE>

There you go, bud. I'm planning on picking up a set of these as soon as I get some more cash! I believe the shocks can handle a max spring rate of 24k?

 

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Really depends on whether or not you want to race on them.
I could probable go with some more pring up front (to maybe like 16-18), but I still drive it on a day-to-day basis.
Only time will tell?

 

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There you go, bud. I'm planning on picking up a set of these as soon as I get some more cash! I believe the shocks can handle a max spring rate of 24k?
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the racing spec damper is the buddy club, i am still wondering what the jic piston size is... speaking of buddy club i think we have one in this thread.

my excuse is very late work hours. i sleep in the afternoon, go to school in the morning. i miss most of the h-t "primetime" and it has killed my social life in the process but for some odd reason i enjoy it, getting drunk is dumb, coilover questions are much more educationally stimulating.

 

flt-a2's have 45mm piston.

the choice of finish on both jic and bc's seem quite durable.
both feature anodized spring seats and top mounts and
jic's have cadmium like plating on the shock bodies while
bc's have black powder coating.

the adjustable bottom mounts on the jic's are alumium btw.

 

If u believe (piston) size matters, Apexi n1 Spec Pros are 52mm

 

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Intertesting I did not know that. Anyone running those?

 

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the racing spec damper is the buddy club, i am still wondering what the jic piston size is... speaking of buddy club i think we have one in this thread.
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Oops!!! on me! My mistake, sorry about that guys!