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Old Dec 29, 2002 | 07:52 AM
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Does anybody have any experiece witht these? Thanks
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Old Dec 29, 2002 | 08:44 AM
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See HA vs Apex'i N1 post in ITR forum for a link to Katman's post on Hybid forums.
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Old Dec 29, 2002 | 10:02 AM
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i'm pretty sure JIC is one of the best coilvoer companies in japan so i'm told. if i could afford it i would get them.
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Old Dec 29, 2002 | 12:47 PM
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Definitely not some generic brand. They rank pretty highly up there depending on what level you are looking into. Use the H-T search and will get to know a lot about them.


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Old Dec 29, 2002 | 04:36 PM
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i got the JIC FLT-A2s installed on my car today, they're definitely not generic coilovers. they're one of the best dampners for the money.
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Old Dec 29, 2002 | 05:02 PM
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JIC is one of the best suspension companies out there. They are dedicated to make your car handle better, just look at their company logo. "JIC Magic: Suspension Project" In my opinion, their build quality far exceeds that of Tein, Zeal, HKS, and Koni(I've seen them personally). Not saying above mentioned don't handle as good as JIC, just commenting on the build quality.

Another good thing about JIC coilovers are that you could rebuild it here in the states, unlike Teins or any other Japanese brands.

But the downside of JIC coilovers are that they are expensive and hard to find good deals. Go shop around.

Jay Kim
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Old Dec 29, 2002 | 08:35 PM
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JIC is comparable to Zeal, Tien, etc.
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Old Dec 29, 2002 | 09:18 PM
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Another good thing about JIC coilovers are that you could rebuild it here in the states, unlike Teins or any other Japanese brands.

But the downside of JIC coilovers are that they are expensive and hard to find good deals. Go shop around.

Jay Kim
that was what helped me pick JIC over the Zeal B6 that need to be sent to japan to be serviced.

as far as deals go do a search for "jic flt-a2" on google and ome of the first sites that comes up has real good prices, i forgot the name and don't feel like looking for it right now. i got mine from z1 automotive because i know them and they're local, the link is in my sig.
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Old Dec 29, 2002 | 10:51 PM
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generic and JIC shouldn't even be used in the same sentence. JIC installed mine, corner weighted, and aligned all four corners. they are professionals through and through. I am blown away by the performance increase with my flta2's.
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 10:33 AM
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Another good thing about JIC coilovers are that you could rebuild it here in the states, unlike Teins or any other Japanese brands.
Jay Kim
Both Tein and Zeal can be rebuilt in the US !!
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