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Old 09-08-05, 08:45 AM
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Default Ksport Coilovers. Price? Where to buy?

Looking into ksport coilovers. but need to find where i can buy them from and how much the final cost is. Any ideas? Gato! a lil help!
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buy some quality jic's or tein's
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i found the JIC's on ltunes site. But has anyone used these? Ive heard many members here recommend D2's but those have a problem with failing and haveing to be rebuilt.

any reviews on the JIC's?

the tiens seem to be made for 97+ years of both camry's and es's

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Originally Posted by 3rdelement
i found the JIC's on ltunes site. But has anyone used these? Ive heard many members here recommend D2's but those have a problem with failing and haveing to be rebuilt.

any reviews on the JIC's?

the tiens seem to be made for 97+ years of both camry's and es's



try going to www.ksportusa.com you can email them and they will respond. tell them you are from CL, you should get a good deal.

JIC's , from what I heard have leaking problems...

teins don't offer the pillow upper strut mounts....wich make a diffrence.

Hoebag....they aint nothing wrong w these ksorts....I love ...enjoying the... really they are badass
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contacted ksport. they said they couldnt sell to me. only a dealer could sell them. help.
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excellent. called and left message. hope to hear back. I'll PM you with the cost.

BTW should i get any bushing replaced at the same time as the suspension? specifically a-arms? or which ones?
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Originally Posted by GATO
try going to www.ksportusa.com you can email them and they will respond. tell them you are from CL, you should get a good deal.

JIC's , from what I heard have leaking problems...

teins don't offer the pillow upper strut mounts....wich make a diffrence.

Hoebag....they aint nothing wrong w these ksorts....I love ...enjoying the... really they are badass
Hey, GATO..I am just wodnering how low can you go with the Ksport???



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Originally Posted by George Hsieh
Hey, GATO..I am just wodnering how low can you go with the Ksport???



George

DAMN GEORGE, where have you been....it's been a while?

love your sig.

looking at the pic on your sig.....probably tuck the entire tire and some...

I'm tucking both front and rear......and still have about an inch left.
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gato will you post a new pic in full daylight of your car how its done currently?
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Originally Posted by GATO
DAMN GEORGE, where have you been....it's been a while?

love your sig.

looking at the pic on your sig.....probably tuck the entire tire and some...

I'm tucking both front and rear......and still have about an inch left.
GATO.. Not to cheat on you guys.. The sig... IT's a photochop.. THe guy here got it for me.. He just drop the car wtihout asking me, yet ... heheheeheh I love the look.. I only have the spring drop can't go that low..

So you were saying even with the tire tuck in side your fender you still have 1/2 inch to lower.. Man. that makes me want to get it ..

Thankz for the infor..GATO..

George
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If you're really hard up, you can buy coil-over sleeves off ebay.

Gen3/4 Camry Drozone's finally came out, but any import sleeve will work. The 95+ Saturn was the first to be swapped into a Camry. It takes a tiny bit of grinding to get a generic Import one to fit. No big deal.

They are too stiff to drive tho. By that I mean they'll more than likely blow the stock struts in a couple of weeks, have a habit of blowing racing struts. Most of them are in the 350-400lb/in spring rate range. For comparison, the minimum spring rate for a NASCAR restrictor plate race is 345lb/in.


Basically, it'll be like driving without a suspension. =) Buuut if you just want to drive out to a car show & take some pics, or do some auto-x... Best $20 ever!
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^lol. True.

Where are the dropzones available at? The only one that sells them on Ebay is rennenmotorsports, but they look kinda fishy.
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Originally Posted by 3rdelement
gato will you post a new pic in full daylight of your car how its done currently?
yea , gimme til monday though..... I'll take pics on sunday.
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Originally Posted by GATO
Hoebag....they aint nothing wrong w these ksorts....I love ...enjoying the... really they are badass

its all personal preference.. i was about to buy the ksports from a local guy here in houston, but he told me not to buy them from him.. he said the ride was so bouncy that it was unbearable... maybe the struts were blown or something.. but with coilovers with not that many miles on them and struts being blown or that harsh of a ride on the softest setting? i just dont trust it, but thats me


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