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Im just wondering is anyone using the JIC magic FLT-A2 coilover on thier car,im wondering about the ride smoothness,and how it is. I know this is like a newb question.
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From what I heard, and this is only what I heard, so take this as an opinion only. My installer said they are a pain in the *** to install. Not only that, difficult to dial in the right comfort/stiffer setting since there really isn't pre set setting. Which means you will be tweaking it a lot to get right.
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pain in the ***? no quite easy acutally. I think installing springs are more of a pain in the *** than coilovers. When i installed mine they just dropped out and i put the new ones in. btw the ride is great. My friend couldn't tell the diff from stock and the coil (set on softest) w my 19's. and if you get coils GET CORNER BALANCING!
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installation of coilovers is the same for all manufactures. The design/shape is very similar between any coilover manf. It's just the spring rates and valving that mostly changes.
(Aside from other diffs likes inverted tube, camber plates, ..blah blah). -the shape and mounting points are the same.
I've had both JIC FLT-A2's and TEIN's HE's on my previous car.
JIC gave me better performance but at the cost of a harder ride.
Note that this was on a "sport-coupe" (98 S14) so it's hard to compare with the IS.
(Aside from other diffs likes inverted tube, camber plates, ..blah blah). -the shape and mounting points are the same.
I've had both JIC FLT-A2's and TEIN's HE's on my previous car.
JIC gave me better performance but at the cost of a harder ride.
Note that this was on a "sport-coupe" (98 S14) so it's hard to compare with the IS.
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I'm using the JIC FLT-A2s and the ride is better than my stock sport suspension. The installation is not a pain in the ***, it was very simple.. got it installed in less than an hour. I have the coilovers set on the stiffest setting.
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I agee with ihkskim. Swapping shocks or springs are significantly more difficult than installing coilovers. Setup is pretty easy if you aproach it correctly. If it takes more than one adjustment to the spring perches, then you're not doing it right.
Regarding the JICs, I had them on my S2000, and I thought they were just okay. The dampers that JIC used really needed external reservoirs to increase the total damper travel, but they didn't do it. JIC also specified that the springs NOT be preloaded on the dampers. This made the dampers bottom out on the bump stops really easily. Everyone with that set wound up blowing off JICs instructions, and preloaded them anyway to even out the up / down travel.
Regarding the JICs, I had them on my S2000, and I thought they were just okay. The dampers that JIC used really needed external reservoirs to increase the total damper travel, but they didn't do it. JIC also specified that the springs NOT be preloaded on the dampers. This made the dampers bottom out on the bump stops really easily. Everyone with that set wound up blowing off JICs instructions, and preloaded them anyway to even out the up / down travel.
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JIC customer service isn't all that great from what i've heard...
coilovers require less work for install since you don't have to separate the spring and strut... assuming it's a strut...
coilovers have the spring and strut together so it's one less step for installing. Yea, it's so much easier to install than regular spring and strut.
coilovers require less work for install since you don't have to separate the spring and strut... assuming it's a strut...
coilovers have the spring and strut together so it's one less step for installing. Yea, it's so much easier to install than regular spring and strut.
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Other than the change in alignment due to change in ride height, shocks and coilovers have nothing to do with any alignment parameters. That's what separates shocks from struts. I also don't see any way a "camber plate" could be implemented for the same reason. The only thing I could see doing to adjust caster or camber is replacing the upper control arm mounts with cam bolts.
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Other than the change in alignment due to change in ride height, shocks and coilovers have nothing to do with any alignment parameters. That's what separates shocks from struts. I also don't see any way a "camber plate" could be implemented for the same reason. The only thing I could see doing to adjust caster or camber is replacing the upper control arm mounts with cam bolts.
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