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Old 01-25-07, 09:23 PM
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Default JIC FLT-A1 for $800 locally

This guy is selling these for 800. less than 10k miles on them
what do you guys think? should i get these? is it a good deal or should i get new tein ss for 950 shipped to hawaii?
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id say go new... 10k miles is alot of ride on them probably need to be rebuilt soon which is about 100 each, and at that price i can get a whole new set of flta1 for 1250. so i would say go for the new set of ss or maybe a new set of summin... unless you can prolly get these for a better price.. good luck
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Originally Posted by jgdynamics
id say go new... 10k miles is alot of ride on them probably need to be rebuilt soon which is about 100 each, and at that price i can get a whole new set of flta1 for 1250. so i would say go for the new set of ss or maybe a new set of summin... unless you can prolly get these for a better price.. good luck
thanks bro good advice.
only thing im thinkin is the JIC FLT-A1 are 1500 new and the tein ss are only 850 so i feel like im getting more or a better deal pickin up the JIC FLT-A1. i know more money doesnt always mean better but thats double the price
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10k miles is nothing.. thats less than a year of driving.. $800 is a great deal.. personally, id jump on it
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personally, ive seen many jic coilovers shot after a year of use.
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mixed opinions up in here

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any suspension will blow out if abused
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my opinion, never buy used or crappy suspension. The better suspension will last longer and have better performance.
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Originally Posted by Sly Guy Yu
my opinion, never buy used or crappy suspension. The better suspension will last longer and have better performance.
elaborate on why this is crappy suspension?
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Originally Posted by Sly Guy Yu
my opinion, never buy used or crappy suspension. The better suspension will last longer and have better performance.


lol the better suspension in this case is the JIC... the flta1's are a lot better than tein ss's

i dont see anything wrong in buying used parts.. anything will last long if treated correctly, which brings me to my original statement than any suspension can blow if treated badly
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Originally Posted by HoeBag
lol the better suspension in this case is the JIC... the flta1's are a lot better than tein ss's

i dont see anything wrong in buying used parts.. anything will last long if treated correctly, which brings me to my original statement than any suspension can blow if treated badly

my question to you would be y risk the 800 dollars for a used set of coilovers? And like i said b4, through my observation jic's blow out after a year of use.
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Originally Posted by insomniac
elaborate on why this is crappy suspension?
honestly ive never take apart a jic coilover and studied them, im just saying my observation these coilovers dont last long.
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where do you get these things rebuilt if they do blow?
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Originally Posted by insomniac
where do you get these things rebuilt if they do blow?
usually u can send them back to the manufacture, and get them rebuilt for like 60 bux each.
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these JIC FLT-A1 are incredibly hard to find compared to the A2's.
neither luxury mods nor l-tuned parts carry them
why is this?


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