michael knight Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Anyone have any experience with these they'd like share. If so, what suspension were you running before them as a base comparison. Thanks, Damon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem0ntsi Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 Im about to buy a set within a month or so. I contacted 101 on ebay and he said there may be some clearance issues with wider front tires. Ill be running a pretty fat set up all around and if it doesnt work for me Ill probably sell them on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael knight Posted October 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Im about to buy a set within a month or so. I contacted 101 on ebay and he said there may be some clearance issues with wider front tires. Ill be running a pretty fat set up all around and if it doesnt work for me Ill probably sell them on here How big are you thinking? It seems like there would be more room than stock since ther is no perch to get in the way and the spring diameter is less than stock. Let me know how they work out for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem0ntsi Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 How big are you thinking? It seems like there would be more room than stock since ther is no perch to get in the way and the spring diameter is less than stock. Let me know how they work out for you. 101 said he had clearance issues with the stock rims with 225 tires, but 205s cleared fine. Im planning to run and 18x9 front with 225/35 tires up front with a major slam in ride height Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael knight Posted October 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 It's almost unbelievable that the stock set-up( or even sleve-overs)have more clearance. I'm sure you could always space it out some. I hope someone that has these on his car can give some feedback. Damon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shift1313 Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 stock the perch is above the tire http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj39/shift1313/Starion/RimClearance6.jpg maybe the coil comes down farther on the mk1 stuff? just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael knight Posted October 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 ^Werd, I'm pretty sure if ride height is lowered considerably, especially with the help of mookeeh's bump steer/ roll center, I could definitely see some problem w/ stock offset. good pic Damon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOSTED88tsi Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 i know Casey_L has them and talks about how his car handles like a go kart now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Venable Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Casey also runs a rear 8" on the front, so he automatically has more clearance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shift1313 Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 boosted, the black/pink starion with the pink es rims hurts me soul:( is that your car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey_L Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 I have started a review on my experiences with the coil overs and I will continue to edit it as I have time. Here is the link. http://slide-rite.net/coilovers.html Let me know if you find the information valuable. I still need to add a lot more information as well as proof read the article. I will be changing the springs over to a progressive rate 11" spring made by QA1 in preperation for a road rally on dirt roads. I will get my car up on jackstands and take a bunch of pictures of the car and the "upgrade". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael knight Posted October 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 (edited) I have started a review on my experiences with the coil overs and I will continue to edit it as I have time. Here is the link. http://slide-rite.net/coilovers.html Let me know if you find the information valuable. I still need to add a lot more information as well as proof read the article. I will be changing the springs over to a progressive rate 11" spring made by QA1 in preperation for a road rally on dirt roads. I will get my car up on jackstands and take a bunch of pictures of the car and the "upgrade". Very well written and informative review. Not to prod you but what wheel/tire and offset are you running with them. Also, I'm sure you had your reasons but you should be running SM not SM2. Very similar classes except the fact SM is for factory 4 seat cars and SM2 is for factory built 2 seater cars. The competition is much stiffer in SM2 due to the nature of 2 seat only cars, i.e. corvettes and FD RX7's. Thanks for the info Casey! Damon BTW- Sweet rear subframe pic! Edited October 23, 2008 by michael knight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey_L Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 (edited) I am running NON-SHP rear wheels up front with stock sized toyo proxies (Not a good tire). In the rear I am running a NON-SHP rear wheel with falken 360 treadwear tires (Not too good). In the rear I have a 5/8" lug-centric spacer. This makes the front tires stick out slightly, but no rubbing at my ride height. I have not rolled my fenders at all. I am not too happy with the performance of this setup on the street. The high offset really makes the front end "dodgy" when there are ruts in the road. I am seriously screwing up the performance, but I am getting some cool looks. It feels like the rear end feels awkward because of the spacers, it could be me though. I am going to run a different set of springs. The real beauty of the coil over kit is the ability to custom order spring rates. I will lift the car to an appropriate height for a 50% dirt road rally. Remove the RCA's, remove the rear wheel spacer, and run stock non shp wheels all around. I want to try and make my car fast on any road. Plus, if I want to go back to the 8kg/mm and 6kg/mm springs changing them realistically only takes about 2 hrs from pulling into the garage to driving away. But I guess I do have access to a lift... Michael- Thanks for the help on class designation. I dont race with the NER (New England Region) SCCA, I race with a more easy going club called NHSCC. They have a more relaxed class setup consisting of stock, sticky stock, modified, and race. I would like to try SCCA next season, but I need a set of Aziens first! Edited October 23, 2008 by Casey_L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael knight Posted October 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 ^Good stuff. Thank you, Damon BTW- the front does look pretty tough w/ that offset. Also, That car is way to clean to take off road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creakyjoints Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 I have 101's coilovers with 225/50's on 7's in front and have no rubbing issues at all. For whats worth. The only problem is the 225's are wider than the wheel. The 245's are narrower than the 8's in the rear and looks like crap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFBMX88 Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Any updates/pics? I wanna see where the adjustment knobs are.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Venable Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 the adjustment knobs are on the bottom of the casings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPaus_88TSi Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 For the inverted tube ones, yep. The other ones(i'm not sure he had these made, but they were talked about in the GP thread) have the adjustment on the tops like normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 (edited) I'd run illuminas in the stock housings. I have 17x10's with 275's in the front and they fit pretty snug with coilovers w/ cut perch's and rolled fenders. and its not so much the width that hurts.. its the height of the wheel tire combo. The rears, 295's fit comfortabley. 305's fit well with some fender rolling. 315's are about the limit in the back. If you do get mookeehs coilovers, all you need to run is the 275/16 A6s and you won't have any problem fitting those. My ideal setup would be Illumina's in stock housings, Camber plates, Any coilover kit with this array of eibach springs http://eibach.com/cgi-bin/htmlos.exe/00523...133732100015207? Edited January 12, 2009 by Sully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFBMX88 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 the adjustment knobs are on the bottom of the casings if theyre on the bottom, how do you adjust the fronts with the steering arms assembled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOSTED88tsi Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 if i remember right, he put a little cut in the side of the strut housing near the bottom.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallblock12 Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 im gonna be buying a set of mookeeh's coilovers soon. what is the best way to contact him and do you guys have any advice about using these/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmyers151 Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 I think the best way to get in touch with him is via email: 101propose@verizon.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallblock12 Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 thanks a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmyers151 Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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