5.0 Coilovers
06-30-2013, 07:52 PM
#11
Resident Ginger
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Cali
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Yes. He stated he has "Tokiko D Specs", as far as I know those are only shocks. He will not get the full lowered look without a set of springs to support those shocks. And from what I see he never mentions anything about having aftermarket springs of any kind hence why I said "springs and shocks"
You can always cut the OEM springs one coil at a time to get the desired "slammed" look. It is currently done alot on older Edge Mustangs and provides great results with no money out of pocket. That is unless you cut to much and do not like the look. While this is not the best method of lowering as it will throw off the spring rate and such you stated you did not care about loss of ride quality so....
Matthew
Matthew
06-30-2013, 08:19 PM
#12
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: GA
Posts: 217
I have KW v3's and love them. IMO they are the best C/O for our cars. Here are a few pictures at different heights
I have some more cell phone pics on instagram @walkerracing23
I've never adjusted the height on the D2's but I've heard that it's a little bit of a process. The KW's are super easy to adjust. You just have to take the weight off the axel and twist the colar.
I have some more cell phone pics on instagram @walkerracing23
I've never adjusted the height on the D2's but I've heard that it's a little bit of a process. The KW's are super easy to adjust. You just have to take the weight off the axel and twist the colar.
Last edited by silverstang23; 06-30-2013 at 08:23 PM.
07-01-2013, 08:19 AM
#15
I have KW v3's and love them. IMO they are the best C/O for our cars. Here are a few pictures at different heights
I have some more cell phone pics on instagram @walkerracing23
I've never adjusted the height on the D2's but I've heard that it's a little bit of a process. The KW's are super easy to adjust. You just have to take the weight off the axel and twist the colar.
I have some more cell phone pics on instagram @walkerracing23
I've never adjusted the height on the D2's but I've heard that it's a little bit of a process. The KW's are super easy to adjust. You just have to take the weight off the axel and twist the colar.
07-02-2013, 07:57 AM
#17
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Join Date: Oct 2010
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Not if you want the springs to work right. Springs for strut application are “side load” springs. What that means is they are wound so they have a slight C shape to them. If you cut the springs it will re-clock the spring on the perch which will side load the strut shaft and cause binding (horrible ride) and possibly damage.
07-02-2013, 08:01 AM
#18
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Need some help, fairly new 2011 5.0 owner, love my car to death. I want to slam it though (Yes i know, stupid but ive always wanted to slam my car) so im looking for a good set of coilovers for under $1500. I want them to go very low, and if it sacrifices performance a little thats not that much of a problem to me because i can always go back to my Tokiko D Specs before i go back to the track.
Any suggestions? Thanks!
Also if you have any pictures of your car on coils, post a pic of it, even if its not a 5.0
Any suggestions? Thanks!
Also if you have any pictures of your car on coils, post a pic of it, even if its not a 5.0
Additionally most people are not capable of driving their car nearly hard enough to have an opinion on the suspensions quality, setup, performance, etc.
I see the same thing with supercharger, turbo’s, etc. Ask a person who has one what they think and they will tell you that they love it. Well, DUH! Even the weakest power adder is light-years better than stock. But if they have not driven, worked on, lived with multiple different power adders all they are really able to tell you is that their power adder is better than stock. Again, DUH!
And lastly it is human nature to like what you have. I always take “I have one and love it” with a grain of salt. Most people only have experience with that one example and most importantly consciously or subconsciously people will always be a cheering section for the stuff they spent their hard earned money on. People do not want to admit to themselves, and especially other people that they may have spent their money on the wrong stuff.
The best people to take advice from are the ones with experience with multiple combinations and are not afraid to say that they may have spent money incorrectly in the past. Oh, and they had better be able to drive too.
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