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Bobafreak · 06-02-2008, 12:53 PM

Didnt know wether to put this in tech talk or here If so mods it needs to be removed feel free to do so. *ahem* Well I got my coilovers last week well i had them for a while just never put them on so now it was sunday after the omgwtfbbq bash (which was cool for those who missed out. Thanks again teddy for throwing such a cool event!), Vrt and friends preloaded the coilovers at 2:30am(yeah were all night owls) in the morning getting ready to install after jacking the car up to find out I didnt have the lock key. The original owner (located in palmdale) had it. Sooo that early cold ass morning came to an end resulting on sunday to go to a shop and have them take them off.

I say this is a checklist of things youll need.

Impact gun
hammer
wrench set
An extra hand if you can get one
A jack with 2 jack stands.
Ipod with some cool music (Buckshot, murs, dilated peoples, with a touch of armin van buuren lol)
est time=hmm depends how quick you are i started at 4 finished around 7

Well about several trips to pepboys i was officially ready to do the install.

One thing Tuan (from aspec) had told me about was the bottom of the camber plate bolts needed to be tighten or else they will fall off and thats a no bueno. Relook over everything before installing make sure all the bolts are tight and etc. Picture below.

1.Before jacking up the car remove all of your lug nuts. Makes things alot easier. I started with the fronts first.

2.Take off the top shock bolts first! I bold this out because you will see why later. Silly mistake on my behalf cause i didnt look.

3.Your shocks are bolted with 2 17mm bolts place the jack under the control arm so when you unbolt the 2 17mm bolts it wont go flying down. youll also want to hold the rotor as well due to releasing the bolts once again.
Picture of where i placed the jack.

Pictures of the of the 2 bolts im talking about.

Now when it came to putting these on i did run into a little problem the coilovers didnt want to slide into the spindle making it a problem It could be 2 things. The coilovers just need to be tweaked a bit or because my fronts have 180sx brake assembly. Either way these bitches were going on so i took the jack and lifted up the spindel to match the coilover itself and hammered it into the coilover slightly because of its tight fit. Pictures listed showing how it doesent bolt up.

They went in with ease after. make sure your pillow mount is facing the right direction(horizontal not sure what horizontal is? look at the picture.) as well. Before bringing it up to the shock towers.

Using the jack this should help you if your muscles arent strong. You dont need to remove the jack to load it up since its already at the bottom. Seeeee easy! Repeat these same steps on the other side. Member AGAIN Take the 3 bolts off the shock tower before taking the bolts off from the bottom shock! Or this will happen.

Notice how the shock is down there and the top remains up there? Yeah not fun. But never fear the cutter is here!

taaaaaadaaaa! Done!

Repeat the step once again to reinstall.

Up next were the rears. Take the wheels off. There are three bolts your gonna take off, but AGAIN take the top shock tower bolts located in the trunk off first!!! Place the jack below by the shock. For this step(installing coilovers) this requires a 19mm, 17mm, and i wanna say 18mm ratchet as well.

Next your going to take off the bolt thats connected to the shock itself at the bottom.

Then take off the traction rods bolt

you will need to use your arm power for this one if you have aftermarket rods. Get a extension, size ratchet and a wrench on one side so you can unloosen the bolt.

Go underneath the ruca picture below.

From there slightly corner the shock and wiggle it around and itll come out with the 3 bolts i told you to take off below freeing it with ease.

Then take your new coilover slide it through

Using the same process to bring up the new shock using the jack do this as well you may need to twist the plate to evenly match the coilover top bolts to the shock tower. after that repeat the same steps for the right and your done!

Note i wouldn't adjust the dampening yet till about 100 miles to break in the coilovers. Again make sure you tighten all the bolts double check all your work and you should be good to go. But not me my next thing was doing this...

yes! Its already installed and ill write a review on that as well Basically i didn't finish my car till 1:26 in the morning. After setting the horn off for a solid 10 seconds knowing i woke up my kids and neighbors i snuck into the house and turned off the lights leaving tools and all outside. G/f goes what the fuck was that? I responded Some guy driving down the street with a bull horn out the window......yeah i know. lol.

Ill write a review later once i tested it out some more i notice some things and whatnot but we haven't tracked these yet. but i need to go pick up my new wheels first. lol. Im sure ill get questions so send me your pms and ill try to help.

Ohh the before and after photos...
Before

Now. yea only one photo at the moment. give me a break i was tired bitches! lol

Thanks again to tuan and the squidd for the preloading.

stiizy · 06-02-2008, 01:08 PM

Nice as always boba!!

BoostedCoupe · 06-02-2008, 01:23 PM

nice i cant wait for the review. Does anyone know if they make these for a s14 or not? also you do not have to remove the traction bars if you dont want to. i didnt remove mine when i installed my coils. it just takes more time getting the shocks out with them still on. Anyways + rep to you.

projekt_s13 · 06-02-2008, 01:32 PM

Why did you unbolt the extra stuff in the rear? I have installed coilovers many times and i have never had to bolt those.

loserfrancis · 06-02-2008, 01:51 PM

hey cg how come the traction rod had to be disconnected?

Bobafreak · 06-02-2008, 02:22 PM

I removed the other stuff to take the shock out. It seemed easier that way. i believe it was the stock shock in my way and it was hitting one of the rods so i did that. Time consuming hmm maybe by hand but i had a ratchet gun. >_<

HS13KLS · 06-02-2008, 02:28 PM

im curious to see how they ride..they are so damn cheap

da1ndonly · 06-02-2008, 02:42 PM

+1 i was just about to pm you about the ones thatt i got off of you for mine but question answered thanks.

Tuan234 · 06-02-2008, 02:50 PM

ahhh yeee boiii. lookin good now.

ps: no problem on the pre load. also those allen bolts you might want to use lock tight, so they wont find a way to come out.

Bobafreak · 06-02-2008, 03:30 PM

fo sho. wheels are next though wooooooooooo! Its like a birthday today.

240srhatch · 06-02-2008, 03:35 PM

u dont got any more godspeeds do you?? my paypal was having a lil problem but its straight now.. let me know when you can get me a set

ZenkiKid · 06-02-2008, 03:36 PM

yeah man tell us how they ride.

MikeisNissan · 06-02-2008, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 240srhatch

u dont got any more godspeeds do you?? my paypal was having a lil problem but its straight now.. let me know when you can get me a set

Jorge you can buy em off ebay for dirt cheap.

240srhatch · 06-02-2008, 03:40 PM

this guy sells them for cheaper.. he was selling them for $525 plus shipping

da1ndonly · 06-02-2008, 03:55 PM

ebay price is about $600 + $70 shipping
Bobafreak $525 + $70
bought some off him fast shipment from him

*DUFFM4N* · 06-02-2008, 04:32 PM

good shit son

*!Zar!* · 06-02-2008, 08:26 PM

Woah

Woah.

Woah.

Bro. Wtf are you disassembling the WHOLE shock? There is no need.

And WTF are you cutting shit?!

Woah.

sergey911 · 06-02-2008, 09:35 PM

hey bobafreak, I got the same coilovers and havent put them on yet. you say it takes 100 miles to break them in and not to adjust the damping. which way do I turn it to set it back to normal Left or Right???

*!Zar!* · 06-02-2008, 11:04 PM

Normally people set the coils on full soft and roll around for a handful of miles.

Screw it all the way in, "full stiff". Then count out however many turns adjustable your coils are; ie 16 out if they are 16 way, 32 out if they are 32 way adjustable and ect.

sergey911 · 06-03-2008, 01:58 AM

lol ya screw it, thanks for the write up tho bobafreak

uthemofo · 06-03-2008, 02:12 AM

yea....you fucked up, haha taking off HELLA unneeded shit, and cutting, hmmm think twice before doing that again. hahah live and learn i guess.

foreverdark · 06-03-2008, 02:43 AM

So far I have had mine installed for about a week. I actully like how they ride. They're are pretty stiff and drop alot which i haven't done yet cause I need to roll my fenders. But so far good stuff. I'll be drifting with them at Balcony this Saturday and will let you guys know how they hold up.

Neejay · 06-03-2008, 10:26 AM

lol @ sneeking to install stuff.

subscribed. lol

KA24DESOneThree · 06-04-2008, 03:33 PM

Waiting on a review for these coilovers on small, skinny all-seasons by a driver whose car had blown stock-looking suspension on it previously.

We will all gain greatly from a review. My God, I can't even IMAGINE the change!

Neejay · 06-04-2008, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KA24DESOneThree

Waiting on a review for these coilovers on small, skinny all-seasons by a driver whose car had blown stock-looking suspension on it previously.

We will all gain greatly from a review. My God, I can't even IMAGINE the change!

LOOOOOOOOL...oh wow.

ZX88 · 06-04-2008, 03:52 PM

so cheap im optimistic for them but i doubt they last very long with moderate track use. Id definitiy rock these on a daily though.

Bobafreak · 06-04-2008, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KA24DESOneThree

Waiting on a review for these coilovers on small, skinny all-seasons by a driver whose car had blown stock-looking suspension on it previously.

We will all gain greatly from a review. My God, I can't even IMAGINE the change!

the fuck. and who the fuck are you? ohhh no one.....thats right. Its a review/write up btw shocks werent blown. wow people these days make a write up you get negativity as if they contributed something. GTFO chump. yea guys im rockin all seasons......

wow did it get hot in here....

ZX88 · 06-04-2008, 04:05 PM

hells yeah^

luftrofl · 06-04-2008, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobafreak

the fuck. and who the fuck are you? ohhh no one.....thats right. Its a review btw shocks werent blown. wow people these days make a write up you get negativity as if they contributed something. GTFO. yea guys im rockin all seasons.....

wow did it get hot in here....

Chill, seriously.

I think that KA24DESOneThree has a valid point. The OP said that a review would be posted. As is often the case, the new coilovers may be compared to what was previously on the car- stock, probably worn shocks with worn upper mounts. That really doesn't seem like a good way to review a product to me.

On the other hand, I could be wrong. The OP could go take the new stuff to a shock dyno, then to the track, and report on wear and tear.

*los_inc* · 06-04-2008, 04:10 PM

you sexy beast! -los

06-02-2008, 12:53 PM	#1
Bobafreak Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 909 Posts: 1,924 Trader Rating: (8)	Godspeed type rs coilover install/review Didnt know wether to put this in tech talk or here If so mods it needs to be removed feel free to do so. ahem Well I got my coilovers last week well i had them for a while just never put them on so now it was sunday after the omgwtfbbq bash (which was cool for those who missed out. Thanks again teddy for throwing such a cool event!), Vrt and friends preloaded the coilovers at 2:30am(yeah were all night owls) in the morning getting ready to install after jacking the car up to find out I didnt have the lock key. The original owner (located in palmdale) had it. Sooo that early cold ass morning came to an end resulting on sunday to go to a shop and have them take them off. I say this is a checklist of things youll need. Impact gun hammer wrench set An extra hand if you can get one A jack with 2 jack stands. Ipod with some cool music (Buckshot, murs, dilated peoples, with a touch of armin van buuren lol) est time=hmm depends how quick you are i started at 4 finished around 7 Well about several trips to pepboys i was officially ready to do the install. One thing Tuan (from aspec) had told me about was the bottom of the camber plate bolts needed to be tighten or else they will fall off and thats a no bueno. Relook over everything before installing make sure all the bolts are tight and etc. Picture below. 1.Before jacking up the car remove all of your lug nuts. Makes things alot easier. I started with the fronts first. 2.Take off the top shock bolts first! I bold this out because you will see why later. Silly mistake on my behalf cause i didnt look. 3.Your shocks are bolted with 2 17mm bolts place the jack under the control arm so when you unbolt the 2 17mm bolts it wont go flying down. youll also want to hold the rotor as well due to releasing the bolts once again. Picture of where i placed the jack. Pictures of the of the 2 bolts im talking about. Now when it came to putting these on i did run into a little problem the coilovers didnt want to slide into the spindle making it a problem It could be 2 things. The coilovers just need to be tweaked a bit or because my fronts have 180sx brake assembly. Either way these bitches were going on so i took the jack and lifted up the spindel to match the coilover itself and hammered it into the coilover slightly because of its tight fit. Pictures listed showing how it doesent bolt up. They went in with ease after. make sure your pillow mount is facing the right direction(horizontal not sure what horizontal is? look at the picture.) as well. Before bringing it up to the shock towers. Using the jack this should help you if your muscles arent strong. You dont need to remove the jack to load it up since its already at the bottom. Seeeee easy! Repeat these same steps on the other side. Member AGAIN Take the 3 bolts off the shock tower before taking the bolts off from the bottom shock! Or this will happen. Notice how the shock is down there and the top remains up there? Yeah not fun. But never fear the cutter is here! taaaaaadaaaa! Done! Repeat the step once again to reinstall. Up next were the rears. Take the wheels off. There are three bolts your gonna take off, but AGAIN take the top shock tower bolts located in the trunk off first!!! Place the jack below by the shock. For this step(installing coilovers) this requires a 19mm, 17mm, and i wanna say 18mm ratchet as well. Next your going to take off the bolt thats connected to the shock itself at the bottom. Then take off the traction rods bolt you will need to use your arm power for this one if you have aftermarket rods. Get a extension, size ratchet and a wrench on one side so you can unloosen the bolt. Go underneath the ruca picture below. From there slightly corner the shock and wiggle it around and itll come out with the 3 bolts i told you to take off below freeing it with ease. Then take your new coilover slide it through Using the same process to bring up the new shock using the jack do this as well you may need to twist the plate to evenly match the coilover top bolts to the shock tower. after that repeat the same steps for the right and your done! Note i wouldn't adjust the dampening yet till about 100 miles to break in the coilovers. Again make sure you tighten all the bolts double check all your work and you should be good to go. But not me my next thing was doing this... yes! Its already installed and ill write a review on that as well Basically i didn't finish my car till 1:26 in the morning. After setting the horn off for a solid 10 seconds knowing i woke up my kids and neighbors i snuck into the house and turned off the lights leaving tools and all outside. G/f goes what the fuck was that? I responded Some guy driving down the street with a bull horn out the window......yeah i know. lol. Ill write a review later once i tested it out some more i notice some things and whatnot but we haven't tracked these yet. but i need to go pick up my new wheels first. lol. Im sure ill get questions so send me your pms and ill try to help. Ohh the before and after photos... Before Now. yea only one photo at the moment. give me a break i was tired bitches! lol Thanks again to tuan and the squidd for the preloading. __________________ vrt.squidd.org//bobablogn.blogspot.com// "Love is god, hatin is satin!"

06-02-2008, 01:08 PM	#2
stiizy Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NYC-JC Age: 27 Posts: 6,079 Trader Rating: (0)	Nice as always boba!! __________________ http://resources.cipmotorsports.com/sig/stiizy.png http://khemiztri-inc.blogspot.com/

06-02-2008, 01:23 PM	#3
BoostedCoupe Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: what I make up will fuck up your skinI pick the buck up and buck buck and buck buck again I will butt fuck your friend then suck up her twin I put the buck up to him then buck buck and buck buck and buck buck again suck nut you duck fuck Age: 19 Posts: 936 Trader Rating: (2)	nice i cant wait for the review. Does anyone know if they make these for a s14 or not? also you do not have to remove the traction bars if you dont want to. i didnt remove mine when i installed my coils. it just takes more time getting the shocks out with them still on. Anyways + rep to you. __________________ 92 vert converted 5speed and other little things

06-02-2008, 01:51 PM	#5
loserfrancis Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: san diego Posts: 49 Trader Rating: (0)	hey cg how come the traction rod had to be disconnected? __________________ vrt

06-02-2008, 02:22 PM	#6
Bobafreak Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 909 Posts: 1,924 Trader Rating: (8)	I removed the other stuff to take the shock out. It seemed easier that way. i believe it was the stock shock in my way and it was hitting one of the rods so i did that. Time consuming hmm maybe by hand but i had a ratchet gun. >_< __________________ vrt.squidd.org//bobablogn.blogspot.com// "Love is god, hatin is satin!"

06-02-2008, 02:28 PM	#7
HS13KLS Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: illinois Age: 20 Posts: 829 Trader Rating: (10)	im curious to see how they ride..they are so damn cheap

06-02-2008, 02:42 PM	#8
da1ndonly Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Orange Age: 18 Posts: 126 Trader Rating: (1)	+1 i was just about to pm you about the ones thatt i got off of you for mine but question answered thanks.

06-02-2008, 02:50 PM	#9
Tuan234 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: 909/626 Age: 25 Posts: 24 Trader Rating: (0)	ahhh yeee boiii. lookin good now. ps: no problem on the pre load. also those allen bolts you might want to use lock tight, so they wont find a way to come out. __________________ http://www.aspecproducts.com/forums/...uzamoonavt.jpg Tuan234.com

06-02-2008, 03:30 PM	#10
Bobafreak Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 909 Posts: 1,924 Trader Rating: (8)	fo sho. wheels are next though wooooooooooo! Its like a birthday today. __________________ vrt.squidd.org//bobablogn.blogspot.com// "Love is god, hatin is satin!"

06-02-2008, 03:35 PM	#11
240srhatch Zilvia Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hagerstown, MD Posts: 258 Trader Rating: (2)	u dont got any more godspeeds do you?? my paypal was having a lil problem but its straight now.. let me know when you can get me a set

06-02-2008, 03:36 PM	#12
ZenkiKid Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 985 Trader Rating: (4)	yeah man tell us how they ride.

06-02-2008, 03:40 PM	#14
240srhatch Zilvia Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hagerstown, MD Posts: 258 Trader Rating: (2)	this guy sells them for cheaper.. he was selling them for $525 plus shipping

06-02-2008, 03:55 PM	#15
da1ndonly Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Orange Age: 18 Posts: 126 Trader Rating: (1)	ebay price is about $600 + $70 shipping Bobafreak $525 + $70 bought some off him fast shipment from him

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06-02-2008, 04:32 PM	#16
DUFFM4N aloe calpico makes me pee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern California...where i stretch out haters like a bad thong Age: 25 Posts: 6,952 Trader Rating: (28) Rides Gallery: DUFFM4N	good shit son __________________ *things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who HUSTLE* CLICK HERE FOR MY BLOG

06-02-2008, 08:26 PM	#17
!Zar! Ezel verkrachtende schijteter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Milf Valley Posts: 9,457 Trader Rating: (2)	Woah Woah. Woah. Bro. Wtf are you disassembling the WHOLE shock? There is no need. And WTF are you cutting shit?! Woah. __________________ -=Mel=-

06-02-2008, 09:35 PM	#18
sergey911 Leaky Injector Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: georgia Posts: 82 Trader Rating: (0)	hey bobafreak, I got the same coilovers and havent put them on yet. you say it takes 100 miles to break them in and not to adjust the damping. which way do I turn it to set it back to normal Left or Right??? __________________ *nismo*

06-02-2008, 11:04 PM	#19
!Zar! Ezel verkrachtende schijteter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Milf Valley Posts: 9,457 Trader Rating: (2)	Normally people set the coils on full soft and roll around for a handful of miles. Screw it all the way in, "full stiff". Then count out however many turns adjustable your coils are; ie 16 out if they are 16 way, 32 out if they are 32 way adjustable and ect. __________________ -=Mel=-

06-03-2008, 01:58 AM	#20
sergey911 Leaky Injector Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: georgia Posts: 82 Trader Rating: (0)	lol ya screw it, thanks for the write up tho bobafreak __________________ *nismo*

06-03-2008, 02:12 AM	#21
uthemofo Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: san jose Posts: 352 Trader Rating: (0)	yea....you fucked up, haha taking off HELLA unneeded shit, and cutting, hmmm think twice before doing that again. hahah live and learn i guess. __________________ My Feedback

06-03-2008, 02:43 AM	#22
foreverdark Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Torrance,CA Age: 24 Posts: 1,435 Trader Rating: (3)	So far I have had mine installed for about a week. I actully like how they ride. They're are pretty stiff and drop alot which i haven't done yet cause I need to roll my fenders. But so far good stuff. I'll be drifting with them at Balcony this Saturday and will let you guys know how they hold up.

06-03-2008, 10:26 AM	#23
Neejay Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: lol Age: 24 Posts: 2,694 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: Neejay	lol @ sneeking to install stuff. subscribed. lol

06-04-2008, 03:33 PM	#24
KA24DESOneThree Nissanaholic! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: N. SD County SoCal Age: 23 Posts: 2,038 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: KA24DESOneThree	Waiting on a review for these coilovers on small, skinny all-seasons by a driver whose car had blown stock-looking suspension on it previously. We will all gain greatly from a review. My God, I can't even IMAGINE the change! __________________ Your copycat car reflects your copycat life. Banned- Calguns.net 1/4/09

06-04-2008, 03:52 PM	#26
ZX88 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: new jersey Age: 21 Posts: 1,632 Trader Rating: (5)	so cheap im optimistic for them but i doubt they last very long with moderate track use. Id definitiy rock these on a daily though.

06-04-2008, 04:05 PM	#28
ZX88 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: new jersey Age: 21 Posts: 1,632 Trader Rating: (5)	hells yeah^

06-04-2008, 04:10 PM	#30
los_inc My Gasoline Always Surpreme Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: jersey Age: 25 Posts: 672 Trader Rating: (10)	you sexy beast! -los __________________ reviews

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