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Old 04-09-2013, 10:01 AM   #211
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hmmm, so stance, fortune or Pbm..... hmm.... are the fortune 510 worth the extra $$?
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Old 04-09-2013, 10:50 AM   #212
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ive heard so many great things about fortune. i was very close to getting them, but went with pbm since they have their shop here in san diego.

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hmmm, so stance, fortune or Pbm..... hmm.... are the fortune 510 worth the extra $$?
i heard they are when used with the swift spring upgrade.
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Old 04-21-2013, 03:28 PM   #213
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Question about Swift Spring Upgrades... Has anyone tried these out on a a bc/ff/d2/megan type coilover? I currently have FF Type 2 coilovers 8k front 6k rear on my s14... but they are a little bit bouncy/soft, and i have the dampening rock hard. I was thinking about possibly switching to Swift Springs with a higher spring rate 10k front 8k rear.
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Old 04-22-2013, 07:43 PM   #214
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i would like peace of mind and go with BC. heard nothing but great things about them.
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Old 04-23-2013, 04:49 PM   #215
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Well i see that people that use these springs on bc/megan/ff all seem to think that the springs help tremendously. I bought a set yesterday so ill let ya know when the cars all back together.
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Old 04-24-2013, 12:50 AM   #216
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Does anyone know of a short spring I can use for my tein ss rear coils trying to get a spring 6" or shorter
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Old 04-24-2013, 08:36 AM   #217
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Does anyone know of a short spring I can use for my tein ss rear coils trying to get a spring 6" or shorter
Any aftermarket spring company would have a set that you need.

But just out of curiosity, are you looking to make your car lower by shortening the spring? I would strongly suggest to not do so as the dampers are made for a specific spring length. With that said, you could get them revalved and adjusted to the new spring length.

And to answer your question, the only aftermarket spring company that I would go with is Swift.
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Old 04-24-2013, 01:18 PM   #218
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hmmm thx i suppose ill have to look into that...appreciate it!
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Old 04-25-2013, 11:03 PM   #219
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I'm a big fan of swift springs. Billstein makes an inverted damper which is beefy as hell. Def want to try retrofiting those to fit in a 240sx one of these days. I haven't cut my tubes yet. Maybe if i'm bored next week i'll do that. Building these for my janky grassroots style grip/drift/race car and putting my drop engineering ones on a dd i dont have yet. Lol. Great thread. ALOT of info in here. Subbed!
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Went through all 8 pages and to be honest didn't find a lot of reviews it was mainly about prices. I just picked a 240sx last week and i'm looking for some coils just for daily, i'm not cheap but don't want to spend a lot like i had invested in my 07 IS or my current 2014 IS as i said the car is going to be my daily.....so far these 3 came to mind JSK, Godspeed and Blackworks....
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Old 12-30-2013, 06:34 PM   #221
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Went through all 8 pages and to be honest didn't find a lot of reviews it was mainly about prices. I just picked a 240sx last week and i'm looking for some coils just for daily, i'm not cheap but don't want to spend a lot like i had invested in my 07 IS or my current 2014 IS as i said the car is going to be my daily.....so far these 3 came to mind JSK, Godspeed and Blackworks....
honestly check out DMAX super streets.. you can pick them up for $700 plus shipping and they are solid, especially for the description you used.
with appropriate ride height, and soft damper settings, going over the crap roads in socal arent bad at all.

when aggressively lowered with stiff damper settings they can be a bit
porpoise-y for daily ( i just made up that word). I.E. when you hit a bump and let off throttle your car will slightly rock.

Not sure if the guys with the 2k coil overs experience the porpoise you can get from being aggressively lowered, would love someone with more experience with coils to chime in.

anyway GL man.
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Old 12-30-2013, 10:05 PM   #222
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honestly check out DMAX super streets.. you can pick them up for $700 plus shipping and they are solid, especially for the description you used.
with appropriate ride height, and soft damper settings, going over the crap roads in socal arent bad at all.

when aggressively lowered with stiff damper settings they can be a bit
porpoise-y for daily ( i just made up that word). I.E. when you hit a bump and let off throttle your car will slightly rock.

Not sure if the guys with the 2k coil overs experience the porpoise you can get from being aggressively lowered, would love someone with more experience with coils to chime in.

anyway GL man.
Thanks for your help, actually don't think i will be getting any of those again think i'll just spend the extra and get something good. I mean i know what the good stuff are i just prefer spending the big bucks on my IS lol
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Old 02-05-2014, 11:05 PM   #223
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I'm still waiting on an honest review on fortune 510's with swifts


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Old 02-06-2014, 09:25 AM   #224
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Question about Swift Spring Upgrades... Has anyone tried these out on a a bc/ff/d2/megan type coilover? I currently have FF Type 2 coilovers 8k front 6k rear on my s14... but they are a little bit bouncy/soft, and i have the dampening rock hard. I was thinking about possibly switching to Swift Springs with a higher spring rate 10k front 8k rear.
That will just make you more bouncy, the reason you are bouncing all over is that your damper cant control the current spring rate. I bet you would like the car more if you went with a softer not stiffer spring. A 10k spring is only good for a car with massive grip on a smooth track. I would try a 6k/4k.
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