Product Review - Fortune Auto 500 Series Coilovers

[g_mac530]

Yea I'm definitely going to wait until I get a real alignment before I review the coils. But I'm positive they need tweaking. When I took the car on the highway, I went over a dip and almost flew out of my seat

[TheRealSy90]

I've had my fortunes on my car for about a year now and they are just amazing.

Mine are 12k front and 10k rear."they didn't want to sell me those rates at first when I told them it was my dd haha."

I had them revalve the dampeners for these spring rates and drift use.

All the collars on the front are removed and the lower bracket is flipped. All the collars on the rear are removed and the mount is spun all the way up to the rear spring.

I have 1/4 of clearance from my front subframe to the ground.

Even with my spring rates these things ride very smooth on the street, not bouncy at all. They are amazing out on The track. I run my front dampeners at 8 on the street, 16 on track. Rears are always at full soft.

the only thing I'm worried about is how to make them go lower when I go up to 18's...

[PoorMans180SX]

Originally Posted by TheRealSy90

the only thing I'm worried about is how to make them go lower when I go up to 18's...

Swift Springs are your friend.

Thanks for adding to the review!

[TheRealSy90]

Originally Posted by PoorMans180SX

Swift Springs are your friend.

Thanks for adding to the review!

No problem haha.

Would 12k 10k swift springs be shorter? That may be what ill have to do haha.

[PoorMans180SX]

Originally Posted by TheRealSy90

No problem haha.

Would 12k 10k swift springs be shorter? That may be what ill have to do haha.

They have both rates in 6" lengths. I'm guessing yours are quite a bit longer than that?

[TheRealSy90]

I'll have to go out and measure them tomorrow, I dont remember. Someone said their 10k fronts were longer than the normal 8's, idk if the 12's are even longer than that.

[iamtheyi]

I was just wondering if any of you guys had problems with the damper adjuster. Mine seems to be very sluggish and there is almost no distinct "click". Wondering if that was normal for these Fortunes.

[harangatang]

Koop's help and this thread made me put a down payment on some from Lust Garage's GB that ended today.

FA 500 series, Swift springs 7'' f/r, 9k/7k, FA rear helper springs.
Time to say bye-bye to my Stance Gr+pros!
Hopefully they'll be as comfortable as everyone's been saying, specially on the swift springs

[bigs]

Originally Posted by iamtheyi

I was just wondering if any of you guys had problems with the damper adjuster. Mine seems to be very sluggish and there is almost no distinct "click". Wondering if that was normal for these Fortunes.

I have the same problem with mine. Sometimes it will click, other times it wont. I have to kinda guess how many clicks i've gone.

[95KA-Turbo]

Hmmmm, if I try and turn mine fast I can't feel it, but if you turn them really slow I can definitely feel a distinct click. Although, sometimes I have to twist it back and fourth a few times to get it to click.

[iamtheyi]

lol alright. i'm glad I'm not the only one. My friend's TEIN Flex clicks like no other. I was just a little worried. After driving on them a little longer, I
will report. 8kg/6kg spring rate on s14.

[mothon]

Mine dont click either i just count the rotations.

[daftphunk]

Mine don't click at all. I have to kind f feel for it. It's kind of tough, I was trying to listen for a more distinct click but oh well.

I def have the softest springs here with 7k,6k f/r. Will upgrade to swift springs for sure with some better rates. However they ride fantastic. I just got my car aligned today and even with stock arms I'm pretty low. Have like no gap in the front and maybe half a finger gap in the rear and I'm on 18s

[indoz33]

12k/10k they feel great!!! i daily mine too

[iamtheyi]

lol dammit. If I knew they rode so well on higher spring rates I'd would've gotten higher ones. Oh wells. Next time lol.

[eklips3]

all my coilovers make a distinct click, or rather then a click it gets hard to turn for a little bit then it goes easy, makes adjusting easy, i dont mind it at all.

BUT one of my coils after it gets to about the 10th click and through to the 16th click its really hard to turn.
no biggie though , fortune auto has great warranty

[unreal-]

Originally Posted by 95KA-Turbo

For the preload, you don't want the spring to move up and down or side to side, but you do want it to rotate/spin freely.

hmm then i guess i have mine set up wrong? they dont move on any axis (up, down, left, right), nor rotate. Ive read so many conflicting reports of whether to tighten it so that nothing moves, or leave some play. Its either its too loose, or tight. Hard to find that middle ground where it doesnt move on any other axis, yet loose enough to rotate. How do you do it?

[Zero-Offset]

few more of muh car. dropped it pretty much as low as i could go.
no collars up front, flipped bracket, and ovaled out the hole when i flipped it to bring back the camber. now i rub like a bitch on compression of the upper frame part =\

dip in my driveway in this pic, so usually i have about 3 inches of clearance up front.




still rides great. have to bring up the dampening a touch but its still bearable enough to be my daily.

[95KA-Turbo]

Originally Posted by unreal-

hmm then i guess i have mine set up wrong? they dont move on any axis (up, down, left, right), nor rotate. Ive read so many conflicting reports of whether to tighten it so that nothing moves, or leave some play. Its either its too loose, or tight. Hard to find that middle ground where it doesnt move on any other axis, yet loose enough to rotate. How do you do it?

I have read some different opinions about it as well, but Terry (owner of Fortune) said the spring should be able to spin so I figured he should know what he's talking about, hahaha.

Do you have the black rubber pieces on the top and bottom of your spring, or are you using the white nylon pieces? The rubber ones don't let the spring move and will actually bind it. The white nylon ones allow you to get the spring really tight and it still spins easily. If you don't have the nylon rings, you should be able to contact Fortune/one of their distributors and get them.

Its really only something you need up front, as the rears don't turn.


If you wanted to get super bad ass with the set up you can buy some torrington bearings and washers off Amazon or McMaster Carr.

[Mishkin_707]

anyone in chicago tried these? chicago's streets are so fucked up, perfect place to test them for daily use

[raz0rbladez909]

All this talk about Fortune Auto has me rather intrigued, do you guys have any quality issues or problems with corrosion? I remember on my first s13 I had D2's and they corroded on the inside of the dampener adjuster, ever since then i've been weary of lower priced coils.

[csar]

Originally Posted by 95KA-Turbo

If you wanted to get super bad ass with the set up you can buy some torrington bearings and washers off Amazon or McMaster Carr.

McMaster-Carr
are these the ones?

[unreal-]

Originally Posted by 95KA-Turbo

I have read some different opinions about it as well, but Terry (owner of Fortune) said the spring should be able to spin so I figured he should know what he's talking about, hahaha.

Do you have the black rubber pieces on the top and bottom of your spring, or are you using the white nylon pieces? The rubber ones don't let the spring move and will actually bind it. The white nylon ones allow you to get the spring really tight and it still spins easily. If you don't have the nylon rings, you should be able to contact Fortune/one of their distributors and get them.

Its really only something you need up front, as the rears don't turn.


If you wanted to get super bad ass with the set up you can buy some torrington bearings and washers off Amazon or McMaster Carr.

I have the rubber ones that came with the coilovers. I guess i shoot terry a PM to see if i can get those nylon rings. Im not badass enough to afford the torrington bearings lol Just a lowly street driver

[unreal-]

Hey 95KA i found what you were taslking about on the Fortune Website:

Fortune Auto Replacement Parts - Fortune Auto USA

The "resin gaskets"
http://www.fortune-auto.net/parts/fo...%20gaskets.jpg

Time to get me a set!

edit: how many would i need? 4? 2 for each side?

[95KA-Turbo]

Yeah two for each side.

[Razi]

Originally Posted by raz0rbladez909

All this talk about Fortune Auto has me rather intrigued, do you guys have any quality issues or problems with corrosion? I remember on my first s13 I had D2's and they corroded on the inside of the dampener adjuster, ever since then i've been weary of lower priced coils.

They come with an awesome coating now.


You guys should try turning the adjustment knobs slowly, I can feel my clicks just fine as long as I do it slow.

I've been on my FA coils for almost a year now, still working and comfy like new.

[PHX-S14]

I also have fortune auto coils on my s14..love em

[sex14]

i got a question. for the front s14 500S coilovers whats the measurement on the spring preloaded.? for some reason the collars were loose and i guessed on the spring adjustment length at 7 3/8ths. is that factory length? if not what is. thanks. btw i got the stock 9/7 k ones

[sex14]

btw these coils are wesome and they look purttyy

[iamtheyi]

I was wondering if anyone had the problem of a "popping" noise when they turn their wheel with these coils. Started having this problem recently.

On a side note... they run absolutely wonderful. They take bumpy roads like a champ. I don't know what else to say lol. I've ridden in the Stance GR+ Pros and Tein Flex so far and this has outdone both of them. Although, I have never driven on those on a daily basis. Only on friends' cars. So take my word with a grain of salt.