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a mate just bought a brand new set, leaked straight away when adjusting the damper.
made in china coilovers are fine for hardparking, just dont race with them.lol
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I hope thats all he broke.Quote:
Originally Posted by z3lda
thats just fcukin dangerious.
Where are those pictures from?Quote:
Originally Posted by z3lda
and whats the full story behind them snapping? was it during a turn? autocross, spinout?
Its strange that 2 snapped and not just the 1.
it was off ns.comQuote:
Originally Posted by ACTI0NMAN-1
died on him during a drift, no he didnt go off track or stack.
where is the tread?
from what i have seen there are only pics and a second hand quote listed below.
:QUOTE: Ecstacy
Also new 3 piece D2's.
3 sets broke at the sept D1NZ round.
Or maybe they just didnt have their preload set right.
http://www.nissansilvia.com/forums/i...owtopic=203687
yeah from ns.com. that was on an s14. his front right 1 broke while taking a turn. those pics r of the same 1. and another 2 cars that day had problems with d2'sQuote:
Originally Posted by ACTI0NMAN-1
they're not the same 1, look at the damaged mounting holes.
whoops my bad. that must be from 1 of the other cars. theres pics out there somwhere of the s14 with just 1 damaged coilover
Does anyone actually have a link to the whole story?
to answer your d2 knocking question.
my advice is to jack up the car each end at a time and using the c spanners and other tools, make sure all the locking rings and bolts are tightened securely.
if the problem persisted it does sound like pillowball top noise but afaik only the late model dc5, ep3 etc use mcpherson strut suspension which can run pillowball camber tops.
I have a mate with Cusco pillowball camber tops for lancer/evo/fto that also made this noise after a while. This is a disadvantage of the pillowball design.
off topic
search on nissansilvia.com
i dont know what generation d2 these are because the hub knuckle part is secured using allen bolts.
current generation d2/ksport/g4 use an upper and sometimes lower threaded locking ring which is use the C spanner to turn.
these drifters spin full lock and drift into some sick ripple strips. its no good for any suspension system.
in motorsport things break.
this is the first document case of piston rod snap i have seen. I can only assume there are many 1000s of people in Australia who use non japanese coilovers without an issue on the many brands of car you can buy in Australia. Dont lose too much sleep on it.
i dont have that problem on my d2's. install it and see for urself.
do u need new shockers, do u want a lower ride height.. are u going to avoid racing and tracking.. if so why not go for D2, :)
if you set it on soft it is quite comfortable. If you are going to track your car, please spend a good amount on proper decent coilovers or spring strut combo.