GeeUK Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Dont worry, it will be looking BETTER than it did soon enough. Forged engine going in first. Link to post Share on other sites
scutch0 Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 gee has a point, i used to use 195/45's on my old n/a, but i use 195/50's not and its miles better. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Enzo Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 ive got 205/50/16's the now so there is enuf tyre flex but im gona try raising it but im presentet with another problem,i cant find any keys/chucks to fiddle about with raising it Link to post Share on other sites
ecksjay Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 you'll need the hook tools to wind them up, they're readily available depending on what brand the coilovers are.send me a pic and i can tell you/find you some. Link to post Share on other sites
SiCaln Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 yea any idea what they are yet? Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Enzo im pretty sure yours are 205/40's same as mine... i read it in another thread plus they look too skinny to be 50 profilesIts not good for your back having 40 profiles and coilys i can tell you... i honestly cant wait to get back on the road Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Enzo Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 lol they are 205/50/16's its stamped on the tyres...the nuts have been screwed on too tight, and because of the alloy i can only access them is using a skiny 19 mil socket so just waiting on that arriving at the garage, im wanting to get the wheels off soon and put my team dynamics on as the salt must be fuckin the lip on the back wheels:)ive found a certain part that think must raise it as i dont have a clue what it is, il post a pick up. Link to post Share on other sites
Toby@ToyTuning.com Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Coilovers can be bought in many different forms, there's a common mis-conception that there too hard. Coilovers are dependant on the spring and bound rates. You can honestly buy coilovers and repliacte the standard suspension, you could even make them softer if you wanted too. There no different from shocks and springs except there complete rather than seperate. I have Tein type flex with 4kg front and rear springs for the road, these compensate for the bumpy/uneven surfaces whilst still giving good chassis response. When I run on the track I use 10kg front and rear which is prefect for the track but not for the road.Coilovers are fine for the road as long as you have the correct spring and bound rates. You have to imagine that no shockabsorber/spring can do both as the surface is totally different, for e.g you wont have huge variations in elevation on a track so you can run completely different rates to that of a normal road & vice versa. For everyday I would suggest 4kg front and rear is more than enough for UK roads, if you want a happy medium then the Koni yellow adjustables and matched Starlet eibach springs have great results, I'm unsure if there still available but I ran these on my old SR converted to 4efte with good results. Kind Regards,Toby Link to post Share on other sites
SiCaln Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 i had a similar experience with koni shocks and apex springs Link to post Share on other sites
GeeUK Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 What are the spring rates on D2's? Link to post Share on other sites
Glanza_Ragger Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 cusco l-zero's set at damping rate 1, with 6k front springs and 4k rears.just right for the road but amazing handling.wouldnt even bother if the coilovers arent adjustable. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Enzo Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 ok ive found these but dont have a clue what they do.would they be used for lowering and raising the suspension some how?? Link to post Share on other sites
Glanza_Ragger Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 er.. can you get better photos mate? to be honest cant tell what they hell they are in that picture. lay them down on something white like paper. snap another piccy Link to post Share on other sites
Glanza_Ragger Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 they arent a type of camber bolt are they ? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Enzo Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 i dont have a clue?? they screw into each other thats all i can gather, and as i still cant get any of the wheels off im stumpedil take more photos when i can get my cam working Link to post Share on other sites
SiCaln Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 yea was wondering that myself Link to post Share on other sites
ecksjay Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 the height changing will be done with some L-clamp things, like hooks, dunno what they're called but you'll know em if you see em. Link to post Share on other sites
Jozinobi Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 They are called C-SpannersJoz Link to post Share on other sites
ecksjay Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 i thought of spanner after clicking the post button, then forgot to re-visit....i think there are several names for em to be honest, the japs certainly vary what they call them whatever they are, its what you'll need anywho. they SHOULD all be pretty generic but best to get a few and try em out. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Enzo Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 do you have a scooby what those parts in the pic are at all then? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Enzo Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 do tein make just lowering springs ?also does anyone know anything about rsr brand of lowering springs? Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey Jay Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Tein do coilovers and strut braces too I believe, but don't know if they make them for the Starlet. Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Yes they do do coilies for the starlet, i have the demon tweeks catalgue in front of me here, for both the ep82 and the ep91 they're £1,186.75.Phil. Link to post Share on other sites
ecksjay Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 do tein make just lowering springs ?also does anyone know anything about rsr brand of lowering springs?tein make springs yes. rsr make springs yes, they lower by about 25mm, good springs but nowhere near as low as yours is at the mo (plus neither the tein springs or rsr springs are for coilovers, unless you buy the tein coilover springs from another set of coilovers specifically). Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey Jay Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Ecks, how the hell do you know so much? ;) Link to post Share on other sites
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