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Old 01-27-13, 10:09 PM
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It's simple. You just need a picture that meets the forum's size requirements, and then you can upload it through the User CP panel. If you have Windows 7, you can resize your picture with Paint.
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Ok ill try and do that thanks.
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You don't want pillowballs. Not on a street car.

I would go with what Dixon suggested and get BC;'s, low kit, higher rates and we can do a rubber insert mount, much better for street.

Just our opinion on that setup.
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Originally Posted by CircuitMS
You don't want pillowballs. Not on a street car.

I would go with what Dixon suggested and get BC;'s, low kit, higher rates and we can do a rubber insert mount, much better for street.

Just our opinion on that setup.
Whats so bad about pillowball tops? i had them on my s13 rb25 silvia and they didnt cause any prb.
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Depending on how low you want to go on your coilovers I would say stiffer rates if you wanna slam it. Also if your planning on having alot of weight in the trunk.
And I also would agree with the BC kits being the better choice if I had to choose
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Originally Posted by DplanDman8
Whats so bad about pillowball tops? i had them on my s13 rb25 silvia and they didnt cause any prb.
the pillowball tops destroy the ride quality on the ES. I've had them before and it's night and day with the pillowball vs rubber mounts. The only company that made pillowball coilovers with a decent ride was JIC way back in the day.
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Originally Posted by PlatES300
the pillowball tops destroy the ride quality on the ES. I've had them before and it's night and day with the pillowball vs rubber mounts. The only company that made pillowball coilovers with a decent ride was JIC way back in the day.
Oh ok that makes sense but do you not think that over so many years that other companies would of made the ride a little better with pillowball tops? Do you think that I shouldnt get the ksports with pillowtops on the front and rear? I'm doing it because i can get more camber out of pillowtops with camber bolts then just the bolts by them selves.
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Originally Posted by DplanDman8
Oh ok that makes sense but do you not think that over so many years that other companies would of made the ride a little better with pillowball tops? Do you think that I shouldnt get the ksports with pillowtops on the front and rear? I'm doing it because i can get more camber out of pillowtops with camber bolts then just the bolts by them selves.
honestly, it's not worth it. The camber you get in the rear with coils is negligible. The front might give you a bit more but even then, it's negligible unless you plan on running super aggressive offsets. I would much rather have the comfort rather than run a little extra camber. The mounts make a big difference in ride quality - I've gone through 4 sets of coilovers to prove it. If you can, stick with rubber/OEM mounts. good luck.
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Ok thanks for your help but one more thing. Ksport can give me three different spring rates for the set. I heard that there spring rates are stiffer then they realy say they are. Ksport said that i can get 7.5k front 5.1k rear or they can do 8.7k front 6.7k rear or they can do 10k front or 8.7k rear what would be the best spring rate for lowering and still have a comfortable ride?
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