Tanabe DF210 springs discussions (The Mother thread)
03-23-07, 07:25 AM
#91
Lead Lap
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: CA
Posts: 524
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
the reason why i want bilstein HDs is because of the known fact that it has "perches". i dont exactly know how well it works as far as dropping the car more, but that is what i am aiming at. coilovers are a complete waste of $ if this combo drops it where i dont have gap. i'm not into performance. i just want it as low as possible in a practical way
wald would have been nice as far as height adjustability and $$ is concerned, but these "sellers" especially the one i tried to work with can never get you your ****. you have to go by their terms. that is their way of customer service
i just bought tanabe df210 springs. i'll be on the lookout for a PM with picssssss
wald would have been nice as far as height adjustability and $$ is concerned, but these "sellers" especially the one i tried to work with can never get you your ****. you have to go by their terms. that is their way of customer service
i just bought tanabe df210 springs. i'll be on the lookout for a PM with picssssss
Last edited by chubby; 03-23-07 at 07:30 AM.
03-23-07, 03:20 PM
#93
Chubby, my HD's have two perches unlike Pures LSportline HD's (with three). When I went from the top perch to the bottom perch I got between .5 to 1" more drop in addition to the 1" H & R drop springs. Since your Tanabe's give 1.8 to 2.0" you should get enough drop that your tires will tuck under the fender(s). My gap is maybe 1 finger or less (40's up front and 35's in back). It is perfect for me - I like the sit it has now versus the top perch.
As for coilovers I am not sure you would get as much drop as you would with your set up - maybe just 1.8"? Since I don't have them I cannot vouch.
The biggest thing with the HD's and a near 2" drop is would the shock piston blow the shock out - safety issues....? I am not an engineer.
As for coilovers I am not sure you would get as much drop as you would with your set up - maybe just 1.8"? Since I don't have them I cannot vouch.
The biggest thing with the HD's and a near 2" drop is would the shock piston blow the shock out - safety issues....? I am not an engineer.
03-23-07, 04:15 PM
#94
Chubby, my HD's have two perches unlike Pures LSportline HD's (with three). When I went from the top perch to the bottom perch I got between .5 to 1" more drop in addition to the 1" H & R drop springs. Since your Tanabe's give 1.8 to 2.0" you should get enough drop that your tires will tuck under the fender(s). My gap is maybe 1 finger or less (40's up front and 35's in back). It is perfect for me - I like the sit it has now versus the top perch.
As for coilovers I am not sure you would get as much drop as you would with your set up - maybe just 1.8"? Since I don't have them I cannot vouch.
The biggest thing with the HD's and a near 2" drop is would the shock piston blow the shock out - safety issues....? I am not an engineer.
As for coilovers I am not sure you would get as much drop as you would with your set up - maybe just 1.8"? Since I don't have them I cannot vouch.
The biggest thing with the HD's and a near 2" drop is would the shock piston blow the shock out - safety issues....? I am not an engineer.
03-23-07, 04:25 PM
#95
Lead Lap
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: CA
Posts: 524
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Chubby, my HD's have two perches unlike Pures LSportline HD's (with three). When I went from the top perch to the bottom perch I got between .5 to 1" more drop in addition to the 1" H & R drop springs. Since your Tanabe's give 1.8 to 2.0" you should get enough drop that your tires will tuck under the fender(s). My gap is maybe 1 finger or less (40's up front and 35's in back). It is perfect for me - I like the sit it has now versus the top perch.
As for coilovers I am not sure you would get as much drop as you would with your set up - maybe just 1.8"? Since I don't have them I cannot vouch.
The biggest thing with the HD's and a near 2" drop is would the shock piston blow the shock out - safety issues....? I am not an engineer.
As for coilovers I am not sure you would get as much drop as you would with your set up - maybe just 1.8"? Since I don't have them I cannot vouch.
The biggest thing with the HD's and a near 2" drop is would the shock piston blow the shock out - safety issues....? I am not an engineer.
if the Bilstein HDs blow out on me, i'll let you guys know! my stock ones are already busted on eibachs (gonna be for sale btw). and besides, they're "Heavy Duty" for a reason, right???? hah..
Last edited by chubby; 03-23-07 at 04:59 PM.
03-23-07, 08:30 PM
#96
Absolutely HD is heavy duty so I imagine they will do you fine for a lot of miles. You know how it is with company techies - they consider liabilities, etc. Who really knows if the HD's will blow out with the Tanabe's? Let us know if you get them and how they ride. With those springs your car will be loooooow 
Remember mine has 18's and with any larger wheel set up it will look even sweeter - post pics bro.
Remember mine has 18's and with any larger wheel set up it will look even sweeter - post pics bro.
03-23-07, 09:14 PM
#98
I'd probably go with a known like the JIC VIP FLT-A2's.
Also ordering the YouZealand SS-kit will drop the car an additional 25cm and give the additional strut travel to not bottom out. Also takes care of some camber issues. I think the kit is ~$550. Call one of the guys at Carson and see if they can get it.
http://www.youzealand.net/sskit/1020sskit.html
http://www.youzealand.net/sskit/1020plus.html
Nice drop but you'll probably have to drill/clear the upper strut tower for the control arm.
Also ordering the YouZealand SS-kit will drop the car an additional 25cm and give the additional strut travel to not bottom out. Also takes care of some camber issues. I think the kit is ~$550. Call one of the guys at Carson and see if they can get it.
http://www.youzealand.net/sskit/1020sskit.html
http://www.youzealand.net/sskit/1020plus.html
Nice drop but you'll probably have to drill/clear the upper strut tower for the control arm.
Last edited by RA40; 03-23-07 at 09:20 PM.
03-24-07, 01:28 AM
#100
No body kit with that. 
My Bilsteins have the 2 perch mounts. Since the left front sits lower, it bottoms out at times. I'd roughly figured there is about 1 to 1-1/2 of suspension travel. Both us in the car, it goes down about 1/2" so estimating, 3/4" isn't much suspension travel. I don't have the exact measurement handy, mine went down about 2-1/8" front and 1-1/2" rear (high setting) with the Eibach Pro Kit springs.
The YouZealand kit promotes the additional suspension travel as well as maintaining lower control arm geometry. (Within reason, the car is still drastically lowered in many cases.) A couple of the GS guys have machined similar blocks to duplicate this kit but you'ld have to search their suspension forum for it.
Given that this kit is $550 and when you add in a coil/strut set-up, you are right close to a true adjustable coil-over like the base FLT-A2. That should be more than enough for tuckage with better ride qualities.
My Bilsteins have the 2 perch mounts. Since the left front sits lower, it bottoms out at times. I'd roughly figured there is about 1 to 1-1/2 of suspension travel. Both us in the car, it goes down about 1/2" so estimating, 3/4" isn't much suspension travel. I don't have the exact measurement handy, mine went down about 2-1/8" front and 1-1/2" rear (high setting) with the Eibach Pro Kit springs.
The YouZealand kit promotes the additional suspension travel as well as maintaining lower control arm geometry. (Within reason, the car is still drastically lowered in many cases.) A couple of the GS guys have machined similar blocks to duplicate this kit but you'ld have to search their suspension forum for it.
Given that this kit is $550 and when you add in a coil/strut set-up, you are right close to a true adjustable coil-over like the base FLT-A2. That should be more than enough for tuckage with better ride qualities.
03-28-07, 11:04 PM
#104
Rookie
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: CA
Posts: 64
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Very nice bro...I hv the same wheels on my UCF20, and I also ordered the tanabe springs too..I am excited to see your new pic with these springs...are you running the OEM shocks or soemthing else???