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front koni yellow sport coilover conversion
#1

yes, i'm out of my mind - yes, i am doing it again



i am changing struts, and rather than retrofit stuff to my housings, i am swapping them out complete for something double adjustable and hydraulic, so as to be able to handle stiffer springs - as soon as these new ones arrive, my current setup will be available - anticipate 2 weeks max



this set is one of the paragon conversions, complete with threaded collars and perches for 2.5" dia coilover springs



the stock perch is also still intact, so you can run stock diameter springs if you want to



the entire setup doesn't even have 20k on them, and work perfectly



when paragon has them available, it costs you about $800 plus shipping of the converted new ones, plus shipping of your cores back to them - that puts you in for nearly a grand before it's done - tire rack surrently lists the cartridges at $171 each plus shipping, and you have to do the conversion yourself - the coilover kit is $265 at paragon



will sell entire setup (less springs) for $500 to your door via ups ground



i also have a compliment of eibach springs that can be sold with these - none have much time on them (please note that any spring over 200# should accompany a coilover rear, or stiffer torsion bars)



rates available are:

10" 300# (nice for a 1" lowered car - smooth but firm - excellent cornering)



10" 350# (the absolute limit in rate for street with these cartridges - you will notice a stiffer ride on the bumps - only lowerable to about 1" below stock with stock perch intact)



8" 300# (what i have been running lately because i am a lot lower)



maybe a set of 8" 500# (way too stiff for street)



any pair of the above springs for an additional $100



please feel free to contact me for what rate coilover or torsion bar to run in the rear to match any of these, or others, as i have now run numerous combinations, and can comment on the results
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#2

Phone call sent...................
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#3

lol - well, that didn't take long



SOLD
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#4

Sooo, Ahhhh, I guess your gonna need a new set of wheels to complement that new suspension huh Flash? I suppose I could be persuaded to take those HREs off your hands :-)
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#5

lol - actually thinking about it
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#6

Well if you have a new suspension and then wheels, the seats ought to get upgraded next, maybe something with air suspesion so your car's suspension can be rigid. I call dibs on the seats.



Maybe we ought to start a parting Flash's car thread..
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#7

roflmao - sure seems that way lately



changing strut tower bearings on this round too - mine are perfect, but stock



motor mounts immediately after - again, mine are near perfect, just stock



as for the wheels, i am trying to work out something lighter - these are light, but i'd like to knock off at least another pound and hopefully 2 off of each one - i set these up for stock spring diameters, but now that i have gone to 2.5" diameter springs, i can probably go to a 10" wide rim up front and an 11 in the rear, and since it would be a 3 piece, i can set the offsets however i want - this would require an upgraded hub though



need to do some more tire homework to get there first - hard to find tires in the right sizes



not in a hurry though - these tires still have about 75% of the meat left - hard to wear them out sitting in the garage
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#8

I have been looking at the lindsey racing Ultra Mounts. Seems like a happy medium. Also allows you to drop the engine down 10mm for a lower C of G.



http://www.lindseyracing.com/mm5/merchant....de=944ENGMOUNTS
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#9

BIIIIIIG vibrations - got one here now - no good for street



redesigning the mount as we speak - drawings will be done this weekend - should be at the machinist making a prototype 2 days after i put the car back on the ground with the new suspension
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