I'm thinking of redoing my front suspension and was thinking of going with the Respeed street coilover kit. Does anyone have any pics I can use for reference? I'd like to see the stance.

Thanks, Ed

 

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ight=coilovers THis is what your looking for page 4
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ight=coilovers
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ight=coilovers

found these just by typing in coilovers in advance search and selecting the 1st gen section

 

Pino is on the money.

 

Yeah I saw those when I searched but was wanting to see more since theyre seem to be quite a bit of people running them.

Thanks, Ed

 

Dito after some more pictures of this set up, anyone got it set to the lowest setting for reference?
also what spring rates are you using whats the most common

Thanks
Mark

 

I don't have any pics on the computer I'm at right now, but the "lowest setting" is relative if your talking about the race kit since you can weld the lower perch wherever you want it to be. I'm running 200lb springs since this is primarily a street car.... I can try to get a pic or two later on..

 

Thanks it will be the street / race kit (the non weld one) i would go for as the car will only see the track ever now and then i just want to see what sort of settings i can get from it

Mark

 

Running 275 Lbs. front and 150 rear on mine, but no pics handy... Daily driver/autocrosser...

 

275 front and 150 rear is looking fav at the minute also Billy doesnt recormend any stiffer the 275 on my Tokcio Blues

mark

 

how do you find the ride with that rate on uneven pavement compared to stock ?

 

Honestly only put a few miles on it as I'm still working out the bugs that surround the T2 swap, but it rides pretty good, 200lb springs aren't that much stiffer than the Eibach's I had on there. It's no Caddilac, but its not uncomfortable.

Just re-read your post; if your asking compared to factory stock springs/shocks i'm sure its quite a bit rougher, I haven't driven a FB with stock suspension in over 5 years, I don't even remember what they feel like As i said though, compared to eibach springs, its very similar, just a bit tigher feeling.

 

ive got super low king springs on at the mo so im not expecting them to be much harsher, are you running 200's on the fronts?

Mark

 

Yea 200 up front, with eibach pro kit springs in the back for the moment. I'll be installing re-speeds rear "coil over" kit soon probably with 125 or 150's in the back to even it out.

 

all luck with some pictures?

thanks
Mark

 

im running 375 front wit illuminas n 175 rear with blues

 

i would say go for the weld in kit. just go to an rop class that has a welding class n let someone do it for u. done deal

 

375 is that not a bit hard up front? i only have very low profile tires so i want some give in the spring,
why would you recormend the weld in kit? the only advantage i see is that you can go with more spring options and have more options with ride height.

i dont think i need that many options or to go much lower than i am now (just maybe 5 - 10mm) its more the camber i can gain by having the set up with my noltec top mounts

i have the bump stops too but they wouldn't go straight on becasue of the mounting plate for the caliper did you have the same problem?
i was going to cut the lip off the plate to mount them

Mark

 

I haven't had a chance to look for any pics, but it looks pretty the same as the one pictured above. It looks like he isn't running bumpstops, I'm not either because they won't fit inside the smaller springs.

 

Sorry i ment the bump steers that go under the strut to bring the lower arm back near stock
no worries on the pic's i carn't go much lower than where iam (now i have my 18's on i can see it) i think the street / race non weld set up will give me enough adjustment
Mark

 

u mean teh Roll Center Blocks. i got them on. i got teh 1.5 for respeed. its in one of the pix. i would go weld in if ur looking to go stiffer up front. like 300+

 

ya i had the same problem. i used an angle grinder to grind the lower part of the caliper. enough to slip it in

 

iono if u can c but here's where i grinded the caliper to make the center blocks fit.

 

Thats what i was planning on doing, do you think they help much?

Mark

 

yes definitely. helps handling and helps retain the front geometry when u lower the car.

 

They certanitly make sense, time to get busy with the grinder!!
Thanks
Mark