Well I got the struts, camberplates and coils installed finally. Powder coating the camberplates turned into a big pain.
Anyway here's some pics of were I'm at right now. Got to the part of installing the bearings in the new brake rotors and found that I was sent the 81-83 outer bearings instead of the 84-85 bearings.....not good. I got the inner races installed and now just have to go back to the seller of my kit to get the outers replaced.
Hopefully this will be done in the next couple of days.

 

Looking good!

What was up with powder coating them local?

-billy

 

looking very good.

 

Purdy, the coil overs look like it's Christmas. Next time you need powder coating done, PM me.

 

I had a friend do the coating and he hosed it up, I had to resandblast and he gave me the powder coating system and I did them myself, not bad for my first attempt at it. I'm going to keep the system and just do coating for him when he needs it done. Works for me!

 

suggest you do some triming of your strut top housing so you can get max caster. U get just over 6.5 caster w/ plates,and adjusting your tension rods.

 

I had a few fubars when I first started. Even with the blast cabinet I have, I couldn't get all of the coating off. Stripper works great though.

Just looking for a little business to suppliment the neverending projects.

 

Yep I was looking at that and wondering if I would be adjusting that far? If so I will make the cuts.....I hate doing that but it will give me excuse to do more fab work......I like metal.

 

U dont have to trim to much. I cut it out w/ a cutting wheel, then smoothed it out w/ a sand disc, just enough so the bolts have 1/16 of room between the plates and body at max caster. The car will transtion so fast, bearly lift off the pedal.


I suggest some of these also for your front suspension, if you dont already have them

 

Again I say it looks like Tein, sweet. TEchnical INovations for the rookies. Can't wait to go for a ride in that bad boy!

 

I second the use of spherical stay rod bushings.

ReSpeed Version

-billy

 

Looks wonderful. I'm going to do this soon too so I'll keep a close watch on this. Keep us posted.

 

What kit is that, and what was your final cost? Thanks, looks very nice!

 

Good job, it does look like the Christmas car now!

 

Ground control "U weld" coilover kit $199,
Koni Adjustables 86r Series($49ea),
ReSpeed camberplates $175(did my own powercoating).
$105 for new brake rotors and bearings
$580 for both sides.

Used 85' strut tubes.
Also installing SS brake lines(Racing Beat)
I also installed 3 years ago a full Energy Suspension bushing kit for the complete front end, Swaybar/Tension rods included.
The sphericals look like a good upgrade, I'm toying with the idea of going to a adjustable tension rod and lower control arm as well as changing to a hiem link for the swaybar/control arm connection. All this is to get the most out of the front suspension for drifting.
Most people just tell me to stop upgrading and get a FC.......I love the FB too much to sell out, this chassis has potenial, just need somebody to play with it to make it really perform.

 

[QUOTE Koni Adjustables 86r Series($49ea)[QUOTE]

Where did you get Koni adjustable's for $49.00...or is that 149?

 

[QUOTE=Jaime Enriquez][QUOTE Koni Adjustables 86r Series($49ea)Right here......don't burn yourself whipping out the visa!

http://www.classicgarage.com/86-2345.html

 

Damn, that is a good price. Years ago I put Koni adjustable on my 75 Civic. To install them you had to fill them with fluid and make the adjustment. If you wanted to re-adjust them, you had to take them back out and apart. This was in the late 70's and I think I paid over 100 for each shock.

 

Are these the ones that you have to remove to adjust? Or can they be adjusted while installed like the Illuminas?

 

they have to be removed

 

Won't they be too soft to run with coilover's? They don't seem like the high-performance versions, just stock upgrades.

I'm running Rx7 inserts in my Rx2 and am currently using Illuminas with my Ground Control's. The Koni inserts I had (like those pictured for the 7) blew out really quick as they couldn't handle the spring rate.

Let me know how those work out for you.

 

I thought I read that the seals were blowing out on those because they are so old. No warranty on them, right? I was gonna jump on that deal until I read about the issues...

 

Not removed but you do have to fully compress, which means disconnecting the top sliding your coils off and pushing the rod fully down. This can be done without removing the strut or the insert. This of course is based on the coilover setup, stock I can't speak to.

 

Hmmm, now you got me worried, I'll keep you updated on how they work out.

 

If these are like the old style I had, I believe they should be re-buildable, if you can find the seals for them.