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I just got off the phone with T3. I don't know the fellow's name, but he's the only one who ever answers the phone (emails come back from ggtyler@technotoytuning.com). He said it's "possible", but it would depend on market interest. Said the Corolla AE86 "Evolved" coilovers aren't selling as fast as they expected, but he would mention it to the team.
I'll call as well. The interesting thing is I'd think the only thing they'd need to develop is the spindle itself. So, I'd imagine it should be a low risk investment.
Yes, we do intend to manufacture all new spindles from scratch for the small and the larger spindle SAFB's. I expect we'll have them done in the next couple of months.
On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 9:31 AM <yeti> wrote:Good morning,
I was curious if there has been any consideration on developing an Evolved Strut for the Mazda RX-7 SA/FB like you have created for a few other cars with very similar strut setups. There has been some light discussion on the rx7club about this product. I hope this product is being developed as I have been looking for this for some time now. I am ready to buy now.
I consider them to have the best quality aftermarket parts for our chassis. Looks like they have a few things in development then.
They showed an Instagram post of a Wilwood brake kit for our chassis also.
As for true rear coilovers, I know that there are a couple of options out there (and good feedback, never saw a post on this forum where a guy punched his rear coils through the chassis!), I was always nervous considering the fact that our chassis was never designed to have an integrated spring/damper in the rear. Our factory strut mounts are designed to take damper loading only. I believe our rear spring perches are in a boxed/reinforced area next to the frame rail. Same could also apply to the factory axle damper mounting point, although it is on same bracket as the rear lower link...
Similar chassis to ours would be the AE86:
From AE86 google..
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Yeah, I'm a bit afraid of the rear as well. I'm afraid this post probably needs to be split to prevent confusion as it's sort of turned into talking about the front spindles despite the title. Probably my fault. I'm sorry mods.
lol yall hatin bc of the price, hey me too! i bought full T3 front and rears that were lightly used for like $1700 for the pair, with the camber plates on the front and drop brackets in the rear. i have them on my car and LOVE them. good suspension costs money... idk what else to tell ya, sadly we dont have many options for our cars.
i also reinforced my rear strut inner towers with a bar i put between the towers and welded a curved piece of metal to the bar, drilled through the strut towers on either side and ran a bolt from the outside in, so i essentially have a rear upper strut bar.. and yes, it makes a hell of a difference
but yeah anyway, the t3 coilovers are good stuff. yes expensive, beggers cant be choosers. i like mine and the car is on rails. no wait, it's on more then rails, idk what's more then rails but that's where she's at. 235 R888's rear and like 205's up front, idr what tire
I'd like to weigh in with my experience. I'm halfway through installing the BC Racing kit on my '84. My thoughts so far: 1. The front struts are a better design than T3. They offer around 2-3 inches of travel adjustment that doesn't involve touching the preload of the spring. 2. They come with camper plates pre-installed, so you don't have to go through the whole "heat and cool" process T3 recommends. 3. The rears I think are also a better design than the T3's (I have not done the rear end yet). They're a spring and shock assembly just like the stock design, so you won't punch a whole through your shock tower. 4. All said and done, The BC's cost quite a bit less and appear to be comparable build quality to the T3's.
I can't say for certain, as I haven't seen any of the T3 stuff up close in person, but it seems like they aren't the most thought out design. Both brands offer custom spring rates, so no difference there.
At the end of the day, do you like BC's black and gold ano, or (checks T3's website because I don't remember what they look like) T3's black... and yellow/gold ano.
I'm glad to hear some opinions regarding the BC kit here. I originally thought I would go T3 when the time came but then I found BC's offerings - though there didn't seem to be many people talking about them on the forum. I'd be curious to see some photos, heebeegeebee, if you don't mind after you get them all installed.
I'd like to weigh in with my experience. I'm halfway through installing the BC Racing kit on my '84. My thoughts so far: 1. The front struts are a better design than T3. They offer around 2-3 inches of travel adjustment that doesn't involve touching the preload of the spring. 2. They come with camper plates pre-installed, so you don't have to go through the whole "heat and cool" process T3 recommends. 3. The rears I think are also a better design than the T3's (I have not done the rear end yet). They're a spring and shock assembly just like the stock design, so you won't punch a whole through your shock tower. 4. All said and done, The BC's cost quite a bit less and appear to be comparable build quality to the T3's.
I can't say for certain, as I haven't seen any of the T3 stuff up close in person, but it seems like they aren't the most thought out design. Both brands offer custom spring rates, so no difference there.
At the end of the day, do you like BC's black and gold ano, or (checks T3's website because I don't remember what they look like) T3's black... and yellow/gold ano.
Did they come with their own stub axles or was that a change-over on your existing struts.
Any feed back as to the performance and ride quality as yet?
I can’t say anything about the ride quality yet, as the car is still up in the air waiting for the minnesota snow and salt to go away.
I also am doing the SE swap, poly bushings, RB sway bars and wider 205 “sport” tires. So by the time it’s back on the road it should handle totally differently.
They do not come with the spindles, I had those welded up by my old boss, who makes and sells jeep parts. I don’t have a good photo of the rear stuff yet, but that the big spring and shock pictured in the box.
Cheers man. Yeah i noticed some time later they mention the spindles on their site. Looks good. I do prefer the idea of separate shock/spring on the rear.
I got my ACBRON coilovers installed mid last year aye. Pretty pleased with them overall! Ride quality is pretty mint for a coilover. Even driving around rubbish UK roads hahaha. Not quite as visually pleasing compared with the BC kit (I painted the fronts myself). The fronts are the same design as the BC coilovers with the preload being separate to height adjustment - which is far better than the T3 setup. Rears are a coil over damper. Seen plenty of cars with this rear design and have been fine aye. I did have to slightly massage that sheet steel on the rears but that was no biggie at all. 10 seconds with the lump hammer . Got the car sitting probably a bit lower than average
I seen the ACBRON coilovers like 2 years ago. A guy from AUS posted pictures on instagram of them installed. I like how they change the mounting point on the rear coilover. It eliminates having to use the lower bracket that has to be used with the T3 rear coilovers. I thought that was really interesting when I 1st saw them.
finally got a pic of mine with T3's... handles like it's on rails, yes pricey but that's why i bought used for like $1400 for everything... fronts and rears. drop bracket rears and roll centers and camber plates front. not a bad deal for everything used on a track car maybe 6 times
I got my ACBRON coilovers installed mid last year aye. Pretty pleased with them overall! Ride quality is pretty mint for a coilover. Even driving around rubbish UK roads hahaha. Not quite as visually pleasing compared with the BC kit (I painted the fronts myself). The fronts are the same design as the BC coilovers with the preload being separate to height adjustment - which is far better than the T3 setup. Rears are a coil over damper. Seen plenty of cars with this rear design and have been fine aye. I did have to slightly massage that sheet steel on the rears but that was no biggie at all. 10 seconds with the lump hammer . Got the car sitting probably a bit lower than average
12-16-19, 12:48 PM
. Pretty pleased with them overall! Ride quality is pretty mint for a coilover. Even driving around rubbish UK roads hahaha. Not quite as visually pleasing compared with the BC kit (I painted the fronts myself). The fronts are the same design as the BC coilovers with the preload being separate to height adjustment - which is far better than the T3 setup. Rears are a coil over damper. Seen plenty of cars with this rear design and have been fine aye. I did have to slightly massage that sheet steel on the rears but that was no biggie at all. 10 seconds with the lump hammer 
. Got the car sitting probably a bit lower than average
