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Old 08-07-03, 10:27 AM
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GAB Coilovers?

Is anyone running any of the GAB coilovers?

I'm looking at some GAB Revolution II coilovers and was wondering if anyone had any feedback.
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Haven't run them myself but they were rated fairly high by Options a couple months ago between a couple other coilovers and pointed out their good high speed stability. JIC's were the only ones to rank higher.
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JICs are top on my list as well, but I'm looking at a better deal on the GABs

Only complaint I see so far is the fact it only has 4-way adjustable fronts...
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Originally posted by Ni5mo180SX
Haven't run them myself but they were rated fairly high by Options a couple months ago between a couple other coilovers and pointed out their good high speed stability. JIC's were the only ones to rank higher.
What is "Options"?
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i hope u are not lookin at the same one's i am..cu zi u are u're goin down i tell ya u're goin down...haha they are very good coilover's by the way..my buddy got knoi adjustables but not he's kickin his *** he didn't get gab ones very good set up for street/tack/strip
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What is "Options"?
Option: Exciting Car Magazine. Its a monthly mag. released in Japan.
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Originally posted by REXPWR
i hope u are not lookin at the same one's i am..cu zi u are u're goin down i tell ya u're goin down...haha they are very good coilover's by the way..my buddy got knoi adjustables but not he's kickin his *** he didn't get gab ones very good set up for street/tack/strip
if you type slower and install a filter in between your brain and your typing finger then the stuff you type might actually be intelligible.

are you guys all looking at the gab coilover set on ebay as well?
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Originally posted by Ni5mo180SX
Option: Exciting Car Magazine. Its a monthly mag. released in Japan.
Oh, I see, the ratings were based on show car potential rather than performance. That makes sense now. Thanks.
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Originally posted by Evil Aviator
Oh, I see, the ratings were based on show car potential rather than performance. That makes sense now. Thanks.
......... What are you talking about?

It was based on 5 performance oriented points. What part of that makes it show car potential?

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Originally posted by Ni5mo180SX
......... What are you talking about?

It was based on 5 performance oriented points. What part of that makes it show car potential?
Does Option magazine feature rice stuff like big stereos and body kits, or does it feature race cars like F1 and CART?
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i was told by a fairly reliable source that the GAB coiolver setups shocks are the same thing as the KYB AGX shocks. i would imagine that the spring and seat part of the coilover can't really be any higher quality than any other brand.
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Originally posted by Evil Aviator
Does Option magazine feature rice stuff like big stereos and body kits, or does it feature race cars like F1 and CART?
Features popular japanese domestic market vehicles with articles ranging from suspension setting tech. circuit/street/drag etc to how well certain pads performed in different situations or how suspension settings influence brake bias etc etc. Overall a really comprehensive mag. with pretty in depth articles trying out a range of products.
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Thanks for the replys!

KYB bought out GAB...I'm not sure if the GAX are deisgned on the old GAB 4-ways or not...




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