Seems everyone's in a sharing mood so I'll contribute one. Just got these from Mr. UPS today. Me likes.

BTW, if ppl were planning to part w/ a good chunk of change, Guy Ankeny is THE man to call. He's so easy going and is part of the SCCA SEB, preps most of the winning cars, and was the brains behind the TriPoint-all-conquering-ASP-FD3S of yore (suspension-wise). www.ankenyracing.com

I AM SO STOKED!!!!!!!!!!!!

Penske 8100 DA w/ External Reservoir - Pix 1
Penske 8100 DA w/ External Reservoir - Pix 2

 

i hate you

 

cool, that means i will have mine

good god, it must have cost you a fortune...

what are the coil over on those? Are they ground control? They probably are not but they use about the same setup...

great suspension

puma

 

I hate you too... how much did those set you back??

 

Heheh...as soon as I can get off my lazy **** and do the swap.

Kinda...prolly more that most ppl spend on wheels + tires. I know it costs more than my Racing Harts.

No...you'll be getting the Ground Controls. Why would I swap GC w/ GC? These are full threaded-body coil-overs custom-valved to match the spring rates. The fronts will be stiffer than the Eibachs in my current GC kit and the rears will be softer.

Puma, i gotta remove the current set and clean them...i'm PM ya when I'm ready to ship....K?

 

Damn...dat is da **** !

I just bought wheels...I need to control myself

 

ok

well i was saying GC because they seem to use eibach springs like the GC kit.

what is the spring rate, i can't see really well on the pic, is it 650/350?

As soon as you can get me my suspension, it would be nice because i might have a customer for my present setup.

puma

 

u don't wanna no....

 

They use Eibach also. The rates are what you mentioned above...compared with GC's recommended 550/450.

I'd like to expediate my suspension swap too....I can't even take it to the shop and have them do it. My UIM + TB is off to TwinTurboTeddy for polishing and my lights are en-route to RX7even for conversion.

Hey...is it easy to take out your front 6.5"? I wanna see the template/bracket used to mount those speakers. Thx.

 

You suck. Now I have another thing on the looooong list of stuff to get. I can imagine that I won't get those for a long time, but I still want them...maybe if'n I win the lottery

 

Dayem Those are nice!!! You'll have to scare the **** of me when they are installed! Pump et up!

 

Oh God those look freaking sweet!!!

 

Are you talking to me? There is nothing hard there, just need to do a little spacer that usually comes with the speakers...

i'll check tonight to see if this is right, my door panel is out anyway.

puma

 

well why the hell didn't you go with the triple adjustables?

Very nice.

 

damn you hedwig!

 

According to Guy, not necessary. For the type of application I run, the adjustability of slow rebound (or was it fast rebound...or was it jounce ) is not required. It'll prolly give me too many parameters for my feeble brain to deal with.

Besides, these are custom-valved and can be reshimmed during rebuild to the adjustability is really fine tuning cuz the dampers are built to spec.

Can't wait to try them out.

O...going from dubs to trips will cost me an extra $400 per damper!!!!

 

Damn me!!!

I'll prolly get the CP-035....damn you!

 

DAAEEEMMMMNNNN, i dont wanna sound stupid, but what the hell. When i just saw that pick, i had seen nuthin like it for an FD, or even any rx7 in that case. OH and uh.... if u dont like em.... i'll send u my address!

 

*******. If only I hadn't just spent 10k on my motor/drivetrain

j/k

You gonna grace us with your presence down here in WA at the Apple Blossom Festival this spring? PLEEEAAASSSEE?!?!?!

 

Are those fully assembled? I don't see any bumpstops. I used 40mm and 55mm rod type from HR.

Lookin good

Later, Jeff

 

Hey dude, those coils look hardcore.... Good stuffs

 

With the right spring selection, they probably don't need bump stops unless he plans to put his car on the ground.

Truechoice doesn't include bump stops with their shocks unless you specifically ask for them, because the spring selected won't allow the shock to bottom out unless you go with more than a 2" drop in ride height.

Very nice. I'm jealous.

 

Wow...I made JIM jealous?

BTW, thx for the compliments.

 

Thx gordon. (btw, read that article bout your car...very nice)

Yeah...i decided to go with Penske over the 2812 cuz it's slightly less dough and Guy Ankeny really knows Solo2. The TrueChoice or ProParts guys were good but didn't really seem to give too much info.

I'll definitely report back after my first event with them...so looking forward to it!