rudirx7

need help to find lowering springs for my RX-2.

thanks for all help...

Jaime Enriquez

King Spings, Australia - For replacement type lowering springs (1.5 inch)
Ground Control, USA - Coil-over type
SelectMaz, Australia - Fully sick Bilstein coilovers front and rear with camber plates. (Mass$$$ but probably the ultimate setup)

Jesuscookies

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I looked into these. Those bastards wants $4K after the shipping. That's just plain crazy! You can have something custom built just as nice for half as much here in the states.

bluemunkey1820

I'm swapping in fb fronts and it looks like I will drop an inch and a half, but it's a lot of work having to fab up parts.

rudirx7

thanks for the informations.
has everybody used the coil overs? How low i can do this? I need 2 or 2 1/2 inch lower for the perfect style because my one is very high...

Jaime Enriquez

Yup the Bilsteins are way too much to get here...those *******. Will probably rebuild and revalve my Koni's to work with the coilovers.

The coilovers will get low enough, just don't over do it otherwise you blow shocks quick. I found the GC setup to be a bit short in the spring department, and they are way to stiff to run with the stock shocks. Finding stiffer, replacement shocks is also a huge hassle.

That's one clean *** Rx2 you got over there!

vdo_game_junkie

Has anyone tried these from Paradise Racing?
http://www.paradiseracing.com/SCcoiloverkits.htm

Smeagol

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Hmm, those look interesting. I'm curious though, how do you install a rear coilover kit on a RX-3? Sounds like alot of work, but I'm definitely tempted to try the fronts on my RX-3. Not bad for $149.

Mike

islandsnow

Most toyota guys that set up its a qa1 much cheaper than ground controll basiclly does the same thing and comes also with different spring rates.

smeagol the rear coil over are for the RX2 wont work with the leaft springs.

Smeagol

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ah, yeah I figured it was a misprint. They list R-100 also which probably won't work.

Mike

Jaime Enriquez

I talked to the Paradise guy once...he told me he has sold/seen the rears used on Rx2's. They are definately worth looking into.

Finding front inserts to match & balance out the rears are the problem.

Papasmurf

If someone can host a couple of pics, I can show you mine. I just can't resize on my computer. I turned my front struts into adjustable coilovers.

Jesuscookies

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send them to me at Pork.NuggetsNOSPAM@Verizon.net and I will host them (Remove the NOSPAM from the address.

rudirx7

thanks for the help.
I think i will order the Ground Control coil over in the next time. Has everybody installed this sets with pics?

Whats the best brake upgrade for these car. My Brake Master Cylinder was fault and so it was the best way to Upgrade them.

mrmasda

I have the ground control front and rear on mine and they are not hard to install but you have to cut and weld the front struts. I will try to take some pics and post.

Jesuscookies

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Here is a pic of Papasmurf's front coilover set up.

Papasmurf

What I did was take the original struts and ground them flat. By that, I mean I cut off the strut perches and the bracket that the brake cables attached to. I then had a bushing machined because the coilover tube was sloppy. I ordered all the stuff at my local speed shop and I think it cost me around $85. If you have any other questions, just ask. Thanks for looking.

P-nut

Thats what the Ground Control setup looks like.

rudirx7

Thanks for the pics.

My problem that i must find a shop or everyone who sells and send it to me because i live in germany and here you cannot buy coilover kits.
Here in germany was the RX-2 not sold, the most of it was the 616 and from this modell we have around 50 here.

Jaime Enriquez

Here is a pic of my rear ground control setup...luckily the Koni's have a cool *** machined lip that catches the threaded sleave perfectly...only problem with the kit is the rear was too low. I had to order another sleave and stack them....I blew my Koni's with the standard G/C setup the bastards, with the perch all the way at the top. They really need a 12" rear spring like the Paradise setup.

When I rebuild the Koni's they will be revalved for the stiffer springs and have the rod extended for more travel. Gotta do the same to the blown fronts I got from RB.