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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 01:21 AM
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k-sport reviews

I've been searching around some in this section and found that many people really beat on the k-sports, but my friend just got some for his mr2 and the look excellent. I have also read many good reports from other types of car owners. I would like some input from those who have used these (or the d2s/k2s) with how they liked them.

by the way, I'm mostly curious about street, and maybe some track/autocross use.

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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 01:28 AM
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whoops, thought I was in the suspension section....it is for an FD though
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 08:30 AM
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FWIW I have ksports on my Nissan Sentra Spec V and I am VERY impressed with them.

They seem to be built very well.
No fitment issues at all.
Huge range of ride height adjustment.
You can get different spring rates.
On full soft, stiffer than stock, but totally manageable.
On full stiff, anything but glass-smooth roads is painful.

I don't like how there are no "clicks" when adjusting the dampening. I just turn it in 1/4 turns.

For what I paid I am very happy.
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 12:27 PM
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thanks for the move mods...

thanks for the input, has anyone used them an FD.
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Old Oct 2, 2006 | 12:59 PM
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has anyone else had any experience at all with these?
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Old Oct 9, 2006 | 02:21 PM
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I know recently they where recalling some coilovers because some of the welds where braking but i have no idea how many systems that concerned to, same with D2
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Old Oct 9, 2006 | 02:31 PM
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thanks for the heads up. We just put the set on the mr2 this weekend and drove it for about 5 hours. ride was a little bouncy at first, but when he got them dialed in it really wasn't to intollerable. The car handles much better that stock. It just sticks to the road...i'm pretty impressed so far. I will wait and see how they last for a while before I decide anything for my rx7. the real test will be when we go up to deals gap this weekend. I'll let you know what happens..

-John
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Old Oct 9, 2006 | 03:39 PM
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Did he get an alignment after install of the coilovers?

Brand new suspension + no alignment + driving fast on public roads = recepie for an accident.

Alignment is as important, actually much moreso, to handling as the actual suspension parts.
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Old Oct 9, 2006 | 03:54 PM
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yeah, he got an alignment....
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