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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 05:44 PM
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Anyone have feedback on these KBee coilovers? I just installed a set on my car and am still unsure if it performs better then stock shocks w/Espelirs. I still have to do a corner/corner balance so I can't really say too much about them yet.
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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 05:55 PM
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Is this another off brand such as Ksport, D2, etc?
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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 06:08 PM
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No these aren't the rebranded BC(Bor-Chuann) coilovers made in Taiwan (Megan, Apexi, HKS, etc...). Its a Tokyo based company which have been making shocks for quite some time. The nissan (S14) crowd seem to give positive reviews so I though I'd give it a try.

I'm going to try and get a corner balance tommorow if possible. BTW, these come with 12k/12k and 16 settings (comp & rebound combined).
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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 06:26 PM
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pics?
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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 06:36 PM
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Here are some photos

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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by 99SH,Dec 30 2007, 07:36 PM
Here are some photos

What are your overall impressions? I have never even heard of the company before, but they look pretty nice.
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Old Feb 21, 2008 | 05:48 PM
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bump for reviews.
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Old Feb 21, 2008 | 09:44 PM
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so your going from remote reservoir shocks (OEM)
to non-remote reservoir shocks....

Doesn't sound like a good idea to me.

IMHO aftermarket products (even if they're cheap) should be better performing than the stuff the car came w/---
these just look cosmetic---
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by slackfaster,Feb 21 2008, 10:44 PM
so your going from remote reservoir shocks (OEM)
to non-remote reservoir shocks....

Doesn't sound like a good idea to me.

IMHO aftermarket products (even if they're cheap) should be better performing than the stuff the car came w/---
these just look cosmetic---
This should be better than stock, First off you can see its gas suspension unlike oil filled so thats a plus, more adjustability. less likely to leak since the pressurized seal are better. unless u get in an accidnet


99H do you have any pics of it on your car

And also how much do they go for
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 12:42 PM
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To me smaller reservoirs = less volume = more heat = less dampening w/ hard driving...

Like I said -- to ME -- if a critical piece (like dampeners) doesn't perform at least as well as OEM, then I look elsewhere.

Maybe these dampens do perform as-well-or-better, I don't know ---
But reducing reservoir size is a flag IMO.

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