Coilovers
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I'll do that... but I don't want to call and waste his time until I'm actually ready to buy, which won't be for a while. I just wanted to get a heads-up as to how much I should be prepared to pay ($750 per corner, $1000 per corner, etc). That way I'll know if I should expect to have to dig into my retirement savings to afford these puppies. 
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I could be a little off, but I believe you should expect to pay about $1200-$1350/corner for either JRZ's or Motons.
I have a friend that imports Ohlins coilovers from Japan. He's going to look into it, but he said he might be willing to do a group buy on S2000 dampers. They might (probably) have different valving than the ones Ohlins USA sells, and I imagine Ohlins USA won't want to warranty them, but they'd probably be quite a bit less expensive than the $850/corner that the ones here in the US sell for.
Any interest? Is that going to upset Ohlins as a site sponsor?
I have a friend that imports Ohlins coilovers from Japan. He's going to look into it, but he said he might be willing to do a group buy on S2000 dampers. They might (probably) have different valving than the ones Ohlins USA sells, and I imagine Ohlins USA won't want to warranty them, but they'd probably be quite a bit less expensive than the $850/corner that the ones here in the US sell for.
Any interest? Is that going to upset Ohlins as a site sponsor?
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Just something I had to mention...
The thing I find funny about the kart racing thread and this coilover thread is the cost/benefit analysis. In this thread, we're discussing $4-5k coilovers as money well spent while in the karting thread, people are discussing buying entire working go karts for less than $3k. Granted, JRZ/Moton/Ohlins dampers work great and make your car faster at the track, but go karts are still more fun than cars at the end of the day and for less than what these coilovers cost, you can buy a good Rotax kart and a year's worth of tires.
This is exactly what goes through my head every time I convince myself it's ok to dump more money into my car...
We (myself certainly included) get so used to spending tons of money on car parts that we sometimes lose sight of the fact that even a good set of dampers just don't cost anywhere near $1k/each to engineer/manufacture, Work Wheels don't cost $700 to make, headers don't cost $1500 to fabricate, etc.
Anyway, kinda off topic, but something that creeps up in my mind a lot when we start talking about the high dollar items and the diminishing marginal returns start to become more apparent.
The thing I find funny about the kart racing thread and this coilover thread is the cost/benefit analysis. In this thread, we're discussing $4-5k coilovers as money well spent while in the karting thread, people are discussing buying entire working go karts for less than $3k. Granted, JRZ/Moton/Ohlins dampers work great and make your car faster at the track, but go karts are still more fun than cars at the end of the day and for less than what these coilovers cost, you can buy a good Rotax kart and a year's worth of tires.
This is exactly what goes through my head every time I convince myself it's ok to dump more money into my car...
We (myself certainly included) get so used to spending tons of money on car parts that we sometimes lose sight of the fact that even a good set of dampers just don't cost anywhere near $1k/each to engineer/manufacture, Work Wheels don't cost $700 to make, headers don't cost $1500 to fabricate, etc.
Anyway, kinda off topic, but something that creeps up in my mind a lot when we start talking about the high dollar items and the diminishing marginal returns start to become more apparent.
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karts are not at all the same. its still racing but not the same thing. If you just want to go fast there are lots of options. If you want to improve on stock then you can't cheap out on our suspension as stock is that good.
As for the cost? Eh you get what you pay for. I don't see why people are obligated to sell parts at what they cost them. The JRZs/Motons are worth every penny.
As for the cost? Eh you get what you pay for. I don't see why people are obligated to sell parts at what they cost them. The JRZs/Motons are worth every penny.
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I am also very interested in coilovers. I track the car occationally and will be tracking the car quite a bit this coming year after graduation. I have read plenty on here that convinces me not to buy the cheaper Japanese coilovers. Now, since I track some now, and will be tracking on a consistent basis next year, I figure that buying anything less than the JRZ 1 way setup is just a waste of money. The car right now (stock) feels way to softly sprung and I want to eliminate some the body roll. Also, it would be very nice to adjust the dampening settings for various tracks. So even though these cheaper coilover systems stiffen the suspension up and eliminate body roll they arent an improvement over stock?
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Replacement new stock shocks are probably worth the price. http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/auto/j...+SHOCK+ABSORBER
