Originally Posted by wutangben (Post 201902)

saw you were selling your twin power. what coils are you switching to?

Originally Posted by JhnRX7

The ride is firm but not harsh, potholes and bumps are soaked up very well. The handling is outstanding, I took it out on my favorite backroads and I found myself going a lot faster without even meaning to. The car actually feels lighter in the turns.

Originally Posted by RedR1 (Post 263787)

Please do update on your feel of the Ohlins. I am currently on the fence right now between those and a set of Quantum coilovers. I've seen 4 people on this and the other forum purchase them (i too would be going through Sake) but no one has said how they truly feel with them on a day to day, and old versus new on the track basis. So far it's just been, "i love them" with no tangible thing other than "i can drive to the market and back and love it"

I can't justify $2800 to be comfortable to and from the market. . . . unless the track was inbetween :rofl:

Please, and thank you :)



do you feel any regret against your old Stance's? Like, is it worth every penny to upgrade? Ohlins is one of the best companies, I just wanted to see honest answers since the cost is pretty steep (for me)

it sounds like you are 100% sold on the Ohlins, yes?

Originally Posted by JhnRX7 (Post 263797)

I completely understand what you are saying as I was in the exact same boat. However now I am on the other side of the fence and can relate to the other reviews. Its honestly hard to put into words how good these feel.

Lets put it this way, I rarely ever drove my FD on the street simply because it was uncomfortable and not very enjoyable for me anymore. The weekend I installed these I drove to the grocery store THREE times just for an excuse to drive the FD... " oh, we are out of salsa? Be right back!"

To be more specific, I can say that with the 11k spring rate the car is still "firm", but they soak up bumps extremely well. The car feels very supple now for lack of better words. It feels a lot like my buddies BMW.

Originally Posted by JhnRX7

My next track day is on the same track as my most recent track day (about a month ago). I have data from the last track day and I will be taking data on the next so I should have a good comparison. I am not the best driver so it will be pretty subjective, however if they give me the confidence to push the car harder which results in lower lap times then I would call that an improvement.

I can honestly say they were worth every penny even without the track experience yet. They have honestly changed the car. I stuck my gopro in the wheel well over the weekend and got some cool video of the shocks in action haha I'll post that up tonight

Originally Posted by RedR1 (Post 263801)

I would LOVE to watch the bound/rebound of these coilovers in action. Please do share when you have a moment to upload.

Originally Posted by JhnRX7 (Post 263779)

Wow, its been over a year since an update...

Its been a busy year, but the car has not changed much. I have still been attending track days with the car, however not nearly as many as I would like. Aside from swapping out the occasional turbo cartridge on the twins I have simply been enjoying the car.

I recently had the opportunity to purchase a set of Ohlins DFV coilovers from Sakebomb Garage for a killer deal so I could not resist. I previously had Stance GR+ coilovers with 12k front and 10k rear spring rates. The ride was pretty stiff, but aside from that I did not have any major complaints. However I have been drooling over Ohlins for years so I did not hesitate to make the switch.

These coilovers are pure mechanical art. I would have almost preferred to hang them on my wall they are so beautiful. They came in multiple boxes and required assembly. This was ok though because they had the most detailed instruction manual I have come across. They provided exact measurements for spring pre-load as well as height adjustment and even damper settings for the ideal starting point.

Big weight savings with the Ohlins as well. They are all aluminum with the exception of the piston, spring, and hardware. The springs weighed more than the damper!!

Front Assembled: 9.2 lbs (each)
Rear Assembled: 8.2 lbs (each)

For comparison the Stance fronts were 12.8 lbs each. Did not weigh the rears yet.

I took the time to safety wire the dust boots on to help keep them in place.

The new spring rates are 11k front and rear. I will be curious to see what that does to the balance when i get a chance to take them to the track. I suspect it will be quite good. After my first road test I was absolutely blown away. I had known that the Dual Flow Valve tech in the Ohlins would make for a more comfortable ride, but I did not know what I was missing out on as far as handling. The ride is firm but not harsh, potholes and bumps are soaked up very well. The handling is outstanding, I took it out on my favorite backroads and I found myself going a lot faster without even meaning to. The car actually feels lighter in the turns.

I should be able to update after Nov 10th with some on track impressions... I cant wait :D

Originally Posted by JhnRX7 (Post 263900)

Ask and you shall receive!

The FD has a perfect little cubby hole to mount the GoPro, I just wish it was a tiny bit wider so I could see the bottom of the tire. Also, there is a lot of grain from the low light. I want to find a small LED light that I can mount in there as well to see if that helps for these videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_hIY...ature=youtu.be

Originally Posted by RedR1 (Post 263801)

that is awesome. I know every time I had to drive my FD anywhere, it always felt "jarry" . . . like, a bump was a major thing where i'd have to play minesweeper on the street :( that was with the old Zeal Function X i had. It's great to know these Ohlins are better valved to take up bumps. Even reflectors (only thing i could think of that's universally the same size state to state) in the middle of the roads were annoying and a point to be avoided when changing lanes.
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Originally Posted by RENESISFD (Post 264512)

I find that interesting you mention a horrible ride, my function xs seems to ride fairly well. I will have to go for a ride in Jhnrx7's car to compare the difference.

Did you buy them new or used? What were the spring rates you had.