eavr4 Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 Hello ALL 2005 LGT Owners Attached is information which wld be of interest for those who intend to upgrade their suspension Bilstein has launched a series of coilovers for our LGTs pls refer to attached EA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy05GT Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 For the BSS6023J(80mm drop) 241,500 YEN = $2,342.50 US..... ouch! EDIT: /\ /\ /\ /\ All this info is wrong... read down \/ \/ \/ \/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 [quote name='Legacy05GT']For the BSS6023J(80mm drop) 241,500 YEN = $2,342.50 US..... ouch![/QUOTE] umm, it's not 80mm drop, that "80" you are reading is a spring rate.. 80 Newton/millimeter^2.... so in conversion factor, 80N/mm about 457 lbs/in [url]http://wwwrsphysse.anu.edu.au/~amh110/Technical_pages/coil_spring_rate_conversio.htm[/url] Keefe Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 and 457 lbs/in is about 8.4kg/mm of which my Zeal Coilovers are 8kg/mm for the front springs and 6kg/mm in the rear. Keefe Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eavr4 Posted December 8, 2004 Author Share Posted December 8, 2004 [quote name='Legacy05GT']For the BSS6023J(80mm drop) 241,500 YEN = $2,342.50 US..... ouch![/QUOTE] Erm....think you looking at RRP... Actual ordering price which I was quoted was S$2880 which would be abt US$1800 EA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy05GT Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 ahhh... thats a better number... sorry for the misunderstanding... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eavr4 Posted December 8, 2004 Author Share Posted December 8, 2004 Well I learnt it the hard way...those Japs always print a much higher retail price...actually they do give discount. EA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanoswrx Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 1800 would be a nice price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4_Maniac Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 Anybody wanna buy a set of HKS Hipermaxx Pluses?? Slighty used..good price!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 [quote name='eavr4']Well I learnt it the hard way...those Japs always print a much higher retail price...actually they do give discount. EA[/QUOTE] There's two prices, one with their tax, and one without. Keefe Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 [quote name='B4_Maniac']Anybody wanna buy a set of HKS Hipermaxx Pluses?? Slighty used..good price!! :)[/QUOTE] Looking for something better??? Keefe Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4_Maniac Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 These are looking even more tempting..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatericguy Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 who is carrying these for around 1800? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4_Maniac Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Dunno..but I will find out some how! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05USdmGTgUy Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 b4 are you the one with the hks luxury something or other.....if so is your car a sedan? I would be interested for the right $$$$ Mike... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4_Maniac Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 [quote name='05USdmGTgUy']b4 are you the one with the hks luxury something or other.....if so is your car a sedan? I would be interested for the right $$$$ Mike...[/QUOTE] Yup! HKS Hipemaxx Pluses. I would let them go if I had a deffinate seller for the Bilstein set up to try. No need for me to change for anything less. But, I will accept an offer! :p B4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 You should just save yourself the trouble and get Zeals ;) Keefe Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4_Maniac Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 [quote name='Xenonk']You should just save yourself the trouble and get Zeals ;) Keefe[/QUOTE] But Keefe buddy... You already have the Zeals! We need to diversify! Plus..the Zeals are still like a small down payment on a mortgage compared to these and my Hipermaxes!:lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 Your Hipermax didnt have camber plates right? Well, one can go and get Zerosports, Syms, or any other coilover as well ;) Why get more Bilsteins when the GT-B already has a set on the Spec B? :p Keefe Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4_Maniac Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 [quote name='Xenonk']Your Hipermax didnt have camber plates right? Well, one can go and get Zerosports, Syms, or any other coilover as well ;) Why get more Bilsteins when the GT-B already has a set on the Spec B? :p Keefe[/QUOTE] Your Vulcan logic is flawed science officer.. You are correct there are plenty of Bilstiens on spec B's already..but they are not Bilstien COILOVERS! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 I wouldnt worry about the name behind the product, usually, reputation for a part is 3rd on my list.. I look for the performance aspect first, then versitility, then repuation, finally price. If the part doesnt do what I want it to do, I dont even bother of caring who it's made by. If the part isn't versitile (meaning it's not capable of doing at least a few multi-tasks or "a bonus feature" if you will), then I wont even consider looking at the price because most parts aren't worth the price that they are, even if it is at cost. This also puts the part to be no different than other parts (why pay something 2x as much if it does the same thing?). Keefe Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apexjapan Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 All things considered - those Bilstein "coilovers" are not terribly different from the HKS in terms of operation, and their retail price is very close to the Zeal retail price (here in Japan). Especially with the drop in value of the dollar, there is not a whole lot in there in price difference. But... B4_maniac, you are in for a lot of suspension switching if you don't know exactly what you are looking for. The HKS is really not a bad setup for street, and is fairly comfortable for what you get. Japanese roads are smooth, and the suspension setups out of Japan reflect that. I would wait till the OEM JDM 20mm rear bar arrives and try your ride with that first. Cheers, Paul Hansen [url]www.avoturboworld.com[/url] [url]www.apexjapan.com[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 I think the only difference with these coilovers [over the HKS LS+] is that it offers a lower ride height adjustment without preloading the springs too much [notice the help spring located below the main spring]. I dont think it's much more different than the HKS LS+ other than (from the pictures), the Bilsteins uses a smaller spring perch so that you can run larger wheels without a rubbing issue. Keefe Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4_Maniac Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Sorry guys..for some reason the forum didn't update me on this thread. Sorry for the late replay. Don't get me wrong..I am LOVE the HKS set up. I would like to try the Bilstien set up..but I am in no way shape or form pressed to get it. I am sorry for that confusion. If I had the oppurtunity to try it and compare, I woul love to. But that would require me to sell my exsisting set up. Sorry..no sponsership here :( .... But, that's all good. Sorry to give the impression that I was unhappy with the current suspension. On another note, the ride quality of the HKS's is amazeing. No arguement there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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