FTO AUSTRALIA

Just flicking through the recent speed mag (yes grant we see you) i noticed some australian made coil overs by D2 racing. from the little i know of coil overs tehy look rather good value for money (sub 2.5k). i have taken the liberty to e-mail them in a request for figgers for a group buy.

anybody heard of htem before?

Yes, i've seen them on a 180sx, & a ITR DC5 before, they like Hot Bitz, which are Australian company that copy some of the Jap brand with good quality parts & not one of those made in China crap.

So yeah good luck with the group buy.

I thot they were taiwanese?!

Yes D2 are Taiwan made....but one good thing about this though is that they have a Rebuild/ Service Facility in Sydney as oppose to most JDM brand that doesnt.

I also think they are value for money.

Opps sorry, i thought D2 was aussie.

hows thei for cred... they are used in the UAS drag 300zx... take the uas part howevery ou like it

today i recived this e-mail in response and i have to say i am pleased with the response (pricing is at hte bottem). I am thinking that it would be best to do this in july as everyone would have their tax returns by then?


Dear David



Thank you for your interest in our coilovers



We will do our best to assist the group buy for you. Please find below some of the key features of our suspensions



Our suspensions:



Full mono-tube gas and oil strut centre, adjustable valves.



Linear rate spring with chrome silicon metal alloy, available from 5 to 15 kg/cm



Top turning knob to adjust damper and rebound up to 36 ways.



Lightweight 6061 powder coated aluminium



Teflon thread coated to prevent rust and corrosion



Pillow ball top mount



Fully height adjustable up to 120mm





*For more information please visit our website www.d2racingsports.com.au



The RRP for FTO is AUD 2040, if you purchase 5 sets we will offer you AUD 1640 per set; if you order over 5 sets, we can negotiate further discount, not a problem.

Thats a damn good discount!!

im going to get my suspension checked when i get my next service (6 weeks or so). Im sure im very close to needed new shocks / bushes etc.. (judging by the noisy ride) and at that price I would be very interested.

Thats a dam good price for adjustable suspension with top mount pillows. Well done mate.

thats pretty damn big discount just for 5 sets....
nice work Dave.

i confirmed hte price too.. best single retail price i oculd fidn today was 1980!

so fellas can we have a line up?

That's a pretty sweet discount to be honest.

How would these compare to the Fulcrum Formula coilover kit?
It's not rate adjustable, just height. Springs are progressive King springs I heard, while the shocks are bilstein.

Just wondering how these two compare performance wise.

By the way does it have to be for an FTO?
Even though I think Lancer and FTO suspension will be interchangable...

PS. I checked the spring rates on their site and they are damned stiff!!!
I thought my coilovers were stiff, compared to these they are soft!

the parts for the lancer shocks are all different but i am thinking we can group buy other stuff too (going to neg for some MR2 ones for my misses as well)

as these are fully adjsutable, rate hight and camber i imagine they are more virsitle though i dont know how good they are compared to blitzen etc, but if you look in the site theres a test and full explanation of how hte test was run, always a good sign the specs are genuine

Hey

I was planning on looking at my suspension as my first mod. This sounds like a pretty good deal. Would be good to speak with someone who has them in their car. There is a very good chaance I will be in on this.

BTW - What Lancer/FTO suspension parts are interchangable?

Mike

I think they are all interchangable.

Put it this way, on my lancer, the strut braces fit on both my car and an FTO.
At the front, I have the FTO knuckles which bolt straight into my lancer suspension arm and lancer strut. So I am sure the fronts fit.

Now the back... I have FTO trailing arms, FTO lower suspension arms and FTO swaybar on struts for a lancer.

And, HRD2BQT has FTO Tein coilovers in his car... therefore I think they are interchangable.

Paladin, if u could also PM me about the prices of the coilovers for the MR2. Thanks

okay heres hte deal so far

they WILL allow multiple types of cars fro the group buy (prices will be slightly different but from what i understand more likly cheaper)

and as a added !bonus! they will have custom springs made for those who use their cars mainly for street but a little track (ie softer then track but harder then street springs) that they dotn normally do for individuals

so if your worried about drive ability, you can get any spring ratey ou want within reason

I've been looking at purchasing D2 coilovers for my car for awhile and spoke to the managing director of the Australian outfit at Autosalon. He showed me one of the coilovers and gave me a run down on everything plus all the adjustments that were possible.

So yeah, if the group buy goes ahead count me in.