Fortune Auto 500 coilover unboxing
Oct 11, 2012, 01:00 PM
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One of the biggest handling changes I made to the car was the 26mm F/ 24mm R Whiteline sway bars. For me personally, I love the go-kart on steriods driving style. Other's prefer a loose tail end and using throttle steering.
Definitely get the rear, the front depends on your driving style.
Oct 11, 2012, 01:12 PM
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I drive more with control and not so much wither oversteer. How would a front sway change? more control? snappier movment?
But hell yeah I read some reviews and guys are raving about getting a stronger stay bar!
But hell yeah I read some reviews and guys are raving about getting a stronger stay bar!
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Oct 11, 2012, 02:06 PM
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A bigger front sway bar pushes the point at which understeer occurs, further out. With the stock sway bar, when you throw the car into a corner it starts to plow pretty quickly. A bigger bar allows for a mor aggressive corner speed before the understeer occurs.
Optimally you want to lower the ride to maximize the benefits, a really good spring like Swift or GT Worx will help.
Optimally you want to lower the ride to maximize the benefits, a really good spring like Swift or GT Worx will help.
Oct 12, 2012, 06:44 AM
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damn, sstevjor, you really are convincing me to redo my entire suspension setup...
FA 510's, Whiteline sway bars, should i even bother with rear end links? As far as i know the RA end links are decent.
Has anyone heard of Koni' yellows? Guys in my area are raving about them and I have never seen them mentioned on these forums.
what gives!
FA 510's, Whiteline sway bars, should i even bother with rear end links? As far as i know the RA end links are decent.
Has anyone heard of Koni' yellows? Guys in my area are raving about them and I have never seen them mentioned on these forums.
what gives!
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Oct 12, 2012, 08:23 AM
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koni's are great, but they don't make them for our cars, which may explain why you never see us talking about them... aside from the once in a blue moon mentioning of them from people wishing they were available.
Oct 12, 2012, 09:36 AM
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FA 510's, Whiteline sway bars, should i even bother with rear end links? As far as i know the RA end links are decent.
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/09...ll-review.html
Oct 12, 2012, 08:41 PM
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Get corner balanced and aligned. Coilovers out the box are all matched to the same height, however in real life each corner of the car is slightly different. If you have the coinage, get a really good shop to do it all (unless you are already a suspension setter-upper type person, I'm not).
I installed the BR's myself when I first got them, rode really rough. Getting them set-up properly made all the difference.
I installed the BR's myself when I first got them, rode really rough. Getting them set-up properly made all the difference.
Oct 24, 2012, 10:37 PM
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I just wanted to share my customer service experience with FA, even though my coilovers have not yet arrived.
There was an error/mis-communication (whatever you want to call it) with the vendor (third party, I'm not here to flame). After much anticipation, and 6 weeks of impatience, I received my first set of FA coilovers. Unfortunately they were built for the wrong car....back to the drawing board. FA "could" have washed their hands of the situation and pushed back on the vendor to make it right. There was an issue or two there, and as such I contacted FA's customer service department. FA's customer service stepped up and took care of the whole deal, at no cost to me, and threw in some free parts to make ammends. Additionally they rushed the build time to only 3 weeks to make sure the customer (me) was not overly impacted.
If nothing else, it's very refreshing to see a manufacturer stand behind their product/service, when so many fail to in this industry (HKS, MMNA, etc.). I am THRILLED at the opportunity to test out these 510's on the track, and give my feedback. While the BC BR's have been a good "spirited" driving coilover, they never really stood up to the more aggressive driver inputs of track driving (in their defense the BR's aren't exactly "track" coilovers).
There was an error/mis-communication (whatever you want to call it) with the vendor (third party, I'm not here to flame). After much anticipation, and 6 weeks of impatience, I received my first set of FA coilovers. Unfortunately they were built for the wrong car....back to the drawing board. FA "could" have washed their hands of the situation and pushed back on the vendor to make it right. There was an issue or two there, and as such I contacted FA's customer service department. FA's customer service stepped up and took care of the whole deal, at no cost to me, and threw in some free parts to make ammends. Additionally they rushed the build time to only 3 weeks to make sure the customer (me) was not overly impacted.
If nothing else, it's very refreshing to see a manufacturer stand behind their product/service, when so many fail to in this industry (HKS, MMNA, etc.). I am THRILLED at the opportunity to test out these 510's on the track, and give my feedback. While the BC BR's have been a good "spirited" driving coilover, they never really stood up to the more aggressive driver inputs of track driving (in their defense the BR's aren't exactly "track" coilovers).
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and that makes me sad 
did anything ever come from those muellerized RA coilovers?
i wonder what setup the US Touring Car Championship "Life's Good Racing" team is running on their Ralliart...
did anything ever come from those muellerized RA coilovers?
i wonder what setup the US Touring Car Championship "Life's Good Racing" team is running on their Ralliart...
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Oct 26, 2012, 08:10 PM
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Fortune Auto 510 Unboxing
To much fanfare.....
500's are Green, 510's are Gold
I got these upgraded with Swift Springs in rates of 9k front 10k rear; also thrust roller bearings on the front to help keep them quiet (anti-BOING)
For a bit of pre-install technical specs:
Rears pistons have ~3.5" of travel (I want to say the BC only have like 2", I'll get measurements when they are removed)
Front pistons have ~4.25" of travel
Well have to see how much travel remains after settled, but from prior/current experience Swift's are amazing at maintaining their rates.
Install is going to be Nov 5th, I have a track day at Streets of Willow on the 24th and maybe at Buttonwillow on the 19th; that leaves ~2 weeks to settle in, sounds about right
500's are Green, 510's are Gold
I got these upgraded with Swift Springs in rates of 9k front 10k rear; also thrust roller bearings on the front to help keep them quiet (anti-BOING)
For a bit of pre-install technical specs:
Rears pistons have ~3.5" of travel (I want to say the BC only have like 2", I'll get measurements when they are removed)
Front pistons have ~4.25" of travel
Well have to see how much travel remains after settled, but from prior/current experience Swift's are amazing at maintaining their rates.
Install is going to be Nov 5th, I have a track day at Streets of Willow on the 24th and maybe at Buttonwillow on the 19th; that leaves ~2 weeks to settle in, sounds about right