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Old Aug 9, 2003 | 04:18 PM
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JIC FLTA2 just installed!!!

I ordered these coilovers Thur. 8/7 and received them 8/8 and installed them that evening. I got them from Dan @ Vividracing. Thanks for the great service Dan.

Anyways the install was pretty straight forward. They are a direct bolt on. Nothing else needed. No strut tops, bolts, brackets. Nothing.

The ride is unbelievable. I have the settings set pretty soft and they are softer than stock! The ride height is also tucked. If my friend Sap could post those pix I would appreciate it. I was very supprized. The height that it is set to is about 1 finger in the front and dead even in the rear. The ride is smooth. The stock ride is stiffer. Now on turns there is a little more roll, but if you want the stiffer ride, a few turns and your there. The rear settings are 4 clicks from softest, and the fronts are 8 clicks from softest.

I do have the DMS coilovers in my Subaru and I am seriously thinking about swapping them out with the JIC.

I vote JIC for best coilovers for the price. They are nice and shiny too!

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Old Aug 9, 2003 | 05:04 PM
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Congratulations, JICs are really nice. Did you go with the default springs?
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Old Aug 9, 2003 | 05:27 PM
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Yes. Whatever it came with.

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Old Aug 9, 2003 | 10:12 PM
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so, who'd got the pics of how they made the car sit...?
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Old Aug 9, 2003 | 10:13 PM
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and how do you adjust them...?
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Old Aug 9, 2003 | 10:17 PM
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Pictures... Please post pictures.

I always thought JIC was a great brand for coilovers. How do they ride and perform on the stiffest settings?

Oh yeah, I am waiting for those pictures. I like lowered Evos.
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Old Aug 9, 2003 | 10:24 PM
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I am fluent in more than one million different languages and dialects.

Before...
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Old Aug 9, 2003 | 10:27 PM
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THe illegal contraband found during the Kessel run
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Old Aug 9, 2003 | 10:29 PM
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Old Aug 9, 2003 | 10:30 PM
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for the rear
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Old Aug 9, 2003 | 10:32 PM
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Old Aug 9, 2003 | 10:37 PM
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A little something extra
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Old Aug 9, 2003 | 10:38 PM
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I think I lost my wookie
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Old Aug 9, 2003 | 10:54 PM
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how long was the install...?

pretty straight forward...?

dat's one non-good looking *****...! :scared:
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Old Aug 9, 2003 | 11:05 PM
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Install was about three hours including a few height adjustments and was straightfoward. We had an impact wrench at our disposal to make the job a little less sweaty.

here's the stock versus rear just for another shot.
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