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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 12:50 PM
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Best Track Coilovers??

Who makes the best, that can easly be rebuild here in the US? I like Proflex EVO3 set up but does Moton have one for the EVO yet, which model is the track only set up that Ohlins make? which are the most common ones used in track events?
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 01:31 PM
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John Mueller down at RRE tunes some kickass JIC coilovers.
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 01:49 PM
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It depends on your price, I can't comment on any of the high-end coilover systems (and neither can most of the people who will try to comment on them) but if you want to spent less than $2500 you can't go wrong with the RRE JIC Track setup. I don't know what your experience is though. When you say track coilover it is vague. The RRE Track setup is designed for serious track cars with R-compound tires, track pads, and more importantly, advanced driving ability. That setup is designed to win, period. On the other spectrum, I run a RRE setup somewhere in the middle designed for a daily driver, track and autocross usage with a intermediate driving ability. Email john@roadraceengineering for more information.
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 06:06 AM
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i have a bit of track time under my belt and i've mastered quite a bit now its time to move up to more speed. the car will have two peice rotors and racing parts everywhere required before i put the coilovers on. I want a set up that is fully adjustable from low and high speeds.
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 08:04 AM
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Moton's are truly amazing units, and almost the entire system is custom built including the sleeves to make it fit to most cars. However, it is very expensive; starting around $5K and going towards $16K. If you are not competing on the track, you probably do not need it; but they are worth their price

JIC are certainly good units, we have been using our own custom units on our competition car, have been happy with them. We built several units for our Evo customers, and they have been very successful in local competition. For the price of them, they represent great value; generally we have been able to provide a custom JIC unit under $2K.

We are also in Maryland, and we provide discounts on installation and corner balancing if the coilover is purchased from us.

If you are interested, do not hesitate to give us a call
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 08:15 AM
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If you want the JIC's, selgp.com can certainly help you out. Being local really helps too.

If your prepared to spend $2500-3000, Ohlins are a great strut.

www.ohlinsusa.com
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by FT@SELGP
Moton's are truly amazing units, and almost the entire system is custom built including the sleeves to make it fit to most cars. However, it is very expensive; starting around $5K and going towards $16K. If you are not competing on the track, you probably do not need it; but they are worth their price

JIC are certainly good units, we have been using our own custom units on our competition car, have been happy with them. We built several units for our Evo customers, and they have been very successful in local competition. For the price of them, they represent great value; generally we have been able to provide a custom JIC unit under $2K.

We are also in Maryland, and we provide discounts on installation and corner balancing if the coilover is purchased from us.

If you are interested, do not hesitate to give us a call
I am definately going with SelGP!!! Just gave them a call and their customer service is topnotch. My money goes to the shop that make me feel comfortable with my purchase and knows how to setup coilovers for the local tracks.

Kudos to F.T. for all his help!!
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 08:14 PM
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Tein RA's are great, especially for the money they cost.
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 08:45 PM
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HKS Hypermax coilovers!! You can't go wrong with HKS
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 08:51 PM
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Ralliart makes a damn good set of coilovers
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by nrcooled
I am definately going with SelGP!!! Just gave them a call and their customer service is topnotch. My money goes to the shop that make me feel comfortable with my purchase and knows how to setup coilovers for the local tracks.

Kudos to F.T. for all his help!!
nrcooled,

It was my pleasure talking with you today; I hope we will be working together towards your objectives.

Cheers,
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 06:29 PM
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there not your off the shelve JIC's
if you plan to track the car , i would consider a custom set up.
give John a call or email him
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 06:47 PM
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there not your off the shelve JIC's
if you plan to track the car , i would consider a custom set up.
give John a call or email him
Believe me ours are not either
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 07:06 PM
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Proflex, Moton, DMS, Ohlins Group-N Tarmac, and ZEAL Super Function-R...
All are excellent racing suspensions.

We set-up the Ohlins Road & Track Stage I-III and ZEAL Stage I & II for the ultimate street/track suspensions.
We can provide the Ohlins Group-N and ZEAL Super Function-Rs for the EVO.

www.worksrally.com
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 07:46 PM
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I think the sig shows a vote both for Buschur and the RRE setup to control it.
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