Yea also wondering if anyone has gone with the helper springs on their set and how much of a difference they make

 

Well my initial expression about fa coilovers: little disappointed...

I installed them today. First there was not place to mount brake lines on the front struts. So I had to zip tie the bracket on the strut... And than rear coilover bushings, where camber bolts goes thru, were too thick and would not go into its place
I had to shave them some to make them fit. Also, it is a must to have rear extenders to adjust the dampening. I dont know why they dont offer extenders.
These might be small issues to some of you but I found them really annoying because I was expecting little more. I also found instructions manual little useless...

For the ride quality, I havent driven on them yet because I still have ride height to set for rear


What do you guys suggest for rear height?

I lowered front little more than 1"


Thanks

 

Those things are the annoying details that drive me nuts too. You're not alone, and good coilover that costs as much as those do should come with those things fixed. IMO

PS: get those wheels on and snap some pics. I'm dying to see this setup.

 

Did you figure it out or is the fitment and access really that bad? Might have just changed my plans to get those.

 

Shouldn't have been a surprise that there are no extenders or line brackets after looking at other peoples reviews and for the price I wouldn't expect them to be included. Personally I'm willing to give up those luxuries in order to get what looks like a robust well-performing set of coils for a good price. Zipties to the rescue! interested in how the ride is and how they perform.

 

Yeah I did but lost a lot of time to come up with a solution. I was really pissed at bushings were wider than what is supposed to be. It annoys me when unexpected fitment issue comes up during install caused by the part...

When I try to adjust the dampening for rear, car was jacked so I couldnt turn them.

I dont know this was caused because car was lifted and there was no pressure on the coilovers or access is just small for my fingers to turn the knob. I just hope it is car being lifted...I forgot to check once I lowered the car.

I will be glad to pay extra man. I wasnt expecting to be included in the price but at least it should be offered as an option. Come one now, why do I have to gut my trunk just to change my settings? That is if you can fit ur fingers in that little opening. I mean you need to midget hands to in order to reach them

 

Agreed, securing brake lines with zip tie is st8 up ghetto. There were some brackets included in the package but there is no information about how and where to use them in the instructions manual.


Trust me man, I want those things on the car ASAP but I still need to get alignment, roll my rear fenders and mount tires on the wheels. I wish they were plug and play
It will worth the wait tho

 

they show pics of extenders on the website. I just ordered a set of these. luckily, the EVO IX's rear struts are easy to get to. as for the zip tied brake lines, i've had mine zip tied to my buddy club racing specs for the past 150,000 miles. it isn't a big time pain in the *** once you get it set up right, but I was looking forward to having brackets. i'll be interested to get these and see exactly what you're talking about with the included brackets. i can't imagine it being that hard to figure out. there's only a couple of places/ways they can fit on the strut.

 

Can you post the link? I dont see extenders on their page.

There is not a place on the coilovers for brackets to go on...and manual does not mention anything about them

 

I have the Fortune Auto coilovers on my X and love them. The brake line thing is the only bug to me. I didn't have any problems at all when installing them.

There is no problem gutting your trunk, It will save weight.

Lucas

 

catn wait to see them installed

 

Teaser is up

 

You'll get a better stance w/ 265 30 19's and you'll be able to drop it a little more - you'll have to camber in pretty far w/ the 275's.

 

It is still work in progress. It is at the shop and setting the ride height. not final yet
I want to drop some more.

 

believe me, you can never ever go wrong with those Fortune Auto coilovers..you re going to love them, i have them on both my shop cars and i sell and recommend them to all my customers!! even the gtr owners here love them