Any EVO owner install review/s?

 

Hey bud!

We actually had DSG Editions on both our shop cars and switched to these. Here's a video of one of them right after the install: https://www.instagram.com/p/BHclIW8g...dsgperformance

I can ask a few customers to login and post some reviews but I've driven both our shop cars extensively with the cup kit, absolutely fantastic. When it's fully up, it's VERY bouncy because the spring is fully stretched, the system is meant to ride up to get over stuff or short drives over bad roads. It's meant to drive at it's lowest static height, at the lowest it's pure coilover and you don't know there's any cup kit there.

The only thing we do for these, we run a higher than normal spring rate to make up for the fact we have to use a 2'' smaller spring. On both these cars, I believe we did 12k square!

Hope that helps, I'll try to get some reviews from customers. Hit me up by email if you're looking or PM jason@dsgperformance.com

Cheers,
Jason

 

Hey Mr. Evo MR

I initially installed the Fortune Auto 500 DSG Edition coilovers onto my 2012 Evo X GSR. I was using my car as a daily driver with the occasional track day. Keep in mind that I also upgraded all other suspension pieces possible at the same time. By changing out the entire suspension system, it makes the car feel proper through acceleration, deceleration and cornering. This allows the car to feel like the OEM setup, just way lower, way tighter and track ready. While being tight with cornering, I have not run into any issues with wheels hopping through hard corners. As well, with the DSG Fortune 500 Coilovers I was very surprised with how quiet they are with the radial bearings that come standard with the coilovers. I was expecting the ride to be much stiffer than stock, and was very happy and surprised with how comfortable and smooth the car is while being used as a daily driver. You definitely notice the stiffness when moving over uneven roadways at speeds below 30km/hr but the car begins to feel closer to OEM comfort with speed. Don’t get me wrong though, even though I describe the car as close to OEM comfort with daily driving, you definitely know that the car’s suspension is straight, tight and ready to be pushed. Through my initial tests, no matter how I push the car through corners, it just sticks and stays planted to the road.

Then fast forward a year and I sent in my existing coilovers to have the Fortune Auto Air Cup System installed. The guys at DSG where able to get my coilovers sent in and returned quite quickly and installed professionally with no concerns. The new spring rate with the Cup System is now 11k all around which is up from the initial 9k. Driving around the streets of Montreal and Toronto, I do have to say that the car still drives and feels the way it did before the Cup System was installed. The only difference is that now I am able to raise the car 2" all the way around with the push of a button so that I can get over curbs, speedbumps, etc. The system is controlled with 2 buttons so you can raise and lower the front and rear of the car independently. As well, the system allows you to raise the car 1 or 2 inches or anywhere in between to have it where you want it. Also, with the compressor tank in the trunk, I am able to raise and lower the car 2 times before needing to have the power back on the car to refill.

Keep in mind that the ride is very bouncy when fully inflated. It is meant to get you over obstacles, not to be driven at speed. To be honest, that is part of why I love the system on my car. When the system is lowered, or empty it is nothing more than a metal spacer sitting at the top of the spring on the coilover. There is no play or movement in the system so when purged, you are just running your coilovers which is amazing for aggressive driving and track days.

On a side note, I want to give a huge shout out to the guys at DSG Performance (especially Jason). They have all been amazingly knowledgeable and super helpful with this system and all the other aspects of my past and future build plans. I could not have won Biggest and Baddest Lancer Class at ImportFest 2016 without these guys and their support. If you are looking for parts, I can't recommend these guys enough.

I was going to attach a video of my car going from max height to my current ride height, but could not figure out how to attach a video to this post. If anyone can let me know how to do that I will post it.

Hopefully this answers your questions, but let me know if you have any others




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