donour, you in CA right now?

 

I've had the Vishnu/Gerrard-ized Ohlins on my car for a few months now. They are pretty remarkable overall-- the car remains stuck on a surprisingly wide range of surfaces. It does not get upset by full-bore driving over broken pavement, while still offering track-level performance. I've only had limited track time with the setup but at the limit it was predictable and adjustable.

A full set of setup instructions is provided with the revalve, everything from ride height, which bushings to use, alignment specs, damper settings etc.

I'm running 450/550 springs, stock sways, stock wheels/tires. On the "street" damping settings the ride is firm, make no mistake, but not crashy. Overall I'm very pleased with them; I just wish I had more time to drive the thing now.

 

I have the Ohlins - I bought them about a year ago.

 

the official word I got was the Ohlins R/T were developed by Ohlins USA, using parts supplied from Sweden (the inserts) and Japan (strut bodies)

the resupply problem is due to the switching of the R/T manufacturing from USA to Japan. They are supposed to be the same specification, but the newer units are more of a consumer throw away design. I can find a number of places that will let me re-valve my Ohlins (bought over a year ago) but it's nearly impossible to find a rebuild kit for the strut bodies.

Ohlins is working on that solution now.

 

I was in the Bay over the weekend. A had lunch with dustin and took a ride down some fun danville backroads. I wasn't even thinking about the suspension until he took the first hard turn -- at which point I was like "holy ****, what did you do to this car"? I seriously was not in the market for coilovers, but now I really want them. The roadholding is phenomenal with no loss of in-town ride quality.

so, see you in santa fe this weekend?

d

 

the speculated $3400 price tag... hows that different from john mueller's kit? which
cost $2700 including setup? just wondering.

 

Paul's setup is somewhat unique.

It has been developed with the assistance of a shock dyno and extensive testing by a professional driver who also happens to be an engineer. It has both been tuned to be fast at the track and yet very compliant on the street. I believe they have gone through 28 different variations of the valving to perfect the setup and from what I hear it is still evolving.

I don’t believe that anyone else has developed coilovers for the Evo to this extent but I am also unfamiliar as to how John Mueller arrived at his setup. I have heard that they are fast on the track but have no direct exposure to them.

Quality R&D adds cost. I will say that every time I drive or ride in Paul’s car I am blown away by how good it is

 

Tired of waiting. I need something for autox NOW.

 

i'm green with envy.

my bilstein pss9s are very streetable,
too streetable.

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Are they testing with all spring rate ranges??
from street (350-400), track (450-550) to autox (650-750)??
(I came up with these spring rate #s from this thread...)

 

Chris we have a rebuilt kit on the way and should have it in hand in a few days. The only question mark is what quantity of bushings and the like it includes. I'll post up when I find out and get a price as well.

 

errr Jay...yes. We also have some very hi-tech (read expensive) simulation software. We run 350/450s on the softer set-up BTW.

 

awesome! you da man!

 

Finally - My Vishnu-Chrono Ohlins are installed. Now I'm outta money

400bhp/400lb-ft (Vishnu tuned of course) & Ohlins and nowhere to go At least a month away from a track.

 

anyone have a slightly used set of Ohlins, Moton, etc for sale.


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