HSD coilovers for ae86

[steroidchickens]

this seems like a great idea. price seems abit steep. but when you think about dont have to pay for struts and they have an rca.

i have had a couple of sets of hsds ion the past and they have been great.


not trying to sell anything here.

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After a long time in R&D (couple of years actually) we are proud to release the new HSD **-type coilover kit for AE86 Sprinter, Trueno, Levin and equivalent Toyota chassis numbers.

This is a true bolt-in kit, with all the best stuff for this model.

The front units feature and inverted mono-tube damper, with a special offset pillow-ball camber plate that also gives a caster increase.

The inverted damper means you have a thick top shaft for maximum strength and reduced unsprung weight. A complete stub-axle is included, with roll-centre adapters and longer bolts under the unit to reduce bump-steer. As the damper is inverted the adjuster is hidden inside the base, so for easy adjustment an extended adjustment knob is included, with a stay to keep it out of harm's way. Like all HSD **-type coilovers, the height adjustment is made at the base of the unit and there is a slot cut in the side so you can easily see how much lower or higher you can go.

The rear features adjustable-length mono-tube dampers with 15-step damping adjustment, plus an adjustable spring seat and new short spring. As this kit is designed for drift and race AE86 cars the included spring rates are 8kg front and 6kg rear. Any rate can be swapped into the front, but at this stage 6kg is the only rate for the rear. More rates will be available according to demand.

Due to the complexity of the kit the price is a little higher than other **-type kits at $1899, but this is still miles cheaper than equivalent kits from Japan.

Go to the ** page to order your set now!

[steroidchickens]

looking at the pics. how the hell would you bolt up a steering arm if the adjuster pokes out the bottom of the rca.

whoops must not be allowed to link this up here the H R is blocked.

[ke70dave]

i was going to post that, but thought i was stupid.

but you are right.......

i thought about buying a pair of these for my s13 front end (s13 ones of course). i think they were like $700/pair. not toooo cheap, but not too expensive either...

[GEMTA22]

Speaking to Otomoto last year these have been in R&D for several years.

Like to see reviews at the price id rather grreddy coilovers.

[Buck]

good to see another company quoting "r&d"....clearly they need to fire their R&D department looking at those coilovers

adjuster knob in the bottom...yeh thats heaps sick...so in all their "r&d" they couldnt work out that you wont be able to get to the adjuster once the strut is in, unless of course you cut a slit/hole in the rca...and that would be very safe, i suggest we all go and do it to our current setups

i also noticed a distinct lack of pics "on car"

only thing i would think about is the rear setup...although im not too sure on the quality of the shocks...

for the price i would just buy GREDDY setup

[fantapants]

its an inverted damper.... thats what inverted means, its at the bottom ..... maybe try a bit of R and D yourself??

and what fucking on car pics you want????? just a random lowered 86?? yeah win.

these are possibly pre production images produced for advertising blah blah.



this is the usual solution to inverted adjusters on 86 and other similar styles. Oh yeah, what model... DG5 only one of the best suspension setups available for purchase.... but yeah inverted so what the fuck would they know?

[Buck]

i am well awear of what an inverted damper is...you have clearly missed the point i was trying to make...

you have also then brought DG5 into the argument...yay cool, they have made it possible to get to the adjuster on their inverted setup...HSD HAVENT, which is the actual point i made...

maybe you need to re-read my post and point out where i said "inverted dampers are the worst idea in the world ever"...

[trikzlane]

that rear spring adjuster is a cool idea but if it works good i dont know

mereki.

[steroidchickens]

haha, settle down pat. i thaught you were in christmas spirit.

[fantapants]

lol.... i hate being sick and it makes me a grumpy cunt... apologies for biting your head off buck...

imo i recon these will be ok... not awesome, but ok

ive been really happy with my s13 hsd front...