Coilovers are in!!! Pics here

[Toolman]

These are sweet!! Shawn, great job, great peice of work. You should sell lots of these.

Pics not working right now because Webshots is down.




[This message has been edited by Toolman (edited 01-14-2002).]

 

[ACV1081]

I could view them I just had to right click, then go to properties & copy & paste the link & then they came up. Wow those things look awesome! Do they have konis in them?

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~Adam Varney~ mailto:[email protected][email protected]</A>
1993 RED ATX(3 replacements) W/shiftkit, 130,000 miles(Fresh 60/100K THANKS SDPATT!), 17" Konig Reigns, 245/45/17 Goodyear F1 Gs(Summer), 225/55/16 Blizzaks WS-15's on slicers for winter duty, 26mm ASB w/poly bushings, Tweaked stock airbox with K&N panel filter, D4U1 computer, blazertech fogs, & performance friction brake pads, SHOSHOP Stut tower braces(front & rear). GTECH times 0-60 in 6.92 1/4 15.3 @ 98.4.
Not yet installed: 24mm ASB(spring), & rest of the poly bushings... Upcoming: Definitely saving for a ??? another SHO

 

[ThrillSHO]

They are definately sweet. Mine are about half done (dis-assembled). I'm re-using my old Konis and found one was leaking so I'm sending it out for a warantee rebuild. I'm also sand blasting and powder-coating my housings and upgrading brakes. Should be awesome when it's finished.

 

[1fastsho]

Thanks!

Hey guys I ned someone to weigh one front coil over assembly and one rear assembly so I can see how it compares to the stock set up, if some one could do that for me it would be great thanks!

 

[NJshofear]

i only wish i could install mine, i have school now so i cant do it during the week. and this weekend i have compant coming down. so its gonna be a bit, but they look sweet. I do however have 2 stupid questions....which koni's go in the front, the longer ones??? or do they go in the rear with the longer springs (this is what im assuming. second question is, which nuber do u use to cut the housings they have two in the instructions. thanx

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Jeremy
Red 89 SHO
MODS:
-Upgraded brakes,
-17x7.5 Alesso Turbo(hyper black) wheels W/falken GRb fk451 tires (225/45/17)
-Custom bent single exhaust exiting under SHO on the back bumper
-Coilovers from IPT (not quite installed yet)
-Pioneer head unit, with 2 Rockford Fosgate 12inch subs, and RF amp
-Two row copper radiator
Coming soon: SFC, LSD, forced induction (twin-turbo or a S/C)
AIM:Tiedie6683

 

[Toolman]

Shawn, here are the coilover weights. Front unit weighs 14 lbs 7 oz. Rear unit weighs 17 lbs 15 oz.

I also weighed a stock unit to see the difference. It weighed 19 lbs 12 oz. The coilover is a 5 lb 5 oz savings over stock! Not sure on the stock rear, but I would assume it weighs about the same as the front. The spring is smaller but the mounting cups weigh more. So a likely 2-3 lbs saving there. That is around a 16 lb savings overall. That more than makes up for the added weight of the SFC's.

 

[94shoboy]

shit stock is heavy.

NJ:: i just went to shotimes, checked out the suspension mods and it has the part numbers, the 12** is the front and the 13** is the rear.

toolman:: you suck

mine are sitting on my floor, next to my y pipe, SFC, H brace and 80mm MAF. i am going to do new sway bars and brakes too, so when i get those and it gets warmer i will install it all. are there any bushings that should be replaced at the same time? i wasn;t sure what was retained. i just don;t want to spend 2 grand on a suspension and have it feel liek shit because 3 pieces of rubber are old. thanks

 

[Toolman]

I would replace or upgrade your bushings at the same time (sway bar, strut rod, etc). Performance Plus sells the entire F&R set of poly bushings for $90. For a little softer ride you may want to stick with stock rubber, but then if your biggest concern was soft ride you would not have got the coilovers.

BTW, don't feel bad. I have to replace my engine before I can do anything else. That is going to be fun now that school has started. By the Convention though my mod list will be huge!

 

[94shoboy]

thanks toolman, i am deff not worried about a soft ride at all, if i wanted a caddy i would have bought one, i just want to take an off ramp at 90mph and not flip over

 

[NJshofear]

i got the rears only in on my 89. DAMN they handle awsome even with the stock strus/spring front. cant wait till i get the fronts in (next week)

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Jeremy
Red 89 SHO
MODS:
-Upgraded brakes,
-17x7.5 Alesso Turbo(hyper black) wheels W/falken GRb fk451 tires (225/45/17)
-Custom bent single exhaust exiting under SHO on the back bumper
-Coilovers from IPT
-Pioneer head unit, with 2 Rockford Fosgate 12inch subs, and RF amp, Alpine amp.
-Two row copper radiator
Coming soon: SFC, LSD, forced induction (twin-turbo or a S/C)
AIM:Tiedie6683

 

[drivinhard]

Thanks for posting those weights, that's what I have been looking for. I'd like to see some detailed pics if anybody has a digital camera and wants to email me.

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Did you weigh a factory stock spring/strut? My rear tokico/eibach assembly (w/ strut mount) is 23 lbs. The eibach springs may be a tad heavier than stock. The tokico struts as well.

Still, looks like an honest 20 lbs savings (maybe a handfull more) over stock. For a guy like me, that's a bunch! You'd be amazed at how fast you can trim off weight, 20 lbs here, 10 lbs there, 13 lbs here. Before you know it you've dropped 150 lbs.

mark
92 SHO
89 SHO (3140 lbs, and falling *real* fast...)

 

[drivinhard]

"BTW, don't feel bad. I have to replace my engine before I can do anything else. That is going to be fun now that school has started. By the Convention though my mod list will be huge!"

What did you do to your motor? Or is this a 3.2L drop in?

 

[Toolman]

Spun a rod at the road course. The sad thing is (as if blowing the motor isn't sad enough), this was in July! And I did not even take the car off insurance! Anyway, I now have the new motor (65k) about ready with the new cams and will be making the swap in a week or two (hopefully).

The weight listed was for a stock front unit. The rear probably does indeed weigh more thanks to the bigger mount. 23 sounds about right. Remember too, that my coilovers have the Koni inserts. Coilovers on the stock strut would be even a little lighter.

 

[drivinhard]

You didn't answer my ?, 3.0L or 3.2L

Was this during the convention? How many miles on the old motor?

A guy in '98 from GA spun a bearing at Mid ohio, with like 270,000 miles on his '89 (at the time). Nice guy, had lunch with him one morning. Robert Tingle was his name I think, was he at this past convention? He had gone to all of them when I met him.

 

[Toolman]

3.0l, during the Convention, 110,000. It had been making a noise for a while. Now I know better. I have a block and a set of heads that I have some plans for in the future. I figure during my next clutch job I might as well do a 3.2 swap and LSD. That is going to be one expensive clutch job