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Old Aug 5, 2006 | 01:26 PM
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Car: 88 iroc-z/28
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anybody running a spohn coilover kit?

looking at adjustablility, and just how much weight does it remove?
i dont see any posts related to anyone having these installed on their car.
ive been wanting the strut mounts anyway, and losing a few more pounds off the car never hurt.
might as well buy the package.
kit must be so good its a secret. dont see much talk about it on here.
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Old Aug 9, 2006 | 06:38 PM
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I have them, had to put them on because my hawks k-member couldnt fit my eibach springs. I like them tho, you have a lot of adjustablity, I also put the rear qa1 coil overs on that seemed to help a good amount with traction.

As for wight i would guess around 10 lbs. per side, so prolly around 40 if you did front and back.

Justin
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 02:03 PM
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how do you like that k-memer justin?
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 02:38 PM
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meh, bruce had some shop fab them for him, and well it doesnt fit very well. After talking to bruce with the problems i had with it (bolt holes ot quit lineing up, springs not fitting) is when he decided to dumb that and go with teh spohn on that he's making (or whenever that coming out.)

so actully you can't get the one i have anymore, its not terriable, but just took some work to get it in.

Now that its in is great, i have had no problems with it. But if you were to get one now its either wait for spohns to come out or go with the BMR.

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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 05:17 PM
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Good luck on waiting for Spohn to get one out any time soon.
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by EvilCartman
Good luck on waiting for Spohn to get one out any time soon.
Yea who knows when it will be out, he's got the 4th gen out, so maybe theres some hope haha.
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 05:54 PM
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i love my coil over kit. great product along with everything else he builds
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 06:13 PM
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I'm assuming this coilover kit is more for drag racing application correct?

I need something for road race.....
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by '86 350
I'm assuming this coilover kit is more for drag racing application correct?

I need something for road race.....
they offer a road race spring rate as well.
check the site.

hows the shock towers and whatnot with the spohn plates?
i know PA and PROFAB kits arent the desired ones, and spohn has made the plate to remidy this.
trying to gather info before i get into something not needed.
thanks!
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by ThirdGenLS1
Yea who knows when it will be out, he's got the 4th gen out, so maybe theres some hope haha.
Begining of the year it was "just 2 more weeks and we should be shipping them!" Yeah, don't keep your hopes up.
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