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Mar 11, 2011 | 01:42 PM

mcgilvrey007

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From: Cut-n-Shoot Texas

DIY coilovers

Whats needed to make your own coilover kit. Things like spring rates, what shocks to get, problems with how things fit etc....

Mar 11, 2011 | 01:46 PM

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I highly recommend you to buy the coilovers already build to be a coilover.

Mar 11, 2011 | 04:41 PM

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there are several 'kits', by the time you do the research, buy the parts, have the machining done, adapt the mounts, you could have bought complete , ready to run, coilovers....IMHO

Mar 11, 2011 | 04:45 PM

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Damn, so basically it's still going to cost ~$1600 regardless of how I do it?

Mar 11, 2011 | 04:47 PM

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Damn, so basically it's still going to cost ~$1600 regardless of how I do it?

If you build them they have no-warranty.

Mar 11, 2011 | 08:00 PM

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If you build them they have no-warranty.

DRM Coilovers have a warranty?

I did my own..
not including the replacement shocks I am at $500 in parts

that includes grooving my FX3s. the Coilover kit is mad for the shocks I have as well.

Mar 11, 2011 | 08:25 PM

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DRM Coilovers have a warranty?

I did my own..
not including the replacement shocks I am at $500 in parts

that includes grooving my FX3s. the Coilover kit is mad for the shocks I have as well.

My QA1 coilovers came with a 1-year warranty.