JOM Coilover Group Buy

[Ceeker]

Mine are installed and I'll have pictures up by next week given I can find my damned camera.

Yes, you'll want to cut the top of the strut housing/spring perch off so you can actually adjust the ride height.

hmmm....I wasn't planning on disrupting the physical body of the car just so I can put coil overs in. I am not going to adjust the ride height much. I just want it to sit about one inch between the front tire and fender. Rear approx factory height.

could you explain what is involved with cutting the spring perch?

[MR 325]

The spring perch is on the strut housing, not the car. That's why he said "top of the strut housing".

[Ceeker]

The spring perch is on the strut housing, not the car. That's why he said "top of the strut housing".

sorry, my mind was thinking something along the lines of strut tower..lol

Still I didn't want to get into modifying anything. I just wanted to plug and play.

[CHIF8008]

mine came in today

[ÜberslowETA]

Anyone have pics installed? Im tired all my friends asking me to take them offroading. =(

[ck_taft325is]

sorry, my mind was thinking something along the lines of strut tower..lol

Still I didn't want to get into modifying anything. I just wanted to plug and play.

You can, but adjustment will be a bigger pain if you decide to raise up or lower.

It's not impossible, just a bit more tricky.


My impression with driving the car is I like 'em. A bit stiffer than I'd want in a more "comfortable" DD, but the S50 is finished and I'm glad it's as still as it is. The front, with just putting them in was/is far to low for me to daily, so it'll be coming up a bit here.

The rears on the other hand, I'm actually curious if they go much lower. I'll get another inch of drop, but the early high fender arches are hard to push the tire into it.

Pictures *will* come as soon as I can find my damn camera. I'm not even joking, my boy (14 months now) hid it from me. Fucking thing's ridiculously hidden.

[mightywhitey]

sounds like good news. I was gonna get short shocks but maybe Ill only have to buy two for the rears. A buddy with a XB was using shocks with inline airbags built in for another .5 to 1inch drop might look into that in conjunction with JOMS for the rear.

[mightywhitey]

from the other thread

[6gen91]

Thats w/o cutting the perches?

[ÜberslowETA]

From what they are saying...Perches are only cut if you want easier adjustment. It will make no difference in how low the coils will go.

[6gen91]

oh really. now is that on the lowest setting aswell?

[einstein57]

sorry, my mind was thinking something along the lines of strut tower..lol

Still I didn't want to get into modifying anything. I just wanted to plug and play.

Sounds like you should look into the tokico kit.

[CHIF8008]

woah wait, i thought that cutting the fronts would allow for more low- not just an easier way to adjust

[Stephen]

i highly doubt you can get as low with the factory perches uncut. Look at the shape next time its out, you wont be able to spin the adjuster all the way down to the weld.

[CHIF8008]

its raining now, but i really wanna go out and put them on- just wanna know exactly what i need to cut and how much. so i can paint them and install!