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From: Houston
Itasha Coupe
Thanks man. I hope so too.
Yup, a little bit of working and drilling, it fits well enough for my standard. Only thing is that the paint shop will have to take care of that low spot below my right taillight. You can make out the dimple in the picture. It's right below the reverse light.
Thanks Harvey and ambigous-guy-that-I-don't-know-your-first name. I too think that the Strafespeed rear is their best designed bumper.
Yup, a little bit of working and drilling, it fits well enough for my standard. Only thing is that the paint shop will have to take care of that low spot below my right taillight. You can make out the dimple in the picture. It's right below the reverse light.
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From: Back in the OC FTMFW!
Haha first name Andrew but go by Drew usually
...its acctually pretty catchy lol
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How easy is it to remove that lip if u take it off all the time to drive?
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When air is not applied cup kits act as a solid spacer on top of the coilover. This is one of the advantages - you retain ride characteristics when the cups are not inflated. The best way to think about it is an air piston sitting on top of the spring. There is a "piston head" that is pressed down by air supplied by a tank and compressor. The spring sits under the piston and could be thought of as the "piston rod". Air fills the small space above the piston, pushing it down which raises the car.
Different companies recommend different things when it comes to riding with air in the cups. After fiddling with these things for about a month prior to installing I can tell you that it would be easy to blow the seals on these if riding aired up. As stated, air in the cups compresses the spring which changes preload and effects the ride.
The bad part about cup kits is they are very expensive. The Top Secret cups for sale in the marketplace now are $5000. Umbrella goes for about $3000. This is all after the purchase of coilovers. On the G35, only kits for the front are available. Due to clearance in the rear cups are not possible. They also raise the car a max of 2 inches - which may be a deterrent for some... along with price, but the performance is superior to bags and maintenance is none. Failure on cups is close to zero - as long as you have a good compressor and air lines. They do not crack or tear like a bag will.
I have Function Form coils.
Different companies recommend different things when it comes to riding with air in the cups. After fiddling with these things for about a month prior to installing I can tell you that it would be easy to blow the seals on these if riding aired up. As stated, air in the cups compresses the spring which changes preload and effects the ride.
The bad part about cup kits is they are very expensive. The Top Secret cups for sale in the marketplace now are $5000. Umbrella goes for about $3000. This is all after the purchase of coilovers. On the G35, only kits for the front are available. Due to clearance in the rear cups are not possible. They also raise the car a max of 2 inches - which may be a deterrent for some... along with price, but the performance is superior to bags and maintenance is none. Failure on cups is close to zero - as long as you have a good compressor and air lines. They do not crack or tear like a bag will.
I have Function Form coils.
Last edited by AmateuRN; Feb 12, 2012 at 09:50 PM.