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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 03:55 PM
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Default Raceland might be making coilovers

I got this email today:

We should be starting our R&D for the 2nd gen tC this year. Keep up to date on our decision and progress by following us on Facebook or Google+. You can also sign up for your newsletter for updates.

http://www.racelandus.com/newsletter

If you should have any further questions, please let me know.

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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 05:46 PM
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would you take racelands over k-sports.....just off of past models since you cant compare specs yet?
Old Feb 23, 2012 | 05:57 PM
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The KSports are higher quality, but price cant be touched on the racelands... you could literally go through 3 sets of racelands before touching the price of the KSports.
Old Feb 23, 2012 | 06:18 PM
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the ksports are 942 (although this may just be preorder, from Bean) so are we really talking 400ish for Raceland? And if you had to go through multiple sets, at some point wouldn't that mean you have a coil shooting up through your car?

oh....and whats the low on racelands?
Old Feb 23, 2012 | 06:41 PM
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$320 for a set of Racelands and no, usually the shocks go out on them.
Old Feb 23, 2012 | 06:49 PM
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Oh and Racelands go pretty damn low...

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I would buy them, I had then for my 2010 TC and I liked them. I didn't go that low because the roads are some what bad where I live. And the ride quality you get what you pay for and they are not good for auto crossing what so ever.
Old Feb 24, 2012 | 01:30 AM
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I think both are made in CHINA so the quality will be the same! And maybe Raceland will produce them when they say or maybe just get peoples money and then make excuses after excuses for POOR customer service and relations.
Old Feb 24, 2012 | 03:00 PM
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for a person who doesnt have 1000$+ to drop on coils raceland is the way to go for sure! definitely will wait and watch to see what raceland does
Old Feb 28, 2012 | 03:54 AM
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Same here. Was about to get lowering springs but might as well pay a little for these and see how it goes
Old Feb 28, 2012 | 05:15 PM
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^^^ yea, but read that email they sent me, it says "this year" that could mean December...
Old Mar 9, 2012 | 06:51 AM
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I ask to and send me this

We are staring our R&D on the 2nd gen kit and should we decide to go through with the kit, we should be road testing it by the summer. Keep up to date on our final decision and progress by following us on Facebook or Google+. If you should have any further questions, please let me know.

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Summer :p woww lame. I would love to get my r&d tested hhaaha
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If a few of us send in emails maybe it will kick start things for them.
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Mann I've been tryng that since I got my car hoping they would r&d my car. Their email was plain and clear they weren't going to do any coilovers for the tc2, what a change of mind they had
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We are currently working on a kit for the 2nd Gen tC that we hope to be road testing by September. Keep up to date on our progress and updates by following us (links below)._ If you should have any further questions, please let me know.
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Old May 10, 2012 | 08:38 PM
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I emailed them a few days ago and they told me they should be available late fall.
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