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Old 02-13-2009, 08:54 PM
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i just looked these up are these LEGIT!?!

http://www.360tuners.com/index.asp?P...ROD&ProdID=827
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I think those fall under the "you get what you pay for" catagory. i'd personally not trust them.
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If they are...I want some!
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i wouldn't trust them
save your money and get a real set of coilovers, you'll be happy you did.
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lol, might as well drive the car with no springs in it. You get what you pay for, I think......
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those look like parts for an xmod rc car.
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yea...NO! unless you like putting yourself or other people in danger with some type of failure..

i've seen a kit like that in person. it looks scary in the box itself. i wanted to smack the kid that thought they were cool and fit on his Accord.
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Apparently, in Honda circles, super-cheap coilovers are all the rage. I don't think springs are something that should be cheaped-out on. It's just not worth it. Sure, you can't fault someone for trying to get a good deal, but there's a difference between that and just plain cutting corners.
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Originally Posted by WhoKilledTheJAMs
I don't think springs are something that should be cheaped-out on. It's just not worth it. Sure, you can't fault someone for trying to get a good deal, but there's a difference between that and just plain cutting corners.
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coulden't have said it better.

just imagine flying down the road at 70 mph and one of thowes coming apart
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Springs hold the car up. Don't be cheap.
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those have been around a while and are scary.....
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ihad a set like that on both of my hondas. never had a problem!!!
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go for it, but dont whine when you're driving along and you lose the front assmebly
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somebody should buy em and write a review, even though we all know they suck and are hella dangerous
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Originally Posted by EAmon
somebody should buy em and write a review, even though we all know they suck and are hella dangerous
Totally. The worst that would happen, is that one (or more) breaks, and someone's riding around on their bump stops for a while.

....after causing an accident.
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it's only a sleeve kit similar to ground controls, but those sell for 400ish i think. i am sure the quality of material is far less than ground control, but sometimes you pay for the name.
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If you look at the site you will see they are aluminum sleeves.

The biggest problem I have seen with them are that the soft metal "cups" at the end making it real hard to get off, cause you'll need to get them off before they break totally causing serious problems
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if they sold them at walmart would you buy them?
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yes I buy everything at Wal-Mart!































































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Old 02-18-2009, 03:36 AM
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I installed a set of cheapies like these for a kid after I told him it wasn't a good idea. He told me to do it anyway. His truck actually ended up being 1.5 inches taller then it was with the stock springs. And that was at the lowest setting for the new coil overs.

I wouldn't do it dude.
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