So I have been searching around looking at coil overs. I had a set of scion pro coil overs in the past but I didn't like the fact the spring for the rear was a separate piece from the strut. Now i am seeing a few brands that have them together, like Ksport and I believe D2, Tein as well I saw a couple for as well.

My question is why are they built different? Who has experience with the strut spring assembly as one piece? Are they more comfortable?

I am sure this is covered possibly somewhere, if so please help me locate that thread! Sorry if this is a topic already talked about, couldn't find anything on it.

 

Hahaha. no no no dude. Those companies are using a generic picture. It's still a two piece. Hahah. You can't get away from that. When you saw the pictures of other ones, you were just seeing a coilover for a different car, that's all, not a specific one to your xB2. It's a two piece still and that's it.

 

Those ScionPro coils were designed to be stiff I think. If you're looking for comfortable coils check the classifieds section, I have my Cusco's up for sale and they have a super comfortable ride.

 

What question are you answering? Because it sure in the hell isn't one that he's asking...

 

Spring is ALWAYS going to be seperate from the shock on our platforms. I really don't think there's much room back there for a true coilover conversion. Companies like BC, Stance, and PBM have converted the 350ZX (Z33) chassis with luck though.

I've ordered a new set of coils from a relatively new company and I'm still waiting for them to be shipped. I'm hoping this is going to be THE coil to get for stance guys.

 

Op sorry to jack your thread, but vegan what would the difference be between a stance oriented coilover as opposed to the k sport you have/had?

 

What I have ordered are stiffer with shorter springs.

 

Did you sell your Cusco's flyingemu05?

 

Not ALWAYS, but for US Market cars, yes. We found out over on ClubXb from a member who had the AWD bb, that the rear uses a 4 link style suspension (instead of the rear beam) and traditional strut. We also noticed that there is no extra bracing or different mounting points (other than at the hub for the rear axle). The shock mount works the same for the rear struts and is capable of supporting the weight of the car with out worry.

And to speak from experience, on my xB1 I ran air shocks ONLY on the rear. No springs at all. Car rode decent (not going to lie, it wasn't comfortable hitting bumps), but no damage was done to the car or structure of the shock mounting point in the time I ran them.