The new V-Maxx coilovers are now available and I wanted to make sure everyone was aware. Pete, Stratmosphere

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...d.php?t=151471

 

I wonder how well they work on the mini hoping someone will try them out soon and write a review

 

[quote=Stratmosphere;2435010]The new V-Maxx coilovers are now available and I wanted to make sure everyone was aware. Pete, Stratmosphere

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nice look

 

i cant wait to get these with my taxes. Can anyone here get an even better discount then the website?

 

I just dropped the price to $599! That includes the drop links for the front sway bar too. I have 10 pieces in stock right now. Pete, Stratmosphere. 1.866.533.1777.

http://www.stratmosphere.com/mini_drivetrain.htm

 

That is fantastic! I'm doing my taxes tomorrow so hopefully I will have it very soon. That is the perfect price I was hoping for. I will contact you soon. That comes w rear spacers correct?

 

Anyone install these? I get my refund Fri and just srpings are 250...this is EVERYTHING

 

Do you know what the spring rate is on these or are they custom order spring rate??

 

If you search around you should be able to find reviews on these kits. We are nearing 100 kits sold now in the USA alone. Pete

 

any chance of another summer sale?

 

Well, we lowered the price to $599 in February. It's a busy season now and we are running through the inventory. Probably no sale until the Holiday time. Pete

 

How do you guys do it? Cheaper by more than HALF over the others....

 

any comments on ride quality?

 

Ill let you know soon. Got mine yesterday!... just have to put them on hopefully sometime in the next two weeks or so...

But from my research is they ride similar to stock...potentially a little bouncy compared to other coilovers, but these are not meant for autoXing and racing....

We'll see... they seem like a good build quality at least

 

From your sig, I see you already have H&R springs. Why the change?

 

well im sure the H&Rs have done a number on my 42K mile stock struts...

yea i could have just gotten new struts, as the H&Rs are pretty nice.

but..i want to go lower

 

Out of curiosity why not look at the H&R Sport c/os?

 

 

649 is a good price, i wont argue with that.

 

before: (H&R springs)



after:



yes i plan on raising it up a tad lol. it does get around town just fine though.
Rides well, but like I researched, they are very noisy... which might go with having not-so-much initial compression on the springs with them down so low... sounds like a box of scrap metal in the trunk. ill be investigating this weekend. My guess is the lack of any rubber between parts, but whoknows.

under:

 

any update on the noise?

 

Oh yep. I didnt have the shock top nuts tight enough. Had a really crappy impact gun.

Basically when the car would put load on them the 'foam pillow things' (which you reuse from stock stuff) would compress I think and then the shock shaft could tap the edge of the hole or something up in there.

Tightend the rear nuts to 12 threads showing and it stopped. Still had a few creaky spring noises up front, but nothing like the rear was doing. I never retightened the fronts, though probably would have helped. Things go together pretty solidly up front.

 

Any chance that could be what is making the noise on mine? Every time I accelerate hard I hear like a metal tapping noise or clicking noise only from the left side. The noise is def driver side somewhere around the suspension. I only have NM springs with the stock shocks. Maybe the bolt loosed up? I can't figure out what the noise is.

 

Ive heard the need to go in and tighten swaybar links before...

But, My guess is your stock top spring mounts are shot. They can loosten up. Maybe pop off the black plastic cover on top of the strut tower and see if that bolt has loostened.... Would probably take a light impact or something though.

I know mine have gotten a bit loose feeling and a little wobbly from when i had them off recently