look nice but looks and performance are two different things

 

Oh well. STANCE gave me the impression I was the first ones to get these for the EVO. Not that it matters. What matters is that someone needs to review these things and other than this thread, there is no other info on them.

Hmm. In a way it does almost seem to good to be true. An inverted monotube strut coilover that is below the normal mark of about $1500-1600usd and Japanese made. (Not that that matters to some) But I looked at the alternatives.

1. Buddyclubs (would have gone with those, but these came along with somewhat the same specs for less)

2. Megan/Apexi/ etc. (Did not want to sacrifice the inverted strut and who the hell needs 32 ways of adjustment???) Same with the HKS RS (Who needs 32 ways of adjustment!!!)

3. Tein (Did not want the FLEX and anything better is over $1600usd (RA, etc)

Again an interesting option. Besides my stock suspension is starting to get soft and now that I am tracking the car. I think the rates are just enough compromise on the street and track. We will see...

 

I wouldn't be too surprised... KTS Japan has been offering Japanese made inverted monotube coilovers for $1100 for the Nissan tuning community for a while.

http://www.splparts.com/Parts/S13/Su...rs/default.asp
http://www.kts-web.com/product/damper/index.html

 

I have been trying to find some information on the KTS coilovers but still havent had any luck. I know there has been a lot of good comments from the 240's, but still havent heard of anybody giving them a review on the Evo. With so many choices out there, it is really hard to pick a set!

 

The reason is no one is selling them in the USA. I can probably get a set but shipping is insanely expensive for items that big and heavy. The Evo application does have inverted front monotube struts and 9K front 7K rear spring rates.

 

Actually they are selling them and the price isnt to bad just gotta special order them. I would love to try them but I dont want to be the first, if you know what I mean.

http://www.splparts.com/Parts/CT9A/S...on/default.asp

 

D2 is a chain of cell phone stores in Germany run by Vodafone. It is a copyrighted service mark. The Chinese are the biggest perpetrators of illegally copied intellectual products... you can find data all over the place on that. The US government is also enacting new laws to curb forged / illegal copies of legitimate products in conjunction with SEMA for the aftermarket industry. Another example... the name "Invidia" belongs to RS*R... but they produce suspension and exhausts under that name despite a law suit won by RS*R... do you know what Invidia's parent company does? They sell pagers. PAGERS... would you buy a Motorola exhaust? Where did all those fake APEXi turbo timers come from? China. Where did all those fake Tein springs that flood the market (including eBay) come from? China. That's why I don't buy products unless they are from legitimate brands.

And I could be considered "bias" if I didn't know the facts and made a judgement call based on pure subjectivity. The facts speak for themselves.

 

Wow, nice! I didn't know that. Someone pick up some and try it out!

I rode in someone's 240SX with the KTS. They tend to be on the stiff side but maybe they weren't adjusted to the right settings for street.

 

uhm... and did you see how many people including myself asked them not to play that card?

you know this kills me... why? cuz people are so ignorant. who the **** busted down china's free trade doors? who STILL lobbies HEAVILY to keep those doors open??? who?

now... now that china is a rising economic power... WHO is complaining about our increasing debt to china from the cheap labor and mass manufacturing? who?

answer... AMERICANS... AMERICANS ASKED FOR IT AND NOW THEY CREATED A MONSTER... so... they'll blame the monster...

ignorant mother****ers never blame the right people... why don't you blame congress for passing free trade laws that put children at work in small third world countries? why don't you blame congress for free trade. why are you blaming CHINA when AMERICA is the one that instigated, capitalized and is STILL benfiting from ENTERPRISE? why?

i'll agree 100%... people need to put MORE RESEARCH into their purchases. i agree that the car aftermarket scene is going downhill cuz dumb ****s don't research before they buy... they buy ****ty products that are poorly manufactured from some *** that doesn't care about your end use and just wants to make a quick buck. but don't you ****in' blame china... blame dumb mother****ers... blame people FOR NOT SUPPORTING THEIR LOCAL TUNERS, BLAME THEM FOR BEING CHEAP ASSES, don't ****in' blame china. don't be an ignoramous.

AND, **** yer stupid coilovers from some no name race company... if you're so hardass get some ****in' motons... you heard of those right?

i'mma say this one last time... american companies have **** made in china... go after the AMERICAN COMPANIES... not china... hey... these american companies might even be headed by chinese guys... go ahead and grill 'em. stealing intellectual property is not nice, but don't blame china... that is irresponsible... LAZY.

i don't like the stealing of intellectual property, copying of body kits and hoods and wheels... it makes it hard for deisgners to make a living. but it happens... so i'll tolerate it if the quality is good... but if it's not... go to hell. so please... grill the ones that put out ****ty products... and for the people that go the extra length to correct something that was wrong with the original... let them be... cuz they're improving things... not just tryinna make a quick buck.

rag on the ones that are trying to capitalize on YOU... the ones that are tryinna SCREW YOU OVER and make MONEY FOR THEMSELVES. don't blame china... they happen to make stuff... if they were paid tons to make something ultra high quality control like flash memory (china is the largest manufacturer of flash memory... oh wow... didn't know that...) they can... but if you're gonna be a cheap *** that's tryinna trip people off... and not make multiple runs on your test fit pieces and not correct things that are WRONG with your product... then the machine will only do as it's told.

 

/\ that's one way to put it...

 

yeah...just like he said. That is why our products are produced solely in the US and Europe. We share the same philosophy.

 

OK! I got them on today. Will do a more comprehsive review within the coming week. I need to drive them a bit and try the range of settings and see what they are like. Let just say I LIKE EM!

In the mean time, here are some pics of my coilovers just before installation today.

 

NICE! They look awesome! Keep us posted yf19ex!

 

Anything yet yf19ex??

 

Please see the suspension and tire forum for the review. I applogize ahead of time of not reviewing the other settings as the weather has not been pleasant to experiment.

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...51#post2823751