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Hi All,

I'm after prices for Ohlins coilovers for an R32 GTR.

Does anyone know who distributes these in Australia?

Also considering GReddy Type S coilovers for the same vehicle.

Does anyone know where I can get Australian prices on these? I know I can get them through Slidewize Imports but there is no warranty.

Has anyone used either of these coilovers before and can offer an opinion?

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I'm after prices for Ohlins coilovers for an R32 GTR.

You can only buy them from Japan where they are made by Carrozzeria under licence - Ohlins Netherlands do not make them for a GTR. Carrozz are helpful but take about 6 months to answer an email and charge like crazy.

Does anyone know who distributes these in Australia?

No one carries the Jap ones. Steve Cramer products is the Ohlins agent but he will tell you he doesn't want to have anything to do with the Jap stuff despite charging you money to have a look at them. His choice. I have spoken to Megnus Mehlin at Ohlins who admitted that they know the Jap stuff carries their name, know it's not serviced, but don't care because the market is not big enough ie they don't mind if people like us get screwed by the arrangement. That said, I understand that this issue is to be raised at an international dealers meeting later this year. Don't get me started...been there and back with mine.

Does anyone know where I can get Australian prices on these? I know I can get them through Slidewize Imports but there is no warranty.

I have used SG Leslie at Heidelberg in Melb to rebuild one of them and they were truly sensational, however I'm not sure what the limits of their abilities are as it's a matter of seeing what fits what ie trial and error.

Has anyone used either of these coilovers before and can offer an opinion?

Yes, Ohlins are excellent. I used 200lb rear and 250lb front springs in my GTR and the high speed damping is excellent but for road use you'll prob not need anything more than minimum rebound. As it is when I dyno'd mine they showed no difference in damping until about position 18/32. This would be very difficult to change because the valves etc are unique. If you use spherical top mounts beware as they are a funny size so you may need to adapt others - small machining job. The standard springs are about 450lb r and 600lb front so utterly useless for most of us, see if you can get them without springs. They will also reduce ride height unless you come up with a custom arrangement, I adapted the standard hats etc and have about 350mm hub to guard.

My car came with them but given a choice over again I'd go with Bilsteins revalved to Sydneykid's specs.

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Thanks Scooby.

That's exactly the kind of advice I was after.

Do you have any thoughts on the GReddy Type S coilovers?

There is some info on them here: http://www.trust-power.com/overseas/produc...nce_damper.html

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writeoff; sorry can't comment on the Greddy ones, i'm biased against most Jap stuff because I believe their damping is not great for what we need here and local stuff is just as good, with better dealer support.

Ronin; mate you have to stop this. I've seen posts with Trust extended dumps (if I remember correctly), recently AP brakes and now these...none of it is any good so I'll buy it from you to save you a headache :) . mine are different - similar configuration but older style without the external reservoirs. they did have those nasty leopard tank springs on them though...

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Ronin; mate you have to stop this. I've seen posts with Trust extended dumps (if I remember correctly), recently AP brakes and now these...none of it is any good so I'll buy it from you to save you a headache :D . mine are different - similar configuration but older style without the external reservoirs. they did have those nasty leopard tank springs on them though...

i have all these nice bits but the car is still disabled :P

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