D2 Adjustable Suspension

[eddieeeee-ro]

hey guys, whats the story with these?

http://www.d2racingsports.com.au/d2suspension.html

any good?

have also been looking @ the g4s from justjap.

dunno if i can afford 2k suspension.

Edited January 3, 2008 by eddieeeee-ro

[MrStabby]

Have you read SK's shock absorber 101 sticky?

The damping adjusters are a wank - they make bugger all difference (according to a well respected Sydney suspension shop's shock dyno)

[dangerous_daveo]

Keep saving. Spending 2k is worth it. Its what keeps your tyres on the ground.

[eddieeeee-ro]

looks like i'll be saving $2k

thanks

[STATUS]

id rather stab my self than use those. for under 2k atm you could get a set of greddy type S coil-overs with electronic damper controllers from autobarn CRD etc.

[GriMo]

Steer clear, they are crap IMO.

Currently have them on, came with the car, and will be gone in feb when i get paid.

Way to stiff, the adjustment is a wank and even on the softest setting is far harder then i would want on the street.

As an example of how hard it is, i have a sub box in the boot that has been known to hit the boot lid over some bumps.

Spend your money elsewhere...

[RedDrifter]

Stay clear of these. Ive had a set on my r32 for quite some time. Spring rates are ridiculasly hard and the dampning adjustment on soft is still teeth shattering.

As soon as I have the cash d2 are gone.

[Abo Bob]

It seems to me that they are just not adjustable. If you were happy with how hard they are and didn't need to adjust them then maybe they would be ok for you. Track car only perhaps.

[Simon-S14]

they are not even any good on the track either... no damper control means you bounce off most corners,

no good for drift either, no grip, so you just under or oversteer, while others are passing you

[Beer Baron]

in my experience, they are just plain no good. I would be looking at other options. G4 are the same as the D2s so no real difference there.

[Kaido_RR]

i had d2 in my car for about 2-3years (ecr33), in my opinion they are an ok cheap coilover, yes they are hard and bumpy but they use a large spring rate, so its to be expected.

Although the adjustment isn't that great, it still works ok for the price you pay.

while i had the d2 suspension in my car i used it for track (mc, drift, drag) and found the car to handle pretty ok

also when you buy the d2 you can ask for whatever spring rate you like, so you can run something like 4/6 or similar and it wont be as bumpy or hard.

just my 2cents

(also when i bought my d2 they were the only coilovers available in that price range which had both damper and height adjustment)

[jyusan]

there was a picture i remember seeing off 1 of these cheapo coilovers broken in half

[t01-100]

Having personal experience using these on the track I can confirm they are a good entry level coilover, but my experience has only been with far softer spring rates than the default provided... my only concern would be to longevity with hard use.

The above said, if you have a 2k budget I'd consider Australian spec Tein Super Street from Fulcrum or if you don't require adjustability consider SK's kit.

If you were to go with the D2/G4/K-Sport option, I'd go with Just Jap's G4 brand as their support is excellent.

[Amec]

I can say that we won the 2007 Queensland Raceway sprint series on D2 coilovers, so they cant be all that bad.