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Here are some pics of my newly purchased K Speeds. I paid $703.









The coilovers didn't come with any manuals or anything. All I got was what you see in that picture. I was told the are height adjustable and damper adjustable. But I can't figure out if they are damper adjustable cuz I dunno how it works. Can someone tell me if these are damper adjustable?

 
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Wow! new coilovers! Install them and review!!

 
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They look good, but one thing bud that looks just SCARRY! The arms that attach to the steering rack/arms have no support under them. They are going to be very very easy to crack, be careful. Other than that, rebranded Taiwan suspension - should be ok for daily driving.

Edward

 
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same thing i was thinking. I think the v1 hayame's had the same design which was later changed.

 
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Can you tell me what part your talking about? I dunno what exactly your talking about...That would help thanks!

 
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You think I should return them? and get something else? I paid 703. I think they are a good deal because of the fact that I can change height and damper. (they say I can change damper not soo sure someone help me out on this). I can't find anything that has damper and height adjustment for under 1000. The tein ss for our car with pillow mount is soo much. Should I just keep these? Honda will warrent my car for 1 year in case anything goes wrong, and I'm just gunna drive around and probably do some mountain handling and maybe a little autocross thats about it.

 
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the parts circled in yellow are what we're talking about. The design just doesn't look as stable as the tien's or b+g's pictured below, as well as jic,kw,d2 (too lazy to get pics)

 
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So what do you think? Keep the coilovers or return them? Do you think they will end up snapping on me? I'll take your word for it because I dont wanna spend money on a set of coilovers that will just end up breaking on me and having to go replace them with something better in the end, waste to much money. But if these coilovers are going to hold up to the application I'm using then I don't mind.

 
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If it were me, I'd return them for something thats been tried and trued... those remind me of Hayame's. Get something you can get replacement parts for is what I suggest..

 
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There is a simple saying that applies to car parts 100% of the time. "You get what you pay for." When Hayame came out, people bought them left and right due to their sub $600 price. After about 4 months, we recieved so many calls about Hayame's bought from other vendors that the front control arm, the one I was talking to you about had snapped.

If you read the post I replied to yours about the way factories mass make suspension and then companies buy out the names and distribute them, you would realize that you own a Hayame like product with a different tag or different color.

To shed light on the situation, I can give you the example of our "TR Wheel line" on www.rimstogo.com . We import these wheels ourselves from the factories in China and wholesell them in the US. The wheels, are made along with Arospeed, Motegi, and about 200 other brands all under one roof. The factories have CAD models of all the wheels. I can go to them, ask for the new CAD on the "Motegi Touge" design, and if they have it or want to sell it to us, I will pay a fee and there we go -- I am producing an identical wheel which we will call for models sake, "TR Touge (Sounds better )" In any case, these coilovers are the same - outsourced and made in the same place. Its just time efficient, cost effective, and easy to bring over if all coming from one location by boat.

These are fine coilovers, they will last some time, but are not very tailored to this car. They make look good and may ride fine, but for track use, dont even think about taking them becuase their setup is made with cheaper metal. Its like looking at an OEM brake disc and a Pepboys brake disc. OEM cost 4x as much yet looks the same as the Pepboys one. Do a chemical break down, and you will see the different metals used to achieve the same look.

Good luck! and if you want, PM me and let me know where you got these and how they ride. Maybe we will offer them to our customers on a "its not that expensive, and should be ok" basis.

Edward