Ian Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 I recieved a package from Adam@Z1 about 2 weeks ago with a few new bits for my Z Excellent service and advice yet again from adam Cusco Zero-2 Coilovers, Cusco Front Sway Bar, Cusco Rear Sway Bar & A Cusco Strut Brace. After a painful 2 week wait to get them fitted, I had them fitted today These are amazing, the car handles so much better now & feels a lot more planted than it did before. I think I may have to raise the car up a bit though as its a bit low & I've already scraped the mid pipe on my exhaust about 10 times. Unfortunatley the Cusco Strut Brace rubs on the Kinetix plenum so I am selling the plenum now to replace it with a spacer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Nice one, how far is it dropped, about 20mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 Nice one, how far is it dropped, about 20mm. Not sure at the moment I'll try and find out how much they dropped it by later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Fully agree about the handling though, I couldnt believe how much more stable the car feels, still trying to find how much more it grips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 Fully agree about the handling though, I couldnt believe how much more stable the car feels, still trying to find how much more it grips Its loads better Nowhere near as comfortable though. I think im gonna have to get it raised a bit, unless I go over speedbumps at 2mph my exhaust is knocking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P15UL T Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 very will it be any better for getting the tailout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilsheepshagga_turbo Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 me thinks the strut brace looks very sexy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev-the-Rev Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Looking good Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool Hand Luke Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Very nice Ian How much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted June 29, 2008 Author Share Posted June 29, 2008 Very nice Ian How much? Not much more than a set of Teins with EDFC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Looks ian, sits just right, the zed is twitchy sometimes on oem suspension i had koni coilovers on my last car felt like a different car after i fitted them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobD7 Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 The height of the car looks Although if impractical for the sake of your exhaust it's prob worthwhile being slightly higher! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted June 29, 2008 Author Share Posted June 29, 2008 The height of the car looks Although if impractical for the sake of your exhaust it's prob worthwhile being slightly higher! I may have a solution to that problem From what I can see the lowest part of my car is the silencer in my mid pipe & its this bit that is scraping. Gonna get the car into a custom exhaust place I use & get the silencer replaced with a straight piece of pipe. Will hopefully solve the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobD7 Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 The height of the car looks Although if impractical for the sake of your exhaust it's prob worthwhile being slightly higher! I may have a solution to that problem From what I can see the lowest part of my car is the silencer in my mid pipe & its this bit that is scraping. Gonna get the car into a custom exhaust place I use & get the silencer replaced with a straight piece of pipe. Will hopefully solve the problem I like your thinking, if you can keep it looking that good/low then it's worth going to any lengths imo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P15UL T Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 The height of the car looks Although if impractical for the sake of your exhaust it's prob worthwhile being slightly higher! I may have a solution to that problem From what I can see the lowest part of my car is the silencer in my mid pipe & its this bit that is scraping. Gonna get the car into a custom exhaust place I use & get the silencer replaced with a straight piece of pipe. Will hopefully solve the problem I like your thinking, if you can keep it looking that good/low then it's worth going to any lengths imo! +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimm Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 I like that alot. Has it made the ride bumpier or about the same ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted June 29, 2008 Author Share Posted June 29, 2008 I like that alot. Has it made the ride bumpier or about the same ? Much much bumpier gonna fiddle around with damper settings one day next week & maybe adjust the stiffness of the sway bar to see how much difference there is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev-the-Rev Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 I like that alot. Has it made the ride bumpier or about the same ? Much much bumpier gonna fiddle around with damper settings one day next week & maybe adjust the stiffness of the sway bar to see how much difference there is You'll need to stay away from those cattle grids for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcash5 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 What size wheels are they?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Looking good Ian. Although sounds like it is too stiff? Be interesting to see how you find it when played about with a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 What size wheels are they?? Wheels are 19s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 Looking good Ian. Although sounds like it is too stiff? Be interesting to see how you find it when played about with a bit. Its really stiff, sway bars make a huge difference to the stiffness. Theres 2 settings to the sway bar but we are not sure which setting its on at the moment (Instructions are all in japanese, just waiting for cusco to email me some english instructions ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted September 19, 2008 Author Share Posted September 19, 2008 Just thought I'd give an update/review as I've had a few people asking about the cusco stuff. Handling Is immense. I recently went on a drive out with some friends on some of the best mountain roads in the world. It was wet & the car stuck to the road like glue, I was following an Evo 6 & was keeping up pretty well. Comfort I've got mine set to setting 3 which is for fast road/track. Its not very comfortable but I can live with it for the benefits. Practicallity I've now learnt how to get over speed bumps without scraping, there are still the odd 1 or 2 that I hit everytime but nothing major, multistories were always a nogo anyway. Overall i'm really happy with the setup that I have & would reccomend them to anyone. Also can't reccomend Adam@Z1 enough, the few times i've dealt with him hes been a great help in deciding what parts to get Like all geniuses I have played around with the settings a bit & despite saying initally the car needed to come up a bit, I decided that it would be a good idea today to drop the back all all the way down Hopefully it will settle down a bit more over the next day or so. A few new pics How the back looks now, I'll try and get some pics on the flat over the weekend. Now got my Cusco brace fitted, with matt black plenum, Motordyne spacer & Carbon cooling panel (thanks to phil for those ) And my new show plate And I know the car is filthy, I haven't washed it since JTS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev-the-Rev Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Car's looking good Ian. Good write-up too. Now just get it washed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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