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PhocusZX3

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Who has them, and how do you like them? How easy are they to adjust? Stiff or sloppy ride?

Thanks for the info.

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"Hike up your skirt a little more, and show your world to me."
 
have them, love them....can get pictures to you soon. the fronts are real easy to adjust, though once you have the car pretty low (2+") it is harder to reach the threaded body without jacking the car up. Once you have them on, make sure you don't do self-adjustments to the height in excess of .25-.5"....after that you should look into getting an alignment job unless you have $$ to waste on new tires.
the kit handles incredibly well, i never feel like the car's going to lose her stability/grip unless i let off the throttle at the wrong time. (i think that's universal for all intents and purposes). Naturally the lower you drop the car the harsher the ride will get, so keep that in mind when you are deciding how far to drop it initially. My car is lowered 2" front and rear and the ride has noticeably been more stiff and rough, though not enough to bother me. basically, the car feels like obviously it's not stock anymore, and is happiest on the track
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if you have any other questions i'd be glad to give you whatever answers i have...

p.s. keep an eye out on 'team rigz'...hopefully i'll have pics of Riley up there soon

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"Riley"
2001 Focus ZX3 silver
5-Speed M


Mods:
A'PEXi World Sport exhaust
H&R Coilovers
 
How did the coilovers effect the balance of the car? Does it "push" a bit more, or does the tail come out more readily? Thanks.

Would've sent my cash out for them today, but I missed the damn bank. How the hell are working people supposed to get to the bank when their hours are 9-4PM!?!?!
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00 Ford ZX3 / 96 Ford Cobra
90 Yam FJ1200/ 85 Yam RZ350 / 84 Yam RZ350
Engine Forum Moderator -Chris-
 
the car maintains some amount of neutral steering....i haven't noticed understeer or oversteer...with all the curves i've taken (these are mostly freeway ramps going say about 90mph, banking left or right in a slightly gradual 90 degrees) i feel like i could push the nose of the car in to take the curve sharper if i wanted to.....and like i said, as long as you apply throttle throughout a turn, i never feel like she's going to budge without my permission. i've never felt like the rear is going to come out or even lose a little traction since installing the kit.


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"Riley"
2001 Focus ZX3 silver
5-Speed M


Mods:
A'PEXi World Sport exhaust
H&R Coilovers
 
Hi Duc.

I have the H&R coilovers, the Eibach bars and the ES bushings. With the rear tire between 0 and +2 psi of the front the cornering balance is almost perfectly neutral. Im trying to decide which pressure setting I like better.

You can use the tire pressures to dial in whatever you like although to provoke serious oversteer (which might be handy for auto-x) you might have to goto something fairly radical like 36F/44R.

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Chris Feist
Black 00' ZX3 5spd
Mods Dyno Chart
"No Fear?..... Not Fast Enough!"

[This message has been edited by Chris F (edited 06-02-2001).]
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by PhocusZX3:
Who has them, and how do you like them? How easy are they to adjust? Stiff or sloppy ride?

Thanks for the info.

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why dont you shoot WRCfan a message, he has them on the Zinc.
 
Discussion starter · #7 ·
Thanks for the info guys. I currently have Apex springs as my only suspension mod at this point. My front struts are blown due to an encounter with a massive pot-hole. I'm trying to decide between the Cup Kit or the coil-overs. I like the adjustability of the coil-overs, but I just can't quite spend the extra $600 for them. I'm hoping I can scrounge up enought money though.

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"Hike up your skirt a little more, and show your world to me."
 
I'm thinking that you are paying for more than just the adjustability with the coilovers. According to H&R, if you really want as close to a streetable affordable race setup, go with their coilovers over the cup kit.
 
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