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Old 03-19-2012, 07:37 PM
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Re: One other question.....Struts

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It's a tale worthy of a Norwegian Saga at the moment:

http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/showthread.php?t=58974
Takes us to...
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/COILOVERS...item19cc1a9f1f

All gone...

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Old 03-19-2012, 09:14 PM
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Re: One other question.....Struts

The Saga is towards the end of the thread- the auctions have been down for quite some time.
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Old 03-20-2012, 12:22 PM
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Old 03-20-2012, 01:40 PM
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Re: One other question.....Struts

I found something interesting in this topic, Dynomatt the maker of the svx rally car used DMS shocks in his car, and if I understood him correctly, they went in with not much work.
http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/show...t=34904&page=8
there is alot about them right around post 100
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Old 03-20-2012, 02:10 PM
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Re: One other question.....Struts

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I found something interesting in this topic, Dynomatt the maker of the svx rally car used DMS shocks in his car, and if I understood him correctly, they went in with not much work.
http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/show...t=34904&page=8
there is alot about them right around post 100
Interesting find! Although, after looking at some of the pics he posted after they were installed it looked like the height of the car jumped up a bit. That's no bueno
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Old 03-20-2012, 02:28 PM
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Re: One other question.....Struts

I don't know if you've ever priced DMS struts but even the 40mm gold for the street are into Aragosta territory.
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Re: One other question.....Struts

Oh, no I've never priced them. I had no idea they were up in that range. What makes those other struts that expensive??? I mean, if you can get a set of koni's for $1000 but Aragosta's for $3~$4k...that's a pretty big margin for a part that I can't really comprehend being that different
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Re: One other question.....Struts

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Oh, no I've never priced them. I had no idea they were up in that range. What makes those other struts that expensive??? I mean, if you can get a set of koni's for $1000 but Aragosta's for $3~$4k...that's a pretty big margin for a part that I can't really comprehend being that different
The Koni's are just inserts.
The Aragosta's are struts, springs, mounts, easily adjustable from under the car.
And just adjust them and install them.
No cutting welding, painting that you need to do, or have done with the Koni's.
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Old 03-22-2012, 04:34 PM
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Re: One other question.....Struts

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So I just emailed Stance, the maker of my coilovers, to ask if they would consider developping a system for the SVX based off the WRX one they already sell. Obviously they will look at it from a business perspective, but hopefully they'll be open to the idea. The bits needed to fit the SVX aren't much, just a machined aluminum camber plate and the lower mount. I'll report back if/when I get an answer.

So any word on this yet? Inquiring minds want to know
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Old 03-22-2012, 04:51 PM
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Re: One other question.....Struts

No replies yet, but that's not something that surprises me. If it's taking them several days to get back to me it's either because they're actually looking into it and are taking their time, they're already super busy, or they're blowing me off. Time will tell.

Here's the email I sent them:

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Bit of an off the wall question, but would you ever consider developping a coilover system for the Subaru SVX? I'm an active member of the main owners group, and one of the biggest problems facing us right now is a lack of suspension parts. It seems that the OEM replacements have sat in storage for 15+ years and blow out in a month or two of use. In the past many have had custom coilovers put together using Koni inserts and Ground Control springs on the stock strut bodies, but Koni has discontinued the inserts.

The reason I'm contacting you guys is that I installed a set of GR+ coilovers in my SVX 18 months ago. It took some work, but I was able to get a set meant for a 2002-07 WRX to fit, and the function has been flawless. Given that I was able to do this, would it be feasible to develop a system for the SVX based on the WRX setup you already have? The upper and lower mounts would need to be modified, but the body is perfect in it's current form. The link below shows the thread that documents my installation:

http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/show...t=41831&page=3

If someone could look it over and let me know what you think I'd be very grateful. There are many owners who love their cars and are faced with the shortage of replacement parts, and it will be a terrible shame to see these cars being scrapped because of this.

Thanks,

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Old 03-22-2012, 05:31 PM
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Re: One other question.....Struts

You da man Chris!!
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Re: One other question.....Struts

Maybe they havent gotten back to you because their accounts aren't accepts yet
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Old 03-23-2012, 03:50 PM
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Re: One other question.....Struts

Got a reply! I'm going to start a separate thread to up the visibility.
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Re: One other question.....Struts

Here's the new thread: http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/showthread.php?t=59483
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