Spirit
05-10-2004, 03:20 AM
As you may have seen from the other thread ("What Now") the choices for lowering the VR4 are fewer now than even 12 months ago. HKS no longer make the Super Form or SF5 springs, and Ralliart no longer make any either (according to Marcus at Extreme).
Wodjno and I have been researching the possibility of getting some Tein springs but at the moment the price is a little high. I have been quoted £260 + vat delivered. This is a bit excessive considering they retail for 23,000 yen in Japan (£115). I understand the cost of shipping but three times the price is a bit much to say the least. Anyhow, Glenn is still working on this.
Tonight I thought I would do a bit more digging around, and I may have found another solution. It appears Bilstein do a shock/spring kit for the VR4 :-b . I have checked and double checked and it appears to be correct. Here is some info.
The kit is a B12 kit (part no: SE5-8841) and the blurb reads like this:
"Four high-performance shock absorbers with springs from a single source. Optimally tuned in road tests, and available at a favourable package price.
The formula for pure driving enjoyment is very simple: 4 x B8 Sprint + 4 x springs = the BILSTEIN B12 Tuning Kit. Highly efficient shock absorbers and springs from a single source, optimally tuned in road tests, first-class BILSTEIN quality: and all this at an unbeatable package price. "
It appears that the kit lowers the car by 30mm all round too. Below is a pic of the Bilstein catalogue showing the VR4 entry, so it looks good to me. The B6 and B8 listings are just shocks only, the B8's being shortened ones for lowered cars - and they are the ones that come in the B12 kit with the springs.
Wodjno and I have been researching the possibility of getting some Tein springs but at the moment the price is a little high. I have been quoted £260 + vat delivered. This is a bit excessive considering they retail for 23,000 yen in Japan (£115). I understand the cost of shipping but three times the price is a bit much to say the least. Anyhow, Glenn is still working on this.
Tonight I thought I would do a bit more digging around, and I may have found another solution. It appears Bilstein do a shock/spring kit for the VR4 :-b . I have checked and double checked and it appears to be correct. Here is some info.
The kit is a B12 kit (part no: SE5-8841) and the blurb reads like this:
"Four high-performance shock absorbers with springs from a single source. Optimally tuned in road tests, and available at a favourable package price.
The formula for pure driving enjoyment is very simple: 4 x B8 Sprint + 4 x springs = the BILSTEIN B12 Tuning Kit. Highly efficient shock absorbers and springs from a single source, optimally tuned in road tests, first-class BILSTEIN quality: and all this at an unbeatable package price. "
It appears that the kit lowers the car by 30mm all round too. Below is a pic of the Bilstein catalogue showing the VR4 entry, so it looks good to me. The B6 and B8 listings are just shocks only, the B8's being shortened ones for lowered cars - and they are the ones that come in the B12 kit with the springs.