What the He11 are these?

[SyxXPaC]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SKUNK2-Adju...02920QQtcZphoto

Are these really just springs with sleeves??

[Dead]

By the looks of it yeah Bill...

Skunk2 is GOOOOOD sh!t though...the US Corolla/Celica boys rave about it. Huge brand in the underground tuning scene over there.

[Daniel]

I'd be careful. Those sleeve things look a bit shifty to me. But give em a try. I say just use king super lows. Set it low keep it low.

[Strawberryface]

Skunk 2 is a very good brand. If it is the real deal then it your buying a proven product, however i wouldnt put my faith in ebay sellers.

[SILVABULLIT]

You have to use the springs supplied as the spring retainers are machined to fit the springs in the kit. They are a kit that you simply weld the sleeve over your standard strut with the thread on it and use the top mount and there you have a coilover of sorts where you can easily adjust the height but not dampener etc unless you use Koni sports struts.

Be careful as welding struts can make the oil inside heat up and also can affect the operation of the valving etc with the intense heat. Not something to attempt at home!!(unless your Rollamods ;) :P )

[SuperDave]

If you want to be able to control damping, Koni make coilover kits for their struts also.

[CAP]

A bit off topic but kind of relevant.

What has more weight?

A conventional seperate coil and strut suspension set up, or the equivalent coilovers?

[Dead]

A bit off topic but kind of relevant.

What has more weight?

A conventional seperate coil and strut suspension set up, or the equivalent coilovers?

Hm...I'd say the coilovers would weigh much less. My D2's aren't in yet so I just picked one up in my room with two fingers around the coil. That's lighter than the existing suspension housing i'd say?

[SuperDave]

If they aren't in yet, chuck them on a scale. Because Hsien weighed his stocko suspension a while back.

[kcorro]

A bit off topic but kind of relevant.

What has more weight?

A conventional seperate coil and strut suspension set up, or the equivalent coilovers?

definately conventional is heavier as it is real steel. i remember playing around with the early d2 models about 2 years ago and they were lighter since constructed with different materials alas some was not true steel and easily broke apart