Hello:
I recently purchased a set of front coilovers from eBay (pic below). They were never installed and advertised as coming from the Shelby Extreme Grip Pkg. They came assembled with new GC Camber plates and 8", 475lb Eibach springs. I remember looking at this at the Extreme Grip Pkg on Shelby's website a while back but it is no longer available (if my memory is correct it came with coilovers, Fays 2 Watts Link, rear LCA's, etc). I called Shelby American the other day and the rep I spoke to was clueless (in general and about the coilovers or an extreme grip pkg). He told me he couldn't find anything about a suspension package that was no longer for sale on their website. He did tell me that they only used Eibach and Koni products, but never mixed parts, and since the spring are Eibach than the shocks / internals must be Eibach too. I started to ask him how they ever used / sold Koni' setups than, since they "never mix parts" and Koni doesn't mfg springs, but I stopped and thanked him then hung up.
Anyhow, to get to the original point of this post...is anyone familiar with these coilovers? Looking at them, they appear to be exactly the same as the Cortex Xtreme grip front struts, from the GC camber plates to the offset strut housing.
Second, I'm not sure if I'm going to go with true coilovers or axel mounted springs w/ threaded perch adjuster in the rear. I will probably go with 250lb linear 2.5" springs either way, but I do not know what length to get. With 8" long springs in the front, should 8" be used in the rear too? I'm assuming 8" in the rear for a true coilovers, but I want to be sure before I purchase anything else. Is this correct?
Would I also use 8" if I go with axel mounted springs or would I want to go shorter to compensate for the length of the threaded adjuster?
Any info on these coilovers and rear spring length would be very helpful.
Thanks,
Sean
I recently purchased a set of front coilovers from eBay (pic below). They were never installed and advertised as coming from the Shelby Extreme Grip Pkg. They came assembled with new GC Camber plates and 8", 475lb Eibach springs. I remember looking at this at the Extreme Grip Pkg on Shelby's website a while back but it is no longer available (if my memory is correct it came with coilovers, Fays 2 Watts Link, rear LCA's, etc). I called Shelby American the other day and the rep I spoke to was clueless (in general and about the coilovers or an extreme grip pkg). He told me he couldn't find anything about a suspension package that was no longer for sale on their website. He did tell me that they only used Eibach and Koni products, but never mixed parts, and since the spring are Eibach than the shocks / internals must be Eibach too. I started to ask him how they ever used / sold Koni' setups than, since they "never mix parts" and Koni doesn't mfg springs, but I stopped and thanked him then hung up.
Anyhow, to get to the original point of this post...is anyone familiar with these coilovers? Looking at them, they appear to be exactly the same as the Cortex Xtreme grip front struts, from the GC camber plates to the offset strut housing.
Second, I'm not sure if I'm going to go with true coilovers or axel mounted springs w/ threaded perch adjuster in the rear. I will probably go with 250lb linear 2.5" springs either way, but I do not know what length to get. With 8" long springs in the front, should 8" be used in the rear too? I'm assuming 8" in the rear for a true coilovers, but I want to be sure before I purchase anything else. Is this correct?
Would I also use 8" if I go with axel mounted springs or would I want to go shorter to compensate for the length of the threaded adjuster?
Any info on these coilovers and rear spring length would be very helpful.
Thanks,
Sean