# REVIEW: D2 COILOVERS **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [March 24, 2004, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-d2-coilovers/80768 "2004-03-24T18:21:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![slipperysilvia](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slipperysilvia/32/5485_2.png) [@slipperysilvia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slipperysilvia)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-d2-coilovers/80768/1 "2004-03-24T18:21:07Z")
i installed them this week…9/7 springs… i have the dampners set to 0… they are very smooth, no noise…make sure u lock the threads well and remove the preload before you install…otherwise it wont go lower then a 4 finger gap. tighten all the 19mm bolts on top of the coilover before installing… they are all loose due to the springs being changed and badly re installed. u need a 8mm and a 19mm wrench to do this… THIS IS A FANTASTIC SUSPENSION SETUP!!! FAR BETTER THEN TEIN HE/HA…AND THESE MAKE NO NOISE AT ALL. COMPARABLE TO JIC AND ZEAL… A SMOOTH YET RACE READY SUSPENSION DO NOT GET 9/7 SPRINGS LIKE ME UNLESS U PLAN ON RACING EVERYWEEK END…7/5 IS PERFECT FOR STREET… PEACE… ---
**Author:** ![jjm\_240sx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b77776/32.png) [@jjm\_240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jjm_240sx)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-d2-coilovers/80768/2 "2004-03-24T18:57:08Z")
sounds good. when are we getting ours? ---
**Author:** ![pearlS13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e68b1a/32.png) [@pearlS13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pearlS13)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-d2-coilovers/80768/3 "2004-03-24T20:22:42Z")
with the preload removed how low can you go? can you tuck the tires? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 9:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-d2-coilovers/80768/4 "2004-03-24T21:27:31Z")
4 fingers, that is what like 2 1/2 inches? ---
**Author:** ![yashin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/aeb1de/32.png) [@yashin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yashin)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-d2-coilovers/80768/5 "2004-03-24T21:31:39Z")
I’m more worried with how long they’ll last. One of the NEO guys went to Japan, and everyone seemed to think that they don’t last levey long. ---
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 11:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-d2-coilovers/80768/6 "2004-03-24T23:00:02Z")
I’m looking forward to this and thanks for the few tips on installation. Yashin, what exactly didn’t last on the coilover? Benson I would say 4 fingers is about 2" to 2.5" (depending on the hand). 🙂 As for you racing every weekend, Varun, gotta let us know when and where. The SOLO2 stuff I wanna do is only once a month basically and I’d like to beat on the car as much as I can this summer. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![yashin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/aeb1de/32.png) [@yashin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yashin)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 11:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-d2-coilovers/80768/7 "2004-03-24T23:17:10Z")
Specifics weren’t stated. But one of the members was in Japan and he asked around the large shops in the area. He said that they(the shops) all seemed to say that the coilovers were good but couldn’t take much punishment. I have no way of confirming or denying this, so take it for what it’s worth. Oh, sorry here’s the post [http://forums.neo240sx.ca/viewtopic.php?t=3113&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0](http://forums.neo240sx.ca/viewtopic.php?t=3113&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0) its about 4 or 5 posts down ---
**Author:** ![ADAM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@ADAM](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ADAM)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 6:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-d2-coilovers/80768/8 "2004-03-25T06:00:16Z")
exactly!.. thats the question you have to ask…with high spring rates…it will kill cheap struts quick…only time will tell… if you start to see the high spring rate guys struts start to blow out…then you know your in for trouble > [@yashin](#): > > I’m more worried with how long they’ll last. > > One of the NEO guys went to Japan, and everyone seemed to think that they don’t last levey long. ---
**Author:** ![pearlS13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e68b1a/32.png) [@pearlS13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pearlS13)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-d2-coilovers/80768/9 "2004-03-28T19:05:12Z")
So just how low can we lower our cars with the D2’s. I know slipperysilvia said they wont go lower than a 4 finger gap without the preload removed which isnt very appealing so with the preload removed how low can we get the gap? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-d2-coilovers/80768/10 "2004-03-28T21:38:26Z")
well I am thinking that 4 fingers has to be at least the same drop as a set of sportline springs, if not even a little more. ---
**Author:** ![jjm\_240sx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b77776/32.png) [@jjm\_240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jjm_240sx)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 3:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-d2-coilovers/80768/11 "2004-03-29T03:36:25Z")
what is the preload? and what dose it do? ---
**Author:** ![Green93SR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecd19e/32.png) [@Green93SR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Green93SR)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2004, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-d2-coilovers/80768/12 "2004-04-09T09:05:15Z")
Any one know what preload is? ---
**Author:** ![iQuAGoD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@iQuAGoD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/iQuAGoD)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2004, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-d2-coilovers/80768/13 "2004-04-09T11:26:21Z")
It pre-compresses the spring by putting a load on it.