Ebay NEX SS Coilovers review.

[MRjayr]

Just bought a set of these off ebay for 920 aud shipped to my door (offered him 550usd, he took it) cause my current OEM shocks + teins arent working out so well. The shocks are pretty much dead so i thought I must aswell get coilovers.

For anyone who's looking for good value for money, i think thess are a good cheap alternative. First impressions are they look a little cheap but could be from just the bad pics.
I havent got them yet, but i will keep you guys posted on how they ride etc. Ive read some good and bad things but hoepfully ill be having a more positive experience with these.

Description of ebay.
The NEX Type SS kit has all the features of a racing coilover without the harsh ride and cost. The NEX Type SS is designed to allow the vehicle to be lowered without affecting shock stroke or spring preload. This is done by seperating the spring preload adjustment from the ride height adjustment. As a result of this unique design, the ride quality is not affected by ride height! This is only found on a few kits! Adjustment range is for the front is 1.0"-2.5" and the rear is a 1.0"-2.0" adjustment range.
They are 10kg front 8kg rear.

WHAT YOU GET
4 Shocks
4 Springs
4 Upper mounts
4 Forged lower mounts
4 Dust boots
2 Spanner wrenches
Brakeline holder
1 YEAR WARRANTY

*Pretty much cut & paste from the older thread. Should be getting them sometime this week. Will be more then happy to let you guys know how I go if anyones interested

[MR2]

want to give the Teins to me?

[MRjayr]

Hahaha Mike im sure we can work something out Perhaps lifters for springs? hehe My only worry is i might have a hard time getting the car to pass rwc next April when the NSW rego expires with the coilovers.. :S

[MR2]

ohh, you only had springs...my bad (thought you had the tein coil overs)

[GTOJOE]

Don't you already have a set of those Mike?

[MR2]

yes...but they might be super streets aka legal...mine are not (Flex)

[MRjayr]

OK, just received the coilovers And this is what I got.

Box


The front strut appears to be of a good standard and to me looks high in quality and build and have a nice red and gold to finish them. The spring used is a Maxspeed with 10kg rating. With quality ISO-9001 Certified and
QS-9000 Certified. The ride hight and preload are both adjustable. The dampner level can also be adjusted with 1-4 settings. 1 being hardest 4 being softest.




What you get in the front strut box; Manuals, 2 cable ties and 4 plastic blocks with 2 screws. I assume they are the brake line holder/bracket. 2 spanners also come with the kit for adjusting the locking nuts.



As GTO's are pretty heavy I try monitor the exact weight of things i add/change to the car. The front strut weighed in at exactly 6.2kg. Uncertain if there is weight saving if any..



The rear struts mirror the front struts finish, appearance and quality. Has the same features as the fronts with ride height and spring preload adjustablity. It too shares the 1-4 dampner settings. The rears also use a Maxspeed spring rated at 8kg





The rears are slightly lighter weighing in at only 5.2kg


Top of rear coilover, showing dampner knob in red.


Im fairly busy this weekend, but ill try to install them as soon as I can, to give you guys a better review on the coilovers such as ride and any problems I come across if any.

Regards,
Jay

[GTO Assassin]

A better review? Just A review would be awesome Jay. Get to it man.

Scotty

[MRjayr]

A better review? Just A review would be awesome Jay. Get to it man.

Scotty

done and done! I think a Thankyou is in order! :P

[MRjayr]

Good afternoon gents!
Thursday night i attempted to do the install but backed out after i did 1 coilover. I noticed there was no way to attach the brake line bracket. And retro fitting it just looked wrong even when using there 2 plastic black blocks they include to support the abs and brake line.


It was getting late & i wasnt happy with how the lines where sitting so i left it stock. Last night after coming up with a solution for the bracket i installed all 4. Labour time was just under 3 hours.

Being a OHS rep at work its Safety first! So before getting started i recommend the following items;
Safety Glasses; cause dust in your eyes from the wheel arch's are a bitch!
2x3000kg car stands.
Hydralic Trolley Jack atleast 1500kg.
Gloves: Cause i have enough scars from working on my cars!
And scissor jack to be used as a secondary. (You will need to use the hydralic jack from time to time to lift the knucklt assembly to easily align the holes.)


Before installing, i preset all the coilovers as an estimate with the ride height and spring preload cause its easier to adjust vs having it on the car already. For the fronts i gave them a 40mm gap between the spring locking nut and the ride height nut. Then another 30mm from the inner piston of the shock to the 2 bolt assembly fixture. I didnt worry too much about the preload cause i will be having them tuned professionally.


To align the camber bolt and the bottom bolt onto the coilover i found using the trolley jack as a support helped in guiding it in and probably saved my lower back trying to lift it to align


The only con about the NEX SS Coilovers are they dont have any fixture for our brake lines or abs line. A simple solution i used was to just get some industrial grade adhesive and bond a 10mm nut to the bottom of the strut. This will also retain the factory look.
I would also advise to spray the threading of the coilovers for easier adjustment with WD40


Heres a picture of the brake line bracket with a bolt in it ready for fitment on the nut.



Finished product, bracket in the same factory position