MeisterR Zeta-R Coilovers Group Buy
01 November 2013, 12:38 AM
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ill give a little feedback on mine.
i ordered mine on a friday night and received on the following Tuesday morning so was very happy with the delivery time. (Ive had meister R coilovers on other cars and have always had good service)
fitting was A* all the original features are in place to hold brake hoses etc out of the way. install was very quick and easy.
i set mine 15 from hardest as a nice mid point and after my first drive i was very impressed. at this setting i find them less choppy than the original sti setup. they seem to take bumps in the road very well.
then was a country lane. Note i fit the coilover at the supplied height (about a 50mm drop) and i had no rubbing at all and the car handles like a dream. in fact i then fit a set of 17x9et42 wheels with 245/40/17 and drove the same route and still no rubbing
high speed the car also feels very planted so overall i am very happy with the new setup. i would highly recommend them to anyone looking for coilovers.
when i ask friends with BC's how they ride i tend to get the response " there a bit hard but i need to play with the damping". i cant say for myself but i believe the BC give a harsher ride.
For the money i think these are pretty amazing!
i ordered mine on a friday night and received on the following Tuesday morning so was very happy with the delivery time. (Ive had meister R coilovers on other cars and have always had good service)
fitting was A* all the original features are in place to hold brake hoses etc out of the way. install was very quick and easy.
i set mine 15 from hardest as a nice mid point and after my first drive i was very impressed. at this setting i find them less choppy than the original sti setup. they seem to take bumps in the road very well.
then was a country lane. Note i fit the coilover at the supplied height (about a 50mm drop) and i had no rubbing at all and the car handles like a dream. in fact i then fit a set of 17x9et42 wheels with 245/40/17 and drove the same route and still no rubbing
high speed the car also feels very planted so overall i am very happy with the new setup. i would highly recommend them to anyone looking for coilovers.
when i ask friends with BC's how they ride i tend to get the response " there a bit hard but i need to play with the damping". i cant say for myself but i believe the BC give a harsher ride.
For the money i think these are pretty amazing!
What other suspension mods you have?
01 November 2013, 10:56 AM
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01 November 2013, 10:58 AM
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50mm sounds a lot but i measured mine at about a 3" gap between arch and tyre before lowing and now about a 1" gap. it does sit quite low but i like it.
as for other mods my car is standard. i have camber bolts front and rear but nothing else
as for other mods my car is standard. i have camber bolts front and rear but nothing else
02 November 2013, 08:34 PM
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mine has cdf anti lift, whiteline roll centre, whiteline 22mm front arb, whiteline droplinks, cdf 24mm rear arb, superpro bushes, i hope these coilovers will go well with this set up? will find out soon when i get them installed.
19 November 2013, 10:51 AM
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Alright guys, just to bump this up to say the offer is still on.
But we will be closing this group buy offer.
so for those who are interested, get in on the deal now.
Jerrick
But we will be closing this group buy offer.
so for those who are interested, get in on the deal now.
Jerrick
06 December 2013, 02:07 AM
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Republic of Ireland is classified as Europe, and have to go via a different courier.
Shipping price to ROI is only £35, so it isn't too bad.
The GC8 fit both 4-door and 2-door model.
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18 December 2013, 12:04 AM
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24 December 2013, 04:59 PM
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Anyone got any pics of these fitted with the height as it was set out of the factory. I'm just about to fit mine and would like to see how they sit before it adjust them a tad
03 January 2014, 04:23 PM
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That is one good thing about having an adjustable suspensions that you can actually dial in the ride quality you are after.
There really isn't a "pre-order" ride height as the suspension will actually sit a little different on each car anyways. That is one good point of coilovers vs. lowering springs, because what you see isn't what you have to keep... you have all the adjustment you need to get the car to sit where you want it to.
It is one of the few rare car that have a MacPherson Strut on the front and the rear.
On a dual perch coilovers setup like the MeisterR Zeta-R, it mean your range of adjustments are huge as there is no "bottoming out" on the lower bracket like you would with a double wishbone suspensions.
And as ride height adjustments do not affect damper travel, technically speaking it will ride just as well rather it is on the highest or lowest setting.
There are some changes in alignment, roll centre, etc... but the overall ride quality will not majorly suffer like you you were to use single perch coilovers such as KW or Bilstein.
We design the Zeta-R to be compliant on the uneven UK road surfaces.
So they will not feel like riding on a solid block of wood like many "race" suspension are on the softer setting.
To an extend, the OEM Bilstein are pretty harsh as many time they try to push a "motorsport" valving onto a road suspensions... and you end up with a very stiff ride that is not good when you don't need load of damping force (such as driving on the motorway).
The Zeta-R is adjustable mean you can stiffen the suspension on the occasional track days where you can trade compliancy for sharper steering response and reduce body roll. That is the reason for adjustable suspensions.
Sorry, I have Legacy coilovers for BD / BG / BK.
But nothing for the BF.
Jerrick
03 January 2014, 04:46 PM
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Jerrick - do you do coilovers for the Classic Impreza wagon?
BC/BF Legacy has all the same fitment as GC/GF Impreza, only I need the higher rear spring weight to counter the fat *** the wagon has
BC/BF Legacy has all the same fitment as GC/GF Impreza, only I need the higher rear spring weight to counter the fat *** the wagon has
03 January 2014, 07:27 PM
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That is easily done and can swap the rear springs to a slightly heavier rear springs if needed.
But realistically, we actually find the weight difference is minor and because springs and ride height are independently adjusted, you can actually use a softer rear springs without any problem.
But that is fine, more than happy to help out to get a set on the GC/GF
The GR isn't listed because we don't have it in stock.
However, if you are interested, I am happy to air ship in a few parts and get them build for you.
So I can still offer the same discount, just need a week or two to air ship in the few parts needed.
Jerrick