Gauging Interest: Powertrix Coilovers Group Buy!!
 

UPDATE 6/15/11: OFFICIAL Powertrix Group Buy Now OPEN ->https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...20#post4006120

UPDATE 6/1/11: 10 spots met - Official Powertrix GB Will Soon Be Open!

10 Spot requirement was met - official GB with more details will soon be open. Not 100% sure, but there may be more spots available as well. Feel free to PM me if you'd like to be added to the additional list.

UPDATE 5/24/11: Powertrix Coilover GB Pending!

This is not an official group buy just yet; currently gauging interest, technically. Once official GB opens, a new thread will be started in the official GB section. For reference, when GB opens, I believe a 50% deposit will be enough to lock in a spot with the balance due when the coilovers reach Powertrix HQ in SD. Will keep you guys updated!

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4. dlum125
5. getemslough
6. MMeglen
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Post #119
Post #79 A co-worker of mine has been running Powertrix Coilovers in his Z32 300ZX that sees regular drift & grip track duty and after speaking with him, and Powertrix, I've got the first RX8 coilovers on order to give 'em a shot :icon_tup: Once I receive the coilovers I'll be snapping quite a few pictures, installing, and evaluating them. I got word that if we can bring together a group of 10 or so parties, we can get an RX8 specific group buy going.

All Powertrix Coilovers feature rebuildable/replaceable monotube strut bodies with 15 way strut damper adjustments and Independent Ride height and Spring Preload adjustability.

Powertrix offers three different versions
-Sport Street: Geared toward the street minded enthusiast, these coilovers utilize a synthetic butyl bushing in place of a pillow ball to allow for a a fair amount of suspension energy properly without being overly stiff, to help with ride quality.
-Race: With an aluminum pillow-ball upper mount, 45mm strut piston, and forged steel threaded shock bodies, these coilovers should offer a bit more for the performance minded enthusiast.
-Ultra-Lite: Maintaining all features of the Race coilover, the Ultra-Lite version is for the competition minded enthusiast featuring an Aluminum strut housing for an overall *unsprung* weight drop of about 2-3lbs/coilover

The best part? *Tentative* Group Buy Pricing!
Sport Street: ~$800
Race: ~$970
Ultra-Lite: ~$1200

Overall, for a true monotube design, rebuildable/replaceable strut, Ride Height & Pre-load Independent Adjustment, and 15-way damping, it really seems to be a great value, which is why I thought some other rx8club members may be interested :icon_tup:

Sport Street:
Attachment 248201

Race:
http://www.powertrix.com/images/Race_coilovers_lg.jpg

Ultra-Lite:
https://i214.photobucket.com/albums/...z/Z32ULCO5.jpg

Please post up if you are interested!

i would like to keep a eye out on these...

I should be receiving my coilovers within the next 3-4 weeks, and will be posting updates at that time. Gregs, since you're in socal, feel free to check out the coilovers before I install them, if you happen to be interested.

Powertrix offers excellent customer service, so I thought I would return the favor by posting up this feeler :)

before you put them on, can you do a shock dyno, if its not too much of an inconvenience,

That is some good pricing!

They are rebranded megans\d2\whatever.
http://www.eracingzone.com/Megan_Rac...cdk-n30-ez.htm
http://www.powertrix.com/z32coils.htm
Possibly built to higher specs per the company's request though, If i were you i'd find out first!

Ehh, I wouldn't be so quick to lump them all into one category. The Three different levels do have different features/designs, so they cannot all be the same thing, "rebranded megans." Take a closer look ;) I appreciate the caution though!

c0ldf1ame - I'll see what I can do when I get them in

Does Powertrix provide shock dyno's?

too late for me, I'm on the Stance bandwagon :lol: Those look promising though, always good to have more options out there

i am in the market for some new coilovers, but idk if i should get these first or some other things i have been wanting

The maker of megan coilovers and all the other various rebrands sells them and builds them to various specs so again, pay attention to what you're buying!

Hmmm, I may be interested if they dyno well but I doubt shock dyno graphs will be provided. It is nice that they are rebuild-able and monotube though.

After installing a set of Stance recently, I am not impressed really. The Tanabe's, Teins', Eibach's, and Bilstein coilovers I have installed previously were all much less hassle getting adjusted.

I am very familiar with the industry's rebranding model - it happens in everything from wheels, to seats, to exhausts, to coilovers. So many parts are produced within the same factory, but sold under different brands, it all starts to get very confusing. I'm confident on the supplier of these coilovers though, I can say that much.

I'm not trying to push these up against Ohlins or any other coilovers along those lines. Just figured they may offer a decent entry level coilover, comparable to Stance but a bit cheaper.

Might be good to post the spring rates of the different versions...I would assume they get stiffer with each raise in price?

I was just wondering if they had done any Dyno's to show the difference between the Sport Street and the Race versions.

That's cheap for the Sport Street. I wish i have extra money. All my money goes to paying bills :icon_no2:

i'll be keeping one eye on these. and occasionally looking over with the other.

I am interested in how the Sport Streets compare to Megans in regards to ride height adjustability, stiffness, etc. If they are "better" than Megans then I will definitely be interested in buying them because they are exactly the same price as Megans.

Hopefully they aren't just green/black Megans, though...

Spring rates on the diffrent versions please?

I'll get more info when I have a chance. Spring rates can be custom chosen, which is the route I ended up going, but I'll see what the factory specs are.

I'm surprised the *Race* coilovers don't look a little more familiar to some of you guys ;)

The thing about custom spring rates is that cheap shocks are not designed to handle a wide variety of spring rates. Which is why most of them have a standard spring rate for each shock...8K/6K...7K/5K...etc. If you were to choose custom spring rates for the shock you would also want to have the shock revalved to pair with the spring rates...If you didn't do that then going stiffer because you think it will make the car handle better will actually lessen the involvement of the shock.

Right, anything outside of 2k rates requires revalving of the dampers, per powertrix. I'm just not certain of the standard rates for the three levels, hence why I'm holding off on posting.

Good info though, for those who did not know why one cannot simply swap out coilover springs to change rates on a whim.

I'd be interested in this... Let me know when you start a group buy and the 'final' prices

i'm interested. my JIC's are 7 years old...

If looks mean anything, that green is HAWT, especially the ultra-lite coils.