I am drawing up various mounts as we speak. I spoke with West about zilvia getting profit from this and he is thumbs up.
Included, I will front West some money to get some zilvia stickers and put them on the unit...so consider that my donation toward the site and the other profits as well.
Here is the rundown:
Shock by itself with sticker $40 Plus 6 dollar shipping 48 states. Canada, Alaska, HI., and other places will be slightly extra.
Shock total 46 Dollars.
Shock with mounting hardware. You will need to drill the holes in it..as your set-up may vary some. The shock holes will be drilled. All you have to do is drill the holes to mount the unit to your car in the bracket. The first ones will require some ingenuity as we will be debugging it...so bare with me on the mounts...the SOHC mount is a no brainer. The DOHC may require moving the PS fluid container. As long as the shock does not touch the hood and mount as high as possable, no problem. The Strut tower mount will all be the same...and it will be ready for using with a strut bar on top..using one strut bolt or the side of the tower using two bolts (again you will need to drill this hole or holes.
A disclaimer that this is an off road device and Zilvia or myself or the manufacturer (gaberal) bears no responsability for its misuse , damage to your car or otherwise. in otherwords, something freaky happens, you are on your own. Lockwashers will be included. yo must check them from time to time as you do your lug nuts. I torqued to 16 ft lbs.
You will need to agree. Mounting it to the exhaust manifold is not permitted. The transfer of heat could cause an overpressure and blow the shock. So far, I have run the crap out of my car, no problems..Shock does not get too hot to touch at all.
50 With Brackets 56 Shipped 48 states.
Zilvia will make some money on this and you will love the results. I tracked the car today and it felt really good...especially forced downshifts and slides. Just much more predictable. You are no longer fighting the viscous motor and tranny mounts. It is a good thing. The beauty of this shock is that it is bi-directional, works equally good for accelleration and downshifting (deaccelleration)
Email me at
[email protected] for the details. First shippment goes out on the 22nd of Aug.
If someone can come up with a better mounting system after I post the first ones...have at it...we are in this thing together. More shocks sold, a better zilvia. Remember, if you are a cheapskate and simply want to source the shock and buy it yourself...it does not fit an american made car, they are not that easy to get, and it does cost more than 20 dollars in lots of 12 units here. You could just get a 9.99 shock but the spirit of helping zilivia and this is the only place that you will see this...others will copy it I am sure once word gets out...but remember, this is for the Site. I will make enough to cover mailing them off and my time to get them shipped in here, and packaging...It is only fair since I found the damn thing.