ebay (ssautochrome) suspension kit

[chrisstroud]

Originally Posted by R240NA

As far as the SSA bashing, they distribute a lot of overseas parts from numerous manafacturers, the XS turbochargers in question had a few issues, but that's like calling Heavy Throttle crap because they sold a Greddy product that was damaged or broke later. SSA can't be blamed for a product that the sell being damaged since they didn't manafacture it and have no control over production.

Form everything I've heard on other marque specific boards, people's problems with SSAC stem from them being dicks about supporting the warranty they advertise on many products.
Many of the products they sell are of decent quality, but the company seems sketchy in general.
It says a lot to me that they don't let local customers in NC pick up products at the shop.
Most of the XSPower turbos are actually Brazilian Master Power turbos, which have been used by lots of people without trouble.
The problem stems from them taking months to get a replacement under warranty when something DOES go wrong.

[projectRDM]

All good points, but I'm certain a lot of it comes from the suppliers not wanting to back their products. If you buy crap products and sell it, then need to warranty it, the supplying company probably will give you the run around to settle the complaint. SSA may be at fault for buying it, but they can't foresee how the suppliers will act in the long run. I think they've realized that and are now outsourcing better products from more reputable manafacturers.

[chrisstroud]

Yeah, I think you're right.
It won't stop me from buying a larger turbo from them when I upgrade my VW, or buying one of the plethora of S13 parts they offer when I need those.
My time is almost worthless, I've got no problems jumping through hoops if it saves me money.

[beater_240sx]

IMO:

You would pay 800.00+ for that kit if you were to buy it from a company with a "reputation" Those type of parts are meant to be adjustable, and under enough force and abuse they will break. Everything will break if just the right amount of force is applied to the right angle and area. So, at the price who cares if they break, buy new ones. I would say go for it, I might. If it was something like a turbo or suspension or a high ticket item along those lines, then I would question it.

[180InProgress]

I agree with Beater there, I would have gone for that set up if it was around when I did my suspension. Instead I went with Battle Version, it has the same setup only red anodized and I'm loving my set up.... although with any performance part out there, you have the risk of it breaking just as with any OEM part. Plus, its from Korea... not some 3rd world south asian country sweat shop. You can count on Korean craftsmanship..... just don't buy Daewoo. Take this from a half korean. Besides, The exhaust I got from SSauto was the Motoria one, it sounds tight and gave a definate boost in power.

[joobojesse]

i was wondering if those joints will hold... it doesnt look like they come with any kind of dust boot or bushing... would they last??

[theicecreamdan]

Originally Posted by beater_240sx

IMO:

You would pay 800.00+ for that kit if you were to buy it from a company with a "reputation" Those type of parts are meant to be adjustable, and under enough force and abuse they will break. Everything will break if just the right amount of force is applied to the right angle and area. So, at the price who cares if they break, buy new ones. I would say go for it, I might. If it was something like a turbo or suspension or a high ticket item along those lines, then I would question it.

for any price I think everybody SHOULD care whether or not it breaks, that stuff breaking too easily could put you and your car off a cliff, ruining a car and killing you.

And if a company not backing up the warranty they offer on products due to the manufacturers sucking, is a BS excuse, if they have a problem with the manufacturers they should get that resolved before they go screwing their customers. Once or twice, OK, more than that and they need to do soemthing about it.

[kognition]

Word. I closed my eyes and took the plunge on the Motoria 3" "engine back" exhaust for my rhd Silvia. I thought something would give by now, but it has turned out to be the best buy i have made so far for my car. It sucks when your on a budget and you are trying to get your car up to par. You need so much $hit just to make the car track ready. Since i have the Silvia, i do not have the tow hook issue mentioned. My header has not cracked on me yet so
if anyone has been eying the full engine back setup for the $475 i would jump
on it. Why should anyone pay $700 for a Jap cat back exhaust? If your drifting it doesnt matter IMHO. These suspension parts look damn good to me. And if any of you did not know, most of the Jap brands subcontract to cheaper countries to make their products like suspension etc. It is the world of cheap labor. I'm getting that suspension setup even if it is no name Korean. If it does the job, who cares. I am tired of this ridiculously expensive $hit that i cannot afford from Japan anyway. I even got their FMIC for $175, i mean how can you beat that?!. And how has Japanese customer service been
to everyone lately? Thought so.

Originally Posted by sLiDewAys

i totally agree, at the moment i am running ssautochrome t25/28 manifold, 02 dump, catless downpipe and soon to be fmic, and soon after that their full 3inch exhasut unit. lets call my car ssautoTUNED lmao

so far so good and i havent had any prrblems with the fitment on their producs


brandon

[CoasTek240]

Originally Posted by sLiDewAys

i totally agree, at the moment i am running ssautochrome t25/28 manifold, 02 dump, catless downpipe and soon to be fmic, and soon after that their full 3inch exhasut unit. lets call my car ssautoTUNED lmao

so far so good and i havent had any prrblems with the fitment on their producs


brandon

whered you get all of your product? ebay? im just wondering for future reference

[sLiDewAys]

Originally Posted by CoasTek240

whered you get all of your product? ebay? im just wondering for future reference

yeah ebay, i emailed them with questions reguarding the parts themselves before purcahse but i am a happy buyer. i did have a recent problem with the manifold reinforcment plates cracking on me BUT that is my fault. i had an exhasut leak at the 02 dump pipe and failed to fix it before a long 150+ mile drive, i also have stock exhasut so that creates a lot of backpressure and vibrations so this is the reason for that support bracket to fail. sheesh i seen them on ebay all day long for 80.00 so when i get a chance to get another catback 3inch ill buy another ssauto manifold and start off fresh.

brandon

[HyperTek]

go for it mang! im pretty positive that its simular/same stuff as ctrix or whatever/whoever... cuz i cant imagine every small time shop having thier own manufacturing plants.. its usually reproduced in china or whatever

[sLiDewAys]

hopefully someone will buy this suspension kit and take it on some aggressive action then come back and post the review so i can jump this bandwagon HAHAHAHA

[Adikt]

I guess ss auto stuff isn't made in mongolian caves anymore. I'll probly be picking this set up with some megan racing coilovers within the next couple of weeks and I'll give all of you a detailed review

[1121S13]

Originally Posted by 180InProgress

I agree with Beater there, I would have gone for that set up if it was around when I did my suspension. Instead I went with Battle Version, it has the same setup only red anodized and I'm loving my set up.... although with any performance part out there, you have the risk of it breaking just as with any OEM part. Plus, its from Korea... not some 3rd world south asian country sweat shop. You can count on Korean craftsmanship..... just don't buy Daewoo. Take this from a half korean. Besides, The exhaust I got from SSauto was the Motoria one, it sounds tight and gave a definate boost in power.

word!

dont fit/work?
dont be a pu$$y, tweak.
pay less, expect to work more.

[i8yourfwd]

Originally Posted by Adikt

I guess ss auto stuff isn't made in mongolian caves anymore. I'll probly be picking this set up with some megan racing coilovers within the next couple of weeks and I'll give all of you a detailed review

Yes, yes please do.

[nisans13turbo]

Good Thread, Its going on my car!!!

[sblack13]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/S13-N...spagenameZWDVW

[Slidin240Wayz]

I'm doing it!

EDIT:

DON'T DO IT!



Stick with what works:
SPL SPL SPL SPL

[s13silvia123]

whether the suspesnison part is good or not on low prices does not account for the quality of the product. i only support the quality of the product not the brand name. prices that are advertise to the public changes dramatically on customer-demand. the demand on Motoria is low thats why they would put it on such a low price. if theres a demand on Cusco products and theres plenty of it they would sell it at a high price. as for Motoria they have plenty of supplies but not enough people are buying them. thats why they put the prices at a low price for the consumer. you'll hae to judge the products on quality not on price. i have no issue with either i look for high qualitly products and i do research to find it is or not.

[addikted2bass]

i dont know about that.... i just read about this ssautochrome crap on 240sxforum the other day and a guy said his friend bought that and it was bent rfom normal driving conditions,critical sus. parts should not be comprimised by price, only by quality and motaria or ssautochrome has yet proven that. here is the post to other forum

http://240sxforums.com/forums/showth...t=ssautochrome

[aznpoopy]

Originally Posted by addikted2bass

i dont know about that.... i just read about this ssautochrome crap on 240sxforum the other day and a guy said his friend bought that and it was bent rfom normal driving conditions,critical sus. parts should not be comprimised by price, only by quality and motaria or ssautochrome has yet proven that. here is the post to other forum

http://240sxforums.com/forums/showth...t=ssautochrome

we have that thread here... much more info as well

http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=101048

[s13silvia123]

quality plays an important role in safety. i would like to see members compare motoria products to brand name parts and see whats the difference. how they are different and what makes motoria so bad. i want see the quality in the material Motoria makes. i'm a Alloy technician and i'll is see what made them the way they are. making a pure metal isnt always so pure. a certian amount of other metals are still in any metal. reason for that they make the metal stronger. but if its not the right amount of a certain metal it will not have the strength. quality in products do matter by this situation. a certain amount of metal does play the important role in the chemistry of all alloy products.

[FinalDrive]

I just ordered a pair of these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Motor...mZ150029699511

They look a lot like SPL ones from the pictures. I'll post pictures of the actual arms to compare to the pictures in the auction.

[wangan_cruiser]

Originally Posted by Mike Wazowski

Looks a lot like SPL Parts suspension bits.

spl parts are way better than that.... =)

[timtiminy]

i just got this suspension kit (motoria full kit) for my s13, and from the looks of it, it looks really good, clean welds and all. i dont forsee a problem with them, the price was right and they look ridiculously similar to spl parts. i haven't put them on yet so no review on longevity or functionaltiy but i will definately keep you all posted on that once i get a good feel for the parts. if you want to see pictures of the parts i can snap off a few and post um, just let me know.

[Ghost Dancer]

There is a local shop here that re-sell Motoria parts as their own "SPL" line and a few friends are running their footwork pieces on their Silvias with no complaints.

[FinalDrive]

pics as promised:

just a regular ass adjustable rear upper arm


nice and shiny, but thin looking on the ends


no extra reinforcement bracket here like the ebay pics (SPL ones have the bracket)

[Adikt]

I got my Motoria suspension in about 3 weeks ago. I'll keep this short and sweet

The GOOD:
Cheap, I paid $175 shipped and they fucked up and sent me both s13 and s14 RUCAs
Design of the arms themselves is exactly like CUSCO

The BAD
There was surface rust on the INSIDE of the arms
The Heim joints need to be greased every couple of weeks
Rear traction rod came with wrong spacers and I had to get some washers to get it to fit into the subframe.
They clank and clunk like all hell

Final Impressions
So far they survived 3 weeks of daily driving, 1 drift day, and 1 drift exhibition. I flew off the course a couple times over ditches, bumps, and everything in between and they haven't so much as bent. The chrome coating on them is still perfect. I would recommend them to as long as you took care of them and greased them every couple weeks they should be fine. Also don't drive on them during winter where salt and corrosion would eventually destroy them.

[Slidin240Wayz]

Originally Posted by FinalDrive

I just ordered a pair of these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Motor...mZ150029699511

They look a lot like SPL ones from the pictures. I'll post pictures of the actual arms to compare to the pictures in the auction.

Your car is setup pretty nice so far, but I have to ask, why would you skimp on suspension arms?

Carlos

[FinalDrive]

They will be going on the beater s13, not the track s14