Dmax Coilover Write up

[iMAGE976]

i just installed some Dmax coilovers in my S13 and this is my review. 1st off, i took a chance with these coilovers not knowing to much about them and the company. i was hoping that these coilovers would preform and preform well. i spoke with Dmax USA and they told me more about the company and how they are pretty much a drift oriented company. they also said that all their drivers use the same exact coilovers i could buy from their shelfs,a pretty bold statement there if you ask me. Considering the fact that most professional drifters or pro-am drifters ask alot from their coilovers to preform. . . After seeing the coilovers in person you can definitely see the build quality and their use of great materials. the front coilovers actually use steel perches for extra regidity and the rears use aluminum for its regidity and lightness. The welds are super clean and neat. And when it comes down to adjustability , this thing can be super tweeked to what ever you need to do. the fronts have camber plates and it also has the ability to add camber with the upper bolt on the front perches(similar to a centric bolt). So if you need super DEMON camber then this is a coilover you might want to consider. i will be running a 17x9 +0 offset in the front of my car so the camber is definitely going to come in handy.

take a look at the pic above and you can see the upper screw hole thats adjustable.

comparing the two

Camber plates

Installed.

After i installed it i took it for a spin around the block and to my surprise it was really nice. Comfy at the softest setting and really stiff on full hard. Since i drive this thing every now and then i like it set at full soft. i've taken a few people on ride alongs and they all like the way it handles and drives. i've taken the car on a few spirited runs on and off the freeway on ramps and what not around the block and all that good stuff, and i must say the coils are very responsive and predictable. they are not bone jaring stiff either . they seem to be real progressive when it comes down to dampening. Dmax has made a great product here. These coilovers Rock if ask me but, the next thing for me is a drift day . once i get some seat time at a drift event i will upgrade this thread with my thoughts on its performance at the track. Now as far as getting them rebuilt, they do not do rebuilds because they do not have enough support to deal with it. so insted they will just replace them with new shock bodies if it is under warranty. And if it is passed the warranty period, the customer will be charged to replace the blown shocks. So there is definitely support for these coilovers, and they are local in Socal , Torrance Ca. to be exact.

Dmax Coilovers Range From $1200-$1500 (i Purchased mine from Driveline and picked it up from Dmax USA)

Specs on My Car
S13 Hatch
-Nismo Power Brace
-Steering rack bushings
-New Front LCA
-Tanabe Rear Swaybar
-5 Lug conversion
-Z32 Brakes (front only)
(needs an alignment so no Camber, toe, or caster specs)
But i will have all this info as soon as i get it aligned and counter weighted aswell