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Old 09-08-2013, 01:23 PM   #33
SW21MR2
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Originally Posted by LUMBERZACK View Post
Every company has short comings I would have to say.

For me the fact that Feal does not have custom valving, custom spring rates, the option to run swift springs or not, a large 50mm digressive piston, 2-way canister upgradeable, shock dyno charts or a 5 year hard good warranty are some very substantial qualities that are missing and are extremely important to people who are trying to get the most out of their suspension set-up.

Like I stated before, never ride bumpstops, even hitting aggressive dips in the road and never had to need for more travel.

I agree that more travel is nice on poor condition roads, but don't agree that there will be a problem with the fortunes.
I don't know why you wouldn't want to run Swift springs which would increase your usable stroke within limited travel, but you can get custom valving and rates. You should probably get your facts straight before making such bold statements.

http://www.rallyracingsuspension.com/page16.html

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We have successfully created a coilover solution that is very well priced and offers unsurpassed performance. The Feal 441 Coilover is a one-way adjustable monotube damper equiped with a genuine Japanese Swift spring. We are confident that our valving profile will yield a very comfortable yet great performing ride for your car. We have spent countless hours testing and are pleased to offer the Feal 441 Coilover kit to you.

The listed spring rates are model and make specific and are designed to work well for both daily driving as well as occasional track days. You can choose different rates and different damper valving to suit your needs.

The Feal 441 Coilover kit allows your car to run either at stock height or as a super low setting via independent height adjustment.


Specs/features:

- One way adjustable, 30 click spectrum
- Monotube
- Japanese Swift springs
- Assembled in house, U.S.A.
- Rebuildable and revalvable in house, U.S.A.
- Independant height adjustment
- Teflon injected spherical bearing top mounts front and rear (MacPherson applications)
- Aluminum top mounts
- Camber adjustable front top mounts (MacPherson applications)
- Slotted rear coilover mounting hole for camber adjustability (MacPherson applications)
- Corrosion resistant coating + Anodized aluminum parts
- High quality low friction seals and rod guide bushings
- High flow pistons (allows super high range of damping tuning)
I don't own Feals, never have owned them, don't plan on ever owning them, but they're probably the best option for OP.

I'm not saying Fortunes are bad. Those were my preferred choice over the BC BR w/ Swift and revalve, but they were back ordered at the time I wanted to order them.

What we favor for our cars, may not necessarily be what others are looking for. Feals will have their short comings, but it does seem like a more balanced suspension for other than competition use.
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