If you are following our project cars, this is number 2 on the JIC install for the day! Vivid Racing uses JIC Magic coilovers on all its project cars. From its Subaru STI, Drift 240SX, Pepsi RX8, and even our Porsche 996TT, JIC Magic is a very important relationship to making our cars handle and be the best.
The JIC coilovers feature 15 way adjustable dampening. Many of the competitions coilovers only have 9 or 10 way adjustable. The single adjustment for rebound and compression offers the ability to fine tune the ride for your street or track use. Depending on your other components such as tires and sway bars, the dampening will allow you to dial in your handling to squat and react as you need to fit your driving style. The number of dampening levels is not always as important as the capability of each dampening level.
Next, the JIC coilovers use monotube dampers. A monotube damper is much more rigid and stronger then a standard twin tube that you will find in many cheaper systems. The damper is nitrogen gas filled and setup specifically according to the spring rates and vehicle dynamics. The monotube damper also is very fast reacting to the road surfaces. One of our customers who test drove a Porsche 996TT with JIC Cross coilovers was suprised at the outstanding ride and functionality of the JIC compared to his Moton setup in his Porsche Cup racecar.
One big advantage of the JIC is that they include front camber plates and rear pillow ball mounts. The front camber plates replace the factory rubber strut tops to offer a very responsive and rigid steering response. In addition for those that do like to track their car or have aggressive suspension setups, the camber plates can allow of up to 3 degrees of negative camber. The rear strut uses pillowball mounts which like the fronts, improve upon the rigidity with the solid monoball setup. All JIC coilovers feature incredible and very easy to adjust on the car ride height.
Because we chose the street setup, the car actually rides quite nice. Many coilovers will give you a bumpy or bouncy sensation and not react well to the road surfaces. They may keep the car rigid on the track, but not a good choice for a daily driver. The spring rates incombination with the nitrogen gas dampers give this car an amazing comfortable ride. With the gripping Toyo R888 tires we have on the 18 inch Advan RS wheels, the car handles great on spirited driving roads. With the additional power we have from the GT35R turbo kit, the rear end squats and hooks up well.
Next we will be adding our Agency Power adjustable rear control arms and taking it to the track. Stay tuned!
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JIC Coilovers for the Mitsubishi EVO X can be purchased Here
Hai hard at work! Looks a lot better. Can’t wait for that bodykit to come in.
That ride height looks sick now. What body-kit is it getting?
Test and Service.