Tons of pics USDM/JDM
Honkey
Joined: Jan 2001
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From: Scottsdale, AZ
Awesome pictures. The Japanese are really into hydraulics. They have had a major influence on the American market refining hydraulics in the last 10 years. They were the first to use bladder style accumulators (which give you a ride that is close to stock, better is some ways). They were the first to make 8 dump manifolds (giving you all the moves of a 4 pump system off of one pump). I used to go on yahoo and spend hours browsing Japanese "lowrider" shows for ideas that people in the US hadn't even dreamt of yet.
A new big product that was just released in japan is a hydraulic adjustable coilover made by Skipper. This product actually adapts to ANY coilover. You could take your Tien coilover and use this product to replace the bottom spring purch. It will give you the ability to adjust your ride height from inside the car without losing ANY **ANY** performance or handling. The entire system is lightweight and installs in your spare tire well. Here's a picture of one installed on a coilover for a GS430:
Furthermore, my previous accord was driven about 50 miles a day for 4 years with hydraulics in it. A lot of people don't realize the advances made these days in hydrualic options. It's come a long way and can be very reliable and leak free...but it depends A LOT on the install. It take someone with a lot of knowledge to put together a reliable system, but it can be done. My old accord never had a problem...rode great...and is still on the road today (after 8 years of being juiced) with the same setup. The only maintanance necessary is changing the seals in the cylinders. This takes about 15 mins each was necessary about every 3 month on my old accord with the miles I put on it. My CL, hasn't had a seal replaced in over a year is till doesn't leak a drop. Anyhow...I could go on all day about hydraulics and some of the false assumptions made about it
-Aaron
A new big product that was just released in japan is a hydraulic adjustable coilover made by Skipper. This product actually adapts to ANY coilover. You could take your Tien coilover and use this product to replace the bottom spring purch. It will give you the ability to adjust your ride height from inside the car without losing ANY **ANY** performance or handling. The entire system is lightweight and installs in your spare tire well. Here's a picture of one installed on a coilover for a GS430:
Furthermore, my previous accord was driven about 50 miles a day for 4 years with hydraulics in it. A lot of people don't realize the advances made these days in hydrualic options. It's come a long way and can be very reliable and leak free...but it depends A LOT on the install. It take someone with a lot of knowledge to put together a reliable system, but it can be done. My old accord never had a problem...rode great...and is still on the road today (after 8 years of being juiced) with the same setup. The only maintanance necessary is changing the seals in the cylinders. This takes about 15 mins each was necessary about every 3 month on my old accord with the miles I put on it. My CL, hasn't had a seal replaced in over a year is till doesn't leak a drop. Anyhow...I could go on all day about hydraulics and some of the false assumptions made about it
-Aaron
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Rockville, Maryland
Originally Posted by 4pumpedCL
Awesome pictures. The Japanese are really into hydraulics. They have had a major influence on the American market refining hydraulics in the last 10 years. They were the first to use bladder style accumulators (which give you a ride that is close to stock, better is some ways). They were the first to make 8 dump manifolds (giving you all the moves of a 4 pump system off of one pump). I used to go on yahoo and spend hours browsing Japanese "lowrider" shows for ideas that people in the US hadn't even dreamt of yet.
A new big product that was just released in japan is a hydraulic adjustable coilover made by Skipper. This product actually adapts to ANY coilover. You could take your Tien coilover and use this product to replace the bottom spring purch. It will give you the ability to adjust your ride height from inside the car without losing ANY **ANY** performance or handling. The entire system is lightweight and installs in your spare tire well. Here's a picture of one installed on a coilover for a GS430:
Furthermore, my previous accord was driven about 50 miles a day for 4 years with hydraulics in it. A lot of people don't realize the advances made these days in hydrualic options. It's come a long way and can be very reliable and leak free...but it depends A LOT on the install. It take someone with a lot of knowledge to put together a reliable system, but it can be done. My old accord never had a problem...rode great...and is still on the road today (after 8 years of being juiced) with the same setup. The only maintanance necessary is changing the seals in the cylinders. This takes about 15 mins each was necessary about every 3 month on my old accord with the miles I put on it. My CL, hasn't had a seal replaced in over a year is till doesn't leak a drop. Anyhow...I could go on all day about hydraulics and some of the false assumptions made about it
-Aaron
A new big product that was just released in japan is a hydraulic adjustable coilover made by Skipper. This product actually adapts to ANY coilover. You could take your Tien coilover and use this product to replace the bottom spring purch. It will give you the ability to adjust your ride height from inside the car without losing ANY **ANY** performance or handling. The entire system is lightweight and installs in your spare tire well. Here's a picture of one installed on a coilover for a GS430:
Furthermore, my previous accord was driven about 50 miles a day for 4 years with hydraulics in it. A lot of people don't realize the advances made these days in hydrualic options. It's come a long way and can be very reliable and leak free...but it depends A LOT on the install. It take someone with a lot of knowledge to put together a reliable system, but it can be done. My old accord never had a problem...rode great...and is still on the road today (after 8 years of being juiced) with the same setup. The only maintanance necessary is changing the seals in the cylinders. This takes about 15 mins each was necessary about every 3 month on my old accord with the miles I put on it. My CL, hasn't had a seal replaced in over a year is till doesn't leak a drop. Anyhow...I could go on all day about hydraulics and some of the false assumptions made about it
-Aaron
umm...care?
Honkey
Joined: Jan 2001
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From: Scottsdale, AZ
Originally Posted by NiteQwill
Ummm.... NO
90% of those cars are not even daily driveable. Not my taste, but to each his own....
90% of those cars are not even daily driveable. Not my taste, but to each his own....
I bet 90% of these cars ARE actually daily driveable. They may not be driving daily, but it probably has to do more with preserving their condition then battling reliability.
I do agree with you on one thing though...most these cars aren't my taste either.
Fawkin Gruvin
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From: Austin TX
wow i just looked at the first and read the 2nd page but wow thats alot of pic's and yeah i agree with oonowindoo ...... what is that ???????? umm can you say custom ? nice pic's .. but not i woulnt want to push alot of them myself
Pro
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From: CA/FL
Originally Posted by 4pumpedCL
Awesome pictures. The Japanese are really into hydraulics. They have had a major influence on the American market refining hydraulics in the last 10 years. They were the first to use bladder style accumulators (which give you a ride that is close to stock, better is some ways). They were the first to make 8 dump manifolds (giving you all the moves of a 4 pump system off of one pump). I used to go on yahoo and spend hours browsing Japanese "lowrider" shows for ideas that people in the US hadn't even dreamt of yet.
A new big product that was just released in japan is a hydraulic adjustable coilover made by Skipper. This product actually adapts to ANY coilover. You could take your Tien coilover and use this product to replace the bottom spring purch. It will give you the ability to adjust your ride height from inside the car without losing ANY **ANY** performance or handling. The entire system is lightweight and installs in your spare tire well. Here's a picture of one installed on a coilover for a GS430:
Furthermore, my previous accord was driven about 50 miles a day for 4 years with hydraulics in it. A lot of people don't realize the advances made these days in hydrualic options. It's come a long way and can be very reliable and leak free...but it depends A LOT on the install. It take someone with a lot of knowledge to put together a reliable system, but it can be done. My old accord never had a problem...rode great...and is still on the road today (after 8 years of being juiced) with the same setup. The only maintanance necessary is changing the seals in the cylinders. This takes about 15 mins each was necessary about every 3 month on my old accord with the miles I put on it. My CL, hasn't had a seal replaced in over a year is till doesn't leak a drop. Anyhow...I could go on all day about hydraulics and some of the false assumptions made about it
-Aaron
A new big product that was just released in japan is a hydraulic adjustable coilover made by Skipper. This product actually adapts to ANY coilover. You could take your Tien coilover and use this product to replace the bottom spring purch. It will give you the ability to adjust your ride height from inside the car without losing ANY **ANY** performance or handling. The entire system is lightweight and installs in your spare tire well. Here's a picture of one installed on a coilover for a GS430:
Furthermore, my previous accord was driven about 50 miles a day for 4 years with hydraulics in it. A lot of people don't realize the advances made these days in hydrualic options. It's come a long way and can be very reliable and leak free...but it depends A LOT on the install. It take someone with a lot of knowledge to put together a reliable system, but it can be done. My old accord never had a problem...rode great...and is still on the road today (after 8 years of being juiced) with the same setup. The only maintanance necessary is changing the seals in the cylinders. This takes about 15 mins each was necessary about every 3 month on my old accord with the miles I put on it. My CL, hasn't had a seal replaced in over a year is till doesn't leak a drop. Anyhow...I could go on all day about hydraulics and some of the false assumptions made about it
-Aaron
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