DSSA
Supporting Vendor
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- 677
- Jul 26, 2002
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Hatfield,
Pennsylvania
1G and GVR4 suspension parts are getting harder and harder to find. Springs for the GVR4s are basically non-existent at the moment after manufacturers have dropped producing them, and 1G stuff is getting more an more limited.
We've been a KSport dealer for many years, but after seeing some people have issues with failures and warranty support issues, we do not actively suggest them to our customers. There are a slew of other spin-offs of Ksports, and there's a lot of chatter with these being basically KSports in different colors and sometimes different spring rates.
I've had a decent amount of customers who have Feal coilovers and have been very happy with them long term (some as far as to then put Feals on their other makes/models of cars), so I've been in contact with Feal and have established both an authorized dealer approval from them, and have spoken with them in length at establishing a stocking inventory of parts to make these kits available in a shorter time frame. Currently they're quoting 4-6 week production time on these units which is what I'm trying to remove. They are built per order, and while I'd love to just stock a bunch of them for immediate shipment, it's just not a real possibility with all of the options available; Spring type, spring rates, radial bearing mounts, different bump stops, etc.etc.. I could buy $30K of inventory, but I fear that it wouldn't do much more than sit here because it would be like throwing darts blindfolded in predicting what any one person would want in as far as combination.
What I'm trying to do is establish enough orders to justify them keeping the main parts in stock for builds so it's more of a 1 week build time for the 1G & GVR4 units. I've offered to personally buy some of those parts ahead of time and let Feal keep them there for future builds. While they seemed somewhat receptive to that, they would prefer to have more orders come in to see more of what people most commonly want in their setups for these cars.
While we're more concerned about establishing orders for the 1G AWD and GVR4 guys due to how limited the suspension market is getting for these specific cars, we will have access to their full list of offerings. Feel free to contact us anything else in their catalog, but we especially want to hear from the 1G/GVR4 guys.
The only drawback is that Feal's dealer discounts aren't that deep and they have a (this part is good, IMHO) a very strict MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) policy, so there's no crazy discounts that can be offered.
That said, if you're doing suspension on your 1G/GVR4 and need other parts, I can try to work with you on a group of parts to help sweeten the deal.
The best way to contact us on these is to email us at [email protected] with your needs. We will be working on adding their products into our catalog, but have to map it out before hand as the options are quite extensive.
If you currently have Feal coilovers on your car, I'd love to hear your opinion/experiences on them. We've got a decent amount of background and customer reviews over the years from our customers, but would always love more points to data/opinion. For example, I'm buying a set for my personal GVR4 to play with. The goal is to have the car be a comfortable driver, yet perform solidly---emphasis on the "comfort" though, so I may play around with slightly lower spring rates. Please message us here on the board or email us at the above email if you have some experience to share. We would be grateful!
Thanks as always!
Josh
We've been a KSport dealer for many years, but after seeing some people have issues with failures and warranty support issues, we do not actively suggest them to our customers. There are a slew of other spin-offs of Ksports, and there's a lot of chatter with these being basically KSports in different colors and sometimes different spring rates.
I've had a decent amount of customers who have Feal coilovers and have been very happy with them long term (some as far as to then put Feals on their other makes/models of cars), so I've been in contact with Feal and have established both an authorized dealer approval from them, and have spoken with them in length at establishing a stocking inventory of parts to make these kits available in a shorter time frame. Currently they're quoting 4-6 week production time on these units which is what I'm trying to remove. They are built per order, and while I'd love to just stock a bunch of them for immediate shipment, it's just not a real possibility with all of the options available; Spring type, spring rates, radial bearing mounts, different bump stops, etc.etc.. I could buy $30K of inventory, but I fear that it wouldn't do much more than sit here because it would be like throwing darts blindfolded in predicting what any one person would want in as far as combination.
What I'm trying to do is establish enough orders to justify them keeping the main parts in stock for builds so it's more of a 1 week build time for the 1G & GVR4 units. I've offered to personally buy some of those parts ahead of time and let Feal keep them there for future builds. While they seemed somewhat receptive to that, they would prefer to have more orders come in to see more of what people most commonly want in their setups for these cars.
While we're more concerned about establishing orders for the 1G AWD and GVR4 guys due to how limited the suspension market is getting for these specific cars, we will have access to their full list of offerings. Feel free to contact us anything else in their catalog, but we especially want to hear from the 1G/GVR4 guys.
The only drawback is that Feal's dealer discounts aren't that deep and they have a (this part is good, IMHO) a very strict MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) policy, so there's no crazy discounts that can be offered.
That said, if you're doing suspension on your 1G/GVR4 and need other parts, I can try to work with you on a group of parts to help sweeten the deal.
The best way to contact us on these is to email us at [email protected] with your needs. We will be working on adding their products into our catalog, but have to map it out before hand as the options are quite extensive.
If you currently have Feal coilovers on your car, I'd love to hear your opinion/experiences on them. We've got a decent amount of background and customer reviews over the years from our customers, but would always love more points to data/opinion. For example, I'm buying a set for my personal GVR4 to play with. The goal is to have the car be a comfortable driver, yet perform solidly---emphasis on the "comfort" though, so I may play around with slightly lower spring rates. Please message us here on the board or email us at the above email if you have some experience to share. We would be grateful!
Thanks as always!
Josh
, and ran late cus of it snd they even stayed later to make sure i got my 441+ For my 2g. Got them installed and took them to the canyon and played with the damping and it made such a 500% difference from stock with rm sway bars front and rear and dc strut braces. I recommend them to everyone and even talked my buddy to get some for his FDRX7. If you can put them on your cars do so.
