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Old 03-17-2007, 09:19 AM
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Tanabe Sustec Pro coilovers + Rotora BBK = SMILES!

Hi guys, I finally got off my lazy bum and went to install these 2 items. I had the Tanabe at the highest setting, which still ended up being about 2 fingers lower than stock and the Rotora BBK is a mini 6-pot calipers with 2-pc vented and cross-drilled rotors. They fit behind my 15" Volk CE28N wheels very nicely, even though I had to add 8mm spacers to clear the spokes. I also switched to a more aggressive 195/50/15 Yokohama Advan Neova tires, installed my Thailand-made S/S downpipe and put on the type-S front lower grill. It sounded like I did a lot of stuff but I didn't actually haha, I was just procrastinating, most of the stuff (like the grill and downpipe) is a 5-10 min job, but the rest I let the pro shop do it....Here are the pics:







 
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Old 03-17-2007, 01:13 PM
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looks great. those calipers look huge!
 
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Old 03-17-2007, 01:30 PM
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looks great, did you upgrade the rear brakes as well? or still drums?


also, what does the type-S front lower grill look like? pics?
 
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Old 03-17-2007, 01:46 PM
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Oh gosh 8mm spacer!?! What's the size of your ce? width & offset?
 
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Old 03-18-2007, 04:35 AM
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All the Jazz VTEC in Indonesia comes with rotors/calipers brake system already for the back, the drums are only for the i-dsi model. The Type-S front lower grill is what's already supposed to come with the bumper, but the dealer was out of stock for a long time and we only managed to get them last week. It's nothing special, just your typical black plastic honeycomb mesh to cover the center hole of the type-S bumper.

My CE28's specs are 15x6.5 +45, I got the wheels before the brakes, heck, I wasn't even planning on going with the BBK until I stumbled upon the rotora for a real good deal so I couldn't pass it up, the 8mm spacers are fine, I tested it on high speed on the highway and I don't see any difference...
 
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Old 03-19-2007, 01:38 PM
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sweet I have Tanabe Sustecs on my RSX and I love them... i searched but are those available in the U.S. for the Fit?
 
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Old 03-20-2007, 09:02 AM
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Not sure dude, I don't live in the US, but Tanabe is such a big brand, I am sure you can get it soon..
 
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Old 03-20-2007, 10:55 AM
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Not sure dude, I don't live in the US, but Tanabe is such a big brand, I am sure you can get it soon..
Yeah I figured that since Tanabe is a big company. I just wanted to ask since I did notice your location was in Indonesia

But the car looks great.
 
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Old 03-20-2007, 11:48 PM
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There's a Tanabe sub forum, maybe you can ask the rep there....
 
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Old 03-21-2007, 12:23 AM
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im sooo jealoussss... rotors and coils are suuweet
 
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Old 03-21-2007, 04:36 AM
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Thanks hehe....but it's not just cross-drilled rotors. It's the whole 6-pot bbk from Rotora.
 
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