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A short video of research and development of MeisterR's new SRV (Speed Reactive Valve) Coilovers. We estimate for June 2012 release. However, if you are interested in the SRV Coilovers, please contact us at info@meisterr.com and we will be happy to provide you with more details. The new SRV piston valve design uses the latest technology to provide comfort during motorway cruising, steering response on twisty roads, and compliancy over uneven surfaces. Each SRV Coilovers will be hand assemble in UK using the highest quality material (Precision CNC Alloy Pistons, Silkolene Damper Oil, etc) to provide the highest level and fade free performance under any condition. We will have more details and testing in the near future, so stay tuned, subscribe, and join our Facebook page for more info. Â http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhR0hAJNYL8

Judging from the opinion, I will have something interesting for the Z33 owners. Should be good once I get them ready, but will take a little more time.

So is that it from the 350Z community? Just KW? No other suggestion?

KW is a candidate for sure... Really is the V2 and V3 though. V2 is single adjustable, the V3 is dual adjustable, but both are Twin-Tube Dampers. So which one would you go for? And why?

Just a general questions to the community. Many of us searching for high-end adjustable suspension are face with many choices. As it will be a huge investments for most of us, we all want to make sure that we are making the right decision. But ultimately, it comes down to prices and what we can afford. We would all love to ride on a set of Ohlins DFV, but at £2500 a set it is just a bit outside of the budget for many of us. So the questions here is what "High End" suspension do you think you can afford? How much is it? And why would you choose that over anything else in the same price bracket? As the keyword here is 'affordable', lets try to keep the RRP of the coilovers below £1500.

Found this video and had to share it. Awesome display of how to keep clam in a VERY BAD situation. While we are at it, please Like us on Facebook to keep up to date with the latest news!

Was down at shakespeare county raceway with a few friend in the MeisterR R32 GTR and thought this video was a bit funny. Was still staging when the marshall drop the light, so my friends got a 3.4 seconds head start on me... But manage to catch up to him by the end and beat him by 0.039 of a second (thats is 39 milliseconds)! It wasn't a real race, but it was just funny to catch up and still cross the line first from such a massive head start. The run itself isn't any good either with wheel spin in most of first gear... I uploaded a few more video so join our channel at: http://www.youtube.com/user/MeisterRcoilovers Of course, you can always find us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MeisterR.UK

Depend on how much you want to lower the car... if it is a fair bit then the Geo may be out quite a bit. But every car is a bit different so you will need to see what the Geo figures is on a 3D imaging system (Hunter, Pro Align, etc) Depending on what you want, we also have the Zeta-R coilovers that could be interesting for you. The Zeta-R coilovers is a True Coilovers Design, and do away with the out board springs of the 350Z. This allows the rear to run a standard linear rate ID springs and retain the dual perch design of the coilovers. This mean you can adjust the ride height without affecting the damper stroke travel of the rear suspension. The kit also comes with a rear toe arms that replace the standard lower arms (the one that the springs sit on). This will allow accurate rear toe adjustments and no matter how low you go. There are a few things ways to lower the car, but it depends on what you are after and how you want to use the car.

There are a few way to give better handling without lowering the car. The Z is hardly very high standard anyways. We do have two different option, MeisterR Zeta-S Coilovers and Zeta-R Coilovers (True Coilovers Design). For what you want, I think the Zeta-S will do the job just fine. One of the main improvement of coilovers is the ability to use linear rate springs. This will give smoother weight transition than progressive rate springs meaning you will have less worry over sudden weight changes. This give the driver more confidence as you will know what to expect. As far as the damping goes, you are correct that you do not want over valved dampers for uneven B-road surfaces. The ability to adjust the dampers will allow you to adjust the front/rear bias of the car to your personal preference and of course to the road surfaces. Another good upgrade is that you will be going from the standard Twin-Tube dampers to a high performance Mono-Tube Dampers. These give more sensitive and more consistent damping characteristic, and it is something you will feel when driving over fast B-road surfaces. And if you are only lowering 15mm or so (or even standard height), then there should be no need for adjustable arms as there are some adjustable available standard already. ARB is something I normally something I leave till the end because I find that there are so much adjustments you can do with a good set of coilovers that often there are no need for ARB if you can get the car to perform the way you want them to. Hope that helps, and please feel free to let me know if you have any other questions.

A Bump for Tomorrow! All is looking good and the weather forecast is SUNNY!!!

All Set for this Saturday! The weather forecast is good and dry, so expect an awesome day out!

Less The 4 Weeks To Go!!! Join the Facebook Page and spreads the words. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=262239350456762 Remember, it is FREE to come so it will be a cool day out!

Definitely will get it on a trackday in the near future. Got a few more bits to do first... Probably its first real outing will be at the MeisterR Trackside Meet at Lydden Hill in September. Should be awesome!

After quite a while getting all kind of things sorted, finally the GTR is back in the sun in the new skin! I like to thanks the following people for helping me getting the car back up and running: Marshall @ MnM Engineering: General servicing and just getting anything done (from changing engine oil to dropping the gearbox!) Greg @ ProTuner: Awesome Mapping using the HKS Fcon V Pro 3.0 that most HKS PowerWriter refuse to use or say can no longer be mapped. Great Job and proves that sometime you just need the right person to get what you have in the car working! Dixon @ DMS Racing: Painting the wheels and wings red... Looks awesome and matching the paint to the vinyl colour was not a easy job. Paul @ SharpSign: Getting the vinyl done in VERY SHORT NOTICE!!! So here are the result and the new look for 2011. Been a long time without driving the GTR, sure feels good to be behind the steering wheel again. Will bring up more details later and the goal this year is to chase after the ever eluding 10 seconds quarter mile along with testing a few new things! Hope to see you guys at a show / meet sometime in the near future.

A relax meet at Lydden Hill Race Circuit on a Saturday. The meet is a static meet so you are free to come down, park up, and just enjoy the day with other like-minded enthusiast. MeisterR have arranged a deal with Lydden Hill to allow some track time (base on availability) for anyone interested in jumping in and having a little bit of fun in their car. The price is £20 for a 20 minute session! So make the booking on your calendar because it will be an awesome day out. All cars are invited, so anyone is welcome to come along. We are looking at getting a BBQ there also! Join our facebook page for more info and update! http://www.facebook.com/Me​isterR.UK Facebook Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=262239350456762

Mark's old car was the SVA 350Z. And this Supra is on the top end of the BDC championship right now. We might see MeisterR on the podium at the end of the year.

Awesome to see the MeisterR Sponsored SATS Cosworth Supra on the front page of this month Japanese Performance Magazine. Just thought I share the excitement...! Also, join us on Facebook for the latest news as we got some new plans in the pipeline! http://www.facebook.com/MeisterR.UK :)

Generally... 2nd hand coilovers isn't the best idea unless you know its history. Afterall, damper is a wear and tear item... so it will fail one day no matter what make it is. 2nd hand coilovers from Japan actually isn't the best idea because you have to think about service also. It is false economy to buy something that are £400 thinking you got a good deal, just to find out that the only way to service them is to send it back to Japan or buy a brand new damper from Japan if things goes wrong... UK Support is very important. As far as what coilovers to go for, it depends on what you want to do with your car? Do you just want to lower it? How low do you want to go? What type of road surfaces will you drive on most often (Fast Uneven Country Roads or Dead Flat Track Surfaces). All that will make a difference of what is best for you. We just recently finish off our MeisterR Zeta-S and the new Zeta-R suspension for the 350Z The Zeta-S will be a standard fitment coilovers, but of course it will be our normal dual perch design. The Zeta-R will be a True Coilovers fitment, and will come with a new adjustable rear toe arm to replace the standard arms. People looking for easy adjustments and also more control over their suspension setup would love the Zeta-R as it makes adjusting height and changing springs rate much easier than the standard fitment. You will also have more control over the rear toe setting, especially when you are going low.

Opps... must of made a mistake on the post. The car look awesome up on Maxxis Stand at the Autosports show... can't wait to see it in action later this year!

Got a video from Team SATS Cosworth of the new 2011 Drift Supra. Thought it was worth a show to everyone... hoping to see it compete and win this year as it got VERY close last year! Last year the car lost the BDC Championship due to an engine failure at the last round... and I am sure Cosworth will take care of that this year. Of course... the Supra have been running on MeisterR Zeta-R coilovers which have been performing faultlessly throughout last season.

I have talk with air springs manufacturer (quite a few of them actually) to adapt a type of air springs along with the MeisterR current range of coilovers. But I can't get something that I want because it is difficult to adapt the air springs so you get performance and ride height adjustability. Having adjustable dampers will greatly help an air springs system, but the difference really is in how the springs work and how it can dramatically change the damper stroke travel. For show, air springs are are great... But if you really want to drive your car comfortably and be able to trust your car when you do decide to push it, stick with standard coil springs as so far, there isn't much that can beat them yet in terms of performance.

I have the new Zeta-R in stock now for the Z33. I do need to get some photos, but they are in stock now. The new Zeta-R is redesigned specifically for the UK roads so it will be comfortable through most of the uneven fast road surfaces. Spring rate are Front: 10kg/mm, Rear: 8kg/mm But most importantly, the damper valving are done for the UK roads so you will have a wide range of damping adjustment to choose from. I will be up at Japfest this weekend, so please feel free to come by and ask questions if you have any concerns.

Adjustable coilovers allows the user to fine tune the ride to the preference the long as the manufacturer design it within the right specification. For example, the new Zeta-R for the 350Z... it is design for fast road use in the UK and therefore it is design to be compliant on uneven road surfaces. Because of that, the Springs Rate and Damper Valving are done in a sensible level so that the ride will be comfortable on the road. There will be some body roll because you cannot use very heavy springs and the suspension need to work and travel in order to soak up the bumps.... This is the way to keep traction over uneven road surfaces that we drive on everyday. What the damping adjustments do is mainly the adjustment in rebound damper valving. (adjusting the compression force will help make the adjustment more noticeable) But increasing the rebound, you will limit the body roll but the same time reduce how compliant the suspension are. You hear people saying "coilovers are harsh", and that is mainly because alot of coilovers are not design for the roads in UK and therefore have too much rebound force. This is great on track, but if you hit a bumps in the road, the car will skip because the damper force are actually holding the wheels in the air and not letting it get traction. What the Zeta-R are meant to do is to provide compliant and comfortable ride for daily driver over uneven road surfaces, but have enough damper adjustment range so you can use the damper to limit the body roll if you ever take it on an occasional track day. Another thing you can do with adjustable damping is to "balance" the handling of the car. Most people adjust the front damping harder than the rear... this is because they want to limit the possibility of oversteer. However, some people who want to have the ability to induce oversteers actually have the rear damping harder than the front... but those are mainly people with front wheels drive car as you can easily use the throttle to induce oversteer in a rear wheels drive car. So in short, having the adjustment mean you can setup the suspension so the car will behave to your personal preference. You will not adjust the damping everytime you take the car out... but having adjustments mean you can "find" what you like and keep it there...

Right, thought I throw in a little info. We recently finish developing the new MeisterR Zeta-R coilovers for the Z33. I'll get some pictures up later, but the specs have improved quite a bit from the older Zeta that has been discontinued. The new Zeta-R feature: Aluminum Top Mount with Integrated Pillowball Bearing for faster steering response. Mono-Tube Dampers with 32 stage damping adjustment (Compression / Rebound combined) A new "Black Chromium" damper coating that have been tested in a Salt Spray Test for 120 hours under ASTM-B-117 standard. And as usual, the Zeta-R are dual perch design meaning you can lower the car without loosing damper stroke travel. The springs rate are re-specified and the dampers are valved specifically to work well and compliant on the UK uneven fast road surfaces. The dampers also have enough adjustments to take advantage of the flat surfaces on those occasional track days. The RRP for the Zeta-R is £679, but I will be offering a special shortly... I'll get some pictures up later. As usual, these are in stock and comes with 1 year warranty.

It depends on what you are looking for, but personally I like coilovers because I like having control over the characteristic of my car. It isn't just about lowering the car... it is the whole package and having control over what you want the car to do to suit your driving style. Dual Perch Coilovers such as those from MeisterR are great because it allows the use of linear rate springs. This make the weight shift of the car much smoother and therefore give me alot more confidence driving the car as I can "feel" what the car want to do much better. The linear rate springs means the compression and rebound of the vehicle are also at a 1:1 ratio, and therefore you will not experience unexpected weight shifts especially during the exit of a corners where the weight shift from one side to the other. This is something that most lowering springs cannot do as they HAVE to use progressive rate springs in order to lower the car and protect the standard dampers from bottoming out. This is not an issue for coilovers. The added bonus about Dual Perch Coilovers is that you do not lose damper travel as you lower the car, so that is a big bonus on adjusting the desired ride height. Good coilovers also provide Mono-Tube dmapers. These are much more sensitive than Twin-Tube damper and provides alot of performance advantage; so this is a step in the right direction if you are grading your suspension for performance, just not looks.