Thanks everyone for being patient while i get things sorted out for you guys. As I linked to earlier, the kits are up for sale on our site. I have a special introductory deal for gvr4.org, please PM or email david at heeltoeauto dot com for details. Feel free to hit me up as needed with any questions or what have you. Here's the info requested thus far:
As far as inverted goes, they are not interested in offering this feature now or in the future, except perhaps for a motorsports application. They have been successful with the conventional non-inverted design, even on their rally specific kits, and do not feel the added complexity and maintenance are worthwhile. While inverted is awesome, they do require more upkeep, namely lubrication and cleaning for good long term performance.
Quoting EMX5636:
Apex, can you check into the brake line attaching mounts?
For the front, they have a bracket that they attach to the lower mounting bracket during assembly that serves as a mounting point. No rear brake line mounting provision.
Not ideal, but if ever there was a group of guys that could handle figuring out how to mount a brake line bracket, i'd have more confidence in this group than most others. Besides, for those that remember that motorsports grade DMS coilovers from back in the day, they didn't have em front or rear (and for substantially more $$), but the performance of that setup was well worth it for those who wanted it.
Quoting iceman69510:
Interesting spring choice with same rate front and rear. David (Apex), any insight on that?
They have found that the equal rates work best for our multi-link rear suspension design because of its motion ratio. If the motion ratio was 1:1, then having a staggered setup with a front bias might make sense, but because the motion ratio is less than 1:1, you need a bit more rear spring.
If anyone would like to do a staggered spring set it's certainly possible. With the off the shelf valving, the dampers can handle a 2K spring change either stiffer or softer, so you have some leeway there anyhow.
Quoting idreamidrive:
I would love some gravel spec ones but Odi said he wouldn't build me any. If you could change that... That would be awesome. I don't need full blown rally suspension, just something for rallyx and reccee
This is certainly not out of the question in the future, but at this time they do not have the resources available (read: time) to properly engineer a kit that is going to have to be reliable and perform in a highly demanding situation like that.
Let me know and we could revisit it in the future perhaps, and i'm sure it would also help if we could get some more people interested as well! Need to be able to justify the R&D investment with some sales down the road. (that last bit is my speculation but i bet there's some truth there)
