Review Fortune Auto 500 AWD coilover review
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Just got off the phone with him.
So do you like them?
Finally picked mine up from the FedEx location, cant wait to install this weekend. I'll post some initial comments form install and ride. They look top notch, packaging was excellent and so was the workmanship (as much as one can tell from just looking at a product) i do have kind of a different plan now that i have seen the spring sizes 
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From: Schaumburg, IL
Rear Extenders Question
Hello Jethro, I'm also in Illinois and I'm saving up to get the Fortune 500's installed on my x coupe. Quick question: are the rear extenders out of the way if you need to put an over-sized item in the trunk (e.g. a large suitcase)? If not, can they be easily removed?
Thanks for the review.
Thanks for the review.
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From: Richmond, VA.
Well it's been a few months now and I haven't had any noises or any problems with the coilovers. I just made it driving from WA state to DC with an extra 1080lbs. and even though the roads weren't all that great, the suspension kept up very well. I'm glad I went with the fortune 500's. I'd definitely recommend them.
Hello Jethro, I'm also in Illinois and I'm saving up to get the Fortune 500's installed on my x coupe. Quick question: are the rear extenders out of the way if you need to put an over-sized item in the trunk (e.g. a large suitcase)? If not, can they be easily removed?
Thanks for the review.
Thanks for the review.
THMotorsports, they are a vendor on here, Pm them for for a price quote, these can be built to order so prices vary.
Can anyone comment on the Fortune 500 coilovers with the coils they come with stock vs. the swift spring upgrade? Is it worth the price difference? How do they ride with Fortune 500's springs on them?
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I have had these coilovers installed on my 2009 G37xS sedan for about two weeks now. As has been indicated in another thread, the packaging was excellent, and they appear to be a quality product. All the adjustments work well, the install was straight forward and nothing needed to be modified to fit. THMotorsports was great to work with, it just took a little longer than anyone planned to actually get this developed. But hey, I'd rather wait and it be right versus rushing out a crap product. So no complaints here.
I decided to get the Swift spring upgrade, had street valving and the rear adjustment extenders. 11kg/mm front, 8kg/mm rear spring rates.
The OEM rear spring setup is a little different than other coilovers I have seen for our cars. The rear spring still sits in the OEM location, but there is an adapter that the spring sits in. Guess it was easier to develop as it appears to be the same type of spring that is used in a truecoilover (versus the bigger diameter OEM spring).
I am still messing with the damping settings, and right now am about in the middle settings. So far it rides much better than my previous Swift lowering springs paired with OEM struts. I am lowered to about 26-1/2" all around measured from ground to top of the wheel well at the fenders. Ride is a smotth and a little firm, but none of the gut retching crashing on large bumps as before. Seems to be appropriate for a sport luxury sedan. Larger potholes will sometimes cause a bit of spring noise, but it isn't a bottoming out sort of sound that makes you cringe.
So I am very happy with this set up so far. Will see how they react as time goes on, and there will be the Chicago winter to deal with in a few months.
Hope this helps anyone contemplating this setup for your AWD G!
I decided to get the Swift spring upgrade, had street valving and the rear adjustment extenders. 11kg/mm front, 8kg/mm rear spring rates.
The OEM rear spring setup is a little different than other coilovers I have seen for our cars. The rear spring still sits in the OEM location, but there is an adapter that the spring sits in. Guess it was easier to develop as it appears to be the same type of spring that is used in a truecoilover (versus the bigger diameter OEM spring).
I am still messing with the damping settings, and right now am about in the middle settings. So far it rides much better than my previous Swift lowering springs paired with OEM struts. I am lowered to about 26-1/2" all around measured from ground to top of the wheel well at the fenders. Ride is a smotth and a little firm, but none of the gut retching crashing on large bumps as before. Seems to be appropriate for a sport luxury sedan. Larger potholes will sometimes cause a bit of spring noise, but it isn't a bottoming out sort of sound that makes you cringe.
So I am very happy with this set up so far. Will see how they react as time goes on, and there will be the Chicago winter to deal with in a few months.
Hope this helps anyone contemplating this setup for your AWD G!
