Tanabe Air Cobra Hybrid Coilover Suspension

this was posted at clublexus:

[url]http://www.clublexus.com/forums/showthread.php?t=231126[/url]

i didn't know it existed until now... i can't read japanese so the website info was useless... does anyone here know more about it? i'm running tein cs coilovers right now, but i was thinking long and hard about air runners, but no one here can install it or knows anything in general about it where i live... what do i lose/gain from running this hybrid setup?

I was researching this setup a while back but I couldn't find much info on it. Specifically what applications they make it for.

because i found it on clublexus, they only mentioned the ls(not sure which models) and both 1st and 2nd gen GS models.

there is a link to the tanabe japanese website in that link... if you can read japanese there is an application chart.

There is a couple of people here on the forums running them.. But when I asked them they really didnt recommend them

i think youd b better off with the air force kit

Nissan4U2nv has it in his LS been around for ages.  Only thing is that its not guaranteed to fit and no warantee on it.

and it does not go low... i think coilovers go lower than them.

yeah, they are definately an early adopter type thing. horrrrible setup

[quote=vip tint+glass;225781]i think youd b better off with the air force kit[/quote]
 
X2. 
 
Best of both worlds, and cheaper than running UAS+coilovers. Just not as much air up/down than the UAS kit.

how much are air force kits?

[quote=hondaboi;226036]how much are air force kits?[/quote]
about 2400 i think .... Im waiting for a kit from Platinum VIP. 
it's going to be bananas!

ohh...thats a good price.

Keep us posted, I wanna see!!

[QUOTE=crazyboi;226041]about 2400 i think .... Im waiting for a kit from Platinum VIP. 
it's going to be bananas![/QUOTE]

hey lemme know how you like them. been kinda curious about them.

[quote=thumper;19273]this was posted at clublexus:
 
 i'm running tein cs coilovers right now, but i was thinking long and hard about air runners, but no one here can install it or knows anything in general about it where i live... [/quote]
airrunner is just a full replacement just like you would install coilovers. then just run the plumbing the same way you do with every airsuspension setup :shrug:

The air cobra was installed on a honda fit before over here.  Probably the only kit I've ever seen in real life.  It doesn't go very high nor does it go very low.  I think it fails as a show look, because it's major point is only to help the driver go over curbs or inclines, not to go slammin' low.

looks like there's only like 2 inches or so of play. not worth the money imo.