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    Gilbert Flores Suspensions at Massimo Power

    (Back story)
    I bought some megan track coils in April of this year and I had some shop that was close by my house (highland ca) align them for me the guy set them up to be more on the dumped/ aggressive look which was cool but it handled like shit. At first i didnt notice it until i started driving home (lake arrowhead mountains) and i noticed that my cars handling was just terrible. I couldn't even keep up with wrx's evo x's without my tires squealing and my car bouncing like a lowrider after every dip!

    Then I recently took it to the track at adams and well that's when i noticed the car needed a lot of love. Every time i would take a corner i would feel like the car would understeer a lot! I had some body roll and it felt like my car would drift as i was in the middle of the corner with my tires squealing. It was terrible.

    (today)
    so i decided i need to do something about this. I was planning on doing this for a while but money has been tight but luckly They have a special going on for October on suspension set ups so i said why not lets do it. I showed up at 4pm and Gil came out pretty much asked me what was going on i told him the issues and he explained as best as he could to me why things like that were happening. We took the car for a test drive and then pulled it in to the shop. He then probably spent about 3-4 hours dialing everything in as i watched. He answered all my question which some answers seemed like Chinese to me but he still tried to explain them in the best way that he could. Once all of that was done we went again for another test drive and he did some minor tweaks. He even let me go around the block before a i paid (wtf lol)

    (Conclusion)
    So the first test was getting on the freeway and i noticed that my car wasn't oscillating like before i didnt feel like i was in a lowrider hoping down the free way. The suspension felt solid i wouldnt bounce everywhere the shock would recover faster and not only that i could finally drive a little bit faster without having to worry about ripping my bumper off. Now the real test was the drive home. Before I could barely go 65 around corners but i was hitting 80mph on these mountain roads the car felt super tight and responsive. I didnt feel like i was drifting anymore. I felt more confident with the car now that my tires were not squealing. I felt like the car could keep turning even at higher speeds. Overall i can honestly say its the best money i have spent so far on my car.

    Massimo Power is about 1 hour and 30 min drive for me but its worth it they have alway treated me right Mauricio, Gilbert, and Victor have always been super cool with me I wouldnt take my car anywhere else. You guy should schedule an appointment ASAP before this special runs out and let Gil look at your suspension set up trust me guys you wont be disappointed.



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    Thanks to your review I will be giving them a call later today.

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    Massimo POWAH!!!!

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    ohhh once again confirmed the great service from MP. I need to consider allignment and coilovers adjustment. I'll go once I have new rims... I'll need them to fix 1 coil making noise, seems to be it was too compressed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zeRep85RA View Post
    Willing to type up a review at 1AM says a lot!

    Massimo POWAH!!!!

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    yeah i was really tired so there might be some spelling errors haha but these guys did amazing work i cant complain. My suspension was so bad i was even contemplating on selling the car because i thought it need more work to handle in corners but with this set up its so much better i cant wait to drive on the mountain again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by evo_jfa View Post
    ohhh once again confirmed the great service from MP. I need to consider allignment and coilovers adjustment. I'll go once I have new rims... I'll need them to fix 1 coil making noise, seems to be it was too compressed.
    Go! right now they are having a special 100 off corner and balance its a great deal you wont be disappointed.
    Just a heads up its easier to contact them through facebook since i know they have been having some issues with their phone line.
    Quote Originally Posted by LakaiorDie View Post
    I'm going today :)
    Nice! dont drink the ipa's they will get you messed up lol

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    Awesome review! Like I have been saying for a long time MP is the shiz! Get up on this special everyone! Their work is well worth it! You go to MP; you leave with happy endings!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Midnightevo04 View Post
    Go! right now they are having a special 100 off corner and balance its a great deal you wont be disappointed.
    Just a heads up its easier to contact them through facebook since i know they have been having some issues with their phone line.

    Nice! dont drink the ipa's they will get you messed up lol
    I learned the hard way at disneyland on my birthday fuck that

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    Massimo Power is awesome! Gilbert is the man, with a work ethic I haven't seen in decades. I drive almost 2 hours there for work to get down on my Evo.

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    Awesome!! I had gil setup my megan streets last weekend. Car feels and handles soo nice!!

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    What is the special that they were having and how much if you don't mind me asking! I've been lagging getting my suspension checked out for a while now


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    Quote Originally Posted by 06_evo_09 View Post
    What is the special that they were having and how much if you don't mind me asking! I've been lagging getting my suspension checked out for a while now
    check out their website man, all the info you need is there. I might just hit them up for an alignment as well!

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