help make up my mind / coilovers or lowering springs
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help make up my mind / coilovers or lowering springs
i bought the eibach pro kit= 1.5'' lowering springs
cost me about $200
now i have found a full coilover package from mad racing concepts for $250
think i should sell the pro kit and buy the coilover kit??
cost me about $200
now i have found a full coilover package from mad racing concepts for $250
think i should sell the pro kit and buy the coilover kit??
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Re: help make up my mind / coilovers or lowering springs
unless it's about $1k, its not a real coilover system, it's a sleeved spring setup (or whatever its called) which = piece of shit
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well I don't think that is completely true, there are quite a few GOOD coilover setups out there but not all of them are good. Generally speaking the GC's are the preferred Coilover/Shock setup if you use the Koni yellows OR Tokico Illumina's however the one thing you lose with a semi-coilover (sleeved spring) is the amount of travel your suspension has, unless you plan on adjusting your ride height on a regular basis I wouldn't waste the extra $$$ just get some good stiff springs and adjustable shocks. I run the neuspeed race springs and some Tokico Illumina adjustables and the ride quality is fine for daily driving on the softer settings (although I keep mine on the stiffest) and if you want to stiffen it up all it takes is a flat head screwdriver.
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Tein aren't THAT great, they are an average "real coilover" setup and don't handle THAT much better then a good spring/adj shock setup. Tein is like something you buy to say you have not because it is that much better.
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Re: help make up my mind / coilovers or lowering springs
coil overs suck because almost 99% of the people who get them find a height they like and never change it. your better off with the springs that way you dont have to get the car balanced to make sure all the settings are correct.
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Originally Posted by flo w fx
unless it's about $1k, its not a real coilover system, it's a sleeved spring setup (or whatever its called) which = piece of shit
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Re: help make up my mind / coilovers or lowering springs
what the fuck. im tired of hearing people say "awh man, you need to spend 11,000 dollars on your suspension in order for it to be 'real'." seriously, like dude said, spend a couple hundred, get decent equipment, and work with it.
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http://www.carreracustom.com/products.html
That is what you need. They range form 100-250 a shock + collers, retaining clips, springs are about 50 each.
That is what you need. They range form 100-250 a shock + collers, retaining clips, springs are about 50 each.
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Re: help make up my mind / coilovers or lowering springs
around 500-600 you can get a really nice setup. get the springs of your choice, average price around 150.00, then get either koni yellows or kyb agx's which will run you about 325ish, then finish 'er all up with a camber kit for the front (rear isnt necissary because you can fix neg camber with washers) which is about 100.00.