xS3CT0Rx9

Whats up everyone? First time Z owner here, got it last june, and looking for a good set of coilovers and drilled/slotted rotors within a budget of $1900-$2200. Any suggestions?

MicVelo

Why coilovers?

travlee

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swag points yo micvelo

xS3CT0Rx9

what do you mean?

MicVelo

Exactly what it says, why do you want coilovers?

xS3CT0Rx9

<br />Well right now, everything is stock. At some point, its going to have a lot of performance mods done to it. So right now i feel like i want a stiffer ride, and lowered(like dude said swag points&#129304 lol. But really something thats pretty adjustable.

Kevin Skene

I've only used BC coilovers. Both their BR and DS. The DS (formerly DR) is noticeably better than the BR.

On a Z, you have the option to get true coilovers in the rear, or coils that use the stock spring bucket.

Keep in mind that if you want to do the job right, you should also get rear toe rods and rear camber arms.

travlee

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you should jump on these

https://my350z.com/forum/socal-marke...ers-cheap.html

xS3CT0Rx9

Not gonna lie here I'm a car noob, i just got into the car scene shortly before i got my Z and I've been trying to teach myself as much as i can. But what do you mean kn your second paragraph?

CK_32

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This generation

xS3CT0Rx9

Why give someone **** who is trying to learn or start to get into it? I've put countless hours of research into building my engine, and I've got a question about suspension. Whats wrong with that?

Kevin Skene

If you look under your car at the rear suspension. You'll see that the "shock" (aka: strut) and the spring are separate. "Coilover" refers to the coil being over the strut, not separate.

Some kits come like this and are considered true coil overs,


Others come like this and retain the separate shock/spring combo.


I'm a fan of true coil overs.

xS3CT0Rx9

Thanks for the help! Why do you reccomend BC?

CK_32

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You didn’t ask ABOUT suspension. You asked WHAT suspension.

To which you have no use. You just want them. Learning and wanting to be a hot boy like the kool kids on instagram are two different things lol

You’ll learn the difference when you actually start REALLY learning cars and asking REAL questions to do stuff your self. Not just trying to get quick and simple answers to jump in head first into things cause other people do it.

I was like you as well, about 13 years ago when I got my first car and DL too. Also I’m not “giving you sht” more than I’m just judging your life choices as we all did before we knew better.

Kevin Skene

They're the only coils i've used on my cars. I love that even on their most inexpensive line (BR Type), you can adjust the ride height without adjusting the preload. Many coilovers require you to adjust the ride height by compressing the spring. Although these days it's said that the stiffness of the spring isn't changed due to it's compression, it's still a nice feature to have.

Long story short, without any experience of using other coils, I feel that they equivalent to coil-overs priced $500 more expensive.

On my daily (BRZ), I have the BR coils and I have the DS on my Z, which is a dedicated drift car.

If you're going to daily this car at all, I would just go for the most comfortable set up you can find. Here in LA, the roads are such **** that I was I were on stock suspension.

travlee

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Just get a static setup, you prob dont need coils

Kevin Skene

Let the dude waste some money. It's a good life lesson.


P.S. I'm spending too much time on this site and becoming an *******.

travlee

iTrader: (8)

we are teaching you well then

Infamous_Z

CK_32

iTrader: (1)

Ain’t that the fkn truth. I use to defend these kids.

Now I’m as bad as Trav