Most comfortable coilovers for daily driving?
09-02-2007, 03:38 PM
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Most comfortable coilovers for daily driving?
So I'm getting rid of my current setup and switching over to coilovers. What I am looking for is a coilover that is dampening adjustable and rides really smooth on the street. The car is not tracked at all, so I don't want high spring rates. I want to stay right around $1,000. I am currently looking at the BC Racing coilovers, but if you guys can suggest something, that would be great.
09-02-2007, 07:13 PM
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the BC's are ok for what they are. Don't expect stellar results, but they ride acceptably enough and have a decent dampening span. Fairly typical for lower end coilovers at that price point.
09-03-2007, 05:53 AM
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what wheels and tires are you running? Also, have you budgeted (or do you have) for the front and rear camber solution that you're likely to need with lowering the car on coilovers?
09-03-2007, 06:47 AM
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Hks Rs
Originally Posted by Mr_Drifter
So I'm getting rid of my current setup and switching over to coilovers. What I am looking for is a coilover that is dampening adjustable and rides really smooth on the street. The car is not tracked at all, so I don't want high spring rates. I want to stay right around $1,000. I am currently looking at the BC Racing coilovers, but if you guys can suggest something, that would be great.
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Originally Posted by 97supratt
I think that's a oxymoron, comfortable coilover. lol
A progressive rear means the spring is progressively wound. This means the coils at the top of the spring, have a softer rate, and as the spring compresses, the rate gets stiffer. Several manufacturers (the Euro ones), employ this technique to give a ride that provides a great balance between comfort and sportiness. For all out track use, a straight linear setup is ideal, but for everyone else out there, the progressives give a nice balance, and is an easier way for the manufacturer to make their setup, vs employing specialized and exotic valving techniques
09-03-2007, 04:12 PM
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there are plenty of comfortable coilovers out there - good performance and comfort, at least in my world, should not be mutually exclusive. We're not building LMP cars here, we are building, presumably most of us, real world street cars. If the coilovers you choose don't offer better than OEM dampening, you made the wrong choice.
A progressive rear means the spring is progressively wound. This means the coils at the top of the spring, have a softer rate, and as the spring compresses, the rate gets stiffer. Several manufacturers (the Euro ones), employ this technique to give a ride that provides a great balance between comfort and sportiness. For all out track use, a straight linear setup is ideal, but for everyone else out there, the progressives give a nice balance, and is an easier way for the manufacturer to make their setup, vs employing specialized and exotic valving techniques
A progressive rear means the spring is progressively wound. This means the coils at the top of the spring, have a softer rate, and as the spring compresses, the rate gets stiffer. Several manufacturers (the Euro ones), employ this technique to give a ride that provides a great balance between comfort and sportiness. For all out track use, a straight linear setup is ideal, but for everyone else out there, the progressives give a nice balance, and is an easier way for the manufacturer to make their setup, vs employing specialized and exotic valving techniques
He wants to spend around $1,000. There aren't any coilovers I know of that are comfortable for around $1,000.
09-04-2007, 03:40 AM
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another vote for hks rs. its more than $1k but i found it to be able to be even as comfortable as (if not more so) than stock if thats what you want... and i have a g no less...
09-04-2007, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Triple8Sol
Tein Basics might be your answer?
09-04-2007, 09:59 PM
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Get a shock with adjustable dampening (such as the koni yellows) and match it with a spring with your desired spring rate. If you want ride height adjustability,there are some shocks with threaded collars. (i know kyb makes them for subarus)
