Hey guys, I posted this in the wrong section at first ...I have a bone stock '08 Z, and im looking to start on modding the suspension before I get my wheels (idk which yet btw ) so I know how much room I got to play with..well, anyways I've been doing a bunch of research lately.. At first I was looking at just getting lowering springs on stock shocks (31k), but then I saw people saying how its a lot better to get a set of coilovers instead since it would be worth it for various reasons even though more money..im not looking to track the car but im also not trying to compromise the Zs handling too much just for an aggressive low drop, which is what I want it for mainly.. keep in mind im also on a budget..I was looking to spend no more than like 1200ish...then I started doing some more thread searching on coilovers n' saw a few ppl talking about some of the coilovers in my price range like the tokicos d specs, stance gr+, bc racing coilovers, etc; n they said those coilovers aren't worth it because they "suck" .. I forgot their reasons...they were saying to just get a nicer pair of shocks/springs so I actually do a legit upgrade in performance...that's y im confused because the threads of ppl getting lowering springs and or shocks they say get the cheaper coils...then the threads talking about coilovers they say to invest on just really good spring/shock combo instead for like 1300..help me please. The Z is my daily

 

Its all a matter of opinion, some people just want the car to preform to the best it can so they say that they suck, but some people mildly drive there cars, and the stance or bc coils work great for them. In your case I would probably go with the Stance Gr+ OEM style coil, but thats just my .02.

 

Myth buster:

There is a assumption here that aftermarket springs dampers coilovers are better than OEM suspension, and will give you a performance upgrade. No no no. Aftermarket suspension components will alter ride and handling: it will be different. But different is not necessarily better. Just different.

 

I would just go for a good spring/shock combo like the Tokico D-Spec which you can get in the $700 range. If you want a quality coilover you are going to have to spend minimum $1500 for a coilover system.

 

Well..can I still adjust the height with some spring/shock combos? Or is that only coilovers strictly?

 

Height Coilover only