Budget Coilover Suggestions
08-15-2012, 11:36 AM
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It totally depends on how much you're willing to spend and what you're expecting from your suspension. You could find coilovers for pretty cheap but they might not last as long, ride as well, or perform as well as higher end systems.
08-15-2012, 12:23 PM
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Unless you have $1600+ to spend on coilovers, just get drop springs.
08-15-2012, 01:28 PM
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You don't necessarily have to pay top dollar - I was fortunate enough to find a set of brand new A'Pexi coilovers that suited my needs just fine, and they were on sale for under a grand. Lowered to the height I wanted which was lower than what the Hotchkis springs provided me before I found the A'Pexi's. It took me a while to dial them in, they were 32 way adjustable for damping, so I took a few adjustments and time to dial in the ride I was satisfied with. Just keep looking around, you can find some quality coilovers for a decent price, under a grand. I found mine at a car meet w/vendors at Irwindale Speedway.
08-15-2012, 02:27 PM
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Fortune Autos seem like a pretty good choice for the money for most people.
08-15-2012, 04:06 PM
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I see tein, megan,... Around 700 to 1000$. The price is not much different but i do not know if the quality? Is different. I just want something not too expensive but working good on my car
08-15-2012, 08:56 PM
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Since you're probably not tracking your car and you either A. want to feel like you driving with a "better" handling suspension. Or B. you want to lower the car. Hell even both. You might want to look at some springs which will give you the drop with no ability to adjust anything other than height. If you car has high mileage don't go with springs. If you want coilovers, you don't have much options for quality and low prices. The new Tein Basis, BC, FA, Stance, Tanabe, or you could go with a strut/spring combo. ( Koni Yellows or Tokico ). Your not going to find the answer your looking for in the forums, but you will find ALOT of information to help you decide on what you want to do with the budget you have. 
Good luck.
Good luck.
08-15-2012, 11:30 PM
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I had MDU's before I got my current Megan tracks. Only reason I got different coilovers is because I needed a true type setup and the MDU's were an OEM setup. For daily driving I would say that they were pretty good. Allowed me to adjust the height to whatever I wanted (literally) and kept a relatively good ride. Not harsh at all.
I picked up my Megan's brand new from a friend for very cheap and they've held up excellently since I've had them. I think I've put ~5,000 miles on my car give or take with my new setup and I like em.
I picked up my Megan's brand new from a friend for very cheap and they've held up excellently since I've had them. I think I've put ~5,000 miles on my car give or take with my new setup and I like em.
08-16-2012, 07:18 PM
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I have a quick question on the topic of suspension for anyone reading this,
How low can a person go before they have to start worrying about camber and toe issues?
If all a person wanted to do was drop it a slight amount for appearance and not slam the crap out of it and wasn't planning on tracking it at all.
Only reason i ask is because Canadian roads in Saskatchewan are sooo horrible that if you get to low you wont be able to drive without loosing the bottom end of your whole car and i would only be dropping a bit for appearance.
How low can a person go before they have to start worrying about camber and toe issues?
If all a person wanted to do was drop it a slight amount for appearance and not slam the crap out of it and wasn't planning on tracking it at all.
Only reason i ask is because Canadian roads in Saskatchewan are sooo horrible that if you get to low you wont be able to drive without loosing the bottom end of your whole car and i would only be dropping a bit for appearance.
08-16-2012, 08:11 PM
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I have a quick question on the topic of suspension for anyone reading this,
How low can a person go before they have to start worrying about camber and toe issues?
If all a person wanted to do was drop it a slight amount for appearance and not slam the crap out of it and wasn't planning on tracking it at all.
Only reason i ask is because Canadian roads in Saskatchewan are sooo horrible that if you get to low you wont be able to drive without loosing the bottom end of your whole car and i would only be dropping a bit for appearance.
How low can a person go before they have to start worrying about camber and toe issues?
If all a person wanted to do was drop it a slight amount for appearance and not slam the crap out of it and wasn't planning on tracking it at all.
Only reason i ask is because Canadian roads in Saskatchewan are sooo horrible that if you get to low you wont be able to drive without loosing the bottom end of your whole car and i would only be dropping a bit for appearance.
08-17-2012, 07:14 PM
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i got these coming in. it took them a month to ship it, but it was because the one on the bodys had a damaged thread. so there quality control is good. i be posting up a thread when they get there thursday.
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