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Old 03-11-09, 12:14 PM
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Default Coil overs..... need some help

hey guys... after having my s-techs on my car for about 1 month im pretty happy with them... but i think im gonna jump over to coils for more of an agresive look... however im kinda on a tigher budget now... moding my car making me pooor haha im doing everything so fast 1 after another... i cant stop
so wat would be the most INexpensive coils out there for my 350 ?

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Old 03-11-09, 12:41 PM
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If you're on a tight budget, save your money until you can financially afford better ones. It'll almost be like buying a house without being able to afford the mortgage. Control yourself
Old 03-11-09, 01:05 PM
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The cheapest would be either the Megans or the D2 coilovers or even the Buddy Club N+. You can get either one of them from $800-920ish.
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hmmm tanabes are around 880 and same as megan... which do u think is beter outta the 2 ?
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Megan will give you more drop than Tanabe
but both Tanabe and Megan are good
you can get TEAS, electronic dampening system for Tanabe do adjust your stiffness
but I don't think there is a system for Megan (correct me if I'm wrong)

I went with Tanabe because I knew I didn't need 4" drop in the front
I already scrape as is using my Tanabe and I can go lower if I want
the rear can be tucked using both Megan and Tanabe
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^^+154321646313464 on tanabes
Old 03-11-09, 06:44 PM
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looks like ill be purchasing a set of tanabes sometime soon... maybe buy a set used?

is there any major cons of getting a used set of coils ?
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Of course there are cons, you don't know how many potholes or curbs the previous person ran into..or how often he rapes corners
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Another con would be you wouldn't know the exact amount of miles on the coils. The coils could be used and abused by the previous owner before he cleaned them up and put them up for sale.

Best bet would be save up and purchase new.
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MEGANN FTW... hahahahaa bias opinion.. hahaha
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isn't if u get the coilover you have to rebuild them every 25000 miles? im just curious..coz i hear this all the time...
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new set of tanabes it is than ahha
thanks fellas
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