Coilover Decision
12-28-09, 01:16 PM
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what is your criteria for getting coilovers? lowering the car? improving handling? looks?
if you want a sporty ride, be able to go loooow, and inexpensive then get stance($1000 all day)
if you dont need to go low and want amazing handling then get KW(about $1800-3300 depending what model you get and how they are valved)
as far as handling goes everything out there will be crap. they are over sprung and under damped.
i have stances. for the price they are great. i use my car for daily driving and drift events. when i get more serious with my car and retire it from daily driving duty im getting RobiSpec's KW or a set of custom built Koni's from Truechoice Motorsports. both will be around 3000 bux.
consider that a deal since moton setup goes fro about 15,000
if you want a sporty ride, be able to go loooow, and inexpensive then get stance($1000 all day)
if you dont need to go low and want amazing handling then get KW(about $1800-3300 depending what model you get and how they are valved)
as far as handling goes everything out there will be crap. they are over sprung and under damped.
i have stances. for the price they are great. i use my car for daily driving and drift events. when i get more serious with my car and retire it from daily driving duty im getting RobiSpec's KW or a set of custom built Koni's from Truechoice Motorsports. both will be around 3000 bux.
consider that a deal since moton setup goes fro about 15,000
12-28-09, 02:58 PM
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well im only displaying those 2 choices because I have exlactly those 2 sets of coilovers in front of me deciding which one to put on. lol.
Street/Track Suspension. Its going be low but not slammed.
Street/Track Suspension. Its going be low but not slammed.
12-28-09, 08:58 PM
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tein is crap.
hks isnt much better but better non the less. from my experience with hypermax's on s-chassis they are very prone to leaking with time and abuse.
if you have both of those in front of you, unless they are free, i say sell them and get something better.
if the hks blow then rebuilding is going to cost an arm and leg and might as well buy new coilovers.
hks isnt much better but better non the less. from my experience with hypermax's on s-chassis they are very prone to leaking with time and abuse.
if you have both of those in front of you, unless they are free, i say sell them and get something better.
if the hks blow then rebuilding is going to cost an arm and leg and might as well buy new coilovers.
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12-28-09, 09:21 PM
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tein is crap.
hks isnt much better but better non the less. from my experience with hypermax's on s-chassis they are very prone to leaking with time and abuse.
if you have both of those in front of you, unless they are free, i say sell them and get something better.
if the hks blow then rebuilding is going to cost an arm and leg and might as well buy new coilovers.
hks isnt much better but better non the less. from my experience with hypermax's on s-chassis they are very prone to leaking with time and abuse.
if you have both of those in front of you, unless they are free, i say sell them and get something better.
if the hks blow then rebuilding is going to cost an arm and leg and might as well buy new coilovers.
There are various members running these same coilovers with no issues. I have ran tein in 3 of my past cars tracked hard and they never blew or leaked. Im just looking for the better of the two.
12-28-09, 09:33 PM
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i dont have links to blown hks. i have had my hands full of the shock oil though. lol.
thats why i said MY experience. seeing a link on the web is not experience. its just here-say where you dont know exactly what happened.
different people have different opinions on quality of workmanship, handling, and whats best for them.
do what you want
thats why i said MY experience. seeing a link on the web is not experience. its just here-say where you dont know exactly what happened.
different people have different opinions on quality of workmanship, handling, and whats best for them.
do what you want
12-28-09, 11:12 PM
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robi kw's v3 .... 3kish
ohlins 3k ish
gixxerdrew setup 1k ish BEST CHOICE money/performance
dont go fanboy on the hks, jic ...ect ect.. The only thing i ve listed i ve never ran is the gixxerdrew setup.
ohlins 3k ish
gixxerdrew setup 1k ish BEST CHOICE money/performance
dont go fanboy on the hks, jic ...ect ect.. The only thing i ve listed i ve never ran is the gixxerdrew setup.
12-29-09, 05:46 AM
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+1 im so glad some one else agrees. I will not run tein on my car even if they were given to me. when i had them on my last car they blew out with in a year and teins customer service was crap. I will say my dad has CST on his SC430 and they ride pretty nice but for my applications they were horrible.
12-29-09, 07:20 AM
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not going fanboy.. but these are the 2 coilovers i only have to choose from as I have both sets in my house right now. Im not buying a new set of coilovers when I have 2 right in front of me.
