Nemesys

Hi, I currently have a 1995 Lexus SC 400. I am torn as to which coilovers I should use. I've read several articles with reviews and I still cannot decide. So far these are the four I have in mind:

1. Tein
2. KSport
3. BC
4. HKS

Please Help! Your input will be greatly appreciated...Thanks!!

5sp_jzz30

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none of those...

need more details from you about your car, what you are going to use it for, how low do you want to go, etc.

go back one page and look down. there are a few threads discussing coilovers. doing a search doesnt hurt either

Nemesys

Ok Thanks!!

97-SC300

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i love my Cusco Zero2E

Shadowen

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Just curious, are those not good brands he listed?

Nova

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not to thread jack but this is also a concern of mine. i will be daily driving the car and would occasionally see some drifting. any of the above brands better then the other for drifting?

t70 supra

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just depends which model and spring rate u choose for the car. i have tiens and love them they handle awsome but i am moving on to somthing more stiffer since i am using my black sc to track and auto x now i needed somthing that can handle better. but most of then tien are partially threaded. the hks a few are fully threaded and the rest are partial. the other 2 idk u willl have to look for yourself. but thier more than those brands avaliable for the sc u also can use supra coilovers.

i would look into zeals, stances some tiens like the SS and Ha's as far as hks hypermax II and III's and also powerd by max coils if u can find them. JZZ30, JZZ31 UZZ30 and JZA80 coils u can all use.

Carfreak70

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Personally I love my Stance GR+ pro's, but they arent for the light pocketed. Theyre rather expensive, but the ride is to die for. Its not TOO bouncy. I love them. I would consider them if I was you.

sillyboi12

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i love my jic magic!

ScottURnot

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Love my JIC's as well!

FormosaSC

I love my Tein CS for the EDFC, I have a occasional fun drive setting and a girlfriend setting, works awesome with the girls and those stressful days where you just want to relax and have a enjoyable ride.

If you want an overall good coil go for stance, pretty cheap at around 1000$ a pop, and I've heard of nothing but good reviews of them! HKS and other Jap brands are good but a bit aggressive in my experience with my previous 240sx. Also, if your suspensions are blown, Tein can easily be repaired by places around US for a good price, if you buy those Jap brands, you're pretty much out of luck on repair, might as well buy new ones.

TheKevin

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of the 4 choices, i'd pass on #2 and #3.

mptjimmy

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i run tein RA's with a stiffer spring setup and love them, i have a set of ohlins from a soarer that i came across , if your intrested

CLNSC3

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Off all of those I have experience with Tein, and I will say that they are garbage. I seem to be in the minority on this forum with that opinion. I have broken two sets of almost new Teins in the past and their customer service is AWFUL. I have many friends who have had similar experiences with Tein. A local shop here refuses to carry Tein because they have had so many negative experiences with them!

I would also avoid Ksport coilovers.

I personally run JIC FLTA-2 and I absolutely love them. When I do replace them I will most likely go with KW!

LexAnt

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i tossed out my Teins cuz they were crap when on the track. They just didn't work well with the rest of my suspension. In the end, I went with Top Secret. The valving on the Aragosta dampers are so good, I wished I had gone with a stiffer spring rate. Unlike the Teins, each **** adjustment actually had a real noticeable change in dampening characteristic.

FYI- my spring rates are 16kg fr and 12kg rr. I dd my car and track it, on 3/2 setting from full soft, it's comparable in ride to a stock RSX.

For the price: Stances are really good. I'd avoid Teins. K-Sport; I personally have not heard much about them. HKS; depending on which model you get, would work well. BC; I have personally been in a SC with a spring rate of 20kg fr and 16kg rr, the ride is actually pretty tolerable, that is if you're still on stock bushings, once you toss those out for polyurethane or something stiffer, along with if you plan on low pro tires and rims in the future, the ride can get pretty rough.