I want to lower my car but roads here suck so my answer is..........coil overs. so what i need is any recommendations on brands for my ride.
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if the roads are bad, you don't want coilovers
well its not that they are horrible but they do have a few potholes i want to be able to adjust it at shows and when im on the road a regular lowering kit would be good if the roads were totally flat. why would i not want coilovers though?
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JakeLegend wrote:if the roads are bad, you don't want coilovers
thats a retarded comment
if you want coilovers get ground control and but them on either koni yellow or tokico dspec struts
i saw a set at rksport that were designed for use with stock struts i believe they were ground control whats the opinions on them?
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also i see a set of Tein dampers anyone have anything to say on them either?
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I've got Tein Super Streets, I wouldn't run anything else on my car, its my 3rd spring and strut combo and deffinately my fav, you can lower the dampening for bad roads and crank it up for nice curvy back roads. Slamming any suspension is bad, the Teins are actually specced for about 1.5" all around drop based on the dampening and spring rates but you can go lower just wouldn't reccomend it when driving around, only for show.
-Chris
i am also now kinda looking into skunk 2 coilsovers and kyb gr2's anyoine know if this would be a good combo?
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Patrick Myers wrote:i am also now kinda looking into skunk 2 coilsovers and kyb gr2's anyoine know if this would be a good combo?
Horrible combo. GR2's are
stock replacements, and
can not hanlde any sort of a drop.
Skunk 2 coil overs have extreamly high spring rates. I wouldn't suggest using them either, (even if you were to install them on proper struts.)
You're MUCH better off getting Koni Yellows or D-Specs for struts, and Ground Controls for coil overs.
Or you could go with the Tien Basic or SS packages. They both come with coil overs, and struts which are made to handle the coil over setup.
Personally, I'd suggest going with one of the Tien kits. Although you could probably find a used set of Ground Controls and Koni Yellows in the Classified section for a decent price.
Evil Cavalier wrote:Patrick Myers wrote:i am also now kinda looking into skunk 2 coilsovers and kyb gr2's anyoine know if this would be a good combo?
Horrible combo. GR2's are stock replacements, and can not hanlde any sort of a drop.
Skunk 2 coil overs have extreamly high spring rates. I wouldn't suggest using them either, (even if you were to install them on proper struts.)
You're MUCH better off getting Koni Yellows or D-Specs for struts, and Ground Controls for coil overs.
Or you could go with the Tien Basic or SS packages. They both come with coil overs, and struts which are made to handle the coil over setup.
Personally, I'd suggest going with one of the Tien kits. Although you could probably find a used set of Ground Controls and Koni Yellows in the Classified section for a decent price.
yup. i had skunk2 coils on my car but i also had them with koni reds. the ride wasnt that bad but those coils are an extremely high spring rate
oh ok then
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so for shocks now i am looking into tokickos they are good stock replacements and can handle up to a 1.5 inch drop. as for coils are the rksports any good?
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You can't use coilovers on any sort of stock replacement shocks.
If you want coilovers, it's going to cost you a lot. You can't do this cheap and safe.
Read through the FAQ above. It will answer these questions for you.
if you want coilover my suggestion is get a tein kit thats already put together. other than that it should only be ground control coilovers and koni yellow/tokico dspec struts
Patrick Myers wrote:so for shocks now i am looking into tokickos they are good stock replacements and can handle up to a 1.5 inch drop. as for coils are the rksports any good?
If you are looking at the Tokico HPs, those are stock replacements and will not be able to handle coil overs. You need either Koni Yellows, or D-specs for coil overs.
ok i am far from a millionaire and i refuse to pay for some cheap piece of crap like from ebay or somthing suspension isn't somethin to cheap out on so i may just get the tein h-tech's the only lower about an inch which will help the looks but keep my bumper off the ground everywhere i go. what kind of struts do i need with those?
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You could get away with KYB AGX struts with those springs.
