coilovers?
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coilovers?
been doing at abit of research on which to buy
iv seen sets on the bay for give or take £400 but id imagine they'd be cheap rubbish, can any1 confirm this?
so which is the best set for money? don't wanna go over board and spend £££ on them but don't want crappy 1's which will fail pretty quickly
can some1 point me in the right direction please
iv seen sets on the bay for give or take £400 but id imagine they'd be cheap rubbish, can any1 confirm this?
so which is the best set for money? don't wanna go over board and spend £££ on them but don't want crappy 1's which will fail pretty quickly
can some1 point me in the right direction please
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Cheap coilovers are the quickest way to ruin a perfectly good car, I learned that the hard way and have been chasing a good ride quality ever since, several thousand pounds later.
Stick with shocks/springs if a rad car IMO, but bilstein or KW the safe choices for coilovers... Just expect £1k plus.
Stick with shocks/springs if a rad car IMO, but bilstein or KW the safe choices for coilovers... Just expect £1k plus.
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Cheap coilovers are the quickest way to ruin a perfectly good car, I learned that the hard way and have been chasing a good ride quality ever since, several thousand pounds later.
Stick with shocks/springs if a rad car IMO, but bilstein or KW the safe choices for coilovers... Just expect £1k plus.
Stick with shocks/springs if a rad car IMO, but bilstein or KW the safe choices for coilovers... Just expect £1k plus.
i personally think the full set of coilovers u can get for £370 posted brandnew on ebay are good
if your not tracking/racing your car whats the point in spending £££££ on coilovers when your not going to use them to there potential its just a total waste of money i hear to much about people saying or spend a grand buy teins or bc etc... eh WHY?? there are very good coilovers dont get me wrong but all depends on your goal
end of the day if your looking for a nice ride dont buy coilovers in the first place there all hard and harsh and annoying anyways lol
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Assuming we're talking about a classic turbo; I'd be interested in anyone's thoughts on this:
What about kyb excel-g struts, they're £250 for a set of 4.
P1 springs are progressive 190-203 front and progressive 95-163 rear.
I, along with another member on here, Scott.T, are testing springs at the moment, of various ratings.
You can't go to the P1 front rating, on the excel-g's, but you could do 177 front 163 rear.
Is that a better bet than cheap coilovers?
What about kyb excel-g struts, they're £250 for a set of 4.
P1 springs are progressive 190-203 front and progressive 95-163 rear.
I, along with another member on here, Scott.T, are testing springs at the moment, of various ratings.
You can't go to the P1 front rating, on the excel-g's, but you could do 177 front 163 rear.
Is that a better bet than cheap coilovers?
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Buy lowering springs if you're just trying to close the gap on your wheelwell for looks and slight handling improvement. My ebay coilovers leaked after a year of normal daily driving.
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So what do you think I should lower it? Seen 30mm lowering springs but is that enough? Got 17" wheels the now but at some point gonna upgrade front brakes as the brakes are **** so will probs need bigger wheels and 18" will be my max I will go
What make of springs are recommended?
What make of springs are recommended?
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I got some eBay coilovers - £400 , only had them on 9 months but seem good so far, nice ride and is fully adjustable, was pleasantly surprised, just have to see how long they last.
BUT saying that, IF I had a little more money I would buy BC coilovers.
BUT saying that, IF I had a little more money I would buy BC coilovers.
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which ebay ones did you buy? got a link?
i can hear a little squeak from 1 of the shockies (i think) everytime i go over a speed bump but have heard similar noises on customers cars and it turned out to be the roll bar link bushes, i should check this
regardless of that i only really want to close the gap but having a scoob i thought it would be rude not to put coil overs on it
then again haven't had coil overs on a car before, and the feed back in getting is not to buy them
decisions, decisions.......
i can hear a little squeak from 1 of the shockies (i think) everytime i go over a speed bump but have heard similar noises on customers cars and it turned out to be the roll bar link bushes, i should check this
regardless of that i only really want to close the gap but having a scoob i thought it would be rude not to put coil overs on it
then again haven't had coil overs on a car before, and the feed back in getting is not to buy them
decisions, decisions.......
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I have found them to be really good, you can adjust spring rate and damper etc so you can make them as hard or soft as you like... softest setting I would say isnt that much different to STI suspension.
These are the ones I bough - Just email him and offer £400 and he will accept it.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Racing-Coi...item4ad27b8e10
These are the ones I bough - Just email him and offer £400 and he will accept it.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Racing-Coi...item4ad27b8e10
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