In the Market: Coilovers

trinity_rush2001 · Post by **trinity_rush2001** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:54 pm

ok so im in the market for some new car parts like always and im leaning toward suspension upgrades.....im in the market for some coilovers and have looked at a few setups but when i searched on here and read things on other forums i keep getting so many different opinions idk what to go with

what if looked at-

mopar staged coilovers (heard ok things but pricey)

tien (heard bad things)

BC (told to stay away)

heard about gc + koni setup = good

really im here to get some input from yall on what the best setup would be

im looking for something that i can get a little drop out of and still maintain good performance and i want to be able to adjust the ride height so no springs. any and all info would be great

bone-yard-racing · Post by **bone-yard-racing** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:30 am

Nobody will agree with me but here goes:
Koni/GC: Best
Eibach: good no damping adjustment
Mopar/KW: good but $$$
Tien: Over-hyped dampers suck
BC: $100 replacement dampers should say eneough

Call ground control or truechoice and tell them you want coilovers for a 2gn neon, GC has several dampers you can choose from

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:20 am

bone-yard-racing wrote:Nobody will agree with me but here goes:
Koni/GC: Best
Eibach: good no damping adjustment
Mopar/KW: good but $$$
Tien: Over-hyped dampers suck
BC: $100 replacement dampers should say eneough

Call ground control or truechoice and tell them you want coilovers for a 2gn neon, GC has several dampers you can choose from

Modern is currently having a sale on the BC coilovers right now. should say more than enough... I should be picking up a set here soon.

bone-yard-racing · Post by **bone-yard-racing** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:58 am

^ Nobody bought them?
I should have asked what you want the coilovers to do? If you just want the height adjustment than the eibach or sleves are best. If you want to have coilovers for the fact of having coilovers and not much else go BCs. If you want a proper set of real racing dampers koni is your only close to direct fit and about the best. If you have too much money and want to be cool(for a suspension dork) call Penske and ask real nice

jphillips · Post by **jphillips** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:25 pm

D2 also makes a direct fit in the same price ballpark. If you want to spend silly money, call Woodhouse or any of the other SpeedWC teams that ran SRT's; they probably all have parts still in the shop.

bone-yard-racing · Post by **bone-yard-racing** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:42 pm

^ Most WC teams ran konis

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:54 pm

I don't have a lot of Money... and after talking to a few other people. the BC coilovers give the best bang for the buck for what you pay for. They have dampening adjustment, height adjustment, and Camber adjustment. I haven't heard anything really negative about them. Sure there is better, but is it really worth the extra money?

Why am I switching? because after 70K miles on my eibachs and KYBs, my struts are beginning to show signs of wear and will need to be replaced soon. Really... I want the coilovers to do better than my spring/strut setup. The big attraction to me is the camber adjustment because I've had problems attaining a neutral camber and really want a negative camber. The dampening I hear is pretty good and is adjustable so win win.

This is my only car and a daily driver and as such I have not taken it to the track. That day will come, but for now since I can't afford the "best" I'll get what I can get the most out of my money with.

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 1:23 pm

there are also ksports 36-ways...got em from a vendor on SRTForums.

NEX makes a DECENT kit. pretty cheap, too.

all depends on what you're lookin for out of them.

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:19 pm

Everyone forget about IP2?

trinity_rush2001 · Post by **trinity_rush2001** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:15 pm

ive been thread jacked....lol but yea im just looking for height adjustment and a lil performance out of a set of coilovers....dnt really wanna break the bank because tehres other things i wish to buy as well but i have heard more negative from the BC set

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 8:41 pm

Since I haven't heard any at all.. what negative have you heard?

trinity_rush2001 · Post by **trinity_rush2001** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:00 pm

mainly that they werent as durable as people would have liked....didnt last all that long. and i know that isnt w/ everyone....im tryin to find the link that i read....idk im still lookin around at coilovers

i checked out the ksports......anymore input?>

bone-yard-racing · Post by **bone-yard-racing** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:20 am

The old K-sport cartrages were duriable but they werent great dampers. The new ones just plain suck. Honestly for the height adjustment and decent performance go for the Eibachs, Eibach can even rebuild/revalve the dampers for you.

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:08 am

Check out megans thats what me and glasswars have and i love them got them for 870 from turboneonstore

latief · Post by **latief** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:15 am

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check out the off-topic forum, it is covered there , I got $40 cashback on a $130 headunit........

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Edit:

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TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:18 am

How is tha ride with the Megans?

trinity_rush2001 · Post by **trinity_rush2001** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 3:14 pm

latief....a lil more info im kinda confused

EDIT

thx latief i understand now....ima ive it a shot looks like i can get some really good stuff

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:57 pm

TheRandom1 wrote:How is tha ride with the Megans?

good 32 way ajustable stiffness i can get it very very close to stock and as close to dead stiff and all the inbetween

Blazinsrt · Post by **Blazinsrt** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:09 pm

Here is my opinion, I would go for the bc's all the way! No questions. I have had springs, Mopar S3 coilovers and now BC's. The BC's are by far the best.

They have seen many track days and I use my car as a daily driver. I drive my car 80 miles one way for the commute and I drive my car to the track pulling a trailer.

Best bang for the buck!

excon · Post by **excon** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:40 pm

what about as far as lifetime? If you set your coilovers to be as rough and firm as possible will they wear out quicker?

What about weight in the back seat? When I asked this in a post a while back people just told me not to let anyone ride in the back seat! So will your car scrape/bottom out with two or three people in the back seat if the car is lowered like some of you have done?

bone-yard-racing · Post by **bone-yard-racing** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:23 am

Blazinsrt wrote:Here is my opinion, I would go for the bc's all the way! No questions. I have had springs, Mopar S3 coilovers and now BC's. The BC's are by far the best.

They have seen many track days and I use my car as a daily driver. I drive my car 80 miles one way for the commute and I drive my car to the track pulling a trailer.

Best bang for the buck!

You look like someone with a vested interest in turning, get them on a shock dyno

Blazinsrt · Post by **Blazinsrt** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:10 am

bone-yard-racing wrote:
Blazinsrt wrote:Here is my opinion, I would go for the bc's all the way! No questions. I have had springs, Mopar S3 coilovers and now BC's. The BC's are by far the best.

They have seen many track days and I use my car as a daily driver. I drive my car 80 miles one way for the commute and I drive my car to the track pulling a trailer.

Best bang for the buck!
You look like someone with a vested interest in turning, get them on a shock dyno

Well I really dont have money to set the car on a shock dyno. Besides that is more for how much can they take if they were to be beaten on 100% of the time around the clock.
As for my set up I daily drive with them on a softer damping and when I go to the track I have them set a little stiffer. I like the BC's for more than one reason. Ok they are cheap (for the money I am getting more for my money) so far they have lasted ( I have friends that are already having their KW's rebuilt). If and when they go out their still cheaper. One thing for the track that makes BC's better is the fact that you can do a true corner balance as opposed to the KW's. Now with that said If KW's had the ability of adjustment that the BC's have I might have stuck with them because they are rebuildable and the valves can be changed.

bone-yard-racing · Post by **bone-yard-racing** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:09 am

You have a point. Is the car in your sig pic yours?

Blazinsrt · Post by **Blazinsrt** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:20 pm

bone-yard-racing wrote:You have a point. Is the car in your sig pic yours?

Yes it is, here are more. viewtopic.php?t=35649 I have since put on a full under belly pan and added a front splitter.

trinity_rush2001 · Post by **trinity_rush2001** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 5:21 pm

Thx Blazin i may go that route and good choice on the color

yellow really is the best color lol

excon · Post by **excon** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:51 pm

trinity_rush2001 · Post by **trinity_rush2001** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:29 am

lol its ok i got the info i was lookin for

Adam G · Post by **Adam G** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:03 am

I have the tein super sport coilovers and they arent bad at all. granted they were on the car then I picked it up