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Old 07-22-2013, 12:32 PM
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Coilover Suggestion

Hey guys!!!! im looking to lower my car and im wondering what would you guys recommend me to get for coilovers. Im not really looking to spend hella money just something that will lower my car for daily driving.
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What type of racing do you do and what's your budget?
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if you are willing to go with top of the line coils i would go with Megans. They are 32 way adjustable, while my RCE tarmac 2s are only 3 way adjustable.
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im not doing any races i just wanted to lower my car and have a good comfortable ride. Willing to spend lil over $500 mayb
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You have to be kidding. Coilovers are WAAAAAY out of your price range. Nor are they needed just for lowering a car. There are shops that charge more than that for coilover installation and setup alone. Not that you need them if you're not racing anythings. They would be vast overkill.

$500 is a spring budget, assuming you're not still on the original stock struts (if you are, tack on another $600-1,000 for struts and top hats). That will lower your car and do it comfortably depending on what you get.
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And now... for the coilover speech... again

There is nothing magical about coilovers. For the vast majority of people, both streeters and racers coilovers are a massive waste of money.
Most people install coilovers and never adjust them. Coilovers are just more stuff to break.
For a street car (and most race cars) you are better off with springs and shocks.

My suggestion:
Save your money and buy a good setup
TiC Tok suspension package
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FYI, D-Specs are on backorder with no foreseeable date for more stock. The only way to get them is to find a shop that has them sitting on a shelf.

The linked package is what I run on my car. I have:
- D-Specs
- Swift Spec Rs
- Whiteline Com-C Front top hats
- Grp N Rear top hats
- New bump stops
- Adjustment extenders
- Strut spacers
- And you will need new spring insulators (I think they are $40 per side or something like that)

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ohh ok well i am a noob lol so i should just go with springs then? i just wanted to lower it more and its for daily driven car
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Springs are fine for that. Do you know if you still have the original struts?

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I think its the original struts but im not 100% sure. Will find out soon though
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Originally Posted by bryn.borjal
im not doing any races i just wanted to lower my car and have a good comfortable ride. Willing to spend lil over $500 mayb
my top hats cost that much. look into koni's since the dspecs are out of stock
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I'm running a set of BC BRs but springs and struts aren't bad either. If I go that route I'd run the dspecs with swift
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do you guys think it'll be better to just go with springs like (Eibach or H&R) rather than getting coilovers?
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