Coilover Suggestion
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Joined: May 2013
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From: Modesto, CA
Car Info: 2002 Wrx Impreza
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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From: Sterling, VA
Car Info: '02 WRX + '15 WRX
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.
$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
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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Posts: 2,123
From: Sterling, VA
Car Info: '02 WRX + '15 WRX
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)
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)
Last edited by Brfatal; Jul 22, 2013 at 08:29 PM.
