i was wondering if anyone could recommend a good brand of coilovers for my 03 wagon..i am looking for lowered look but with great ride..i have tein ha's on my car now but i think this type of coilover is not good for a slammed height. i was looking into maybe tein flex's, cusco's. and JIC.any help would be great...thanks.

 

KW Variant 3's. Only $2k or so...

To be honest... no such thing as a comfortable coilover set-up. You can always go shocks and springs. That'll be the best comfort set-up, or you can try the Megan's or BC's...

No matter though...

I'd say go with shock/spring combo. If you aren't racing your car, get shocks and springs. The price difference and the warranty, in my opinion, are more worthwhile.

 

I agree-- coilovers were the worst upgrade I have made to my wrx. Its been three years and I finally have the coin to replace them with new shocks and springs. Coilovers have ruined my driving experience for way too long, except for the three times I had it on the track. I went with Ohline fixed perch wth sti prodrives to be exact! I am stoked they should be on next week. Best upgrade ever= Big brakes!!

 

i agree big brakes are under rated

penske
ohlins
PSS9s

i dont know who makes a wagon specific one
megan racing?

 

I wouldn't say they are the worst upgrade. It is more of a... why pay for something if you aren't going to put it to use? I am actually really happy with my coilover set-up, despite it being rough and uncomfortable, but by gee-golly, is handling great.

darkonion <--- auto-x'ed 14 of 15 events this season.

 

thanks for everyones input, i know springs have a better ride but i want the option of lifting it back to stock height because in hawaii we have to get safety check and springs won't pass, so i was just wondering what would be a better coilover, for a slammed ride but decent..i am leaning toward tein flex's.

 

I personally dont use Tein Flex but people say its a hit or miss type with these coilovers when it comes to comfortability especially with the TEIN EDFC. But remember Subies are not to keen on been super slammed since we are Full time AWD. Are you just using coilovers for the looks or for Functionality like say AutoX or spirited driving?? Darkonion in collaboration with Luke from Tirerack and RCE(i think) has already setup a chart/diagram with numerous coilovers system and their ratings. Try to check it out to get a rought idea of what you want.

 

Unless you are going to drive it like you stole it, in my humble opinion, most street going cars are better off with springrates around stock, good adjustable shocks and slightly bigger (non monster size) swaybar. Especially considering how few "corners" there are in daily driving.

 

Aye to that. You don't really need to spend money unless you really need to.

 

koni inserts FTW