Coilovers or Lowering Springs On a DD

[CB7 Sleeper]

Which would you prefer on a Daily Driver. Coilovers or a good set of lowering springs like Tein or H&R?

[jhoff]

it all matters on what size tire, how low you are.

my car is dd, 2" inch drop, kyb gr2s, stock tire size
im gonna say its flat threw the corners, but it rides like stock.

[Shadow1]

it all depends.


to me, idk. i like coilovers because i can choose the height i want to drive at. raise it up an inch or two for the winter when it snows or eliminate the fender/wheel gap during the spring and summer months. if you get a FULL coilover set up then you dont have to worry about matching them with struts for a good ride. but full coilover set ups or coilover/strut(a GOOD sleeve/strut combo) set ups cost $450+.


but with lowering springs, you dont have to much worry about raising or lowering. its a static drop. pair them with some nice struts and you'll be golden. with about $350, you can have a nice better than stock ride thats not to stiff or soft.

[gloryaccordy]

Really depends on a lot

I would say the spring rates of whatever you're choosing will really determine what to get, as well as the quality of your roads, your tire/wheel size etc. I live around really bad roads... "Race" springs and 215-45-17s were just too much; I have downgraded to 205-55-16s and its bearable.

Generally though I would go with coilovers if you are not gonna go with Koni Yellows.

[MikeW]

Who are you???

[CB7 Sleeper]

Who are you???

pazzword jdm lol. i had a stalker, had to make a name change. shhhhhh.

[Shadow1]

Who are you???

wow. that helped out a lot. if your not going to help, dont post.



top the OP. how much are looking to spend.

[CB7 Sleeper]

He asked that because we were talking earlier. Not his fault, he was just curious.

On topic: I already have Tein S-Techs with KYB GR-2 shocks but I was reading a thread yesterday about a company looking to start making coilovers for our cars for $300. Thats why I was wondering if it would be worth it to upgrade.

[jhoff]

wow. that helped out a lot. if your not going to help, dont post.



top the OP. how much are looking to spend.

budget is a huge thing

[kouzie]

Yeah, it depend on a lot of things.
First thing come to mind is budget in this case I would said lower springs casue coilover aren't cheap.

[CB7 Sleeper]

Yeah, it depend on a lot of things.
First thing come to mind is budget in this case I would said lower springs casue coilover aren't cheap.

makes sense

[Shadow1]

budget is a huge thing

Yeah, it depend on a lot of things.
First thing come to mind is budget in this case I would said lower springs casue coilover aren't cheap.

basicly.


if you plan on spending more than like $300-400 then a good spring/strut combo will be good. if you have $600-$800, Func./Form Type Ones, Tanabe Sustec Pro's, or Tien Basic Dampners will do fine. any further than that, you'll be looking into getting dampening adjustable coilovers.

[mndude07]

One of these days I'm going to make a flow chart to help people determine what suspension setup to go with.