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Eh saving up is cool, but if it gets in the way of you DRIVING (and I mean this more as a driving drifting tracks thing) it's bad. If you're seeing events pop up all summer and saying "well I gotta have wheels and suspension first", fuck, that sucks, because the enjoyment you get out of those wheels or suspension isn't going to mean jack squat if you passed up on DRIVING.
That's like buying a Ferrari and putting it in the garage because now you can't afford to fix it if it breaks.
Sometimes it's okay to get stuff that WORKS and isn't baller ass product if it means you can goto 2 more drift events with the money you saved and you still can drive the same.
I mainly apply this philosophy to wheels and aerodynamics. Neither really affects your performance, but both can be incredibly expensive if you want to buy legit parts.
Back on topic:
Me, I bought Silkroad / Section RM/A8's. They are the first and only coilover I've had (and I'm a shitty driver), so take my words with a grain of salt, but I love them.
I daily drove my car for 2 years on them, and have attended numerous events with them, and they are still buttery smooth, but not sloppy at ALL. Super durable, which is good because if one of them blows I have to ship them to Japanland to get them rebuilt.
And, My car is slammed with tons of room in rear to go and I could probably pull a collar up front and be on the floor tucking 17"s.
Best feature PERIOD: 8 way adjustable. FUCK YEAH. No more remembering "OH SHIT am I on 15 or 16 in the front, oh fuck fuck shit", 8 clicks. Done. Each click is NOTICEABLE in your driving. You can feel the change. Wow.
Criticisms:
-Of course that they need to be rebuilt out of the country, very long and difficult process.
-They are a tad expensive, about 1200$ if you can get a hookup.
-And you have to make sure the bolts on the spindle are tight as shit, they are a lower camber adjustment and if they come loose your whole spindle will pivot and wobble like a mad man. Ask me how I know.
-Collars siezed on me once, and they are a pretty lightweight aluminum so you can't beat the shit out of them to get them loose, but a can of PB Blast got them spinning again.
And to the guy that says you have to sacrifice ride comfort for performance, wrong. My coilovers are smooth as butter on the streets (pot holes and such are rough, but I've felt way worse) and when I goto the track I dial a couple notches in the rear and we're brain rattling stiff.
Not that I like that setting, I run about 4 or 5 in rear and 3 up front. Smooth drifting > feeling like a "race car" stiff but getting no traction because your whole car is vibrating all of the energy out of it.
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