best & worst suspension to get for $1000

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Originally Posted by RUTH'LESSDET

This guy seems to think everybody is a drifter (iceman)or a racer i am neither furthermore the car is automatic right now...in the future maybe some autox, but that it. lets get back to the topic best and worst suspension setups for 1000 and WHY?

The problem with the question at hand is that 90% of the complete coilover kits you can get for $1000 are pretty much the same. They are full-body height adjustable, monotube, have 15-32 clicks of adjustment, 8/6 spring rates, and generally similar valving. You can pick whichever one you get the best deal on or looks the prettiest, because nitpicking $1000 coilovers is not going to matter much, especially if you only DD the car.

If you want something that you can live with everyday and have something nice to start with for tracking the car (eventually), then +100 for Koni/GC. Pair them with Tein or Cusco camber plates for best results.

If you just care about dumping the car, just get one of the pre-assembled kits, because an OTS Koni won't let you do that...

[RUTH'LESSDET]

Thanx for the info whats the price on a good set of camber plates???

Originally Posted by spool_sample

The problem with the question at hand is that 90% of the complete coilover kits you can get for $1000 are pretty much the same. They are full-body height adjustable, monotube, have 15-32 clicks of adjustment, 8/6 spring rates, and generally similar valving. You can pick whichever one you get the best deal on or looks the prettiest, because nitpicking $1000 coilovers is not going to matter much, especially if you only DD the car.

If you want something that you can live with everyday and have something nice to start with for tracking the car (eventually), then +100 for Koni/GC. Pair them with Tein or Cusco camber plates for best results.

If you just care about dumping the car, just get one of the pre-assembled kits, because an OTS Koni won't let you do that...

[spool_sample]

Originally Posted by RUTH'LESSDET

Thanx for the info whats the price on a good set of camber plates???

Depending on where you go, the Tein camber plates are about $150. The rear upper mounts are about the same price.

You could get away with just the front plates.

[RUTH'LESSDET]

Originally Posted by spool_sample

The problem with the question at hand is that 90% of the complete coilover kits you can get for $1000 are pretty much the same. They are full-body height adjustable, monotube, have 15-32 clicks of adjustment, 8/6 spring rates, and generally similar valving. You can pick whichever one you get the best deal on or looks the prettiest, because nitpicking $1000 coilovers is not going to matter much, especially if you only DD the car.

This is what I basically was thinking i should have done before I started this thread but I guess not. But then again some people really care about really technical suspension setups(BUFFS!!) and having there cars perfect in every aspect (suspension wise) I realized now im not a buff and even thought the d2's are not great I still have money left over from my $1000 so i can now pick up some cheap tension rods and still have $50 left

Originally Posted by drift freaq

Now if you took a short stroke Koni Yellow installed in a shortened housing with GC's you would have one sick ass supension setup. Of course at that point your costs are starting to rise for the custom work. This is where the average Joe opts out for a pre assembled coilover setup.

YUP!