what coilovers are the best bang for the buck?

[wastedracing]

hey i am looking to invest into some coilovers but have no clue what kind to look for and how much i should or need to spend on them. i dont need top of the line but dont want real cheap cheezy ones either. this is going on my car that is a daily driver and not just a track car if that makes a difference on what coilovers to get. please tell me what you think i should get and the around how much they are.
thanks

[Brian]

I think a very rough estimate for a good coilover is $1400.

[articdragon192]

+1 on that. For somethign streetable, Flexes would be good. Not too stiff and have a crap load of hiegh adjustment. I was abel to lower my car 5 inches from stock with them.

[Full-Lock]

If you want budget id go with STANCE...there like 1200 iirc, and are very nice.

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[wastedracing]

what about the tein basic damper?? or are those just a pos? trying to spend as little as possible for now and upgrade in a year or so...

[Brian]

why waste money now then?
do it right one time instead of half assing it once and then doing it right the next time.

My opinion anyways...

[whomiked]

k-sport no doubt

[mr_240sx]

well if you dont want to spend much then try k-sport or meagan or spend a bit more and get stance.

[wastedracing]

do the ksports wear out faster than most? would it be a bad idea to buy them used?
thanks
miles

[Brian]

used - you have absolutly NO idea what kind of conditions they have been put through.
I'd rather get new.

I wouldn't say K sports necessarily wear out faster. I have no idea though...

[backroadtouge]

really comfortable street coils are greddy

[614duece40]

silk roads are sweet ass coilovers

[Brian]

Zeal Super Functions are NOT very fun everyday coilovers.
Maybe somewhere with smooth grounds, but not here.

[derek_s13]

Originally Posted by wastedracing

would it be a bad idea to buy them used?

don't get used. ever. i bought my coils used, and it's a waste of life.

mine are a jdm set of jic-magic flt-a2. badass... when new.

me and the seller actually went through quite a few headaches getting this deal right,
and i'm still not happy w/ them. lately i've been thinking hard about getting stance.

bang for buck, my vote is positively DON'T GET USED.

[ladiesman8527]

stance coilovers are great. i love mine and the price was right.

[S14DB]

Topline Aragosta

[ejkisela]

We just use used set for 500 to 600 bones. I have been on the same set for a couple of years, and different cars. Tein HA, that should tell you the age of these. On the old GTR had the same set, good to go. Bought them used too. Splurged on the 100 chaser and bought new, always Tein. Had good luck with them. Plus you can get them rebuilt here.

[bboyt3nsk]

Originally Posted by S14DB

Topline Aragosta

YES!!!! I always talk about these and no one has every heard of them! haha

I think stance would be a good bet for ya. Just save the moneys.

[morbid]

ive heard megans are decent

i was wondering how low you can go with megans, stance, and ksport coilovers without damaging them

[ladiesman8527]

stance's go low low in my opinion. im still rollin on stock s13 se wheels, so its not hard to be low tho. right now, i have nearly no gap between my tire and the fender, and i still gotta lot of threads left, even with the helper springs in the rear (i got the GR+ Pro's).

[Jefferson]

Definately save up and get the coilovers you want in the first place, it makes no sense buying a set selling them a year later and buying another set.

But if you must I think the cheapest new coilovers are going to be megan or Ksport everything else is going to be over 1k.

[DriftSpecial180]

don't go k-sport, get megan's instead (more positive feedback) ~$800

if you want to step up a little, which i suggest, go KTS ~$1000

For just a little more though, you can get some ill shit
Stance ~$1300
Silk Road ~1400

I have personal expierence with KTS and Silk Road, and Silk Road makes some dope coilovers. Definately want to get some Stance's soon

[Full-Lock]

+1 on the Topline Aragosta's if you have the madd cash

[nevaland9]

save up and get good shit...my 1st S13 was a KA-T i had those cheap NEX e-bay coil overs i thought they handled amazing the car was beyond stiff. then my second S13 was a NA-SR i had the cusco zero-1s or w.e i don't remember and it was like night and day so much better deff worth the extra $$. Even with the vast power difference, i never tested it but i can swear by it that my NA-SR with the cusco's had faster exit speeds and would ultimately go around a track faster than the KA-T on the NEX coil overs. and the SR was at least 2 inches lower

[redsuns3838]

this has been asked time and time again.

spending about 1400 bucks is very reasonable for fully adjustable dampers. I wouldnt go cheaper because I question how good an 800 dollar damper system would be. but thats just me. THeyre probably great if you arent big on track events. If your planning on going to the track often, you might want to invest in some better coilovers. (Silkroad, Stance, etc)

My reccomendation would be silk road. Good entry-level coilover. they were 1400 shipped. THeres quite a few places that sell them. google silkroad coilovers and you can go to their mainsite, and find the distributors from there.
Theres a lot of members ont his board that use their silk roads for track, have never had problems, and absolutely love them. inverted dampers are nice since theyre made to take a lot of abuse.

You need to look at the specs on each damper before you buy. check springrates, etc. dont just buy based on our opinions.

I wouldnt buy used just becuase you dont know the abuse theyve been put through. could blow any moment.

[az_240]

Id say the KTS or stance coilovers are the best bang for the buck.... I heard the two are very close in how they perform so I just went with the cheaper KTS coilovers. if your short on dough though I hear the megans arent bad.

Def dont get used coilovers.

[eastcoastS14]

i have D2s in my car right now that feel pretty decent and i have a set of tanabe sustec pro sevens w/teas controller waiting to be installed teas controller lets adjust the how stiff the springs are while ur driving and even preset speeds so theyll get harder or softer at a set speed which is pretty sick

[1121S13]

Originally Posted by whomiked

k-sport no doubt

K-sport No more, no doubt.

[Edgar]

THIS AGAIN?

Ill give my .2 but you can search.
Can someone please o please make like a Coilover thread and stickey it with all coilover info and reviews.