godspeed coildovers/s13

[93nismo]

searched for reviews, couldn't find anything helpful. so if you have them or have drove them, let me know how they are. im on a budget. don't wanna go cheap if its dumb. i don't want people who haven't used them posting here. that a waste of my time. i don't drift my car regularly. i may go every once in a while. im really looking for more of a lower stance and a decent ride. not to concerned about the ride tho.

comparisons are welcome but if your going to bash on godspeed i don't want to hear it

IF YOU HAVENT OWNED A SET OR DIVEIN ON A SET OF GODSPEED COILOVERS DO NOT POST IN HERE

...hopefully this can help the people like me who are on really tight budgets and are in school at the same time.



edit:if you dident like godspeed but have liked another set, please let me know

[Propaganda]

You sure you searched? On teh first page of searching I fucking found a review thread about godspeed coilovers that is four pages long
http://zilvia.net/f/chat/195700-gods...ll-review.html

You said you wanted to lower your car and don't care about ride, just cut your springs.

[5t341tH]

dont modify your car if you dont have money....

[awesomenick]

If you have to get cheap coilovers, save for AT LEAST Megan Racing.

Definitely, no matter what, don't get the Godspeed Hyper RS. Don't know about the type RS though, at least they're more adjustable than the Hyper RS.

PS. I got some Hyper RS as a gift, and sold them within a week. Now I use DMAX.

[93nismo]

Propaganda-
read that, no review. he got rid of his car after a month.(read it to find out why) just said how to put them in and everybody argued about how cheap they were. id like to be able to adjust them if need be also.

5t341th-
just wanted some insight on it. ill have enough for godspeed soon, just wondered if they were worth it

awsomenick-
your probly the only 1 of the 3 of you that helped at all.. somebody offered me a set of SS for 475. so i unno if ill get anybody thats used those or no, but there what im looking at. megan was probly the next best option for me. did you use the hyper rs? why did you get rid of them?



as far as the money issue goes, i can wait and get a good set if ned be. im just tired of a shot suspension. and if godspeed will get the job done and there cheap i could care less is its knock off or brand name. if they work fine for street use ill get them. my school budget limits my car budget alot. i know alot of you understand that. im not trying to cut corners at all, im just trying to spread my money across the whole car, not just one part.

-Mikey

[awesomenick]

I personally would save longer, like I said, to buy Megan Racing. I've used them, and they're good for the price.

I used the Hyper RS for like 5 days. They rode okay for being soooo cheap, dampening adjustment didn't do much (big surprise). The lower mount bugged me, if any of Godspeed's mediocre welds broke it would have messed up a lot of stuff. I just didn't trust them. They had no height adjustment, and they made the car sit really high, even with the tender springs removed. They also got surface rust reallllyyyy fast.

I know you want to save money, but really...

Buy Megan Racing instead. Don't bother with Godspeed coilovers.

[ninjlao]

suspension is a vital part of the car. Thats the one part you shouldn't cheap out on. You want cheap turbo manifold, header, bov, intercooler, even radiator, I guess you can, but going cheap on suspension doean't make sense to me. logic is off there. If you have 4-500 dollars saved up for godspeed, save up another 6-700 dollars and buy some teins or some other suspension specialist.

I have driven on godspeed, not because I wanted cheap crap to ride on but a friend close to those guys wanted me to test them out. But I already knew what they were going to ride like.

Cheaper suspension company, (Megan included), uses stiff spring rates to cover up shity valving. Godspeed adjustment knobs didn't really feel like anythign to me.

The best way I can describe the way the coilovers is that is that small bumps disturb the car. I guess in way it feels like wheel hop, like the coilovers not absorbing anything. I thought something was wrong with the car or the install at first.

I have also tested the spring rates on them, well Megan and BC springs too. They are trash I don't know where they get their spring rate numbers from. because the way they show up on the graph they could literally pick any spring rate they want for their springs.

Here is a little fact because I tried to get into this industry,
Now some people defend chinese coilover brands but it doesn't make sense to me (again megan). The cost of the coilovers themselves aren't what makes them cheap. What these guys do to save money is make one monotube shock and one inverted, and then they make different brackets for every application. you can have a wrx or an s2000 you would have the same shock, which is insane because one is full macphereson suspension and one is full doube wishbone (suspension is completely different.....am I the only one taht thinks thats crazy) , If you were to pull these coilovers out brandnew from the box and shock dyno each shock every corner would have different numbers. Yeah they feel like coilovers still, but I'm not going to lie it will feel better than the stock blown suspension on our cars, but if I had brand new OE shocks, Ill gladly run lowering springs over these dumb coilovers

-I refer to megan's alot because they are shitty coilovers, but the godspeed ones are just a tad worse, hehe, didn't think it were possible, but it is, This comparison is through daily driving with the godspeed's.

So essenstially they advertise the coilovers to be valved for these specific spring rates but the shocks are all the same thing. The springs are also all trash, so what does it leave the consumers with. It's a good thing that most of the people that run them knows nothing about suspension in the first place, because you try giving these coilovers to a real race team, they would be super pissed even if they were free because it would be a waste of time.

Now JIC for example, has hundred of different shocks different sizes, because the stroke limit is different on cars, and different valving. This is the kind of stuff people need to be spending money on it's a noticeable difference. Im sure companies like Tein, and Zeal does the same thing.

[lovely10]

ive had these before. i thought they were alright for dd. i kept them on my delivery car anyway and roughly put about 70-80 miles of city driving a day and held up pretty good. my friend's stances went out on him after about 2 weeks after installation; we both had our suspension done at a shop and both deliver pizza about 4 days a week. on the softest setting they felt like a spring/shock combo. on the stiffest setting, they were SUPER stiff. its true tho, they did seem to rust pretty fast. however, i dont have them anymore because during a session i slid into a guard rail and found that the front drivers side snapped in half, like at the lower perch. possibly because of the rust...despite that, id still buy it again, just spray some kind of rust preventive thing on it lol.

[!Zar!]

Stance went out after two weeks?

Ultra bs.

[FaLKoN240]

Originally Posted by lovely10

i dont have them anymore because during a session i slid into a guard rail and found that the front drivers side snapped in half, like at the lower perch. possibly because of the rust...despite that, id still buy it again, just spray some kind of rust preventive thing on it lol.

THIS SHOULD BE REASON ENOUGH TO SUGGEST NOT BUYING THEM.

Seriously, if you have suspension that is SNAPPING in half in a minor accident, you shouldn't be using it.

[93nismo]

Originally Posted by awesomenick

I personally would save longer, like I said, to buy Megan Racing. I've used them, and they're good for the price.

I used the Hyper RS for like 5 days. They rode okay for being soooo cheap, dampening adjustment didn't do much (big surprise). The lower mount bugged me, if any of Godspeed's mediocre welds broke it would have messed up a lot of stuff. I just didn't trust them. They had no height adjustment, and they made the car sit really high, even with the tender springs removed. They also got surface rust reallllyyyy fast.

I know you want to save money, but really...

Buy Megan Racing instead. Don't bother with Godspeed coilovers.

Originally Posted by lovely10

ive had these before. i thought they were alright for dd. i kept them on my delivery car anyway and roughly put about 70-80 miles of city driving a day and held up pretty good. my friend's stances went out on him after about 2 weeks after installation; we both had our suspension done at a shop and both deliver pizza about 4 days a week. on the softest setting they felt like a spring/shock combo. on the stiffest setting, they were SUPER stiff. its true tho, they did seem to rust pretty fast. however, i dont have them anymore because during a session i slid into a guard rail and found that the front drivers side snapped in half, like at the lower perch. possibly because of the rust...despite that, id still buy it again, just spray some kind of rust preventive thing on it lol.

thanks for the reveiws/suggestions guys. Lovely10, did u have the SS? Ninjlao, thanks for explaining all that. im kinda split on what to do. i mean, if they hold up for DD then there good for me but ill probly save a little longer. and they come with a warentee. so if they broke i get my money back, if i remember correctly. ill look again. but ill keep my stock suspension just in case. i unno, im still thinkin. and i still have about a month to figure out what im gunna do anyway. thanks alot for everything guys. much help if anybody has anything else theyd like to contribute im listening

-Mikey

[FaLKoN240]

Most warranties mean that you get ANOTHER item back, not your money back.

[BigVinnie]

Buy PBMS fuck the rest of the B.S.
Megans and Godspeed lick my balls.

[awesomenick]

Don't buy them.

Seriously. Save for a while longer. They're janky. Take our advice.

[5t341tH]

cheap ass godspeed shit.
suspension is the most important thing on the car. you do not want your suspension failing on you do you? that shit is the only thing holding your car up. if it were to fail, your life is on the line. do you want to take that chance?

[93nismo]

well now that we've reestablished the fact that godspeed blows. what are my options? note the fact that im on a collage budget. just looking for reliability mostly

[Persona]

New megans, or used teins, stance etc. would be my choice.

[wannaboost?]

Oh here we go, quit being such a bunch of girls and knocking something cheap when you have no idea what your talking about and have never drifted on them. I was getting the same load of crap when i was looking for coils from people with stance and tein when they had never even heard of godspeed." Dude theres nothing good under $1000." The car is my daily and makes it to atleast one drift event a month. The coilovers are the non-dampening adjustment 12k/10k
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[BigVinnie]

Originally Posted by wannaboost?

Oh here we go, quit being such a bunch of girls and knocking something cheap when you have no idea what your talking about and have never drifted on them. I was getting the same load of crap when i was looking for coils from people with stance and tein when they had never even heard of godspeed." Dude theres nothing good under $1000." The car is my daily and makes it to atleast one drift event a month. The coilovers are the non-dampening adjustment 12k/10k

Godspeeds suck bro. Have fun with them all you want. This isn't about being girls it's exactly for the fact that it is cheap, and it is crap. Godspeed doesn't even offer a shock dyno. Do you even know WTF you are riding on?
If you can't spend the money on a good suspension set up you shouldn't be getting into motorsports for the fact that it is an expensive hobby to be in.
Don't cheap out on suspension and braking, it could kill you!!!!
FACT: GODSPEED is not a reputable company
FACT: GODSPEED started out on egay
FACT: GODSPEED does not test there product line for defects (PBM, stance, tein, etc. do)
FACT: you get exactly what you pay for (without safety testing, without shock dyno's, and wiothout reputable customer service and satisfaction, and warrantee)

If you like shit with a high spring rate that's great for you. But then all you are paying for is shit with springs.`

[wannaboost?]

I didnt say they were great or even good for that matter, however they are a HUGE upgrade from stock or dropsprings and are a awesome coilover FOR THE PRICE. I got mine for 500 shipped new and they ride better than my buddies' k-sport slide control($1000) and megan track/streets($850).

For people that want a daily, ride height adjustable, occasionally tracked suspension setup, i would highly recommend them. I hate when people hear ebay and start talking shit, they do have a bad name with most but out of THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY HAVE godspeed coilovers i have never heard a bad review. People dont expect them to be Tein super drifts. I will somewhat agree with you on "you get what you pay for" but look at all of the coilovers that are one step above godspeed from $700-few$1000, godspeed can compete.


What does it matter if they started out on ebay or arent a "reputable company" to you.I didnt come here to start a pointless argument, if you dont agree then atleast post something helpful to the thread instead of "Godspeed sucks."

[93nismo]

Originally Posted by wannaboost?

What does it matter if they started out on ebay or arent a "reputable company" to you.I didnt come here to start a pointless argument, if you dont agree then atleast post something helpful to the thread instead of "Godspeed sucks."

that was basically the point of the first half of my post. just curious, are tanabe any good? again, id like people that have used them to tell me about them

[rob912]

let me redirect you here little review im doing on godspeed coils...

godspeed coils what what: Tires, Wheels, Brakes and Suspension: Nissan Forums / Infiniti Forums - NICOclub

[BigVinnie]

Originally Posted by wannaboost?

What does it matter if they started out on ebay or arent a "reputable company" to you.I didnt come here to start a pointless argument, if you dont agree then atleast post something helpful to the thread instead of "Godspeed sucks."

You've never owned a business to see the many problems that are associated with ebay sellers.

The problem isn't ebay. It's the seller of the product. When vendors and shops don't want to back up a product that has no warranty, testing, or reliability it goes on ebay.
Same situation with megan over 6 years ago. Same with OBX. These were all manufactured products that didn't perform to testing, to prove reliability or the strength of the product. It's scary to alot of shops and vendors that would want to take a risk on a product that has nothing to reinforce it as a good product to sell the consumer.
I feel warm and fuzzy to own PBM's, Tanabe's, KYB's, Tokico, Tein, KTS, etc and so on because it took these companies years to establish re pour with the consumer, and through trial and error building superior products. Godspeed on the other hand is no where near the satisfaction of companies that have been in the business of selling you a suspension for over 20+ years.

[93nismo]

rob912-
thanks for that link, that's the kind of review i need

bigvinnie-
a company cant really have the rep of 20+ years if it hasn't been around.. but i understand were your coming form. have you owned a set of Tanabe's? im curious about those as well. the 2 reviews i read, full reviews, haven't had any complaints tho. i don't really see why everybody rips on them... but i still would like more feedback.

thanks alot everybody thats contributed. most of you were alot of help
-Mikey

[Shadowhunter]

I have not had the coilovers but I did buy the suspension arm package cause I figured It would help me get my s14 up and running faster and after I was driving it I could get better suspension down the line. Big mistake, all the arms were shitty spot welded and already rusting. The toe arm connectors were like tack welded onto the toe arms, the 'bushings' were cheap as all hell. Needless to say I was scared to put that crap on my car, I went ahead and sold it all on craigslist and actually made more money than I spent on it. Next month all SPL arms. The car still is not running but at least it's not smashed into a guard rail either.

[BigVinnie]

Originally Posted by 93nismo

rob912-

bigvinnie-
a company cant really have the rep of 20+ years if it hasn't been around.. but i understand were your coming form. have you owned a set of Tanabe's? im curious about those as well. the 2 reviews i read, full reviews, haven't had any complaints tho.
-Mikey

I believe Tanabe is the sister company to KYB. Tanabe's are extremely reliable and carry many patents from KYB which has been in the strut/shock business for 40+ years.
Tanabe's are reliable, and dampen nicely I was about to buy the series 7 which I had tested before, until I cheaped out on the Powered By Max.

[93nismo]

how much less are powered by max? did you like them? the whole point of this thread is to find cheap, reliable coils. Tanabes probably what im goin for atm, but if the powered by max 1 are cheaper and good il look into them

[FaLKoN240]

Why don't you help us by saying how much money you make, and how much money you have?

Do you NEED suspension right now i.e. is your current suspension about to fall apart, or is the minuscule amount of money you have right now burning a hole in your pocket?

From what it sounds like you're a pretty smart guy by being able to defend yourself without typing in all caps or swearing excessively.

Use your intelligence and privilege to take advice from experienced members to purchase a reputable and reliable suspension component.

We've all pinched pennies before while wanting to mod our cars, but TRUST, if you buy some garbage ass suspension set up, its going to cost you more in the end.

Tow truck, downtime, borrowing rides from friends, taking the bus, getting ANOTHER alignment, replacing whatever is broken. I've been there and done that over broken parts, and it really is a pain in the ass.

Just do it right the first time.

Shit I know doesn't break (*means I've owned stuff from them)

Tanabe*

Tein*

Cusco*

KTS*

SPL*

Powered by Max*

If you want to find these brands either search the for sale section or this forum in general!

There are a ton of people parting out their cars due to the economy.

[93nismo]

i make roughly 300-500 every 2 weeks, hence my school being a problem with the car.

swearing in all caps is just going to give me a bad name on here... that's dumb.

im relatively new to cars. i no some stuff but im learning alot. the point of this thread wasent just to help find me some cheaper coilovers, but its also to help others. i couldent find anything helpfull on godspeed coils at all on Zilvia. im sure somebody else has been wondering about them. so im trying to help the other kids like me find something a little cheaper worth the money.

as for my suspension, it works... kinda. its shot. its old. its rusty. its stock. and moneywise, ive got maybe 400 in the bank right now. but ive got rent to pay and insurence and a phone bill(i no its not much for most, im not complaining). and i need to get tools for school(dont know if my loan will cover them yet) so really im trying to get a feel for what my options are with out spending a fortune in the process.

[soreballz]

I'd rather drive on blown coils made by a legit manufacturer than roll on new Godspeeds.

Have you SEEN the spot welded lower brackets? Holy shit, no thanks, DO NOT WANT.