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05-15-2017, 12:36 AM | #1 |
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What coilovers should I purchase?
So im not too sure what kind of coilovers to get for my '13 FRS. I daily drive my car and don't participate in any track or drift events, so im not looking at coils that are too expensive, maybe in the range of 1000-1300CAD. I was looking at BC Racing ER Coils and the TEIN Flex Z's but im not too sure im even looking at the right coils
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Why are you buying coilovers if you're just daily driving?
Generally: the cheaper the coilover, the worse the ride. It's an easy way to ruin the ride quality of your car by buying cheap pick-your-favorite-color coilovers. |
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im trying to fit bigger wheels on my car and to simply lower it
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http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67345
If you're still determined to do whatever it is you were planning on there's lots of name brand stuff out there in your budget that gets good reviews and vendors that will help out if something goes awry, best of luck. |
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Personally I think the ride in the flex z is more compliant than bc
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Tein Flex Z / end thread.
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PM'd you
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http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117150 There are lot of options, so this is just another one to consider. Jerrick |
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If that's your budget, just buy a couple sets of really good tires instead. Look at coilovers when you can triple your budget and buy something worth buying.
You can't even replace the mass produced OE parts, which are the most cost effectively made option available, for that budget. |
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If you want to improve both the ride and handling drop down to your Subaru dealer and buy a pair of 2017 rear springs. You will get better performance over the bumps and better balance front to rear. Cheapest and most effective spring upgrade you can make is install just a set of 2017 rear springs. With 2017 rear springs even the Primacy tires will be ok. |
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The car doesn't benefit from larger wheels.
If you want to lower the car just buy a set of lowering springs compatible with the factory shocks. The factory offers a set of Eibach made springs. There are other suppliers. Coilovers are total overkill for this car unless you intend to actually adjust them for different purposes. The car is actually low enough to perform very well without shorter springs but Subaru/Toyota designed it from the start to be compatible with a one half inch to one inch drop which they then offered a spring set for. There was even a factory special offered either lowering springs in some market. Forget coilovers. |
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Tein Flex Z is what I'll be going for most likely, they're $1169+tax at FT86motorsports.com, which is within your budget. If you take it to a shop, you're looking at 4 hours of labour to install them and another 2 hours or so (this can vary) to do the alignment. So your total would run up to about 2K cad.
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The MeisterR ZetaCRD+ Coilovers mentioned up top, are going to be a great buy in your price range. Especially with the group buy going on right now, but you have to get on it before they run out. Also the Tein Flex Z are a great buy for there price, CSG Mike did a great review of them. There is review of all these all over this forum. Also there is a thread in the suspension section on coilovers, check it out.
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