Raceland coilovers
 

In case you guys didn't know, raceland came out with coilovers for our FR-S.
If anyone has any experience with these please comment below. We would love your feedback.



http://www.racelandus.com/coilovers/...coilovers.html

No comment... The first thing that comes to mind is the skull and crossbones (instant death)

I've seen some pretty bad reviews on their product but I was wondering if anyone had a review for them specifically for our car. I guess you get what you pay for

If anyone wants inexpensive coilovers then save a bit more and invest in Stance or Ksport.

do you really think they are going to be any different?

I've read some Honda guys review on these. They said they are worth what they paid for. They are sturdy so I think it eliminates the chances of the coilovers EXPLODING. Good for daily driving in my opinion but that should be it.

somehow this seems oxymoronic.

i bought ksports several years ago for a vw

had i burnt half the money and invested the other half in blackberry i'd be in better shape

These will be perfect for the hard-parkers as all they're worried about is having their car sit as low as possible on poorly fitted wheels and are not concerned about ride quality and/or performance. There is a thread on one of the miata forums where someone took the initiative to have the coilovers professionally tested (by machine) and found all four to have different valve dampening. The overall build quality looks (from what I've seen in person) to be what you'd expect from Chinabay. To me, this turns into a safety concern.

I keep being told the Racelands are now being made in the US, before in the UK.

Was also told quality was increased as well.

They are cheap, but tons seem happy for what they paid and others not. Racelands are hard to judge, only one way to find out if i was you.

Though its hard to believe any coilover review on this forum alone because its mostly someone with a vendor status telling you whats good and whats not. What good is what they have in stock too...

Hehe, if you catch my drift. ;)

They are made in China.

Just. Say. no.

lets just not spend 30k and then talk about racelands. on a $2000 miata or civic, you can almost make a case for it. not so much at this price point

I actually have these and I was decently surprised at how well they are for the price. I mean they're not great by any means, but for $500 they aren't bad. I definitely plan on upgrading very, very soon though.

I've had two sets and my buddy has had one. All blew out within a year.

When I do look into coilovers it will be very hard for to look past Fortune Auto. Everything I've seen from them and about them is great.

I guess if it is a trailer queen show car then it doesn't matter how cheap they are.

If you want to hear from someone who has actually had experience with this brand, not just here say. I had them on a civic. Only reason I was running them was because the car I got had them on already. I know for a fact that they are not meant to go low because the struts gave out after three months being on the lowest height. I highly doubt they match the spring rates to the amount of dampening the struts give. After I pulled them off the car, they actually did not look bad or cheaply made. I have had Ebay no-name coil overs before, and the Racelands are aesthetically better looking. Looks can be deceiving though. I think they are for people on a budget that want a mild drop, but arnt looking for any performance gain. In the case of the FRS I highly highly highly doubt these will handle better then the stock suspension. They do come with the adjustable sway bar links though, which is good. You are better off buying Eibach drop springs.

No, no, no, no, NO!!!! I purchased an NA Miata to use as a track day/hillclimb car and it unfortunately came with Raceland Ultimo's. The Racelands on it had never been driven on and where brand new. They are horribly under dampened, especially in the rear, and the spring rates are beyond wrong. Because of this the car is prone to snap oversteer, making it slow on an autocross course and IMO to dangerous to use on a hillclimb. I took it for a couple of laps around Canaan Motor Speedway which is a brand new road course that was just paved this spring and even with the new mirror smooth pavement the Racelands still had issues coping, causing sudden oversteer that was more annoying than anything.

As for road manners, they creak, they have a jarring ride, and if the road is bad enough the rear bounces like the dampeners are blown. All this trouble mind you are at 12.5" front and 13" rear fender to hub distance, that's a pretty conservative ride height for an NA Miata. When I first got the car it was significantly lower, allowing it to bottom out constantly making the car virtually unbearable to drive and border line unsafe.

I've owned and driven many different cars on many different suspension setups and I can safely say that this is by far the worst setup I have ever encountered. Do not ruin your car by buying these because that is exactly what you'll be doing.

Bad coilover is worse than the stock suspension. You might as well just get the firmer springs and have a better suspension setup yourself. Don't get those raceland craps

I had them on my xB for a few years and they did their job. No problems, but it was meant to be a low and slow cruiser, but I wouldn't put them on the car if you plan on being spirited with the car

I had their standard coilovers on my B5 Passat in Germany, and did 5 laps of the Nordschleife with no problem.
But I bought Ultimos for my MKV GTI and the rear struts didn't even last 2 months, so I replaced them with Koni Yellows.

no. just say no.

+1

-mike

Not even once.

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So?

Lol I must've been reading a different thread at the same time, I thought I read miata, civic, s2k in here

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haha. its all good. for the record, racelands probably shouldnt be on an s2k either.