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Anthony7515 07-21-2016 11:12 PM

H&R COILOVERS OR BC COILOVERS
 
Please give me your advice on which coil over you think is made better and performs better!

Fizz 07-22-2016 12:26 AM

Performs better for what type of driving?

Anthony7515 07-22-2016 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Fizz (Post 2710399)
Performs better for what type of driving?


1/4 mile and some track days.

wparsons 07-22-2016 05:39 PM

What works best for 1/4 mile is going to be bad on a track, and vice versa.

MeisterR 07-22-2016 09:18 PM

Do you daily your car?
What tires are you using?
How low do you want to go?

Jerrick

Anthony7515 07-23-2016 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by MeisterR (Post 2711051)
Do you daily your car?
What tires are you using?
How low do you want to go?

Jerrick

I'm going to be running a drag radials in the rear and it's my 2nd car barely drive it

Anthony7515 07-23-2016 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MeisterR (Post 2711051)
Do you daily your car?
What tires are you using?
How low do you want to go?

Jerrick

I just want a stiffer ride that will handle and that can be dropped a good amount I don't need to be slammed I just want the rear tires to fit.

Anthony7515 07-24-2016 05:05 PM

Think I'm going with h&r coilovers found them for a great price.

MeisterR 07-25-2016 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Anthony7515 (Post 2711440)
I just want a stiffer ride that will handle and that can be dropped a good amount I don't need to be slammed I just want the rear tires to fit.

Here is my take on it:
Imagine Track and Drag are two end of the spectrum, what you really want is something in the middle.
This middle ground normally is what I call a "Fast Road" spec, or something similar to a "Tarmac Rally" specs.

It is a spec that need to be soft enough to work well on uneven road surfaces, but stiff enough to provide good steering response for occasion spirited driving / track usage.
So that is what I will look at first.

The MeisterR ZetaCRD+ will do that job and do it well, as that is what they are designed to do.
There are other option of course.

But whatever you get, the first thing I will do is contact the supplier to confirm what are they design for, their specification, and what type of support do you expect to receive.
Because a damping adjustment is useless if you do not know what it is adjusting, so you got to make sure those info or at least guideline are available, or else you are just blindly turning a knob with no idea what it is doing.

Jerrick

cjd 07-25-2016 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Anthony7515 (Post 2712079)
Think I'm going with h&r coilovers found them for a great price.

Why ask if you're not going to consider? I'd say "no" to both the initial options... Especially where turning is concerned - I don't know enough about drag to have an opinion.

Anthony7515 07-25-2016 02:01 PM

I've only used springs. I wanted to hear everyone's opinions.

MeisterR 07-25-2016 02:33 PM

It is about getting the best for your budget as well as your usage.
Dual usage can be a bit tricky, but one thing I notice is that a lot of coilovers have way too hard of a rear springs for the FR-S / BRZ platform.
That reduce rear grip out of the corner, reduce ride comfort, and also reduce squat which is something you want in a drag setup.

It will depend on what you are after, and I won't say one is "better" than another as many time it is a big claim with no quantitate data to back it up.
Decide what you think you want from your budget and I am sure we can help out.

But a good adjustable damping coilovers setup will be much nicer than springs, both in ride quality and performance.

Jerrick


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