Coilover Practicality?
 

Hey there guys i have been wanting to buy a set of coilovers for a little while now but am just not sure due to a few questions. I have been looking at d2 rsr or bc racing. I just want to know will i be bottoming out all day? How does this effect driving in snow? I don't care much about how firm the ride is, that wont bother me but if i get a apr splitter I don't want to fuck it up going into my driveway. This is my DD by the way so consider that i also am thinking about lowering springs since those don't drop quiet as much as coilovers

Just let me know your experience with coilovers/lowering springs

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Let me make this easy for you. You get what you pay for when it comes to suspension. I started with $1000 coilovers and am now using $2000 ones and the difference is light and day. The ability to adjust rebound and compression makes a massive difference even if you just street drive. It also gives you the ability to change it if you ever drive on the track.

I daily drive on KW V3's and I absolutely love them.

The thing about coilovers is that if you start out too low, you can spend an afternoon taking them off the car and raising them up so that you don't bottom out as much.

Also, like FR-S Matt said, don't cheap out.

you will most likely have the car oversprung on the cheap coilovers so bottoming out wont happen unless you slam it to the ground. you need to learn to drive a low car, and your splitter will be fine.

could you AT LEAST consider some RCE tarmac zero's or bilstein PSS...i mean why dont you just go buy racelands if you're already cheapening out.

Mine is low but moderate. I love it.

What coilovers are you using?


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I use the Stance SS coilovers. Well Priced.

This guy gets it. Best advice based on this.... Don't cheap out. All too often people are like .."it's only for daily driver I don't race". That don't matter and you say now you don't care if it's abit firm but trust folks you will care and your back and ass will care. There's a lot of junk out there so save and do it right day one IMO.

I daily drive mine, just hit 42,000 miles and have had coilovers since about 15,000 miles. I originally had RCE Yellow springs and they were nice, but I should have done coilovers first and saved some money. I went with the RCE Tarmac 0's and I love them.

I scrape occasionally but it is usually when I screw up and take a driveway exit too fast or go somewhere I know I shouldn't drive. Unless you are going super low then daily driving a decent coilover at a ride height off the ground will be no problem.

I do not drive in snow here so I can't help you there. Echoing what everyone else said, don't go super cheap on coilovers.

I've said it many times before in other threads< ST suspension coilovers are the best INO if you just want a street coilover. They aren't expensive (Sub $1000). They aren't much stiffer than stock, they reduce body roll, and lower from -0.8 inches to -2.0 inches)

They will handle the odd AutoX or TD too.

I'd be willing to bet those have the same issues once you start going around the 1.5" drop range that my Tarmac 0's had.

Or...just buy some Koni struts and RCE/RS*R/Swift springs or Bilstein shocks, get a mild coilover like drop without the worry of ever needing to aide or lower it and call it a day.

what issues? I am at a 1.5 drop right now. I can make it up all driveway curbs and over all speed bumps without incidence if I am cautious.

I have no issues with mine what so ever.

The ST coilovers are very basic though. No adjustability except height. ST focuses on quality and simplicity in their coilovers.

Not actual drop issues and clearance. More the issue of the travel on the coil going over road imperfections, small bump hills, and seeming very "bouncy". That all went away on my V3's regardless of drop.