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zoth 06-29-2015 06:37 PM

What coilovers can be close to stock height?
 
What coil overs can be close to stock height? Really can't drop car much our roads down here suxxxx so bad and floods a lot.

mav1178 06-29-2015 06:49 PM

Any.

zoth 06-29-2015 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by mav1178 (Post 2303745)
Any.

Thanks, but I think a lot of them can't reach stock height. Like the Fortune 550 that I'm looking at would be of a 1/4" plus settling in would probably be 1/2" to 3/4". So far this are best best. Skunk coils out of the is 1" drop already.

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BoxRZ_86 06-29-2015 07:19 PM

I have done a little bit of search myself for coilovers that can be put back to stock ride height as i would need to for the winter. i realized as you that the fortune auto 500 even at full raised height are still lower then stock. all i found as of now is the RS-R i-sports or moto-specs coilovers. i would assume Ohlins would as they are not meant for slamming the car. maybe KW's as well.

KoolBRZ 06-29-2015 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by zoth (Post 2303729)
What coil overs can be close to stock height? Really can't drop car much our roads down here suxxxx so bad and floods a lot.

The HKS hipermax GT IV's can actually be .5 " higher than stock height. I have them on right now, lowered for summer now, but they were raised for the winter.

wparsons 06-29-2015 07:42 PM

Why are you looking at coilovers if you don't want it lower?

solidONE 06-29-2015 07:44 PM

I have a set that has a range of +2" to - 2" in the front and +1" to -1" of adjustment in the rear depending on the spring rate.

BigFatFlip 06-29-2015 08:10 PM

I could verify that the Ohlins can go to stock height (and higher!)

mush 06-29-2015 08:10 PM

feel like wasting money huh? i think bilstein b14 could go higher than stock, they dont advertise it tho

stugray 06-29-2015 08:17 PM

So the OP wants to remove the stock coilovers and replace them with after-market coilovers with the same height....
Might as well get the same spring rate and color too.

Cuz Racecar!

zoth 06-30-2015 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by wparsons (Post 2303825)
Why are you looking at coilovers if you don't want it lower?



Better ride..

Cartman 06-30-2015 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by zoth (Post 2304211)
Better ride..

As in a softer, plushier ride?

Not gonna happen... maybe with air supension...

KoolBRZ 06-30-2015 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by zoth (Post 2304211)
Better ride..

The GT IV's actually have a better ride. They are designed for daily driving street use. They have threaded mounts, so you can raise and lower the ride height without affecting the spring preload. They aren't very expensive, and yet they handle well. I would also suggest softer sway bars and Spoon rigid collars. That will firm up the body mounts, yet leave the suspension pliable enough to absorb bumps without passing it through the body to the driver. I also recommend 16" rims with 60 series tires for daily driving, and then Michelin PSS on stock 17's for track/performance use

wparsons 06-30-2015 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by zoth (Post 2304211)
Better ride..

You're going to be spending a lot to get that... most cheaper coilovers are aimed at making the car lower, not riding or handling better.

To get a softer ride you're going to need softer spring rates than stock, and custom valved shocks. You may find with soft enough rates to get the ride you want, you run out of bump travel on anything off the shelf as well. Even totally stock there is only 2.5" of bump travel, you'll want like 4" if you're going to soften the springs.

Even the Bilstein coilovers with progressive springs are stiffer than stock.

If you want to do it on less money, get the softest combination of stock springs (FRS front, BRZ rear) and custom valved koni or bilstein shocks. I doubt you'll see enough improvement to justify the cost of the shocks though.


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