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Old 05-16-2017, 09:53 PM   #3
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And you'll need two pairs, front and rear.

You need to describe what you're trying to achieve.

"Coilovers" imply adjustability. If you are not intending to change ride height for different purposes, lower for track and higher for street, or as is usually the case do not know why you might want to, lowering springs are a much better idea.

Factory springs are technically coilovers, just not ride height adjustable.

Same issue with adjustable shocks/struts. In reality there is a narrow range of actual adjustability for shocks for a given set of springs and roll bars and, once set, most people actually do not adjust their shock rate.

Then there's the expertise you need to have in order to know how to adjust the shock rate correctly.

Basically, select the ride height you want. Find out who sells the lowering springs that give you the spring rates you want. Get shocks/struts from the same people you buy the springs from, that is important. You pick your springs first and any reputable spring supplier will know what shocks will work with those springs. Good coilovers are really just good spring/shock sets. The adjustability is a bonus most people never actually use.

If you think you might want to change roll bars then I advise you try that first. Then buy lowering springs that will work with the roll bars you like. Others will advise the opposite. Thing is, your shocks need to be able to properly damp the combined spring and roll bar rates. Stock shocks can handle modest roll bar rate increases.

Unless you are fixated on lowering your car I'd stick with stock springs and concentrate on getting better shocks and roll bars first.
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