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AZbrz89 · 01-05-2015, 02:35 PM

Anyone hear or know someone who has skunk2 coilovers? If so are they worth the money?

Clott · 01-05-2015, 03:08 PM

Keeping my eye on this thread, in the market as well to change suspension and can't decide coils or springs. I love the stock ride and feel but I do not want to buy something that will hurt my handling. That's one of the strong points of our cars. The wheels I want to run are 18x9.5 +35 but have been told without coilovers they will rub. So that's another reason why I'm looking into coils instead of springs. If they won't rub the suspension then hell I might go that route. I just want to eliminate some of that wheel gap, but not planning on slamming my car.

mike the snake · 01-05-2015, 03:29 PM

18x9.5 will rub the inside front springs and perches. You'll need coilovers.

The ST coilovers use the stock upper perches, so no tightening necessary, and no rebuilding, well, no more often than stock. If you use aftermarket camber plates, those DO often make noise and need servicing periodically.

High end coilovers, yes, maybe need rebuilding to maintain optimum performance.

The ST spring rates are also the closest you'll find to stock out of any offering from any other brand. 4k-5k or 5k-6k I think. Ride is like stock.

Most other coilover kits are 7-8 or 8-9k, much stiffer.

I've been running mine for 4000 miles now, no clunks, no noises, super solid, great ride, improved handling, and I was able to set the ride height. Couldn't be happier.

mad_sb · 01-05-2015, 04:20 PM

IMO the best coils for $1,000 are the ones you don't buy and allow you to spend the money on something else.

cheap coilovers are not worth the time or effort if you ever actually drive the car and care about safety, ride quality, etc. Spend that 1k on springs and the required components to allow for a proper alignment after the spring install. If you can cheat a bit on the price then add a set of koni adjustables at the same time.

Racecomp Engineering · 01-05-2015, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Clott

I love the stock ride and feel but I do not want to buy something that will hurt my handling. That's one of the strong points of our cars. The wheels I want to run are 18x9.5 +35...

Those are some big ass wheels. They will hurt handling.

- Andy

mav1178 · 01-05-2015, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering

Those are some big ass wheels. They will hurt handling.

- Andy

If I could make 100000 fake accounts and like this forever, I would!

-alex

Sugi · 01-05-2015, 06:25 PM

How about ISC coils? Anyone have them? Pros, Cons???

Clott · 01-05-2015, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering

Those are some big ass wheels. They will hurt handling.

- Andy

Noted. Well then I'll do a search to find out what will complement this car in terms of wheel size. It just seems what we have is too small for the car.

As far as those ISC coilovers I personally have never heard of them. Do some research bud. I'm going to do the same since I'm curious as well.

KoolBRZ · 01-05-2015, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by msugi07

Hey guys,

So I have about $1000 (wife approved) to get some coils for my FR-S. I use it as a daily drive and never go to the track. I want something for looks and comfort is my number 1. I still will be hitting corners here and there, but I'm mostly concerned with comfort. Should I even go with coils or save some money and just get springs?

Before you jump in the deep end, you should try some BRZ coils on the back of your FR-S. I've tried 4 different sets of coil-overs, 1 of them Airlift, and didn't find the comfort I was looking for. If you want comfort, look up a BRZ owner in your area who has upgraded their ride to coil-overs and offer them $20 apiece for their old ones. I'm driving a BRZ with FR-S springs in front, and BRZ springs in back. I've never had a better ride from my car. The struts are all the same, BRZ or FR-S, so you don't need to change those if you don't have to.
Save your money for intake/header/OFT instead.

Racecomp Engineering · 01-05-2015, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clott

Noted. Well then I'll do a search to find out what will complement this car in terms of wheel size. It just seems what we have is too small for the car.

18's can be fine, but 9.5 is wiiiiiide. No functional need for that in most cases and it will make the car less fun.

We ran a BBS CH wheels in 18x8 + 38 offset. It was really nice on springs and coilovers. Track and street. Just one option....I recommend keeping it under 9 inches at least.

- Andy

M23 · 01-05-2015, 08:10 PM

Swift/RCE springs and B8's would be the way to go for small budget setup

OkieSnuffBox · 01-05-2015, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering

18's can be fine, but 9.5 is wiiiiiide. No functional need for that in most cases and it will make the car less fun.

We ran a BBS CH wheels in 18x8 + 38 offset. It was really nice on springs and coilovers. Track and street. Just one option....I recommend keeping it under 9 inches at least.

- Andy

But bro, what about my stance!?!?!

(I say that knowing I want 18x9.5s knowing I'll only track it a few times a year vs my previous cars.) These cars just look so awesome on 18s.

Sugi · 01-06-2015, 01:02 PM

Ok so now I really leaning towards the tein street flex. Comments with pros/cons??? I noticed that they use a twin tube vs a mono. Pro and cons on that???

AZbrz89 · 01-06-2015, 01:27 PM

Im hopefully going to get skunk2 this week the price/quality is perfect

01-05-2015, 04:20 PM	#18
mad_sb Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 2013 Asphalt FR-S Location: Orange County Posts: 1,639 Thanks: 632 Thanked 982 Times in 537 Posts Mentioned: 100 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	IMO the best coils for $1,000 are the ones you don't buy and allow you to spend the money on something else. cheap coilovers are not worth the time or effort if you ever actually drive the car and care about safety, ride quality, etc. Spend that 1k on springs and the required components to allow for a proper alignment after the spring install. If you can cheat a bit on the price then add a set of koni adjustables at the same time. __________________ ~Namaste~ 2013 Asphalt FRS

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AZbrz89 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: 14 BRZ Crystal Black Silica Limited Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 190 Thanks: 23 Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Anyone hear or know someone who has skunk2 coilovers? If so are they worth the money?

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Clott Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2013 Raven FRS(Sold): Fiesta ST Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 142 Thanks: 55 Thanked 29 Times in 27 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Keeping my eye on this thread, in the market as well to change suspension and can't decide coils or springs. I love the stock ride and feel but I do not want to buy something that will hurt my handling. That's one of the strong points of our cars. The wheels I want to run are 18x9.5 +35 but have been told without coilovers they will rub. So that's another reason why I'm looking into coils instead of springs. If they won't rub the suspension then hell I might go that route. I just want to eliminate some of that wheel gap, but not planning on slamming my car.

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mike the snake Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ Location: Norcal Posts: 1,592 Thanks: 1 Thanked 623 Times in 378 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	18x9.5 will rub the inside front springs and perches. You'll need coilovers. The ST coilovers use the stock upper perches, so no tightening necessary, and no rebuilding, well, no more often than stock. If you use aftermarket camber plates, those DO often make noise and need servicing periodically. High end coilovers, yes, maybe need rebuilding to maintain optimum performance. The ST spring rates are also the closest you'll find to stock out of any offering from any other brand. 4k-5k or 5k-6k I think. Ride is like stock. Most other coilover kits are 7-8 or 8-9k, much stiffer. I've been running mine for 4000 miles now, no clunks, no noises, super solid, great ride, improved handling, and I was able to set the ride height. Couldn't be happier.

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AZbrz89 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: 14 BRZ Crystal Black Silica Limited Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 190 Thanks: 23 Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Im hopefully going to get skunk2 this week the price/quality is perfect

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