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11-20-2021, 12:54 PM | #15 | |
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I always love it when people talk about "coilovers" as if they are something different than even the stock set up. The car comes with coilovers!
Like anything else using a good lowering spring that has been specifically designed to use with the stock dampers is every bit as good (and usually a great deal cheaper) as going to a "coilover" set. There are some pretty nasty aftermarket coilovers just as there are some generic lowering springs that people will slap on. Then they complain that they suck. The trick with either one is to get something developed for the car.
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How about HKS Hypermax, any thoughts?
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It also depends on the availability of options for a specific car/platform. I know many people with Miatas run Koni dampers and get good results. One potentially major benefit of coilovers is adjustability. You can fine tune ride height, corner balance, and some coilovers allow adjusting bump travel. Quote:
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I have a few friends with RCE Yellows and Eibachs who are unhappy with how they cars behave. One of them puts stock springs every snow season, and every time notes an improvement in comfort. Quote:
Cheap aftermarket coilovers can be even worse than decent lowering springs. I don't think there are any decent coilovers below $1k, and it's not too hard to find crappy ones even significantly above that. |
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I've been riding on the TRD lowering springs for a few years now with no complaints. They only lower by an inch or so and worked with the stock dampers (though I went in and changed the dampers to the Bilsteins about a year later anyway).
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I had the RR Superdowns on my FRS. There is not a massive difference in ride between them and stock. The difference in handling for street driving was also minimal though. I am looking at going to full aftermarket units for the 86 though. I would like to have the ability to lower in summer and raise in the winter without having to swap springs. Just want to let people know that springs are actually still a viable option depending on what they are after. This automatic dismissal of them since "I have friends that didn't like them" is only one side of the story. There are just as many that did and still do like them as didn't.
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The difference between "coil over shock" suspension design and the buzz term "coilovers" is that "coilovers" imply you are getting at the very least ride hide adjustability and possibly one or two way dampening adjustment.
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11-21-2021, 10:54 AM | #28 |
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I am happy with yellow/B6. For a simple street setup I can install and forget about it ticks the right boxes.
Good condition stock 2017 dampers with yellows worked pretty well for me. Unless you install springs on new shocks you'll probably end up with variable results depending on their condition. |
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