Are Ksport coil overs any good?

[ABQautoxer]

I'm not a fan of the ksport. I can say the BC a local BRZ owner seemed quite nice for the price and included top hats for the front which made aligning his car a lot easier even with his significant drop.

[Circuit Motorsports]

Originally Posted by seven

If KW launches the ST Speedtech suspension for the FRS/BRZ... I'd go with them. Usually they're about $900-1000 and are the same as V2s IIRC, but they're galvanized steel as opposed to stainless basically the same damping and design but they won't last quite as long ... Which in my experience, most sell the vehicle before the coilovers wear out.

Point being, KW is one of very few manufacturers that did all the research for ON AN FRS/BRZ... not just took off the shelf Impreza stuff and modified it (or just sold it as is) for our cars. So I might wait and see if you can get ST/Speedtech stuff in the future.

They will probably wait, as the ST is a budget type lineup and they will want to keep the flagship KW V3 line going strong for awhile.

The ST is actually a V1 BTW, not a V2. So they have preset damping. The V1 is a good street setup for the cars KW supports though, we like the KW stuff.


Just as a sidenote : people like to hate one the cheaper stuff, but BC Racing actually does make a pretty good kit for the money. They DO actually test on all the cars they make kits for, I was there the day they were doing testing on the U.S. FR-S. I don't recommend anything I haven't seen, used or would put on my own personal vehicle.

[Racecomp Engineering]

For what its worth, I don't particularly like BC but they're far better than ksport.

In that price range though I would be happier with konis and a good set of springs.

- Andrew

[2point0]

I would love to see STs for this car! For the price, no reason to go with any of the cheaper brands.

Anyone know if ISC is going to make anything for the 86? I have a few friends in GC/GD chassis and they really liked ISC over BC (for a budget coilover, at least).

[Crossover Auto]

Comparing Taiwan coilovers is like comparing how much horse poo smells compared to a cow's. If all you care for is a drop then they will do the job. If you want your car to handle better than stock, not worse look elsewhere.

[Slide It]

Originally Posted by Crossover Auto

Comparing Taiwan coilovers is like comparing how much horse poo smells compared to a cow's. If all you care for is a drop then they will do the job. If you want your car to handle better than stock, not worse look elsewhere.

So...why do you have Megan racing coilovers on the very front page of your website if you think they are crap?

Just curious.....

[Crossover Auto]

Originally Posted by Slide It

So...why do you have Megan racing coilovers on the very front page of your website if you think they are crap?

Just curious.....

First, I didn't say anything about Megan Racing coilovers. You came up with that on your own.

Second, we sell multiple brands for the same reason stores like Best Buy, carry all different brands of TVs. Do they discriminate based on people's buying power? No they don't.

People buy what they can afford. Some shop based on price alone. Some people don't care for anything else as long it does the job. You can scream in their ear on how x brand is better than y brand, but they don't care because y brand is cheaper. In the end it's the consumer's money to decide what to buy. It's what they can afford and it's what they want to buy. From a business standpoint, it's in our best interest to give them what they want. For some people, if you tell them the more expensive option is better, they automatically think you are up selling them, so you can't win either way. Most have to learn the hard way, no matter what you tell them.

We offer multiple brands because it gives everyone a choice and option. If we only offered high end coilovers, it would limit our customer base. We also sell what customers have asked us for. Some model cars don't even have a high end option, so the lower end stuff is the only option.

Hope this helps.

[Grishbok]

If i hear ksport or megan racing brought up in a car conversation, I walk away right then and there.

It's unbelievable how many of the different cheap coilover companies are all getting them from the exact same manufacturer, the only thing different is the color scheme.

[fred_boosted]

The good is: Cheap

The bad is: Everything except cheap

[Slide It]

Originally Posted by Crossover Auto

First, I didn't say anything about Megan Racing coilovers. You came up with that on your own.

Second, we sell multiple brands for the same reason stores like Best Buy, carry all different brands of TVs. Do they discriminate based on people's buying power? No they don't.

People buy what they can afford. Some shop based on price alone. Some people don't care for anything else as long it does the job. You can scream in their ear on how x brand is better than y brand, but they don't care because y brand is cheaper. In the end it's the consumer's money to decide what to buy. It's what they can afford and it's what they want to buy. From a business standpoint, it's in our best interest to give them what they want. For some people, if you tell them the more expensive option is better, they automatically think you are up selling them, so you can't win either way. Most have to learn the hard way, no matter what you tell them.

We offer multiple brands because it gives everyone a choice and option. If we only offered high end coilovers, it would limit our customer base. We also sell what customers have asked us for. Some model cars don't even have a high end option, so the lower end stuff is the only option.

Hope this helps.

No, but you did say this:

Comparing Taiwan coilovers is like comparing how much horse poo smells compared to a cow's.

Megan is manufactured in Taiwan. Just find it odd that you sell stuff to your customers that you think is "poo".

[Crossover Auto]

Originally Posted by Slide It

Megan is manufactured in Taiwan. Just find it odd that you sell stuff to your customers that you think is "poo".

Maybe you find this odd because you wouldn't sell what you personally don't like. In the world of business, what matters is what your customer likes and wants. It's the same reason Sprint and Verizon started to carry the Iphone. Just like McDonald's has no problem selling fast food to fat people, I have no problem selling these coilovers to people who want them. If they want the filet mignon of coilovers, I have those too.

Budget coilovers are listed right with the quality coilovers. Customer's ultimately decide and choose to buy what they want. If they ask for brand x, we sell it to them. If we didn't offer them for sale, they would just buy it from someone who did. By offering a wide product mix, we simply satisfy the needs of different types of customers.

I don't know how to explain it to you any better than this.