Fortune Auto Coilovers ?s

[Letty Ortiz]

Originally Posted by mweidner311

How low can you go over stock?

Thanks

these go as low as the rest of the run of the mill coilovers...if you're going to slam the car dont waste your money on a decent suspension just get BC extreme low or something, car's suspension geometry will be completely shot anyways.

as for fortunes, they are decent but for the money there are so many better choices out there.

while their stuff is put together and rebuilt in the USA its still the same taiwanese parts iirc. you can't put lipstick on a pig.

to compare the 500's ride quality to that of RCE or kw v3 is laughable. find some one who has a real suspension and take that for a ride and then drive with the lower end stuff and you'll see.

not saying fortune is a bad choice, its just not anything special, their best selling point is the customer service, which is top notch.

[Propaganda]

Originally Posted by mweidner311

Hey guys sorry for bringing back a dead thread but I'm having a hell of a time finding data on this.

I was hoping anyone of you could tell me what the height adjustment is on the fortune 500's. How low can you go over stock?

Thanks

Letty is pretty on target.

I mean, I love my Fortunes and am happy with them and have had no issues. FA does have a good warranty and customer service. However, they are nothing special. Yes they are pretty decent, but that's that. My car isn't slammed, and they serve their purpose. If you're looking for low, just go with something cheaper and save some $$

[mweidner311]

Originally Posted by Letty Ortiz

these go as low as the rest of the run of the mill coilovers...if you're going to slam the car dont waste your money on a decent suspension just get BC extreme low or something, car's suspension geometry will be completely shot anyways.

as for fortunes, they are decent but for the money there are so many better choices out there.

while their stuff is put together and rebuilt in the USA its still the same taiwanese parts iirc. you can't put lipstick on a pig.

to compare the 500's ride quality to that of RCE or kw v3 is laughable. find some one who has a real suspension and take that for a ride and then drive with the lower end stuff and you'll see.

not saying fortune is a bad choice, its just not anything special, their best selling point is the customer service, which is top notch.

Originally Posted by Propaganda

Letty is pretty on target.

I mean, I love my Fortunes and am happy with them and have had no issues. FA does have a good warranty and customer service. However, they are nothing special. Yes they are pretty decent, but that's that. My car isn't slammed, and they serve their purpose. If you're looking for low, just go with something cheaper and save some $$

Thank you both for the reply

Wish I knew someone with a decent setup around here to sit in and ride. I'm currently only running Eibach sportlines and was going to call it a day but it doesn't look low enough and I'm finding this modding market addictive... I already know I'm scrapping the suspension for something better and replacing the mistake XXR rims I bought.

Seems I should just spend the money right in the first place on quality parts every preaches how good KW is guess that would justify the extra price if they really ARE that good.

Thanks again have a good weekend!

One more thing what would slammed be considered? Inch wise? I just like the look of tucking a little tire I came from a few BMW 3 series before this and even the factory sport kit would tuck rear tire.

[Letty Ortiz]

slammed would be when you are no longer functional in my book. its all relative. whats slammed to me isn't slammed to someone else...


you can go really low on kw's. i think @Jive Turkey had kw's and he was pretty low but functional. check out his build thread.

[Jive Turkey]

i had KW's. on the street they are wonderful, at the track they are a bit too soft in spring rates IMO.

like letty said...its all relative to what you want to do with the car. if you'er going for tight wheel fitment you have no option but cheap coils because they offer stupid stiff spring rates...

yes i also have a set of kw v3's for sale

fortunes to me, and take what i say with a grain of salt, the best of the lower class coilovers, throw them in with Stance, bc, etc etc. but thats just my opinion. i've driven many cars with their suspensions, not amazing, but not horrendous.

[finch1750]

Originally Posted by Jive Turkey

i had KW's. on the street they are wonderful, at the track they are a bit too soft in spring rates IMO.

like letty said...its all relative to what you want to do with the car. if you'er going for tight wheel fitment you have no option but cheap coils because they offer stupid stiff spring rates...

yes i also have a set of kw v3's for sale

fortunes to me, and take what i say with a grain of salt, the best of the lower class coilovers, throw them in with Stance, bc, etc etc. but thats just my opinion. i've driven many cars with their suspensions, not amazing, but not horrendous.

Any comparison to Feals? It is hard to find someone who has driven/ridden on both.

[Jive Turkey]

i have no experience with Feels on the BRZ but know many on STi/wrx chassis. same stuff imo.

[Jaylyons1]

Originally Posted by FT-86 SpeedFactory

Handles them quite well. You will not be jarred or bounced around with these coils on. Of course, large bumps you want to take your time on or avoid completely, like with any other system.

I will say that the KW v3's are still better at handling bumps for general street duty.

Originally Posted by Letty Ortiz

these go as low as the rest of the run of the mill coilovers...if you're going to slam the car dont waste your money on a decent suspension just get BC extreme low or something, car's suspension geometry will be completely shot anyways.

as for fortunes, they are decent but for the money there are so many better choices out there.

while their stuff is put together and rebuilt in the USA its still the same taiwanese parts iirc. you can't put lipstick on a pig.

to compare the 500's ride quality to that of RCE or kw v3 is laughable. find some one who has a real suspension and take that for a ride and then drive with the lower end stuff and you'll see.

not saying fortune is a bad choice, its just not anything special, their best selling point is the customer service, which is top notch.

How would you guys say these would compare to the ST coil overs? They seem to have an awesome price and are made by KW as well if I'm not mistaken. I've narrowed my choices down to the FA 500 or the ST's. I do autocross my car as well but I know that seat time would make more of a difference than a coil over will. I didn't see any threads comparing the two.

[Letty Ortiz]

the ST's will be on the softer side. this is why you should ditch both of those and get the RCE tarmac 0 with stiffer rates or the bilsteins.

[Greenbean]

Originally Posted by Letty Ortiz

these go as low as the rest of the run of the mill coilovers...if you're going to slam the car dont waste your money on a decent suspension just get BC extreme low or something, car's suspension geometry will be completely shot anyways.

as for fortunes, they are decent but for the money there are so many better choices out there.

while their stuff is put together and rebuilt in the USA its still the same taiwanese parts iirc. you can't put lipstick on a pig.

to compare the 500's ride quality to that of RCE or kw v3 is laughable. find some one who has a real suspension and take that for a ride and then drive with the lower end stuff and you'll see.

not saying fortune is a bad choice, its just not anything special, their best selling point is the customer service, which is top notch.

I thinking you are really talking down fortune auto when actually they are a great coilover especially with the swift upgrade. I have felt many coliovers and would definitely buy mine again if I had the chance.

[finch1750]

Originally Posted by Greenbean

I thinking you are really talking down fortune auto when actually they are a great coilover especially with the swift upgrade. I have felt many coliovers and would definitely buy mine again if I had the chance.

Way to call out a 3.5 year old post lol


But nothing they said was really wrong. Fortune Auto 500 is a decent entry level coil, but it is definitely not in the same ballpark as KW or RCE (but isn't near the same price point either except RCE T0 which are still a few hundred more)


Fortunes feel great compared to BC/KSport/etc but compare them to upper level coils like KW, AST, etc and they are not close in terms of comfort. I used to get crap for how rough my car was on Feal 441 compared to my buddies FA500 w/ Swifts and now I can go over the same roads no problem at all with my ASTs.

[Icecreamtruk]

I dont like necro, but seeing as this post is confusing something about the FA coilovers I would like to clear that up. The FA500 series is a street series, to be compared with other "street" coilovers in the low $1xxx price range. I dont have a FA500 coilover but I would imagine it rides better than BC, Megan and the like. The FA510 series is a track oriented setup in the 2k range, that is the one you should be comparing to the KW, AST, RCE and JRZ. Whoever says they are cheap coilovers who dont hold a candle to any of those has not tried them or does not know what you want from a track oriented coilover.

[Qc86]

I've rode in BCs, megan racing, scale, stance, and now i have a set of DSG fortune auto with swift 9k/8k and this is the best one i've tried so far. They are not in the same price range but i wouldnt pay more than i did for KW or RCE because i dont need them, and i wouldnt pay less because all the coilovers i said i tried, rides basicly identical so im really happy with my DSG FA