Aside from being able to adjust the height when ever you want is there any advantages to having coilovers as opposed to lowering springs?

 

i think springs give a better ride quality and stock struts can be used. coil overs you have to use some kind of aftermarket strut like tociko or kyb. what are you looking to do with your car as far as racing it goes?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by delsoldrew &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">coil overs you have to use some kind of aftermarket strut like tociko or kyb. what are you looking to do with your car as far as racing it goes?</TD></TR></TABLE>

No. You can use OEM shocks with coilovers, I did this for about a year or so. Yes, my ride quality was horrible, but you can do it. I prefer coilovers over springs because of the adjustibility. If you daily drive your car in a place that has bad winter/fall seasons, I would recommend getting coilovers so you can adjust your ride height when these poor weather conditions come about.

 

i'd go for the coilovers as well. the coilovers are good for the adjustability. so when you switch from touge to daily drive in all of a sudden, you can change the stiffness of it and what not. the springs are alright to get if you're not going to do anything but just drive normally.

 

so a car with lowering springs should not be driven harder then a car with stock springs? Wat if i get some konis?

 

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You can use OEM shocks with coilovers</TD></TR></TABLE>

You can run any spring / coilover with any shock you want. Doesn't mean it's a good idea, as evidenced:

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Yes, my ride quality was horrible, but you can do it</TD></TR></TABLE>

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That's just a completely generalised statement. Ride quality is based upon springrate, not wether it's a spring or coilover. A GC coilover with stock springrates will give a better ride than H&R sport springs due to the springrate.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dillywong &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i'd go for the coilovers as well. the coilovers are good for the adjustability. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Well, the coilovers that I know in the sub $2000 range don't have much adjustability aside from ride height (aside from the Ground Controls, where you can get different springs to change the rate).

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I'm not even sure what you mean by that, but you can't just go from a punishing stiff suspension to a supple stock ride by twisting the **** of your shock. And anyone doing too gay stuff probably couldn't tell the difference between a good and bad setup aside from being 'stiff' 'bouncy' or 'smooth' ride.

If I was daily driving, I would consider doing stock springs on Koni Sports (yellows) using the lowering perch to get a subtle drop. I'd also consider Koni Reds with an H&R or Eibach lowering spring if I was on a budget.

Koni Sports with GCs with off the shelf rates would be great if you're looking into some sort of autocrossing / road racing, as you can always change the setup with Eibach Race Springs (ERS) in whatever rate you need, and you can get the Konis revalved if you get to the point where you have very stiff (600+) springrates.

 

what would handling and ride be like on my ej8 if i was running koni reds on my tein s techs?

 

Go springs, coilovers are nice if you race everyday.

 

Hey guys thanks for the tips, my car is a daily driver that i want to do just simple stuff too and far as racing goes, the most i do is maybe a little bit street racing, nothing too extreme.

 

i have some coilovers for sale if youre interested