anyone here using these coilovers?
opinions?
i am planning on getting them, but want to see what other people think first.
this will be going into the R which will not be daily driven, mainly used for fun canyon weekends, occasional HPDE's and once in a while, just drive it around regular streets. do you guys think it might be overkill and just stick with the r3 or do you think the r4's will be somewhat livable for my application?

 

I know a few run those...

However I don't think you need that setup. Any reason you don't want the R3's?

If this was a dedicated track car and what not, yeah...

 

The R3s will be more than enough for your application!

 

This is actually why I need some opinions. No one in my area seems to have these coilovers. That and I am stuck between the r3 and r4. A buddy of mine has tein src's in his s2000. He occassionally tracks the car, but it sees a lot of street time, auto-x and canyons. The suspension is stiff, but seems pretty compliant for coilovers having spring rates of 16k all around. My current spring rates right now are 10k fronts and 12k rears, though stiff the ride actually doesn't bother me at all, I'm used to it. To answer the question as to why am I asking about r4's instead or r3's is mainly because I believe that the r3 will not be much of an upgrade from what I already have now, but the r4's will. I have a daily driver, so this will not be a daily driven car, but it will also not be a dedicated track car, but I would like to know how compliant they are on regular streets...

 

I have the R3's on my dedicated track car and I love em. They are going to be passed down to my street car soon, with a new setup coming for the other one. Some may think that even R3's are a little much for a street car, but then again... they don't think street cars need bolt in cages either.

Another thing to consider is the dampening. There are a lot of things to consider with suspension. What tires are you running? Soft sidewall tires can also give the presumption that the suspension isn't doing it's job...

 

Currenty, I have 2 sets. 1 set with ra1 and another set with azeniz rt615. On the track, I was told the car looked flat when cornering, but as the driver, I felt that it was a tad bit on the soft side and can go a bit stiffer.

 

I guess the real question for me is....how are the dampers on the r4? How well do they control those spring rates? My buddy with the s2k on tein src's said that he loves how well those dampers control his spring rates and that sometimes, he tends to forget that he is running 16k all around when driving the car on streets.

 

I have been daily driving on R3s for about a month and a half now. Even for the shitty roads we have here in PA i wouldn't consider them harsh. Like any suspension and big *** holes in the road, you are going to feel some aggresive repsonse. Otherwise i have no complaints what-so-ever.

 

thank you.
that's what i thought.


anyone with the r4 have any actual experience on the street?

 

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that's what i thought.


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I don't think anyone here runs the R4's on the street. The only ITR's that I know with PIC's R4 setup are the HC guys that run them, and those certainly aren't street cars...

 

R3s are solid enough on the street as it is. R4s would just be plain uncomfortable.