Talking about coil over sleeves here. I understand that the ones sold on eBay are junk because the have a spring rate that is not suited for the vehicle they are put on. But how does the ride compare with Ground Control or Skunk2 sleeves to say a lowering spring? I've noticed a lot of the really nice setups on here have the full coil over kits, but for on the budget people like me what is a nice sleeve setup? According to searching on H-T the recommended poor man setup is GC sleeves with Koni yellows, a little pricey for me though.

 

It's not the spring rate that is the problem with Ebay sleeves per se, it's the quality of the assembly that poses the risk. I am not a fan of Skunk2 products by any means. In recent years their quality of product has slipped dramatically.

The Koni/GC setup is an excellent purchase. It might be the poor man's setup but it also outperforms 90% of what is on the mainstream market.

The ride of sleeved coilovers tend to be stiffer than that of a conventional spring. I can ride around on my GC/Koni setup on full soft and it's quite tolerable on all but the deepest potholes and largest expansion joints.

 

That answers a lot of my questions, I guess the only other thing I have on my mind is will a ride with GC's be stiffer and bounce me out of my seat compared to the ride on the springs I have now? As of this minute I am on Skunk2 drop springs with crappy dropzone gas shocks and the ride isn't as bad as one would think. I know a lot of it has to do with which shocks go in, I know I can't afford Koni's but I don't want to sacrafice the ride I have now for lowering another inch.

 

The dampers ultimately determine whether your ride will be bouncy or not, so I cannot really answer that question.

 

Simple solution, then don't lower it further.

The lower you go, the stiffer the spring you need to avoid bottoming out. The stiffer the spring, the better the shock needs to be to control it, as things happen quicker and with less shaft displacement.