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Old Nov 13, 2008 | 05:31 PM
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i already have tokico adjustable coilovers but want my eg to handle better. Im not talkin about auto X but just for street.
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Old Nov 14, 2008 | 10:58 PM
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buy F2 suspension
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 09:39 AM
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sway bar
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 01:02 PM
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i already have tokico adjustable coilovers but want my eg to handle better. Im not talkin about auto X but just for street.
What else is done to the car? Do you have sway bars? Good tires?

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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 01:31 PM
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i already have tokico adjustable coilovers but want my eg to handle better. Im not talkin about auto X but just for street.
Define "handle better."
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 04:50 PM
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Define "handle better."
Well right now on need for speed my handling is level 4, I need it to be level 7 at least for the drift event that unlocks the level 3 brake upgrade.
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 05:11 PM
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 02:58 AM
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depends on your budget. you can get pretty good setups around the ($500-$700) range with some skunk2 pro series coilovers, or ($800-$1000) range and get full coilovers with the option of various dampning levels and ride heights. Function + Form, F2, K Sport, TIEN are all good brands to consider.
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Old Nov 19, 2008 | 01:03 PM
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Blowing money on low-end adjustable coilovers doesn't necessarily mean that the car is going to "handle better."
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Old Nov 19, 2008 | 01:08 PM
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buy better tires.
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Old Nov 19, 2008 | 07:54 PM
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Such an open ended question... What exactly is "handle better?"

Throwing sway bars on a car, or upgrading to $800 coilovers or $2500 coilovers will change the way your car handles, but it's all variable in a variety of situations.

I have about $4k worth of suspension on my car and I haven't touched a sway bar yet. You really need to drive your car to tell what it needs. For how my car is currently, with the way I drive, i MAY upgrade my front sway, but the biggest thing that would affect my handling would be upgrading my tires. I can't even run a rear sway with my suspension right now, but if I managed to get one, it would be next to useless and a waste of money.

I went through the phase of buying really nice coils, subframe braces, LCAs, sways and all that stuff on my last car, but when it was all said and done, it probably wasn't the best idea because it wasn't set up properly for my driving.

You need to assess what you DONT like about how your car handles, then go from there. "better" is too broad because there are many different "betters"
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