Anyone ever hear of chassis tech coilovers? I got them free from a friend and was wondering the quality. I was gonna put them on my car but don't want something to break and something happen to my car... Here are some pics..

 

coilovers are coilovers.. they aren't going to snap or break on you.. they'll do fine.. they probaly have really shitty spring rate but hey.. if it's free and makes your car look good then use them.. i would

 

do all coilovers have those set screws to center them on the strut? what is a spring rate?

 

yea the holes are there for alan screws so you can lock em in place, so when adj.'ing they dont spin on you... and simply the spring rate is the amount of resistance the spring with balace each corner of the vehicle.. an higher spring rate will typically make your vehicle ride stiffer and a lower one will be softer, and ther is also linear and progressive types as well, wich determains what the spring will do under g force and or excess weight such as some will acually springs react to adding more weight resistance when under excess pressure...

 

the parts that move seem to be made of aliminum or something they are quite light and don't feel rigid... are they all like that?

 

i have some similar to that and i am pretty low on em almost tucking 15 inch rims on 50 series tires and like they have said, the spring rates are probably pretty high. mine are pretty high and they are stiff as anything, i would put em on, but i recommend some nice aftermarket shocks

 

just like b16_ef said... coilovers are coilovers... u just gotta live with the not-so-great ride quality... i do...


[Modified by hoya_10fintec, 5:47 AM 8/7/2002]

 

I agree with the rest. The best part is that they were FREE. I mean ****, the only thing I get for free these days is a kick in the nuts.

 

u don't need the set screws just wrap the shock n duct tape till it's tight then you are good to go. And if they are free use them man.

jesse

 

what about a strut, kyb agx's a good choice?

 

sorry dude but weaponR coilovers vs TEIN EDFC's, are not the same.

just like with anything for your car, there are good and bad.

 

t

 

Chassis Tech suck ever heard of A.I.M. same place they have huge ad's in all the mag's

But if there free and your broke. They will be fine. Your car will ride like **** because of the spring rate's thou.

for shocks try Tokico blues

 

In Sport Compact Car there ad's are under the name Ricky Racer.
The coilovers list in there ad for $89


[Modified by rolow, 7:01 PM 8/7/2002]

 

free is free..price is right anyways if they fit

 

Actually coilovers are not all that good, especially free ones. Try to really check and see if anyone you know has the same set and how they are quality wise. My friend owns a shop and he's seen plenty of cars break the spring perch. The aluminum was weak and couldn't reall handle the stress, esp. really low. Kinda like the weak aluminum short shifters from Pep Boys and Shiet...

 

jizunk
but if you are broke they might get you started okay

 

thats what i'm afraid of them breaking and ****** somethin up.... hmmm

 

that's what i said... coilvers are coilovers BUT just gotta live with the not-so-great ride quality with cheap ones..


[Modified by hoya_10fintec, 12:44 AM 8/8/2002]

 

they won't break that easy... don't worry, man.. i lowered my car all the way down with ma cheapy coilovers..(rock hard!!) it's been 3 years now and they work fine for me... or maybe that's just me...

 

Do you know who manufactures the springs and what rates are they? I personally wont put them on if I dont know where the springs come from or what the rates are and god knows did these springs go through any R&D or quality control... They are moving parts and not just some oil cover or spark plugs cover and safty should be the main concern here, they might also wear out your shocks fast if they are too stiff.

 

a few ppl i konw have APC coilovers( ) but they're still workin for 2 years... and I personally think nothing can be worse than APC products... go put them and just try them out... they're FREE aren't they??

 

Brandon,

You'd be allright with those for a while. I'll give ya a deal on my Tokico Blues too if you are interested. I could even do the install for ya!!

Gimme a shout!!

 

if u r lowering ur ride more than 1.5", i'd highly recommend KONI RED over TOKICO BLUE... mine hasn't blown yet w/the coilovers all the way down for 3 years!!!!!

 

how is the ride with the koni reds? are they a shortened like the yellows? i'm in the market for some shortened shocks...