Coilovers or springs?... Whats recommended? and what is the diffrence? sorry im new and have lots to learn thanks!

 

search theres tons of info, depends on budget and what your gonna use the car for....

 

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i perfer coilovers so you can raise or lower any time you want..ive used springs before and it just doesnt seem to go to low as you want, leaving those open gaps between the tire and fender..but thats just me..whats your purpose for the car, budget and goals?

 

what ive heard and read;
Coilovers are more of a race setup, i.e. auto-cross
springs are more for show. lowering springs give no or very little performance advantage.
the price diff is tremendous, springs are $200-$300
coilovers for a decent setup will be over 1K

 

ebay coil overs and decent struts will be just fine for a daily driver. thats my opinion though. if you think you need to spend 1k on coilovers, **** an ef and get an s2k!

 

Guy, I have noticed that most springs offer a softer ride than most coilover type set-ups. I have Tein S techs on my CRX they ride great, but I would like the car lower. Thats why I am looking into coils. If it is a daily car I would suggest springs, if you want a good drop on spings look into H&R Race springs. They give a decent drop for springs and they ride better than any Coilover equipped car I have ever drove in.

Always remember when lowering a car, its not just the sping that matters look into shocks as well. If you put aftermarket springs or coils on your car your shocks will blow, its only a matter of how long it will take. So take the time and extra $$ when you buy and install Coils or Springs pair them with A good aftermarket shock. From my own experience I highly reccomend Koni yellows, they are pricey but they are worth it. Warrantys are your friends!

If you don't have that kind of cash to spend on shocks alone, look into Koni orange's. I have a freind who is using them and they work great on his daily.

Youy can have a great coilover set-up for less than 1K. Look into omni coilover sleeves with Koni yellows. It should run around 750$ and you can adjust it all you want with no worrys.

 

progress has a street full coilover set up for around 500.00 check them out.

 

wrong. it all depends on what your buying. there are springs made for comfort, and springs made for performance. A good performance spring with a good shock will perform better than a cheaply made coilover setup.

springs will usually be cheaper and will lower your car a fixed amount. some lower than others, it just depends on which ones you buy. performance springs should also be paired with an aftermarket shock that can handle the new spring rate.

an adjustable coilover system is a combination spring+shock that usually has an adjustable spring perch. This means you have a range of lowering adjustment (like .5 inch to 3.5 inches) that you can set yourself. Some coilovers are more performance oriented than others, again it depends on which ones you buy.

and then there are coilover sleeves that you slip over a conventional shock that gives you height adjustability, and usually a choice between different spring rates.

 

coilovers are better that what i think...more expensive though ....slaaamm it!!

 

Even with soft springs, coilovers don't really ride that comfortably. Yeah, it didn't make sense to me either, but that is what I experienced with my car. I've heard the same from another guy. I forget who it was, but I sold him my 350f/250r springs. He put them on a heavy prelude coming from higher track rate springs. He was all like "wtf it still doesnt ride smooth with these low rates" and I was all like "yeah dude, on my car neithers" and he was all like "that sucks" and I was like "yea."

 

I preferer springs !!!! Coilovers are too bumpy and unconfortable!!!

 

a guy in the mid atlantic for sale forum has some k-sports, bnib for pretty decent price. not a bad brand either. 560lb front and 336lb rear. that would be a pretty good ride i think. and it would handle like a ****.

 

i prefer coilovers. just for the fact that you can adjust to whatever you want. I cant wait to finish my KRX and feel the koni/gc. spring rate 500f/550r

 

yeah seems like coilovers are better but the $$$$$.. i want to lower it pretty low.. but seems springs dosent lower it that low or something cause my friend put some on.. and it looks like he didint even lower the car.. hmmmm

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...3AIT&viewitem= there, i just bought them. cheapest ones on ebay that i could find. i'll let you know how shitty of a ride they are when i put them on.

 

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