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Old Oct 2, 2002 | 12:14 AM
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What to look for in a "True Coilover"...Spring weight, height adjustable, and also adjustable for compression and rebound? Monotube? Helper spring?
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Old Oct 2, 2002 | 04:55 AM
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Actualyl you car comes stock with a True Coilover.. so I am going to assume you mean a Thread strut bodies come are hieght adjustable, as far as springs rates.. what are you using the car for, is it daily driver. Depending on the brand the shokcs can be single (compression) double, (compresion rebound) triple and quadruple adjustable all though the triple and quad adjustable shikcs are illegal in most grass roots race series.
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Old Oct 2, 2002 | 01:50 PM
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there is no ONE thing to look for, it all depends on application. if you want the most cost effective look at the price. if you want the most bling bling look at something jdm. if you want show points look for the prettiest/shiniest. if you want something you'll never figure out how to adjust properly look for quad adjustable. it's impossible to say what to look for when we've no idea what your intentions are.. btw, search a little bit.. this topic is covered 10+ times DAILY.. you should come up with at least a couple matches. if you have a specific question, ask, but try to be a little less vague next time..
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Old Oct 2, 2002 | 04:44 PM
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Daily Driven if I have to, and Road Racing when I can afford it. Something like Tein, Zeal, etc....
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Old Oct 2, 2002 | 07:18 PM
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H&R's are always good.
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Old Oct 2, 2002 | 08:35 PM
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I have had my Apexi N1 99 spec dampers with upper pillow mounts for over a year now on my 95 GSR. Its a daily driver and I have had it at Texas World Speedway for two weekends and autocrossed it for about 10 months. The dampers are double adjustable(compression and rebound). That is probably what will set a "threaded body" coilover away from an adjustable shock like Koni(only rebound adjustable).
I have loved the 13 way adjustment the the dampers feature, set it up for the street or the track and tune the setup for the conditions. One thing that was really bad about the Apexi dampers is that the spring rates that they choose I think is obserd. They came with 11K front and 5K rear or 615f/280r. Yes, that setup understeered rather heavily(Apexi says you can get whatever rates you want custom). I solved that problem by getting 450# Eibach ERS springs. Initially I put the 450's in the rear, but wanted a more neutral setup. So I put the 615's in the rear and the 450's in the front. This is a great setup for my 95 GSR. I also have a ITR rear antisway bar installed.

When considering buying a coilover, do a lot of research. HT can be kind of difficult b/c many people are worshiping the GC/Koni setup. Not that its bad, just defferent. I love the ability to adjust for both compression and rebound. My setup has a great feature that I can adjust the height of a corner without negitively affecting the damper travel(some times people lower the car too much and dont have enough suspension travel, riding on bumpstops). Hope that makes sense. More simply, I can adjust height up and down without touching the spring perch. It has several benifits that I'd rather not wirte in deatail...Boring...

Also, find out what the limitation is going to be as far as suspension goes in the field of racing and the class. You dont want to be in a class that you cant be competitive due to some mods.
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Old Oct 2, 2002 | 08:41 PM
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Forgot to mention something. Get a single linear spring, no helper or progressive rate.
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Old Oct 3, 2002 | 11:40 PM
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Forgot to mention something. Get a single linear spring, no helper or progressive rate.
Can you explain the difference? Thanks.

I should get a I know.
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Old Oct 5, 2002 | 09:21 AM
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Old Oct 5, 2002 | 01:50 PM
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Progressive springs "vary" the amount of pressure instead of a consistant pressure(linear). They are unpredictatable when doing any sort of performance driving. They were designed for a lowered car that is comfortable on the street.
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