I went with this for my daily driven Sohc 2000 sedan did I make a mistake?

 

Kinda late to ask now.

 

I could sell them no worries but did I make a mistake I read review an alot of people are happy an some not so much just wanna know if in gonna regret it for what I'm using them for

 

How will you ever know unless you install them? Is this really a question? How will WE know if YOU will regret it?

 

Well idk lol just wondering if I made a bad decision.this my first coilover setup I buy an I went with buddy club cause really they been around for a while an I wanted something that has a name to back them up. I don't know much about suspension just went off reviews an what others say about them. I dd my car so wondering if any one has two cents to shed some light on my purchase that's all

 

 

My two cents is that you made a bad decision by spending coin on product you knew nothing about.

Either install the suspension and try it out or sell it and do better research next time.

Just like you found conflicting opinions BEFORE you'll get conflicting opinions NOW. You're wasting your time even asking. Getting advice about buyers remorse isn't even remotely technical.

 

Ok thanks appreciate it you guys are a great help ........-____-

 

What were we supposed to say?

I think you did Geeeer-eat! I know a friends cousin's brother's babysitter that has a set of those and they ride gud!

Or

You really wasted your money on those man. Buddy Clubs are ***.

And that would have made a difference in your spending money how?

 

this is the worst set up I've ever installed for a daily driver in any of the cars I've owned. reason being is there is not real adjustment points, the shocks went from stiff to cement and the clicks in between did little to nothing. these maybe good for a track car but stay away for a daily.

 

That's +1 for "you messed up".

 

That "name that backs them up" was bought out by some Chinese company a while back.

 

Money badly spent **** it

 

Well, in all seriousness, I wouldn't say badly spent, but rather poorly spent. In their day the buddy club n+'s were a decent setup and they are still just a decent setup, but for the money you could do a lot better with a fully custom setup from a company like AMR engineering that would come with a lifetime warranty. Or you could get a set of race valved koni yellows with custom rates, or a set of PIC selects.

What are the intended purposes for the car? If it is just a daily driver, I would suggest a simple setup from progress if your budget minded(which apparently you're not) or a stock valved koni/gc setup. You can't go wrong with either.

I have to agree that it's a bit late to be asking the question your asking though, unless you can return the setup you bought since I assume you haven't installed them yet. Where were you reading about the buddy club setup that someone didn't mention a koni/gc setup? The reason we all seem to say the same thing day in and day out (Progress, Koni/GC, AMR) when people ask what suspension setup to go with is because they are the best setups for the price ranges they are in.

 

Yea fully understand now cars only meant for dd nothing more

 

Which is and even harder target to hit.

Setting up a car for the track/autocross: One specific set of conditions, over and over again. Ride/aesthetics of little concern. Creaks, clunks, squeaks, F' it.

Setting up a car for street driving: Every possible condition, many far less than ideal. Plus you expect it to ride respectably and probably want it low. You probably also don't want it to be a rattle trap.

 

Canceled the buddy club order now what can I get that's gonna fulfill my dd needs an I want to slam it an I'm setting up 15x8 wheels

 

Go with a a set of stock valved koni yellows and ground control Coilover sleeves. If you really want it slammed look in the neighborhood of 500-600 lb springs. You'll need spring rates that high so you don't bottom out when you hit a bump.

 

wait if you're just gonna slam it you should have kept the nspecs. in fact you should just get ricelands because they slam well and you could use the $$ you save for nicer wider offset wheels.

 

Ricer huh? Maybe front lip but its gone got front an back oem Si lips

 

Whoa no one called you a ricer. He was punning on raceland suspension... Which is incredibly shitty. I like your sedan, I have one the same color. I would do the trunk swap too if I didn't love my stock 00 tails so much.

What he was saying is that if you're going to slam the **** out of it, that it doesn't really matter what you put on it. It's going to ride like ****, drive like ****, and destroy whatever shocks you put on it. Anyone who tells you otherwise is wrong, lying, or has no idea how a good car actually feels.

 

I just wanna lower it but not drag my floor pans everywhere just want good suspension with a smooth ride that's all ...........

 

slammed and comfortable ride? does not compute.


and honestly, your car looks pretty low now? but i guess no one can really judge from those shitty instagram photos taken with myspace angles.


either cheap out and buy junk F&F1s like i did, if you want "optimum" slammage.
or spend the money and buy one of the ONLY nice, reliable, well-spoken-of setups out there.. and get koni/gc.

i don't understand these threads, there are 50000+ "are these good for slammed" threads all over this damn forum. just read them, pick whatever suites you best, buy it, install it.

 

So koni on gc coilovers then?

 

You could have saved yourself all this grief, time wasting and questioning f you had just read the sticky at the top of the forum. You should read it now.