I just wanted to see people’s opinions on this, I’ve been trying the find the best and the cheapest coilover setup for a few months now, and for now I found that for a single, all inclusive kit Tein Super Street damper is the cheapest and doesn’t seem to have negative feedback from anybody, however seen as it cost around 1000$ cheaper alternatives are in dire need. So here’s the big question how is a fully adjustable coilover kit different from a miss match combo of 4 coilover springs that are about 250$ for the skunks or hks and adjustable shocks and struts like say the luminas which are 440$. 600$ vs 1000$ . Any ideas why it would be better to get a single assembly. Does any body know of adjustable spring and shocks combinations that work well?

 

Yes, I prefer true coilovers, personally. The springs were designed with the dampers and vice versa...its one unit designed to perform optimally with the other. I think, although the GC/Koni setup is nice, its halfass. May as well spend another $50 and get Tein SS'.

Do you really need coilovers though? Thats a lot of buck if you just want to cruise around and take turns quick

 

well it's the adjustability of a coilover setup that's appealing to me, it's the fact that you can have it be as hard or as soft as you want and you can balance the whole suspension much easier so if i ever have the $$$ to get a new commuter i can go all race with the Integra with out spending a lot more cash on the suspension. As is it the integras handle extremely well, but you always want that extra stuff.

 

I'm pretty sure the SS's are not damping adjustable. When you drive the car every day it's really nice to be able to turn it down to soft for long highway trips or turn it up stiffer for some canyon carving.

IMHO GC's on Konis is the ONLY sleeve-type setup I would ever use. Other than that, full adjustable coilovers only.

 

If I remember right, Tein SS' have 16 levels of damping. Im not a fan of adjustability unless the car is raced competitively, personally. Or if the ability to adjust height/damping is of utmost importance to the driver for whatever reason...for me it isnt. I think a properly matched spring/shock combo based on what you desire from the car can perform just as well and save hundreds.

 

newgsrdriver what would be your suggestion for a combo you described above, I’m looking for a 1.5-2" drop and shocks that allow you to corner really well with out having you kidneys fall off, i like em where they are for now

BTW
http://www.tein.com/ss1damp.html chek it out 16 damper levels
i'v been drooling over these for 3 months


PS
i never heard of IMHO GC springs, can you post a link or something, thanks.

 

I have had springs and shocks and went to full coilovers. My cousin also used GCs and shocks and went to full coilovers. They are worth the money, even for the street. It's nice to be able to adjust the damper setting if you feel like taking some turns, and then turn it down later on for a date. And, if you know you are going to drag/street race you could adjust the setting for that. It's also nice to be able to adjust the hieght for inspection, or just whenever you are bored.

I vote Full coilovers
BTW I have apexi n1 coils and my cus has tien HA coils

 

IMHO = in my honest opinion, and I hold that opinion because when you order Ground Control sleeves for Koni shocks, they use adapters that mount the sleeve directly to the shock body IN PLACE of the regular spring perch. The perch is not used at all. It's the closest thing to a full coilover setup w/o actually being a full setup. Plus you can get almost any length of spring in any spring rate you want, from 100 to 3000 lb/in

 

how important is height adjustability for you?
that is really what you are paying for with coilovers.
i'd like to know if the tein dampers are of the same high standard as the konis.

... one more thing, every time you change the height, you are supposed to get the corners weighed. if you don't bother doing that, coilovers are not worth the money. i've noticed that quite a few of my friends forgot that part when forking out 1k extra for shiny coilovers. yes, coilovers do look pretty

 

IMHO GC's, sorry about that
yep IMHO is a company just like TTYL and LOL and they all make excelent shocks and springs

 

If your car is daily driven rather than strictly show/race car, then dont get the fully adjustable set up. Waste $$$ and ride like shiet. My friend has a type R with Tanabe SS and it was a rough ride. But the car is sold so good for him.

PS: dont have to take my words for it but if you want, try and find out