Best Coilover for Drift/Auto X/Gymkhana for under 1500???

[SpazmSi]

My head is spinning, I am ready to buy coilovers for my Daily Auto X'er eventually Drifter.

Car is bone stock, and will be for a few months, as far as the engine goes, I am starting with the suspension.

I wanted to get some Megans OR Ksports but I am reading that I should go ahead and spend more now.

So i was thinking about the Tein Super Drift

I need opinions, yes I know they are going to be rough for daily, but that doesn't really factor in.

Thanks for any suggestions, prefereably from first hand knowledge.

[naed240sx]

Get KTS from SPL parts, and use the rest of the money on some aftermarket arms. Email me with any questions you might have about them.

[CronicDrift]

seriously you wont be able to tell the difference between the expensive and good entry level coils. and i dont think you will be doing 100mph+ entries until its time for new coilovers anyway(which the kts can handle btw). save the extra money and get GOOD(spl or BV not ebay) arms as well. also take a look at stance coilovers i hear they are pretty good as well as the megans. personally i reccomend going w/ our sponser and getting the kts ones just throwing those others up for a variety.

[BuLLeTdrift]

i'm with them. I have megans and they're dope, and you deff can't go wrong with KTS. Get either of those two and maybe some RUCA's.

[inertiadrft]

I also have the megan's and they kick @ss!!! specially for the price...

[SpazmSi]

Hey are the Megans rebuildable?? I think I am going to get the Race Pro ones, but aren't megans discounted ?!?! I would like to order these now!! So any response would be SWEEET! I think I will get a good set of RUCAs too thanks for the advice so far!!

[naed240sx]

Hey are the Megans rebuildable?? I think I am going to get the Race Pro ones, but aren't megans discounted ?!?! I would like to order these now!! So any response would be SWEEET! I think I will get a good set of RUCAs too thanks for the advice so far!!

I'm pretty sure that they are not. Never talked to anybody who said that you could get them rebuilt, and I have even called a distributor. SPL's kts coilovers have the ultimate rebuild policy.

[inertiadrft]

I belive you can rebuild them with "swift" suspension parts and no they are not discontinued, if you plan on getting the pro megans get ready for back problems the pro coilovers ore super stiff and sometimes imposible to drift with if your car lacks power...........

[SpazmSi]

Phase 2 has the #kg wrong thenthey have the streets labeled as 12kg and 10kg!!

The Pro Street say 8 and 6

the higher the number the stiffer I thought

is it just a typo??

[naed240sx]

I belive you can rebuild them with "swift" suspension parts and no they are not discontinued, if you plan on getting the pro megans get ready for back problems the pro coilovers ore super stiff and sometimes imposible to drift with if your car lacks power...........

Stiffer rates won't make it harder to drift with stock motor.

[SpazmSi]

I mean the track ones seemed higher.

[inertiadrft]

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Stiffer rates won't make it harder to drift with stock motor.

it did for me try'n to slide with a single cam and no weight shifting, maybe you're a pro or something.......

[SpazmSi]

Wow these are hard to find, KTS are 8kg and 6kg just like the pro race megans, the track version of the megan ares 12-10kg which is nuts!!

Anyone know where any of these are in stock, intense and phase2 are a no go

[naed240sx]

it it did for me try'n to slide with a single cam and no weight shifting, maybe you're a pro or something.......

I used to drift on stock suspension, and now i'm on 8/6 kts, and even on full stiff, it's not any harder. It's just easier because it's so much more predictable and precise. I can't admit to driving on 12/10 springs, but I know it wouldn't be more difficult.

Obviously weight transfer is not going to work very well, but a clutch kick is still going to allow you to easily initiate.

[inertiadrft]

Phase 2 has the #kg wrong thenthey have the streets labeled as 12kg and 10kg!!

The Pro Street say 8 and 6

the higher the number the stiffer I thought

is it just a typo??

track's are=12 front 10 rearstreet are= 8 front 6 rear

[inertiadrft]

I used to drift on stock suspension, and now i'm on 8/6 kts, and even on full stiff, it's not any harder. It's just easier because it's so much more predictable and precise. I can't admit to driving on 12/10 springs, but I know it wouldn't be more difficult.

Obviously weight transfer is not going to work very well, but a clutch kick is still going to allow you to easily initiate.

trust me, 12/10 springs make a huge difference......

[SpazmSi]

Well so far its the Racing Megans with 8 and 6s for 900 at phase 2 if they can get them anytime soon and some other goodies.

next in line are the KTSs at SPL for 1100 and less other goodies

[naed240sx]

Don't buy megan unless they have a rebuild policy.

[SpazmSi]

Damn I really wanted to save the 200 on them. How long have you been running the KTS??

[naed240sx]

Damn I really wanted to save the 200 on them. How long have you been running the KTS??

A year. No problems to date. Loving them.

[BuLLeTdrift]

I've owned 2 sets of the Megans, and i've never had a problem with them. My friend has had KTS for a while now and almost no problems. The only time they messed up was when he fell in a ditch.

Either way, you cannot go wrong with the two.

And i would say get the street (8/6 kg) set up. I think having the stiffer springs might cause too much understeer. Also, the shox are the same on both street and track coilovers.

[naed240sx]

Either way, you cannot go wrong with the two.

And i would say get the street (8/6 kg) set up. I think having the stiffer springs might cause too much understeer. Also, the shox are the same on both street and track coilovers.

Werd, as long as the megans are rebuildable.

Yeah, 12/10 springs would suck on the street. They are so stiff that you would have less grip than stock on everything but the smoothest streets. They are too stiff to deal with imperfections in the roads, and won't maintain tire contact.

[SpazmSi]

Well I went with the Megans 8 and 6, cause 10 and 12 would not be something I want to experience in PA and NY. They are warranted and Phase 2 got for me for 850, so I snagged some BV RUCAs and a clutch. Thanks for the help folks, I am almost tapped out just would like to get a short shifter for my sort of rebuilt transmission.

[naed240sx]

What are the exact details about the warranty? I am curious how long the warranty is, and exactly what they cover. What happens when you blow them after the warranty is up? Can they be rebuilt?

[Joe]

I think having the stiffer springs might cause too much understeer.

its a little more in depth than that.

a stiffer spring in the rear will give oversteer, while a stiffer one in the front will understeer. also depends alot on the track/situation.

[BuLLeTdrift]

a stiffer spring in the rear will give oversteer, while a stiffer one in the front will understeer. also depends alot on the track/situation.

Yes i could have gotten more into it than what i said, but was a wrong? Thanx for explainng better i guess.

Any way, i'm glad to see you setting up ur car right. Enjoy. Also what kind of clutch???

[SpazmSi]

Warranty of 1 year, against manufacturer defect. I am honestly not sure if they are rebuildable, but I think that Tein is the only company with a dedicated rebuild facility in the US

All that I ask is that they last a year, after that I will be out of school and if I made the wrong decision with spending less then I'll make sure I never do that again lol.

I bought an RPS street clutch for my SOHC, I wasn't looking to spend much, and I am probally not going to spend any money on this motor, but I do have two trannys I can ruin so I decided to get something a little better then the Advanced Auto Part Special

[naed240sx]

Warranty of 1 year, against manufacturer defect. I am honestly not sure if they are rebuildable, but I think that Tein is the only company with a dedicated rebuild facility in the US

All that I ask is that they last a year, after that I will be out of school and if I made the wrong decision with spending less then I'll make sure I never do that again lol.

Ughhh why buy coilovers that you only want to last a year? Waste of money. Manufacturers defect warranty is offered on pretty much EVERY single product sold. It means nothing. If they blow, you are screwed, because they won't do anything about it.

Full warranty is what counts.

SPL offers this, and their rebuild policy allows you to simply get 4 brand NEW dampers, for no downtime.

Just voicing my opinion.

[xagna]

Megan offers exchange rather than rebuilding. They say rebuilding cost a lot more than exchanging... =-x

Less than a year: Free.OVer a year: $75 per unit.

If you bought them from a reseller like UM, you should contact them.

Hope this helps.

Does any one know where to get Swift coilover springs? I want to lower my megan spring sets to 6/5 from 8/6. Damping after using it for a year now is sooooo bad! Compression was soooo weak even at the time of purchase and now the coilovers just sink like spunge...

[Dookie]

Stance coiloversPriced around 1100-1200Great dampeningYou can super slam the car, even on 18's, comes with 8/6 and 9/7 sets of springs.Not sure about rebuilding, but they have a 1yr warranty on them. Theyre sold mainly though Togue Factory.