coilover options

[S13CoupeLover]

well I'm looking to coilovers and well i have a few options:

1. HKS Hypermax ~$975 (out of stock 60-90 days till i get them)EDIT: Greddy price is up2. Greddy ~$1,000 + Tax3. Stance GR+ ~$1,0994. Powered By Max ~$1,000 (people i've talked to about these say they are way to stiff for DD)5. Tein Basic ~$800-900

keep in mind my limit is ~$1,000.

My neighbor used to be a bench tester for HKS USA and told me the HKS' are good but they suck at rebuilding (takes for ever to get them back). He doesn't know Stance nor Powered by MAX so he had no thought on those ones. he told me the Tein Basic would be the most forgiving for DD and still give me good ability to use them on the track or drifting.

What do you guys think?? I'd at least like some comfort but still being stiff. also my butt might be 4x4ing even with coilovers

Also my neighbor knows that dude who created Peak Performance. I'm getting hook up from every direction... kinda crazy.
Modified by S13CoupeLover at 12:05 AM 8/30/2008

[808faded]

have you heard anything about endura-techs? i heard their good and give a beefy feel and their $1050 i was deciding between these or MAX but im mostly gonna be doing DD so the MAX are out of the question. but yea try check the endura-techs out

[Kalypso]

tein ... or HKS,

I have JIC magic, and I like them. but if you have 1000$ to spend that are better companies

the number one brand is the company that makes the nascar coilovers. I forget there name but believe me, tested above all the japanese brands, they're number 1.

[musashin]

tein ... or HKS,

I have JIC magic, and I like them. but if you have 1000$ to spend that are better companies

the number one brand is the company that makes the nascar coilovers. I forget there name but believe me, tested above all the japanese brands, they're number 1.

Eibach?

[ChampaignSilviaS14]

I run powered by max daily driving and its not bad at all on full soft....

its really not that bad, and the roads here are horrible.

I would suggest PBM, they are extremely beefy and can go extremely low, and for the price you really cant beat it.

[Hijacker]

You forgot KTS from SPL for $1,089

[Rudelude22]

Check out DMAX

Teins in most opionions are a waste of $$ not stiff enough even at there stiffest. Ksport and stance are actually okay. HKS are basiclaly more a drag setup. But whatever you plan on doing with your car should judge want kind of coilovers you get. But also check out sale thread, i just saw JIC Fla2 go for 800....

[MastaYu]

stance Gr

[S14toRPS13]

I love it how people who hasn't heard of Stance, KTS, Endura Techs or Powered by max always recommend Tein basics. Does your neighbor realize how more you get with these other brands for a couple hundreds more over Tein basics? I think it's just because Tein is more of a household name than these other companies.

[ElementalFiend]

Eibach?

Eibach is #1?

[s13_maJiK]

Stance GR+Pro's

[Cone Junky]

I run powered by max daily driving and its not bad at all on full soft....

its really not that bad, and the roads here are horrible.

I would suggest PBM, they are extremely beefy and can go extremely low, and for the price you really cant beat it.

These are going to be my next major purchase. Their storefront is within miles of me and their spring rate is almost exactly what I was looking for (10/8)

[numbnuts240]

You forgot KTS from SPL for $1,089

i was just about to throw those out there for consideration.

[-RJ-]

I know people wil flame but, there is always Megan Streets for $800. They are nice and comfy and I have yet to see a blown MR coilover

[MastaYu]

get whatever you want

[Dittoz7]

Megans Used To Be A Iffy Brand Back When They Just Started Coming Out.

But Times Have Changed And Their Products Look More Solid,

Haven't Heard Someone Complain About Megan In A While, Except For Those People Who Just Repeat What They HEAR And Not Actually See Nor Experience.

[raven2345]

any reason why endura tech's aren't on that list? they are a sponsor just to let ya know.and, i do believe they are in the $1,000 area

[Gabes13]

I thought endura-tech only has s14 models out...

[ddgsxr504]

I thought endura-tech only has s14 models out...

Greg aka THE HITMAN has a set on his Vert from Hell.

[Rudelude22]

Alot fo those brand coilovers believe it or not are all the same.....

One company makes them and others just simply re0name them.....

[phreezer]

I'm using ksport, even on the soft setting its pretty unbearable as a daily driver, but works well when being aggressive, stiff like having welded iron rods in place of shocks and springs.

Had them a year with no problems, still feel every bump on the road in my lower back...

[Kalypso]

I FOUND IT!

this is the coilover low down from dennis grant,

http://farnorthracing.com/autocross_secrets6.html

I thought I was all hot with a set JIC magic FLA 2's but I learned not to believe the JDM hypeness. JDM coils have habitual engineering flaws...

he touches all the major brands, a great track/scca resource.

his list is as follows and he explains why. they are inexpensive relatively but they're for more hardcore track cars.

* Bilstein* Penske* Koni* Ohlins* Sachs* Dynamic Suspension

read the article.

[mrgreeneyes]

Powered By Max are only "too stiff" to the people who dont have em.

Mine are fine, they are veeeery beefy, yet totally daily-able (my car is my daily). 10-8 spring rate is PERFECT and the valving on these is superb. i have owned ksports and they failed horribly in the first 4 months i owned them. 2 damper seals exploded... leaving my fenderwells soaked in ****ty ksport oils. and they rode like *** compared to the PBM's i have now.

the nay-sayers to PBM are the people who dont yet own them, or have girly vag's and dont want coils cus "they are too stiff... i like comfort... wahhh"

[ZOMG.SR20]

Godspeed?

[sommmatt]

I've got Tein HE's (I think they're now known as super drift). I really like them, on full soft it's like riding in a sedan with stiff suspension so it's very bearable, and on full hard it's, well, hard. Very hard. Camber, dampening and ride height adjustments.

[eDmSiL80]

endura tech

buddy club

driven on both for two years, dd and track every weekend. both have done me very well.

[mrgreeneyes]

sommmatt, your car is gettin sexy. im liking it man!

[ChampaignSilviaS14]

Powered By Max are only "too stiff" to the people who dont have em.

Mine are fine, they are veeeery beefy, yet totally daily-able (my car is my daily). 10-8 spring rate is PERFECT and the valving on these is superb. i have owned ksports and they failed horribly in the first 4 months i owned them. 2 damper seals exploded... leaving my fenderwells soaked in ****ty ksport oils. and they rode like *** compared to the PBM's i have now.

the nay-sayers to PBM are the people who dont yet own them, or have girly vag's and dont want coils cus "they are too stiff... i like comfort... wahhh"

[S13Teddy]

K-Sport are POSGodspeed are also POS

Colin, get the Powered By MAX, then trade me for my Megans.

[Crazyirish]

his list is as follows and he explains why. they are inexpensive relatively but they're for more hardcore track cars.

* Bilstein* Penske* Koni* Ohlins* Sachs* Dynamic Suspension

read the article.

Most of the setups from the companies you listed are far beyond the budget he mentioned.

It is however a pretty good article.