Coilovers...Rebuild or replace?

[Khost26]

When i bought my car it came with a set of the lowest end jic magic coilovers on it and the front 2 are completely blown. I was ridding on the springs pretty much. The back 2 squeak but still have pressure and feel ok. The pillowbal is bad on one front too. Now my question is, should i bother rebuilding them or do something else. I have a hookup at k sport and i could get some middle grade for 775 a set. Any imput would be awesome. Thankss

[poshatch]

get new ones...those coilovers arnt even worth it...and id look into something other than k sport for 775 i got my tein HE's on craigslist for 750 with 4k on them and they still work amazing dding for 2 years and track events every other month...

save and get something super legit

[Khost26]

OK i was pretty sure they wouldnt be worth the rebuild. But i didnt know k sport wasnt worth it.

[Gabes13]

I thought JIC went out of biz...

[poshatch]

nobody around me runs k sport and i dont hear much positive stuff about them

i guess it would depend on the application

if you drift and you need it to drift really well...kts, psm, stance gr+PRO, occasionally ill see a megan track or street out there or a tein super drift

[wingFeather]

Sell them on eBay to some JDM fanboi for $900, use the profits to buy a brand new set of Megans.

[Khost26]

Well how are the megan track ones? They are a grand and the stance ones are 15. Its my daily driver but i want to be able to drift and a little autocross here and there too. Im pretty limited on funds though..

[simmode1]

I thought JIC went out of biz...

They did.

Well how are the megan track ones? They are a grand and the stance ones are 15.

Megan Tracks are waaaay too harsh for daily use. Get the Megan Streets instead. Although Stance are better. But if you're considering spending $1500 on coilovers, you may want to try the new Megan Spec RS's for about $1300.


BTW, those prices you quoted for those Megan Tracks/Streets and Stance coils are way too high. Megan Street & Tracks should e around $800 and Stance GT+ should be around $1200. Check NICO's Advertiser's specials...

[Khost26]

Well 800 sounds alot better but i heard that the steet ones had alot of flex for drifting. But i dont want to be breaking my back because this is a daily driver. Where can i get the megan sponsor hookup?

[simmode1]

Where can i get the megan sponsor hookup?

Keep dreaming homie. Companies don't really sponsor noobs. They put their money behind ppl who have already proven themselves with already built cars. They ain't trying to finance your start-up project. Just hunt around for the cheap prices like the rest of us.

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http://compare.ebay.com/like/2904509588 ... 602_263632

If you wait till Labor Day & Tax Free Weekend, I bet a whole bunch of vendors will start slashing prices and having sales. Prices always go even lower around holidays.

[poshatch]

yeah dude your trippin if megan is about to sponcer anybody who cant perform...they want to up sell there product and good drivers is what they look for...and even still sponcorships are rare enough as it is

[Khost26]

I guess that wasn't clear. Sorry, I meant where could i get the $800 price. I don't expect to be sponsored. Sorry for the confusion.
And ok thanks, Ill try and see how many people i can get the to go in on a group buy! Ill probably go to sonic motors.

[simmode1]

Sorry, I meant where could i get the $800 price.

Gotta learn to search a little bit, man. I do three things when looking for the best prices on car parts:

1) Check Google shooping & sort by lowest price.
2) Hit the Advertisers sections on NICO or Zilvia & look for sales.
3) Drop by my local shops/garages & see if they can beat online prices.

I absolutely REFUSE to pay full retail price for anything. There's no reason to. I mostly don't buy used either. There's always some little hookup out there.