Coilovers

[DeeZNuTTss]

okay i'm getting coilovers. next problem is which ones i want. i found Arospeed Adjustable Coilovers are they any good? and if a get adjustable coilover do i need adjustable struts. and last what struts, KYB?

[Auto-X 240]

my first question is why do you want coilovers? what are you going to do with the car? are you planning to corner weigh it to get better balance or is it just to lower it? BTW, arospeed is junk

[Shin_Kudo]

Ooh, this is of relavance to me, too. I need coilovers, once I get my 240. I'm personally planning to use it as a car to learn drifting in, so it needs a good suspension.

[DeeZNuTTss]

i want to be able to raise it in the winter and lower it in the summer. so what coilovers should i get? or should i do something else. i just don't want to pay a grip a cash.

[Auto-X 240]

I wouldn't trust arospeed to last very long in colorado road conditions. Corrosion will kill them. You could get some Eibach Pro Kits instead of coilovers. They'll lower your car 1-1.2 inches. I wouldn't think that would make that big of a difference in your winter driving. And the car will feel and handle better than with the arospeed. you don't have to have adjustable struts, but what you could do if you did have them is stiffen them up for summer/dry weather fun and soften them up to get better grip in winter/rainy conditions. KYB AGX are cheap and will work for what you want to do. If you were going to autocross this car a lot I would suggest konis.

Hope this helps

[captain nismo]

If you just want to get height adjustable coilover sleeves, get ground controls and some struts. That will work fine. If you want full adjustability (camber, caster, etc) look at JIC's or TEINS.

[Onizuka]

i want to be able to raise it in the winter and lower it in the summer.

Why? I mean, adjustablility is good, but rideheight really isnt a sesonal thing yah know? If snow is your worry then you shouldnt be driving the RWD car in the snow. I have driven my 240 in the snow with a lower right height (springs and shocks) and it was fine.

[quote=" DeeZNuTTss so what coilovers should i get? or should i do something else. i just don't want to pay a grip a cash. [/quote]

you get what you pay for. Paying less than $1000 for coilover generally means either they suck or they are used.

[canadians14]

i am looking for a coilover i can use in the winter as well ... just one that i can raise up as high as or close to as high as the original ride height in winter and then lower in summer when i can use the addition handling benefits any suggestions ??Which coilovers have the greatest range of adjustment ??

[Shawn Clark]

I've used the progressive rate springs and Tokico shocks/struts. The claim was that they would lower the car (not my desire, but acceptable.) Reality was that they did not--I measured before and after and there was not 1/4" difference as I recall. I suspect the difference was that the stock front springs sagged, so they were doing some artificial lowering. I found the car navigated *better* over dips with the supposed lower springs, LOL, because they didn't compress as much when the nose was down in a hole.

[aither]

Ooh, this is of relavance to me, too. I need coilovers, once I get my 240. I'm personally planning to use it as a car to learn drifting in, so it needs a good suspension.

If you are learning to drift, stock suspension is the best thing. A stock car won't be as fun, but it will teach you more about the car, and it limits.

Also, what about the lower end Japanese ones? JIC SF-1's? Tein basics are not that much more than a spring/shock combo, plus they have dustboots, and corrosion resistant paint. But there is no adjustment in these setups.