Coilovers you would suggest

Post by **Razi** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 4:54 pm

Even PBM says their coilovers are rough.

If you want something more comfy, go with Fortune Auto, which is what I did. Glad I did.

Post by **OutToWinPAHC** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 5:11 pm

I know PBM are 10/8kg but you can buy 6kg springs and move the springs and make 8/6kg. My BC are 8/6kg, what are the standard fortunes?

Post by **Nissan_Driver** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 5:22 pm

OutToWinPAHC wrote:I know PBM are 10/8kg but you can buy 6kg springs and move the springs and make 8/6kg. My BC are 8/6kg, what are the standard fortunes?

I believe slandered FA are 7K/6K

Post by **Razi** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:10 pm

7k/6k is their recommended rates, but they let you pick any rate you want for no extra cost.

Post by **xX RB Xx** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:48 pm

Razi wrote:7k/6k is their recommended rates, but they let you pick any rate you want for no extra cost.

FA are real nice. Im about to buy a set for my daily.

Post by **Gabes13** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 7:29 pm

OutToWinPAHC wrote:I know PBM are 10/8kg but you can buy 6kg springs and move the springs and make 8/6kg. My BC are 8/6kg, what are the standard fortunes?

Swapping springs wont do much because a lot of the "feeling" comes from the damper. An 8/6 psm coil would probably feel stiffer than most 8/6 coils.

Post by **SX APPEAL** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 2:09 am

Razi wrote: If you want something more comfy, go with Fortune Auto, which is what I did. Glad I did.

My Fortunes ain't gonna be comfy...

Post by **Jon FLA** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 7:26 pm

Got them in.

Ill try to get around to install them this weekend.

Post by **the a3k** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 7:34 pm

look good. give us some details. im still deciding on mine. got 1500 to spend. i might go with stance, tein, or FA's

Post by **wishing_on_a_sr** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:23 pm

Just stumbled across these beauties today. Dunno if its old news or not.... Anyone running, or planning to run the PBM pros?
http://sundayslide.com/post/2931758263/ ... ased-today

Post by **Gabes13** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 4:55 pm

wishing_on_a_sr wrote:Just stumbled across these beauties today. Dunno if its old news or not.... Anyone running, or planning to run the PBM pros?
http://sundayslide.com/post/2931758263/ ... ased-today

They're not out yet, so no, no ones running them. Except Dan at PSM, Tommy Roberts in FD, and Matt Powers, who I think just picked up a kw sponsorship, in FD. Swift springs are cool, and they're supposed to be softer than their competition coilovers. We'll see what the dyno looks like when they show up.

Post by **SX APPEAL** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 2:12 pm

I'm definitely interested. If I was gonna shell out $1500 for coils though, I'd probably just buck up and spring for the KW Variant 3's for $200 more. German > Japanese

Post by **visser003** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 4:31 pm

Takumi788 wrote:I have owned;

KYB ADJUSTABLE STRUTS AND TIEN S-TECH SPRINGS.....If you want to COMFORTABLY daily your car this is an option. Not the best for handling tho and you have little to no adjustibility.

MEGAN RACING TRACK COIL OVERS.....If your a track rat, these are great, affordable well made coil overs with a lot of adjustment. You WILL be dodging pot holes in an effort to save your back (especially if you have a racing seat)

Apexi N1 EvX......These are for the occasional auto x or track guy. Plenty of adjustments and surprisingly street-able. Does great for touge driving.

Fortune Auto - More for getting that "Slammed" look. I'd recommend these for something pretty that rarely sees the track. Also not bad for a comfortable daily drive.

This has to be one of the worst suspension reviews I have ever seen.
First of all, you keep talking about adjustments. I have seen dyno sheets of megans, apexi N1's, and Fortune Autos (FA is the only one released from factory, not a private shock dyno) The Megan and Apexi shocks are TERRIBLE quality, and to boot, those "Adjustment" clicks you mention are not linear at all, meaning they are pretty much useless when tuning your suspension.
Hell, $300 ebay coils have 36+ click adjustments, it could have 1000 click adjustments and it still wont matter.

Secondly, most coilovers will allow you to drop the car almost on its frame rails. The amount coils lowers a car is a moot point when talking about quality.
Megan's are not for the track rat, they are for the drift rat who just wants the lowest and stiffest coils they can get their fanboy hands on.

My recommendation:
~$1000: Fortune Autos
~$1200: Fortune Autos w/swift springs or GC/Koni Yellow custom setup (cheapest Koni Yellows) or KW V2's
~$1500: KW V3's or GC/Koni Yellow custom setup

Read http://farnorthracing.com/autocross_secrets6.html UP

Post by **SX APPEAL** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 12:53 pm

Does KW make the V2's for S14's? I've only seen V3's

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