SwissCheeseHead wrote:Did you buy the set from ChinkyChoy on myG37? I was eyeing that set up lol! You have to PM me the price you paid for them because it was either the wheels or a TV lol. You'll have to let me know what the fitment is like.
No I did't, lol. I got them new from Incurve. I went with 20x9 +35 because he told me (former G owner) that 20x10.5 +45 wouldn't fit in the front.
SwissCheeseHead wrote:Anyways, back to your question, with the little bit I know about the air suspension, I know that the air suspension itself can be made of soft materials, which means they can be punctured on the road, leaving you with a slammed (and undrivable) corner. I also know that you need an air compressor and a controller installed. So imagine running tubing from the air compressor (most likely mounted in your trunk) and the involvement of running tubing to all 4 corners. The controller will be mounted up front by you. Raising and lowering at will are obviously pros. Also the nice thing about air suspensions are that they're somewhat universal so a kit will work from one model to another. Not sure about the comfort of these things. I wouldn't even compare these for performance. They are expensive. I would venture to guess upwards of $3K.
On the other hand, your only coilover option for AWD are BC coilovers, which can be iffy as far as noise-free/problem-free operation. And they cost only $1K new, less if you can get them used. You could also go with a cup kit and coilovers, which puts you in the full air price range. Cup kits are air kits that sit on top of the spring perch of a coilover and you can raise and lower them as needed to get over steep bumps and driveways. The ones that I've seen are usually made out of aluminum, so they cannot puncture while driving like air kits can. They're not meant to be driven on a raised state. BPVIP was on a cup kit but I guess he's planning on going full air.
Sorry for the XXL post.
I had BC's on my 2007. Other than my sway bar links blowing every 5k (did alignments, etc.), I had no other issues. All my noises came from those going bad. The coilovers themselves were fine which is why I'm okay with getting them for this car.
But yeah, if bags (full air or cup) were $1.5k as opposed to $1k for coilovers I might have been inclined to put in the work...but if they are indeed $2k more than coilovers on average, that's way too rich for my blood.
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