ebay coilovers? on my s13vert

[94vert]

i bought some ebay coilovers and was wondering about putting them on my car. now will they work with my stock struts up front? should i cut them like i found in this article http://z31.com/mods/coilover.shtml or should i just install them like they are? im getting some megan racing street coilovers in a couple of months i just want to get slammed now! thanks

[94vert]

nobody?

[AZhitman]

No.

Those aren't "coilovers".

What you bought is garbage, and will do you no good. Wait and do it right.

Besides, even if you DID have the proper spring perches and mounts, if you use stock shocks outside of their designed range, they'll blow.

See if you can return the ebay crap.

[94vert]

No.

Those aren't "coilovers".

What you bought is garbage, and will do you no good. Wait and do it right.

Besides, even if you DID have the proper spring perches and mounts, if you use stock shocks outside of their designed range, they'll blow.

See if you can return the ebay crap.

yes they are adjustable coilovers. i had ebay coilovers on my 96 integra with stock schocks and they rode great and only blew one rear strut. im just wondering if they are any different with nissans. but i guess i will rock them for the time being. i will post pics once im done

[brandonDavid]

yes they are adjustable coilovers. i had ebay coilovers on my 96 integra with stock schocks and they rode great and only blew one rear strut. im just wondering if they are any different with nissans. but i guess i will rock them for the time being. i will post pics once im done

they aren't coilovers.

and those three letters under hitmans name said his word is truth.

[user name!]

lol at ebay coilovers

[destroyyourmind]

yeh those are not coilovers. I wouldn't trust them my friend with a s14 had some and they snapped. being slammed is not worth wrecking yer car.

[94vert]

they aren't coilovers.

and those three letters under hitmans name said his word is truth.

A coilover is an automobile suspension device. "Coilover" is short for "coil spring over strut". It consists of a shock absorber (British: damper) with a coil spring encircling it.

now its not a fully adjustable setup but its still coilovers. i was just seeing if anyone on here knew anyone with them on a s13. i rode ebay coilovers on my last 2 hondas and they rode great and never had one problem with over 10,000 miles on each setup. now thanks for nothing i guess. now i know they are not the best but they work for thousands of people that cant afford 6-3000 dollar systems. id rather swap my car before suspension.

[xKnownShadowX]

Here's some helpful info from someone who used them.They are not coilovers but instead sleeve on.People do buy these and make coilovers with them but in this case your using them as sleeve on's.You can use them with OEM struts but expect them to blow fast.Most people would say get KYB AGX adjustable or something but they will still blow fast.Spring rates are like 300-600lbs/in.So you decide your choice.I recommend going real coilovers but again you can go with these also which are really gonna stiff and bouncy because there gonna be tons of play.Good luck.Oh yeah don't completely slam the coilovers to it's max keep some sleeve in between.
Modified by xKnownShadowX at 10:46 PM 1/31/2010

[94vert]

Here's some helpful info from someone who used them.They are not coilovers but instead sleeve on.People do buy these and make coilovers with them but in this case your using them as sleeve on's.You can use them with OEM struts but expect them to blow fast.Most people would say get KYB AGX adjustable or something but they will still blow fast.Spring rates are like 300-600lbs/in.So you decide your choice.I recommend going real coilovers but again you can go with these also which are really gonna stiff and bouncy because there gonna be tons of play.Good luck.Oh yeah don't completely slam the coilovers to it's max keep some sleeve in between.

Modified by xKnownShadowX at 10:46 PM 1/31/2010

thanks a real answer for once. like i said its only temporary.

[AZhitman]

Dude, just because I didn't take the time to blabber on and on about having used them before (I never would) doesn't mean my answer wasn't solid.

They're not coilovers. End of story.

Did you look at how to install them? Have fun cutting up a stock set of struts, and welding on perches, just to find you have 4 different spring rates and it takes you 4 hours to get the car to even sit level.

Sometimes, the simplest answer saves us all the most time.

[xKnownShadowX]

Dude, just because I didn't take the time to blabber on and on about having used them before (I never would) doesn't mean my answer wasn't solid.

They're not coilovers. End of story.

Did you look at how to install them? Have fun cutting up a stock set of struts, and welding on perches, just to find you have 4 different spring rates and it takes you 4 hours to get the car to even sit level.

Sometimes, the simplest answer saves us all the most time.

Not true at all.You can weld them if you want or just slip them on.I've had them before but I should've saved for coilovers cause they are bouncy as a mutha.Still they aren't all different spring rates unless he got hustled good but most times they just way too stiff of rates.I never understood why people speak when they never tried.Well I'll you the win that yeah they sucks, they ain't coilovers, they maybe different spring rates, but some people like to try them out just like me and it was coo but ended up getting a new car.So over all he just want to try if they fail it's on him he got his warnings and suggestions so now let it be.

I hope he just gets coilovers.

[RB25S14Whaa]

I farted... on the ebay coilovers... and they fell apart. Imagine what would happen if you put those on your car.