For the "What Coilover should i get" type threads

[yokota180sx]

Ok guys, i know everyone views me as a d!ck or whatnot but just give me a few moments of your time

Why do you want the coilover?Don't say DDIf you want it to drive around everyday, its because you want to be slammedIf not, then don't buy coilovers for DDThey are rough and harsh 80% of the timeIf you want to fix the harshness, find a company called Sprint Springs (or others)and order yourself or 6/5 or lower springsThe coilovers will still function as well as they did beforeAfter all, it would be for DD right?

You Track guysOk, understand, it doesn't matter if your going to do grip or driftAll these coilovers will do the same thingIts all in how you ADJUST THEMvarying dampening and spring rates

So really, it all matters in the brand and setup you choose in how you want it to handle in whatever aspect it should

Getting opinions?Before you hover your little 14 year old finger over the New Thread button, read this

95% of people that comment on coilovers, have only owned one set, or have ridden in a car with them

once you understand that, and get past it, you will be fine

the people you need to listen to are the few of us that have had 4 or 5+ coilover setsEvery coilover (well not so much these days) are distinct. Anyone that has ridden in a car with Cusco and one with JIC can tell you they handle with varying degrees of difference.all the Megan/kts/lower stance/etc etc all will handle the same, so it doesn't matterThe thing however with the generic 1200< coilovers is the dampeningK sport for a fact has an over dampened rear which makes it unpredictablei don't recommend them at all, and i own a set. I barely drive my Stagea because of themid rather have blown JICs than have them

Regardless, please don't make a Which Coilover thread

Unless your going to make a specific thread on a specific topic, there is no need.

No one will be able to tell you what you need, only finding a car with the coilovers you want to, and either riding in or driving will allow you to make an informed decision (except for rare cases of people that know what they are talking about for that particular brand(s))

anyways, thats my 2 centsand to make it a yokota post

**** off

[slik_s13]

haha nice thread!

[AZhitman]

Man, if Grant could spell, he'd be amazing.

Good stuff.

[E7-S14]

Sticky?the majority of people seeking suspension advice don't go to the suspension forum.. so only a majority of people are not going to see this whish is the suckors

but yeah..+1.29938 for good (not ball crushing) thread/advice...

[sip]

I like the "new" Yokota, he's much more tactful than the 'old' Yokota. Keep it up Grant!

PS. I used your tire stretch thread to explain it to people on Jbody.org. +1

[Beancooker]

Nice. Good article yoko...

Sip, I love your sig.

[sip]

Sip, I love your sig.

I showed the wife, she schoffed. I'm thinking of making a 'flash' version

[BOOMSHAKALAKA]

and to make it a yokota post

**** off

Hahahaaaaaa it's about time you made this thread!

[Scuffed_ChukiCoupe]

Ok i dunno if this belongs here but w.e someone will answer me. I really really really want coilovers. I can deal wit the road harshness its nothing to me, i ride around with no radio and ac. BUT im poor and i really need my car to be dropped right now. Ill be making a trip to orlando driving in about 6 months and my mom and bro are coming with me so i dont really want to get coilovers for the road may be harsh 4 them. Being said though i really want coilovers i cant wait to save so long other parts of my car need attention. What is the best strut spring combo thats going to give me the lowest drop. Any other advice u can offer for me while shopping for suspension would be great. Dont worry yokota ill stay away from k-sport.

[yokota180sx]

if you can deal with it Powereed by max

[Eikon]

Great thread dude!!

[Scuffed_ChukiCoupe]

if you can deal with it Powereed by max

But those are in the coilover price range, right?

[Scuffed_ChukiCoupe]

For some reason i was under the impression that strut a spring combo was like under 500 bucks but i see that its not. So might as well save for the megan tracks i want.

[redtop91]

If you want camber plates and crap a strut/spring setup is going to cost as much as an entry coilover like Megan. Anyways the "new" yokota is much better than the old. Still a douchebag but at least semi-helpful. And good for a laugh/ban.

[Feint of Heart]

But those are in the coilover price range, right?

They're $1050 shipped anywhere in the US.

http://www.poweredbymax.net

[Scuffed_ChukiCoupe]

yea for that price i can get megan tracks and some good quality sway bars. For now ill stick to megan springs with my minimum wage paychecks.

[nieko]

yakota have you ever used stance pros? a lot of ppl on here will recomend them and i was kinda leaning towards them. they sound like they deliver. but in ur first post u said stance and megan and k sport are all the same?

[yokota180sx]

lower stances basics are

[nieko]

ya thats what i heard, thats why im staying away from the basics. it seems like all the basics of like every brand are pretty much the same.

[pat93]

how is greddy type -s ?Just wonder, numbers of brands are repeatedly mentioned in here exceptgreddy. how is it?

[yokota180sx]

cant mention it if ive never used it

i cant tell you

[SERUM]

if you can deal with it Powereed by max

Are they that bad? I bring my son everywhere with me (he's 2), so can I get the sprint's and put on them when the funds recoup?

[yokota180sx]

to meno its not badto others, its harsh

its all relative, but i have 18k/16k springs in my stagea, so i like a rather firm rideits not tat bad

[phanatikz32]

so brand is irrelevant? megan coilovers will do just as good as TEIN or JIC?
Modified by phanatikz32 at 12:39 PM 12/26/2007

[S14-KOUKI-MONSTER]

Anyways the "new" yokota is much better than the old. Still a douchebag but at least semi-helpful. And good for a laugh/ban.

I'm buying new suspension soon and was going to start a poll, but like you said the feedback will be uninformed. The s14 is my daily driver from april-oct/nov. and then I take it off the road for the winter. However I will be auto-crossing it next spring/summer, so I want some good coilovers.

I've decide that I want to have pillowball mounts, and an electronic dampening force controller, so the way I see it, I have three choices.Tanabe sustec pro7Cusco zero-2e Tein super drift

I was leaning towards cusco, but they only have 5 way dampening adjustability, so now I'm leaning towards tanabe. I've heard that tein is over-rated from people that have owned/still own them.

So in your opinions, what would be the best bet?

[yokota180sx]

cuscoi realllly like cuscotein is too soft

andn tanabae....well they are in the middle of everyone to me. They arent bad, but they dont stand out

i reallllly liked my cuscos on my FD3S

[simmode1]

Wow. I really wish I knew this thread was here b4 I posted my "Which coilovers' thread a few days ago! lol!

But I do still need help! Currently, I have KYB adjustable AGX struts/shocks with Tein S-Tech springs. But my s13 feels far crappier than I would have expected.

Anybody around the DFW area wanna drive my car and help me troubleshoot?

[Camry]

Thanks for the inputs Yokota. I was really leaning towards Stance GR+ for a couple months but since you mentioned Powered By Max in a couple of threads, I started doing some research and I'm leaning towards them now.

[seejaytoo]

ive got a question for the wheel/tire/suspension guru (yoko) , so i have 12/10 megan tracks. i love um, tho i have nothing to compare to. I do get bounced quite a bit on bumpy roads, its nothing i cant deal with, but say like some cuscos with the same spring rate. Will those be more stable, is that the difference between lower and higher quality, or am i set up wrong, or is that just effed up arkansas roads and its no big deal. dont get me wrong, im not complaining, id take my megans over stock anyday, but at some point id like to move up (when i get more cash) Basically, what will i see/feel different between my megans and say cusco, zeal, HKS ... top brandsdunno if i make sense but thanks anyway

[yokota180sx]

i mean, 10/8 + on an s chassis isnt going ot be remotely comfortable to 90% of the nissan drivers

with that said, its all in HOW you feel the bumpsdo they make the car hop, do they just make it bounce after the bump, or does it absorb it, and just keep going

its all in HOW you feel the bumps. IMO a good coilover will absorb the bump(at 12/10s however, youll still get josled) and level out after that bump. It shouldnt take 2 or 3 strokes to get it to stop bouncing

ive got a question for the wheel/tire/suspension guru (yoko) , so i have 12/10 megan tracks. i love um, tho i have nothing to compare to. I do get bounced quite a bit on bumpy roads, its nothing i cant deal with, but say like some cuscos with the same spring rate. Will those be more stable, is that the difference between lower and higher quality, or am i set up wrong, or is that just effed up arkansas roads and its no big deal. dont get me wrong, im not complaining, id take my megans over stock anyday, but at some point id like to move up (when i get more cash) Basically, what will i see/feel different between my megans and say cusco, zeal, HKS ... top brandsdunno if i make sense but thanks anyway