Need help picking out coilovers
Need help picking out coilovers
Ok, i want to spend around 1500 and under. i searched and a lot of people have Tein He. and they are mainly for drift. but can they be adjusted for grip driving ??? if not what other models should i get HR??? or maybe some other company.
yeah, the jic flt-a2 is a nice setup, includes all mounts and a front camber plate.. i have a set installed on a 95 240. the roads around me are horrible, so i plan on getting a set of softer springs to go with them. im guessing most companies offer this type of support, being able to order each piece of the coilover separatly, its somewhat reassuring.
p.s.- scoobyshag, do you have a set of flt-a2's? if so i would interested in trading ideas about adjusting them. you can shoot me an email if you want.
p.s.- scoobyshag, do you have a set of flt-a2's? if so i would interested in trading ideas about adjusting them. you can shoot me an email if you want.
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Springs have very little to do with handling.....from best to worst [softest oem to stiffest streetable 120-140 > 300-450] they cannot affect the peak G by more than 10% [usually 3-4%].....IF the camber gain curves are adequate to level [hold the tire at the optimum 0.5 deg camber under cornering load].
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Ceptos wrote:yeah, the jic flt-a2 is a nice setup, includes all mounts and a front camber plate.. i have a set installed on a 95 240. the roads around me are horrible, so i plan on getting a set of softer springs to go with them. im guessing most companies offer this type of support, being able to order each piece of the coilover separatly, its somewhat reassuring.
p.s.- scoobyshag, do you have a set of flt-a2's? if so i would interested in trading ideas about adjusting them. you can shoot me an email if you want.
Ceptos~ no dont have any coilovers right now but its the next thing on my list. Either getting new JIC's or a set of used Cusco's from a friend...its for an S13 also.
i buy suspension components with the intention of improving the feel of my car through turns, and tuning the parts to suit my preference. i think that has a better effect than actual g's the car can pull (of course i wouldnt sacrifice g's for the feel tho), after all it doesnt drive itself. also if you are planning on doing a somewhat complete setup with sway bars etc, then better springs/dampers seem essential to me. i wouldnt put stiffer sways with springs that were not made for them. but like everyone says, you will notice the most improvement out of a set of tires and an alignment. i was reading an article working with a Z06 Corvette, pulled .99g's (i guess this was stock), after adding a set of DOT rated R compound tires, it pulled 1.05 g's. that is good...to say the least =)
scooby, if you are interested in the flt-a2's i could give my experience with them. right now i am dealing with getting one of my dampers replaced, there is a thread in here somewhere about it, ill post what happens in the end there.
im sure someone else knows more about the Tein HE's than i do, but i got the impression that the main difference they have is greater strength under lateral stress from drifting, probably just reinforced mounts. i believe they have the same spring rates as my flt-a2's.
scooby, if you are interested in the flt-a2's i could give my experience with them. right now i am dealing with getting one of my dampers replaced, there is a thread in here somewhere about it, ill post what happens in the end there.
im sure someone else knows more about the Tein HE's than i do, but i got the impression that the main difference they have is greater strength under lateral stress from drifting, probably just reinforced mounts. i believe they have the same spring rates as my flt-a2's.
