Why so much hatin on entry level coilovers??

[socal180sx]

I know for a fact that Tein does overhaul for damaged coilovers,even basics . I'm gonna buy some next week(not basics), I also know that tein has r&d in both japan and US so they put a lot of time into their products. I would not recommend basics cause there just that, basic. but your probably gonna have to spend a few grand on susp. to get it track ready. With that being said if your not tracking it you dont need coilovers.

[lrb_2000]

What about height adjustment? What other options do you have, other than buying tons of different springs, to adjust height.. say you have 15" wheels, and a set of 17" wheels.. and when you change between the two, you need adjust the height of your car.. coilovers aren't overkill for the street.. at least not entry level coilovers with lower spring rates..

[chmercer]

entry level coilovers are DESIGNED for street use. tanabe w/s, tein basic, super street, flex, tein CS, etc etc etc

[ddgsxr504]

That's the main reason I bought "crappy" coilovers is because I don't need a full $1500-$2000 setup since my car is mostly a DD with maybe an autocross/drift event like 5 times a year. The postive to coilover vs spring strut for me is the full ride height adjustability along with upper camber plates and dampening settings. Lets see you do all that with spring struts for the same price of $750 shipped.

[dfw240_EE]

Well, I will share all my research that I have done in my quest for a good suspension setup. I am first attempting to learn the physics of suspension so that I can better read and understand datasheets for suspension parts.

And I found out how to read shock dynos:http://www.splparts.com/Parts/...2.jpgThe slope of the line is the dampening coefficient, often referred to as "b" in engineering texts.

[jr_ss]

That's the main reason I bought "crappy" coilovers is because I don't need a full $1500-$2000 setup since my car is mostly a DD with maybe an autocross/drift event like 5 times a year. The postive to coilover vs spring strut for me is the full ride height adjustability along with upper camber plates and dampening settings. Lets see you do all that with spring struts for the same price of $750 shipped.

I too am mainly purchasing the coilovers for the height adjustment. Granted I do drive pretty hard on the street and the car will see some track time. I felt it was the best purchase as I didn't want to spend money on a shock/strut combo and be disappointed, then have to make another purchase down the road. Instead, I'm just going to put the $1100 and get KTS with different spring rates. I wanted to be able to tune my suspension even if it is for the street, where the car will see the most time. I don't like the idea of sleeve coilovers, just not my style nor do I want something bad to happen. Besides SPL offers rebuilds with no down time for $550 or whatever the current rate is.

I also agree most people will never use their car w/ coilovers to it's full potential but, what's spending $300 more for a good set of coilovers over entry levels?