You get what you pay for (Hipermax 3's)

[S13AL]

Just thought I would post this up as a review for anyone looking into good coilovers.




They came with pillowballs in the front.



Fronts have inverted monotubes with 32 level damping adjustment on the bottom


Rears are regular monotube with damping adjustment on the top.



Out with the stockers


In with the new


Before

After


They are set pretty high from the factory. Think I will slam them in the next couple days.




I drove around for quite a bit on them.

At low speeds you can feel the road well.

At higher speeds you can't feel the little imperfections as much.
I hit quite a few pot holes and speedbumps and it was not very harsh like most coilovers
In the corners they keep the car planted FIRM and if you push down on the front of the car it won't even budge. at all.
I can't put into words how much I love these

[supersayianjim]

so have you tried the megans?? would you compare them to this??

[Hoffman5982]

So how much did they set you back? Are these more DD friendly or are they more for track use? I'd like to see a list of coilovers that are aimed more at comfort and track abuse

[S13AL]

They retail for $2,600 I got them for $1,800 shipped from EDO performance, but like I said worth every penny.
I have ridden in a car with megans near full soft and they don't compare to the full soft of these.
At the middle setting there is almost no body roll through hard turns and under braking the car stays flat.(all this while being really comfy over ROUGH road)
On full stiff they are similar to most coilovers over big bumps, though still relatively smooth over small bumps.
The damping adjustment has a really clear contrast from soft to stiff.
I would recommend riding in a car with these so you can see why I love them so much.

[lococabbag3]

how would you compare them to stance or teins?

[SX APPEAL]

So how much did they set you back? Are these more DD friendly or are they more for track use? I'd like to see a list of coilovers that are aimed more at comfort and track abuse

Funny you should mention that...

the-coilover-thread-t475297.html?hilit=coilover

[S13_RB25]

Is it me or these don't look buff as the fortune auto's??

[Hoffman5982]

So how much did they set you back? Are these more DD friendly or are they more for track use? I'd like to see a list of coilovers that are aimed more at comfort and track abuse

Funny you should mention that...

the-coilover-thread-t475297.html?hilit=coilover

Don't worry, I've known about that thread and Ive read through most of it. What I meant was a seperate list for nice comfy coilovers instead of having to read through that thread and other similar thread. Plus, that thread contains a lot of repetitive reviews. Thanks though

[badbob2121]

they look top notch.. im interested in a test drive ...

[SX APPEAL]

Don't worry, I've known about that thread and Ive read through most of it. What I meant was a seperate list for nice comfy coilovers instead of having to read through that thread and other similar thread. Plus, that thread contains a lot of repetitive reviews. Thanks though

Well I'd like all the smart, fun, sexy girls to sort themselves out of the crowd too, but that's not gonna happen either...

[S13AL]

My friend who drives a 78 Porsche was amazed at how much more comfortable this suspension is than his.
Essentially if you were to let your girlfriend drive the car she would notice that the suspension isn't stock, but she wouldn't complain about ride quality.

Here is a review for them on a 370Z http://www.the370z.com/brakes-suspensio ... eview.html
This guy is a bit better at describing how they feel.