Sup guys, im sure many people have heard this before " should of got full coilovers from the start" :sad: well now the time has come as i finally stabilized myself with a good income. after a few things im in process of doing, i want to look for a better setup. I currently am running the megan sleeves with some tru hart shocks all around not bad but i want something better. i cant afford a GC/koni setup as i know that’s one of the best setups for our cars however i have been looking at yonaka’s full coils and tein full coils as well. Now my question is which would you guys say would be better for the price they are going for? my budget is about 400-500$.
4-500 is not the price range for anything “good” as far as coilovers go. you will just be buying more junk. keep your shocks and get a better sleeve. some people like skunk2. i would suggest saving up for a koni/gc set up if you cant just spring up and buy it one pay check or something like that. if you have 4-500 to spend currently on junk then you can save another 4-500 and get the good stuff and be done with it.
I agree with DA all day. I wouldn’t waste my time/money on the cheap stuff. However I disagree about keeping your shocks and replacing the coils. Springs are springs for the most part, as long as they aren’t prone to failure then I wouldn’t worry about them. A different rate may be better, but if I had the choice to replace the coils or shocks, I’d change the shocks.
If your budget is $400-500 then I’d suggest replacing bushings and getting an alignment. If you’ve already replaced bushings then ditch the Tru Hart shocks in favor of some Koni yellows and just keep the Megan coils. Either way bushings should be a priority if they haven’t been replaced. They will contribute more to good, consistent handling than getting upgraded coil overs but leaving crappy old bushings in there.
I am running Skunk2/GC! I believe 600+ was what I paid for my set up.
so based on ur guys feed back, it would be better to replace bushings and shocks? after doing some more research the koni’s arent that much out of budget for a set of 4, it’s just i wouldn’t be able to afford the GC’s on top of that.
also replacing the bushings is something i heard can be a real PITA so is this something a local shop could do? and if anyone has, what prices would i be looking at more or less?
If your bushings have not been replaced then I would 100% say you should put money into those. I’d rather have fresh bushings and cheap suspension components vs worn out bushings and fancy coilovers.
Bushings are a bit of a pain, but they aren’t that bad depending on what you do. If you’re handy and prepare by doing research you should be able to install ES bushings on your own and then have a shop press in the trailing arm bushings. If you’re going to run OEM or Hardrace bushings then you’ll want a shop to do the removal/install unless you have a press.
[QUOTE=Colin;2328080]If your bushings have not been replaced then I would 100% say you should put money into those. I’d rather have fresh bushings and cheap suspension components vs worn out bushings and fancy coilovers.
Bushings are a bit of a pain, but they aren’t that bad depending on what you do. If you’re handy and prepare by doing research you should be able to install ES bushings on your own and then have a shop press in the trailing arm bushings. If you’re going to run OEM or Hardrace bushings then you’ll want a shop to do the removal/install unless you have a press.[/QUOTE]
which bushings would you say, would be better to change immediately? or make the biggest difference.
All of them, there’s no reason to skimp. Especially because you will need an alignment after changing any of the bushings, so you want to try and do it all at once so you don’t need to pay for multiple alignments.
But with that said… the most important will be whatever is in the worst condition and that depends on your specific vehicle. This is likely your rear trailing arm bushings. But again, if you’re doing those, you might as well do them all.
I have function n form… can be found at about your top of the ceiling.
I have type 1’s and just recently upgraded my front springs to Eiback 12k springs.
its easy to upgrade them later piece by piece… great coils for the start.
Rta
Any feedback on which RTA bushing would be best? I’ve ordered the ES bushing insert but if there is something better for daily driving, any feedback would be appreciated thanks in advance. sorry for the 20 questions guys just want to do it right.
Mugen>OEM>Hardrace>ES (at least in terms of RTA bushings for a daily driver)
Regardless, if you’re lowered remember to “clock” the bushing so that it doesn’t wear out prematurely.
i got the same sleeves you have but koni yellows and egay extended tophats. but pretty much as Colin mentioned, new bushings+ mediocre suspension will be better then the nicer suspension with old bushings. that was my plan for my car atleast and hopefully it should perform better than my worn stock suspension.
i got the same sleeves you have but koni yellows and egay extended tophats. but pretty much as Colin mentioned, new bushings+ mediocre suspension will be better then the nicer suspension with old bushings. that was my plan for my car atleast and hopefully it should perform better than my worn stock suspension.