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Old Apr 5, 2011
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eBay Coilover installation

I just got my ebay coilovers from dna motorsports for my 2001 ex coupe.

are they easy to install?
does anyone have any intructions they can share with me or any tips. I appreciate it thanks
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Re: eBay Coilover installation

look up the spring install DIY. It's the same process. Easy to do. Prolly take you a few hours.

However, I don't know if I'd trust ebay coilovers... But that's just me.

https://www.civicforums.com/forums/4...info-pics.html
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Re: eBay Coilover installation

i suggests you return them immediately ebay products are cheap and unreliable some are downright dangerous . also the ride quality will be awful. send them back.
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Re: eBay Coilover installation

Did you get full coilovers? or just coilover sleeves?
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Re: eBay Coilover installation

+1 send them back. its not worth dying over
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Re: eBay Coilover installation

+2 Send them back.
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Re: eBay Coilover installation

what everybody else said.

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Re: eBay Coilover installation

Uh oh. Its the eBay sleeves too. Danger I'm scared now. Are they really that bad
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Re: eBay Coilover installation

Ebay is good for little things like intakes and strut bars, because if they break nothing bad will happen. Suspension and brakes aren't something you can afford to take risks like that with, because a failure while driving would be catastrophic.

There's a reason why Ground Control coil overs are $400 and ebay ones are $75, the ebay ones probably have a higher profit margin too.
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Re: eBay Coilover installation

keep them and install them. tell us how they are and how long they last.
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Re: eBay Coilover installation

therea also a reason most "good" coilovers like tein, b&g, etc all cost $1k+
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Re: eBay Coilover installation

Originally Posted by gearbox
therea also a reason most "good" coilovers like tein, b&g, etc all cost $1k+
To be fair, ebay coilovers are usually just sleeves so it's better to compare those to ground controls which are in the $400 price range not $1k.
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Re: eBay Coilover installation

actually the OBX coilover kit for miatas are very good and many uses then for track as well.
just depends on luck to get a vendor that have more reliable parts. and you need to try to find the ones that work or are safe, but this endeavour could end costing a lot in the end after trying several of them... worth? sometimes not. matter of luck? yes.
bottom line? if you don't know and you don't want to have one of the pieces that connects you to the ground (tires, suspension, brakes), and you don't have the ***** to try, just don't cheap out.

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Re: eBay Coilover installation

Well in the end .. I had to take my car to a shop.. had to get a new front axle.. broken CV joint.. and major slamming on the drivers side.. bill was 748$ .. NEVER BUY EBAY COILOVERS
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Re: eBay Coilover installation

Haha, a good minder for those looking to buy coilover sleeves and cheeping out.

Glad everything's okay and fixable though, better than bottoming out and destroying your car
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Re: eBay Coilover installation

Originally Posted by I <3 My EM2
Well in the end .. I had to take my car to a shop.. had to get a new front axle.. broken CV joint.. and major slamming on the drivers side.. bill was 748$ .. NEVER BUY EBAY COILOVERS
I'm tempted to sticky this thread, I won't, but it's definitely book marked for future reference.
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Re: eBay Coilover installation

well your still alive it could have been alot worse. and don't buy anything from ebay.
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Re: eBay Coilover installation

Originally Posted by MindBomber
To be fair, ebay coilovers are usually just sleeves so it's better to compare those to ground controls which are in the $400 price range not $1k.
but the key difference between those and GC are quality of the material, the R&D that goes into them, longevity of the suspension...etc




on a side note, this thread is full of win.
 
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