Ideal way to lower your car?
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Ideal way to lower your car? I*ve been searching for a bit, reading the forums but i just cant seem to find an answer to my question. What is the ideal way to lower your car? Coilovers?
Springs ride better than coilovers (sleeved) because the spring rates are a lot stiffer.
Sleeved coilovers are adjustable as springs aren't. Most springs are higher in the rear than evened out for the front and rear. (Which is why I personally don't like them.) The spring rates are considerably soft as the ride can get annoying on stock struts.
There's a benefit to each but with both you're gonna have to eventually dish out 5 billz for Koni Yellow shocks. (Yes, they are the only company that makes struts for our cars.)
Full coilovers/dampers are a bit more complex. You have adjustable dampeners for comfort (soft) or for performance (stiff), adjustable ride height, pillowball uppermount, and shocks. Not all full coilovers have adjustable ride height, or with a pillowball uppermount.
What's ideal depends on personal taste, if you need or don't need adjustability, what you'll be using your car for, and how much money you'll be spending. Springs start as the cheapest and then sleeved coilovers. Price range for an entry model full coilover setup rivals the price of sleeved coilovers and Koni Yellows. Some full coilovers can be as high as $2,500+ if you want everything to as much as custom spring rates for your coil springs.
Ideally, the more money you spend, the better the results. But make sure everything you get is for your need as you might not need to spend too much especially if you're more into show than go.
Sleeved coilovers are adjustable as springs aren't. Most springs are higher in the rear than evened out for the front and rear. (Which is why I personally don't like them.) The spring rates are considerably soft as the ride can get annoying on stock struts.
There's a benefit to each but with both you're gonna have to eventually dish out 5 billz for Koni Yellow shocks. (Yes, they are the only company that makes struts for our cars.)
Full coilovers/dampers are a bit more complex. You have adjustable dampeners for comfort (soft) or for performance (stiff), adjustable ride height, pillowball uppermount, and shocks. Not all full coilovers have adjustable ride height, or with a pillowball uppermount.
What's ideal depends on personal taste, if you need or don't need adjustability, what you'll be using your car for, and how much money you'll be spending. Springs start as the cheapest and then sleeved coilovers. Price range for an entry model full coilover setup rivals the price of sleeved coilovers and Koni Yellows. Some full coilovers can be as high as $2,500+ if you want everything to as much as custom spring rates for your coil springs.
Ideally, the more money you spend, the better the results. But make sure everything you get is for your need as you might not need to spend too much especially if you're more into show than go.
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yes, remember.. the more u sink in.. the better the ride quality... altho there are always exceptions.... but get full setups.. cause u know they are designed to ride like you want them to
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Yea, im kind of a newbie at suspension, so if i get full coilovers what else will i need?
Yea, im kind of a newbie at suspension, so if i get full coilovers what else will i need?
you will need alignment .
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Rep Power: 0 a camber kit changes the camber of your car... for example, if you have negative camber, your tires would sit on the ground like so looking from the back or the front of the car...
roof of car
// \\ <-----tires
ground
having a slight negative will help with traction around corners
but having too much will just make the insides of your tires wear out way faster than the outside... negative camber is a common side effect of lowering a car...
if you have 0 degrees camber (optimal for tire wear):
|| ||
positive camber:
\\ //
as for the brands... the ones i know of are SPC and Ingalls... I have SPC and have had no complaints so far...
just make sure you get the camber kit adjusted while you get your alignment...
roof of car
// \\ <-----tires
ground
having a slight negative will help with traction around corners
but having too much will just make the insides of your tires wear out way faster than the outside... negative camber is a common side effect of lowering a car...
if you have 0 degrees camber (optimal for tire wear):
|| ||
positive camber:
\\ //
as for the brands... the ones i know of are SPC and Ingalls... I have SPC and have had no complaints so far...
just make sure you get the camber kit adjusted while you get your alignment...
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