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I've seen Teins fail, so?

 
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Anything can fail, likelihood is the issue.

 
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i love how people defend these cheap chinese coilovers until they fail then its the other way around. i also think its funny how people say "ive had good LUCK with these coilovers" as if they know there cheap crap and are lucky they haven't crashed yet.

 
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So you ride on "made in USA" coilovers ?

You just enjoy hateing don't you? LOL ( J/K)

 
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yes actually they are made in the USA under strict safety standards and R&D.

 
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Torn between Eibach Sportlines and Tein S Techs. I want the 1.5"/1.4" drop.

Price is nearly identical. I'll be getting tokico blues in the summer or when the stock shock blow out, whichever comes first.

 
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Go with eibach.

 
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What makes them $50 better? If there is something that justifies the extra money, then I'll go with them.

 
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Eibach winds springs differently than Tein, which is why you hear about Teins sagging so often but never the same about Eibach. The winding technique also improves performance moderately.

 
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Thanks, that sounds good to me.

 
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blackworks coilovers? any good?

 
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Google---

http://honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2698683&page=3

Read through, don't skim.

 
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Honda-tech , home of the haters.
If it ain't JDMit ain't good.

 
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AMR is the most highly praised brand on Honda-Tech and they're made in Seattle.

Read the thread, Blackworks makes a fool of themselves and demonstrates why I would never purchase a part manufactured by them.

 
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+1

 
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What I posted was kinda a joke. I've been on there and at many meets over the years.
You have to admit that what I posted is true of many (most) members.
(not specifically Blackworks but of any mfg)

 
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Totally agree.

I've tried to contribute to the suspension forum on Honda-Tech in the past, but no longer have any interest in contributing to that forum. If you use anything aside from Progress, Koni/GC or AMR then it's difficult to receive any respect. One mention that I have Tein coilovers currently or that I once ran Tokico blues, guaranteed I'll be given some rant by one of the five regular posters about paying a JDM tax on the Teins or how Blues are a stock replacement... bla bla bla...

There are budget companies that do a decent job, like Megan, but Blackworks def won't ever receive my respect..

 
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What are some other budget companies like Megan? And how long will they last about? On average anyway

 
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Now thats a really loaded question.

As a general rule all budget ( and sub-budget,lol) companies do not have the quality control that the top end ones do. So your subject to the; had them forever and they are great -- had them a week and they broke.

I'm on Racelands and asked some guys I know that had them and based on that (and being cheap) I got them and I'm very satisfied.
BUT I would not recomend them to others unless they do research themselves.

 
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I was thinking of dropping on Rokkors for a while (Racelands with a different spring rate) because really the only person really hating on them hard was lowlife. However, an acquaintance of mine (old high school acquaintance) had his VW dropped on racelands for about 3 years and then one day on facebook he posted that they just all of a sudden snapped. Not gonna lie--I'm cheap but I decided then that being cheap on suspension wasn't safe. I'm not knocking the people that have them--I understand why they're attractive but I am not willing to take that risk with my life.

 
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Then again one of the guys I asked about them has had them since they first came out and raves about them.(high miles)
Who knows.

 
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Lowlife isn't the only one who will hate on them, I will all day long.

I have a acquaintance who purchased a car on Racelands, he removed them to upgrade to JIC magics immediately, but during removal he found a large crack in the Racelands. Had he not removed them, they would have failed.

Some people like them, but some people like cut springs as well. I try to base my judgement of coilovers/shocks not on opinion, but the design, shock dyno, spring rates, damper shaft length, and I do not like Racelands or Rokkors.

 
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I note the reference to cut springs while comparing Racelands.

 
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Yeah I knew you disliked them too, but Lowlife was so adament about it that it seemed he was a bigger safety concern to those with racelands than the racelands themselves

 
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+1 for that!!

 
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I dont recommend cutting springs either, but technically all springs are already cut by the factory

 
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His name is Lowlife, never know what he might do

 
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My friend was trying to convince me to buy Rokkors but I immediately rejected the idea when I saw the price. The money you save on those is to help you set up a decent funeral.

As an owner of a boosted, b181 swapped EM1, lowered on Skunk2 Pro-S II coilovers, I can't believe he'd recommend such a horrendous product. A kid who attends my college has an '04 Eclipse dropped on Racelands and he absolutely hates 'em.

 
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Dropped it a bit more and cleaned her up.

 
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very nice i love the sedans i like how they look more than the em2s