IvIarkgraham
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Are coilovers generally a better ride quality to shocks and springs?
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mike56gte
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overall i would say no
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3CorsaMeal
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i would say yes, tried two different springs and shocks combo on the corrado, and once i got coilovers it was much better, but the coilovers were twice the price so expected.
deffo not as harsh over bumps and feels like the suspension actually does something other than hold the car off the wheels
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SportBoy
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in theroy they should be no better or worse
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VrsTurbo
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depends is you get damping/rebound adjustable coilovers.
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aron
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depends on the brand and how much you lower it by
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Rob B
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quote: Originally posted by VrsTurbo
depends is you get damping/rebound adjustable coilovers.
No it doesn't, it totally depends on the quaility of the components and materials. You look inside a penske or ast shock and compare it too a Gaz shock you'll see where the difference is.
Put it this way, Koni yellows with eibach or customer spring rates will be far better than jamex or apex coilovers.
Also dependent on the design ride height doesnt necessarly cause a worse ride, if you have coilovers with pre-load adjustment it really wont make a difference apart from more bump steer depending on your steering rack layout.
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3CorsaMeal
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true, i always said i'd prefer £350 springs and shocks then £350 coilovers
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antnee
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From my experiences yes, as coilovers tend to be a little more road focused, better damping, where as shock/springs tend to be more 'fastroad/race'.
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IvIarkgraham
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it would only be £200 coilovers
im just sick of breaking my back on every bump
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Scotty C
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My coilovers feel alot harder compared to springs/shocks.
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Adam_B
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£200 coilovers will be uber shite. Have a look at some adjustable dampers, koni etc.
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a_j_mair
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depends who has set them up really aswell
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IvIarkgraham
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quote: Originally posted by Adam_B
£200 coilovers will be uber shite. Have a look at some adjustable dampers, koni etc.
any suggestions adam?
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antnee
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My weitecs were £400 and they are good, made by KW, so good units
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Adam_B
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back in the day they used be known as Koni yellows, Bilstein are good as well but dunno if they are adjustable?
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Whittie
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Everybody says its a better ride, but I never noticed the difference tbh. Not quite as bumpy, but still not that great.
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IvIarkgraham
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cant find any koni yellows but im sure thats what was on the back of my clio
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Adam_B
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They might be koni sport, i remember the part numbers used to be 80-xxxxsport
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IvIarkgraham
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i found koni yellows just not in this country
i'll look for sports now
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IvIarkgraham
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i found koni yellows just not in this country
i'll look for sports now
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Adam_B
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part number for the fronts is 8710-1276Sport. Dont think they rears are adjustable.
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IvIarkgraham
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thanks adam
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IvIarkgraham
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http://www.larkspeed.com/index.pl?a=i&k=s&p=261011276A
need to get saving.
£220 for fronts only
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