batmanfc

Anybody tried them? I've seen them on ebay several times and the prices are pretty good, but I'm wondering if they are goodo quality. They look a lot like the Megan Coilovers. If anybody has them or any experience with them please give me somoe feedback.

PvillKnight7

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Why do you want coilovers?

batmanfc

My stock suspension needs replaced and I would rather replace it with something that can perform better.

alerx7

I wanna see the feedback on this

Furb

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you get what you pay for.. always!

ive seen a lot af friends with cheaper sets like the megan racing and most of them had problems with leaking and rusted out adjustment threads.

i have the Silkroad RM/A8 for 6 years now, i abuse it on the track and it is still perfect.
that set cost me €1600 back then

w0ppe

I've seen the sets of Tein coilovers in action. I really do approve of those. The Megans I've seen perform well in addition to. I don't know, maybe my buddy got a good set that didn't rust away... oh well! Just beware if you are going for coilovers, you have a good back, a comfy seat, and are ready to feel the road... It's kind of like running barefoot on asphalt with a lot of rocks...
I've got a set of Tein springs (They were free with the car) and they're awesome enough...
EDIT: Oh yeha, the Teins were fairly pricey at $1600...

Furb

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good coilovers are adjustable in such a way that they can eliminate that.
only 99% of the people set it to hard, because they want it that way

SoloII///M

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They're garbage.

Ground control sells a nice coilover setup for the FC, with all the mounts, camber/caster plates and a wide range of off the shelf spring rates. They use Konis.

I think AWR also sells everything you need, and they offer Bilstein shocks (which I prefer to Konis, though I have Konis on my car).

Either of these are quality setups that will last essentially forever. Not like the cheap Megan / Godspeed crap.

nycgps

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people always think coilovers are "better" for some reason ...

unless you go higher-end stuff, almost all of the so called "coilovers" in the sub 1K range even some 1-1.5K range coilovers are total garbage. in the other words yes, some of these coilovers performs worst than stock shock & spring setup.

this is coming from someone that have been thru 5 different coilover setup. I even knew some of them are not so great, I got it because just wanna see how "bad" it is.

and mind u, even the "best" coilover requires a rebuild every 15-20K street miles, even though you "think/feel" its still ok.

Now I will only use Ohlins, Aragosta and Blistein(higher end models) for coilovers.

also you need to match your driving skills/knowledge to properly adjust them, the height, spring rate, rebound, etc will effect the handling of your car.

in the other words, if you don't know what you're doing, stick with stock replacement and save some money for driver's course.

Tofuman FC3S

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Yay! For preaching the truth!

FC_fan

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depends on what you're using the car for I say. if its a track car for circuit, you'll want higher end stuff for performance and longevity. if it's for drifting then coilovers in the 1k range work okay if you get the right brands. powered by max and stance are popular drifting coilovers that last a good while. godspeed is some cheap china brand that you will regret buying. the cheaper megans would be a better buy but saving up for some good ones is highly encouraged.

Hypertek

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People like to talk without actually experiencing the product. So when people tend to give you feedback without actually using the product, consider that in mind until someone comes in and says they used it.
They tend to forget that our cars are street cars and not million dollar F1 cars, and basically anything is good enough, hence why even shock/strut combos are fine enough for some people.

I think a better alternative would be PBM , just a little more but everything I hear about them is good. http://www.gtfactory.jp/cms/page.php?9

Rotary**

Im running tein ha on my fc and I don't really like them, they are too soft even when I adjust the dampning its still not good. The spring rates are off. I've had a set of cuscos as well. I found that using the tein ha front with knightsport camber plates and cusco rear was a great combo. Now I've run megan track coilovers and they are GREAT for the price. spring rates are awesome and 32 levels of dampning. Spring rates r 12 and 10. Don't buy the gayspeed coilovers, they leak,they aren't stiff,they go out very easily. I had them on one of my 240s

Len-Len

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I have godspeed coilovers on my FC and they aren't that bad. The ride is a little bouncy, but its about the same as a ground control coilover'd FC I've ridden in (forgot what shocks he had). I've had them on for about 2 months now and they haven't blown yet. It is a street car that gets driven daily.
So far so good I guess, but I'll probably switch to PBM's just cuz I like them more and they're cheap to rebuild. I got the godspeeds for almost free, so I figured I'd be the FC scapegoat for them (don't ask how I got them, I had to kill people). I guess they are worth their price, but if I was gonna buy coilovers at full pop, I'd save the extra $400 or so and get PBM's or better, especially if the car was gonna see track duty.
That's my prognosis, gentlemen.