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Best coil over Suspension For a Primary strret car but plans to do autocross.

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Old 11-08-02 | 08:01 PM
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Best coil over Suspension For a Primary strret car but plans to do autocross.

Ok here it goes
Please Post your opion w/ any suspension good bad what you think it is best used for.
If money was no object but it is what would you buy.
What is the best built for the money.
What would you buy for Drag, AUTOx, or steet.

Pleae tell your opions and experiance. Thank you all for your help
Old 11-08-02 | 08:06 PM
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which car?
Old 11-08-02 | 10:34 PM
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I assume you own a 93 FD am I correct? In that case if your car is a daily driver, I would go for the TEIN HA coilovers. They are not wildly stiff like most other coilovers are, handle great, and are relatively inexpensive when you compare them to other coilovers like JIC, apex'i, hks, etc... They are the best bang for the buck coils in my opinion. I have a friend who is running them in his 93 r1 in SCCA autocross, in the SF region he is currently holding the #1 spot for street class
Old 11-08-02 | 11:09 PM
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i thought coil-overs weren't allowed in street class?

edit: already found the answer.....

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Old 11-09-02 | 01:53 AM
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sorry, it could be street mod, or whatever...i'm not so good with the rule book or categorizing classes or whatnot but I do have a friend who is keeping 1st place in his class right now using the TEIN HA's in auto-x in the SF Region SCCA pro solo
Old 11-10-02 | 04:39 PM
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I'd suggest researching into the geometries of the suspension as well as it's internals. At that point you can determine for yourself whether you want to start with an entry level coilover or spend a couple hundred bucks more to acquire a fully adjustable monotube coilover as opposed to a twin tube coilover without independent ride height and preload characteristics therefore resulting in the use of helper/tender springs.

It just comes down to what you can afford and if it's worth it to you to spend a few extra dollars to acquire a shitload more out of your suspension.

No matter what the Tein HA is the cheapest and best entry level coilover at this point.

For your next step up you'd want to go with something similar to the JIC FLT-A2. There's several other monotube coilovers but they are not revalved for the US streets and you'd find them to be quite uncomfortable.
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