Birddowg240

I say figure out what your going to be doing with this car. If it is a daily driver, I'd say shocks a springs. Get a good set, and the correct springs so you do not blow the shocks. If you looking to do a little tracking, then get some semi stiff springs, but not so stiff that the ride sucks. I'm currently looking at rs-r race and TI2000 springs, as well as Swift springs to compliment my nicly priced kyb agx's. I'm looking for a reliable daily driver that CAN track if wanted. If your gonna be doing most of your driving ON a track then go with coilovers. Theres really no sense to me in spending a good $1500 on coilovers if you rarly go to the track. You can use your money on other mods like sway bars, stut bars, Tie rods, etc. Think about your ultimate plan for your vehicle and go from there. Don't waste money on something you don't need, hence coilovers if this car is your DD. Just my 2 cents. And the girl thing, day at the spa, dinner, and party in the birthday suit. Pending on how long you been with her go tiffanys to.

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KA24DESOneThree

About the girl: if you think you'll be together for a while longer, bother with the expensive stuff. If the forecast is crappy, don't spend much. You'll regret it.

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Maeda

I swear to god, present giving is not to be encouraged, ESPECIALLY if this is going for long term.

It's a conditioned behavior that you can change. My g/f doesn't expect anything from me, and in return when she gets something shes appreciative and surprised(which of course gets me a surpised I appreciate).

I'm sorry nobody asked this yet but what the hell are you going to use this car for? Daily driving?

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evil_tt

Good good info guys!! Well, I have about 1 month till her birthday which means 2 paychecks(-bills) so I think I will have plenty for her b-day(depending if we don’t take a road trip to San Fran)…So currently I have about (around) $1,200(maybe more if I use my savings…which I kinda don’t wanna) to spend on coils so I am doing lots of research for:
-Silk Roads-$1,325(Don’t know if I like the idea about shipping to Japan for rebuild in future, heard good things, I just don’t have the time and a 2nd car)
-Tein Flex-$1,395(I've heard good and bad reviews….so still looking up, but I like the idea of EDFC)
-Stance-$1,175(Heard good stuff, but mostly from just the Enjuku guys but one barely placed Top 16[Im not hating] and they raved about Megan's 4ever so they usually always give kudos to there beloved products)
-KTS-$999(Sounds like a Bang for Buck, heard nothing but good things and + I'll have money left for alignment)
-Megan-$900(I think out of the picture, Also, NOT HATING…but I just think my 1st luv(my s13) deserves alittle better)

So…this is were I stand, but im gonna get some coils within a few days so….If anyones got some more 2cents to throw in….feel free!!

sykikchimp

If your G/F "waxes your undercarriage" then buy her a present before your suspension..

If not, get a set of springs and some koni's.

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Jefferson

Dude if you have 1200 to spend just on suspension without dipping into your savings its quite obvious what your choice is
KTS ($1000+$75 alignment) so many people have them and I have not heard one complain yet
Silk roads-->are gonna take forever if something happens to them
Stances---> are so new not that much people really know if they are THAT good
Teins --->mmmhh whatever, EDFC is for vaginas

KA24DESOneThree

VLSD/LSD first, then coilovers. I got coilovers first and was rewarded with getting stuck in peoples' driveways because I lifted a wheel and scraped my bumper at the same time.

All the above coilovers are good entry-level coilovers, except the Megans. The Megans are more like preschooler-level than entry-level. Good choice in not accepting the compromise.

I have the KTS coilovers and have had them since September 2004. I have no complaints about them as entry-level coilovers. They have served me well in the functions for which they are designed.

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SoSideways

I'd say Stance would be a good drifter coilover, as it was researched and customized by Dave @ Touge Factory from what I read.

I believe he mainly "designed" the coilovers to cater to the drift crowd, seeing as the damping seems to be pretty stiff (from what I've read so far, on par with JIC FLT-A2s), spring rate up there in the 8/6 range (valved for 9/7s I think), and they can go low as hell (no need to take collars out, and the shock travel is pretty short).

Just from the reviews alone I'm already leaning more towards Stance (previously KTS), but I'd really like to see the shock dyno and get some long term reliability feedback (think Johnny5 said his KTS blew pretty quick due to his car being so damn low, so definitely want to know if Stance has that kind of problem or not).

evil_tt

That’s the only thing, everyone that has reviewed stance coilovers just happens to be selling it. I see reviews from all the Enjuku guys and Touge Factory guys but has anyone riden on these that arent selling em or racing for someone selling them?