thinking about purchasing coilovers....

[FASTERTHANU]

looking to buy a set of coilovers for my ride and i'm leaning to the experts on EVO's. Now keep in mind, I don't need the BEST or TOP of the line ones. something that will ride nice, but yet, not expensive. some opinions please...

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I hear one word here. RALLIART! I wouldn't spend that much but for the Evo they are ballin.

[TROLL]

please post in the most specific forum available to you... which would be suspension or mitsu tech. i'll move it to suspension...

[horhay]

if you're shopping for coilovers...Tein blows...imho

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Ralliart!

[ToTheIX's]

all real ralliart parts prices are so damn rediculous....but i must have them all....i have never seen the coils though, what kind of price tag do they carry ?i know the ic pipes are like 850...and my lip was 900.....but its dead sexy

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all real ralliart parts prices are so damn rediculous....but i must have them all....i have never seen the coils though, what kind of price tag do they carry ?i know the ic pipes are like 850...and my lip was 900.....but its dead sexy


Gruppe-s has Ralliart Coilovers for $2200.

[D Money]

Get tien s-techs and call it a day. You drive your car to get from point A to B, you don't need some high end coilover, unless that's what you want.

In the event of you wanting something really sick,

Go Zeal or Cusco. :wink:

[FASTERTHANU]

Get tien s-techs and call it a day. You drive your car to get from point A to B, you don't need some high end coilover, unless that's what you want.



right, so you suggest Tien S-techs... coilovers?

[D Money]

tein s-techs are lowering springs, not coilovers.

[horhay]

Ive got Zeals, and they're really nice. Work out great for tooling around town as well as autocrossing.

I would never recommend Tein.

[FASTERTHANU]

Ive got Zeals, and they're really nice. Work out great for tooling around town as well as autocrossing.

I would never recommend Tein.


can you send me a site please..

[D Money]

I have tein flex's and I think they ride fine, rip hard, just not hard enough. :wink:

ZEAL is the mad jdm ****, +1 for going baller.

can you send me a site please..

Dude, ZEAL's are over 3 grand. lol

You sure you wanna spend that kind of cash to cruise around down?

[FASTERTHANU]

can someone just give me a site to a decent set of coilovers please for evo 8 05

[D Money]

www.201motorsports.com

[horhay]

http://gtworx.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=119_153_154_158

[sisforsurfing]

Do you want them just to lower your car or are you interested in really improving it's performance? Tein Basics (http://www.201motorsports.com/product_info.php?cPath=23_65&products_id=653) are one of the cheaper coilovers on the market and carry the Tein name, but I can't say anything positive or negative about them. The problem with just springs is you're not making that much of an improvement in handling, but they ARE $600 cheaper than the coilovers.

I recommend geting a set of Basics. You won't blow your stock struts and for full coilovers they're not too badly priced. I'm sure if you contact 201 Motorsports you can get them for a little cheaper too.

You could also look into some Bilstein PSS9's, as they're adjustable and can actually be very comfortable on the street. I know someone running them who is very happy. 201 can also get them for you for a good price.

[9 Ball]

If you plan on getting lowering springs, you will need to replace the struts within a year. It’s a quick fix – I wouldn’t recommend it. The struts will be shot in no time.

Maybe Tein coilovers aren’t the way to go for STis but they were a good buy for me. I researched for awhile before installing them. I don’t think the pillow ball mount is necessary unless you’re really going to hit the track. (I considered the pillow ball but I think the ride would be stiffer.) I have it set for “soft” while in the city and it’s relatively easy to live with.

Some people consider suspension mods more important than power – I would have to agree. You have a new confidence level that you wouldn’t get from adding power first. Driving feel was much better than my friend’s MR – we test drove and compared both. As long as you get a reputable brand you’ll be satisfied with the results.

[FASTERTHANU]

Do you want them just to lower your car or are you interested in really improving it's performance? Tein Basics (http://www.201motorsports.com/product_info.php?cPath=23_65&products_id=653) are one of the cheaper coilovers on the market and carry the Tein name, but I can't say anything positive or negative about them. The problem with just springs is you're not making that much of an improvement in handling, but they ARE $600 cheaper than the coilovers.

I recommend geting a set of Basics. You won't blow your stock struts and for full coilovers they're not too badly priced. I'm sure if you contact 201 Motorsports you can get them for a little cheaper too.

You could also look into some Bilstein PSS9's, as they're adjustable and can actually be very comfortable on the street. I know someone running them who is very happy. 201 can also get them for you for a good price.

thanks sisforsurfing. I'm probably going to get them because they are the cheapest one's i'v seen so far. Thanks so much! :thumbup: :thumbup:

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thanks sisforsurfing. I'm probably going to get them because they are the cheapest one's i'v seen so far. Thanks so much! :thumbup: :thumbup:

Don't forget to think about rebuild time and cost when they do go. It's something to look into

[FASTERTHANU]

Don't forget to think about rebuild time and cost when they do go. It's something to look into

rebuild time? wtf

[horhay]

oh yeah, and you get what you pay for.

You drive an EVO, why replace your suspension with the cheapest thing you can find? Take some time and do some investigating, you may find that springs and dampers would be best for you.

Thats like all the STi guys replacing their BBS's with Rota's. Just doesn't make sense to me.

[redline]

rebuild time? wtf

last I knew you had to send the Coils back to Japan for a rebuild.

[FASTERTHANU]

last I knew you had to send the Coils back to Japan for a rebuild.

ahh **** that, im selling this honk of metal that cost so much ****ing money,.

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ahh **** that, im selling this honk of metal that cost so much ****ing money,.

No your not:roll:

[FASTERTHANU]

probably not because i owe 26k on it. but everyone cost so much money. i'm looking to spend no more than a grand on coilovers and labor.

[horhay]

dude, everyting wears out, no matter what you get, you'll have to replace it sometime. On high performance cars like these, things wear out quicker. Brakes, tires, shocks, everything.

[FASTERTHANU]

so what you chumps are saying is go with springs?