ghost_masterCL

ok, so after doing some research on coilovers, I was initially under the impression that having pillowball upper mounts was better all around, but I recently have read several post on a couple forums tht having pillowball upper mounts will make the ride much more harsh. is this the case? will I not even be able to make it stock-like with the dampening set to softest? I still want to have a relatively nice ride after etting coilovers, but I also want better handling. I'm not gonna be doing intense racing and like 50 mph hairpin turns or anything, but will still be taking curves pretty quick.

so shoud I get suspension with or without pillowball mounts for this? I was looking into D2 coilovers as I'm sure many of you alredy konw, but after hearing this I'm not to sure since I don't want a really harsh ride. any advice for a car noob?

dragon084

tein ss-p , edfc.

nuff sedd . . .. i dont believe that it'll be alot harsher, and if it is , it was a remark from someone that

got coilovers for the wrong reason.

ghost_masterCL

well, if I had $1300 to spend on that, then I'd definitely get it, BUT being a semi-poor college student, I don't, and I'm gonna try out the D@'s since they are apparently comparable to the TEIN type flex dampers. Sure the EDFC is cool and all, but I'm not gonna need to change the dampening adjustment on the fly. I don't mind getting out of the car and adjusting it by hand. I'm not THAT lazy.

Motohip

It's not being lazy, it just more convenient. I don't really like climbing in the trunk to adjust my rear shocks.

dragon084

:wink: lazy, nah , i like to roll in luxury

custom cup-holders!

custom phone cradle

so fresh , so clean

97BlackAckCL

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Nice Dragon, lookin

dragon084

i hope its - im taking the CL off the road come august.

need to save money up for the Berillium paint job + body work (approx 5-7 K).

the Celica is only 640 for 6 months (insurance). The Acura is like 400 a month (lol).

i just threw 300 into the celica for full exhaust and 1255 for tein SS-P.

spending money echK! , someones avatar said this is an expensive hobby , well damnit

it is !

ghost_masterCL

someone in the second gen forum had a setup where they had knobs in the rear of the cabin (near the speakers) where they could adjust their teins like that, I'm thinking of fabbing a similar setup.

so.. back on topic.. anyone else wanna answer this? Am I going to have to secure any loose change after coilovers to prevent rattling, or will the ride only change if I put the settings to stiff?

dragon084

honestly i dont think it'll be a rough ride, unless u set it to be stiff.

- with any replacement shocks, its bound to not quite be stock

ghost_masterCL

well, looks like I'll be ordering some coilovers in about 5 days... pics to come

dragon084

got mine today

dragon084