nick79

wat are coilovers. i noticed a picture of zeal thingy under the guys hood. was wondering what it does and why.
i looked under my hood and its like a hole only , i thought i was missing a screw or something lol

BlackShadow

Coilovers are just like springs except that it is adjustable while the springs are pre-set drop. Other coilovers also have dampening ability meaning you can set how hard or soft you want the ride to be.

BTW, I have the Apexi Coilovers. I needed the adjustablity option cause I live in area that have snow and I need to raise my car back up in the winter and drop it in the summer.

songoku

Hey Binh,

you have N1 World Sports Damper, right??

What's the drop amount? FRONT & BACK.

I am thinking about getting either Apexi or Mugen coilover like the one Tim has.

SoundSpeed

I have read that the coilover ride can feel more stiff than a spring/shock setup with something like koni adjustables.
Can anyone attest to this?

ymckoon

Performance wise, I wouldn't recommend getting coilovers because you can never set those things evenly unless you have the automobile scales that makes sure the weight is distributed evenly....

I mean, you would be constantly tuning the crap out of those things...but I'm guessing most of us are not buying coilovers for performance reasons.

So if you're a normal driver and looking for coilovers because you really want adjustable ride height whether for looks or road conditions, then coilovers are a good way to go.

Otherwise you're better off getting springs and shocks.

go-types

anyone putting the TEIN coilovers? how's that?

mantis23

This is probably what you saw. Here is my set.







More here

songoku

Are those adjustable thing works out good???

BlackShadow

Yea they are the N1 World Sports Damper.

I have a 3" drop all around.

The Apexi Coilovers are great and the ride quality was better than I thought. I don't know about Mugen so I can't comment on that.