Okay so first let me tell you what I want in my suspension. I want a light drop, no more that an 1.5 inch is what I'd like but I can got to 2, because I'm throwing a body kit on that has about a 1 inch drop built into it and I don't want to scrape. Secondly as far as ride I'm looking for maximum handling at any sacrifice to handling. I push this car hard on the track and need to make sure it can take the corners.

What my question here is what are the best springs for this kind of set-up? And are the TEIN Coilover: SS-P Super Street w/ Pillow Ball's worth the 1300 dollar price tag? The reason I ask about these is they are EDFC compatible which would let me get the best of both worlds, racing and cruising. Any input of any kind is appreciated.

Peter

 

Honestly, I think what you are looking at is overkill.

If you know you only want a 1.5" drop, why even consider coil-overs? You can save yourself quite a bit of money, and make more modifications by just going with drop springs. Tein S-Tech should fit your bill quite nicely.

With the money left over you can get yourself a set of Koni or Tokico adjustable shocks and struts. And you can also add a rear sway bar, chassis bracing and front sway bar bushings.

You would get the drop you desired with and adjustable dampening. Not to mention the added chassis stiffness provided by bracing and sway bars. The only drawbacks are you wouldn't be able to adjust the height, and you couldn't use the EDFC.

If you want to look into a lower priced coil-over and aren't hung up on the EDFC, take a look at K-Sport. These things are designed for the track. They are a bit rough for the street though. You can order them with lighter springs to help out in that department. Contact Intense Motorsports on this forum for a quote. Pricing should be low enough that you could even add some bracing and a rear sway bar and still spend less than the Tein SS.

 

I had expected it was major over kill, which was part of what led me to ask. Thanks for letting me know,

I'm in no fashion hung up on the EDFC, it's a shiny toy to me not something I need. As far as the rest I know relatively little about the world of suspension and body bracing and have no idea what you're talking about When you say struts, rear sway bar, chassis bracing and front sway bar. I can tell what some of them are but no clue as to their function why I'd want them or what's required of them. I will most likely look into both the K-Sport and the Tein S-Techs and try to decide which is the best for the build I'm doing. Thanks for your help![/quote]