ok right now i have factory shock/struts with 2" drop with espelir springs. i want a smoother ride so i want to get the koni shocks/struts thats going for around $530. but i was thinking should i waste my money on getting those shocks? or should i get a set of coilovers. and what a good coilover system for around that price or maybe a lil more

 

^^^ cheapest coilovers i've seen are the Progress coilovers which are goin for 600+

 

I would go Progress> I do believe those will give you a pretty good ride. If you spend about 150 more you can get the K sport. From what I heard they are one of the best handling coilovers but will ride real rough on streets.

 

640 H&R Cup kit
765 Tanabe sustec type II
800 Tein Basic

 

i was thinking the ksports. but they ride rough on the streets? like bouncy?

 

ksports is very track oriented. It will be a kidney shaker on the streets. Their spring rates are quite high something like fronts:7kgf/mm and 9kgf/mm for the rear rough ride! for comparison the stock spring rates are like 2 or 3kgf/mm?

I think you can ask for lower spring rates when you order

 

For a smoother ride just get the rear Monroe 5987 shocks. You will like the smooth ride over the stock rear shocks.

 

How low of a drop do you want on your coilovers? Some won't lower more than some springs others will put the front on the ground.

 

Progress I run mine about a 3" drop all day and they ride well

 

i regret buying the Progress coils.
for an extra $200 or so, i would have
went with TEIN Basics or something else.

might not be as low
as Progress but ride is effing bouncy.
...yeah yeah...get Monroe's. still bouncy.

on 3" drop, but doubt
anyone would be rocking
that 4" drop as a daily driver.

save that extra few
hundreds...it'll be worth it in the long run.

 

Yeah they're boucy, but do they ride better than just lowering springs?

 

felt like that just for the first few months.

 

i just switched to the basics, i was borrowing a buddys D2s for a while. Wow what a difference!

i know what they mean about D2s are Mans coilovers.
thanks eE for letting me sample them for a while.

 

KSport coilovers rock performance driving and are great when the street quality is ok.
you will KNOW when the road is even slightly bad.

i do not mind the ride much for myself, but some of the people who ride in my car cannot physically handle it because they have neck and spine injuries. so i am looking into tein SS or trying toget lower rate springs from KSport.

i love the height and performance, but they are not for meek.

 

i can stand my ksports but my passengers cannot. they rule on a track or a mountain but suck daily.

 

so whats a good set? ill never take it on the track. just want a smooth ride at about 2-3" drop

 

^^ wish that i knew, man. i am thinking about softer springs for the ksports, but they void the warranty and are not that much softer. the tein ss are supposedly just as hard.

 

anyone rollin' with JIC, HKS, or Zeal coilovers? I'd like to hear their impressions.

I have JIC's FLT-A2s on my turbo RX-8 and they are awesome, but that's a totally different vehicle than the xB. I know the coils I've listed cost some $$$, but you do get what you pay for.

 

anyone else have expierence with tein basics?

 

Any feedback on the Tanabe Sustec type II??