Smithy Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Anyone with experience of Coilovers, would you know from the list below which coilovers ( with adjustment if need be) will give as near "stock" feel to the ride, IE: not a harsh ride. Top Secret, Aragosta, HKS, Cusco, Tanabe, Bilstein, Ohlins, Tein Please let me know what you have and the type of harshness if any compared to stock. cheers smithy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbz Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 i think most will have alot harder ride over stock, even on the softest settings, ive been in a car with hks which wasnt too bad, ohlins were pretty harsh and the tein flex was pretty harsh as well, if i was doing it again i would buy the tein street coilovers, ive been in a skyline with them and they were superb, on soft it was near stock feel and was pretty harsh on hard with i think 16 settings so a "good all rounder" and i think you can get them from the USA for about £4-500 squids :) Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaffa Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 all depends on the spring rate, if you spec lower weight springs with the dampers revalved to suit the ride will be smoother. Most coilovers have much harder springs, though I'm very impressed with my Nitron setup (better then than kyb combo) in terms of harshness and body control. To keep things smooth you'll also want to keep as many OEM rubber bushes as possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJP Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Not Ohlins as I've got them and can safely say although the car handles really well and sticks like shit to the corners :bow: it is a very hard ride and i am now considering a change to something a bit more comfortable :x: so would also be very interested in other peoples views.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIBSTER-TT Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 my adjustable teins are alot harder than standered even when set to the softest they can be! but would never change them they have made alot of difference in handling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taff Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Tein flex hard even on softeset setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 all depends on the spring rate, if you spec lower weight springs with the dampers revalved to suit the ride will be smoother. Most coilovers have much harder springs, though I'm very impressed with my Nitron setup (better then than kyb combo) in terms of harshness and body control. To keep things smooth you'll also want to keep as many OEM rubber bushes as possible exactly the differance between a 6 kg rate and a 8kg rate is a noticable differance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Coopers-SWB Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 I have fitted the tein street coilovers. They are a lot harsher than the stock. Theyare however set in the middle of the damping and my old suspension was soft as so it is difficult to compare. I got the teins from america. Cost around £600 after tax etc. A very good upgrade in my opinion however. Darrell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrawni Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I have fitted the tein street coilovers. They are a lot harsher than the stock. Theyare however set in the middle of the damping and my old suspension was soft as so it is difficult to compare. I got the teins from america. Cost around £600 after tax etc. A very good upgrade in my opinion however. Darrell Surely with a kit like the street coilovers you struggle to get a setting you can live with. What I mean is when you adjust the hieght you also adjust the spring preload and therefor make it harder, with the flex you can adjust the hieght seperatly to the preload so if you could get a softer sring rate with the adjusterbility of the flex your quids in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbz Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Surely with a kit like the street coilovers you struggle to get a setting you can live with. What I mean is when you adjust the hieght you also adjust the spring preload and therefor make it harder, with the flex you can adjust the hieght seperatly to the preload so if you could get a softer sring rate with the adjusterbility of the flex your quids in. i just found that the flex was a little too hard even when adjusted to its softest setting, the street may not have as much to adjust but the ride is alot easier to live with :) saying that i was very happy with my flex, even though it was harsh its a trade off for amazing handling :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest andyduff Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Adjustable height has nothing to do with pre-load unless the car is jacked up against the shock absorber end stops ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich666 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Adjustable height has nothing to do with pre-load unless the car is jacked up against the shock absorber end stops ;) :confused: :confused: now i'm really confused - how do you figure that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest andyduff Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Try it, measure the length of the spring with the car set at different heights.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 Thanks for so far fellas, so in short the Teins look as if they could be much harsher than a stock feel, so anyone used any of the other brands listed ? ta smithy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaffa Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Thanks for so far fellas, so in short the Teins look as if they could be much harsher than a stock feel, so anyone used any of the other brands listed ? ta smithy if you want stock feel you'll need much softer springs, they're all good, just find a brand that will give you custom spring rates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davezx Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I have hks hypermax d's and they can be set from a lovely soft bounce to rock solid i now feel every bump on the road,lol havent tried other brands but would recomend these to anyone after noticing the difference myself. The handling on the car now is fantastic . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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