seeing how many companies are releasing coilovers stating they are "drift spec", wat makes them different from regular coilovers?

I assume it has to do with the spring rates or shock damping...and if it is, how does the stiffness compare to regular coilovers?

...or is it something else like coil size, coil thickness, etc?

 

hype, image, fanboy coolness factor?

 

^ yea pretty much, maybe a higher spring rate

 

You mean how Tanabe DD are considered "Drift Coils" while Tein HE's aren't?

Or how Megan's sells "Track" and "Street"

it's just higher srping rate.
But if you're smart you wouldn't care what it's called and buy what you want.

Get some stance with 7/9kg and call it a day.

 

buy different springs. thats a common over looked bonus of coilovers. you swap springs to suit the track and/or street

 

yea...i always figured that it was completely pointless to buy "drift coilovers" when you could buy a coilover with similar spring rates

 

wtf are you guys talking about??

Most "real" ( few and far between) drift coilovers have way different dampening, there springs rates are a tad higher. The bound is stiff and the rebound is slower.

 

Granted, but I doubt that's what he's talking about.

It's gotta be a marketing ploy (?) targetting kids who wants to "drift"

 

nah i was referring to actual drift-specific coilovers such as the tein super drift coilover

 

...and levi covered that like 2 posts up.

disclaimer: i personally dont have much knowledge in this area because im not really into drifting as much as some people, and therefore run KTS which are meant more for "grip" driving and have never looked into "drift spec" coilovers..

 

Word, i like you car. She looks like she has seen battles, not in a bad way.