springs or coilovers?
12-25-2004, 10:49 PM
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springs or coilovers?
i have been looking and talking around about some setups to do for this my dilema is i want it to be stiff but the best spring that is stiff is the eibach i belive..well i was told coilovers will be stiffer like my brother on his integra has dropzone coilovers and his car is stiff but his firend with a 240 has dropzone springs and its just not as stiff as he would have liked he said..Well to the point now what should i go with a coilover like the dropzone or the aerospeed or should i go with a spring like the dropzone ones i really need help with this as i dont know much about differnt setups thanks - Brad Cooch
12-26-2004, 09:17 AM
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Re: springs or coilovers?
Originally posted by cooch
i have been looking and talking around about some setups to do for this my dilema is i want it to be stiff but the best spring that is stiff is the eibach i belive..well i was told coilovers will be stiffer like my brother on his integra has dropzone coilovers and his car is stiff but his firend with a 240 has dropzone springs and its just not as stiff as he would have liked he said..Well to the point now what should i go with a coilover like the dropzone or the aerospeed or should i go with a spring like the dropzone ones i really need help with this as i dont know much about differnt setups thanks - Brad Cooch
i have been looking and talking around about some setups to do for this my dilema is i want it to be stiff but the best spring that is stiff is the eibach i belive..well i was told coilovers will be stiffer like my brother on his integra has dropzone coilovers and his car is stiff but his firend with a 240 has dropzone springs and its just not as stiff as he would have liked he said..Well to the point now what should i go with a coilover like the dropzone or the aerospeed or should i go with a spring like the dropzone ones i really need help with this as i dont know much about differnt setups thanks - Brad Cooch
12-26-2004, 03:02 PM
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Re: springs or coilovers?
Originally posted by cooch
i have been looking and talking around about some setups to do for this my dilema is i want it to be stiff but the best spring that is stiff is the eibach i belive..well i was told coilovers will be stiffer like my brother on his integra has dropzone coilovers and his car is stiff but his firend with a 240 has dropzone springs and its just not as stiff as he would have liked he said..Well to the point now what should i go with a coilover like the dropzone or the aerospeed or should i go with a spring like the dropzone ones i really need help with this as i dont know much about differnt setups thanks - Brad Cooch
i have been looking and talking around about some setups to do for this my dilema is i want it to be stiff but the best spring that is stiff is the eibach i belive..well i was told coilovers will be stiffer like my brother on his integra has dropzone coilovers and his car is stiff but his firend with a 240 has dropzone springs and its just not as stiff as he would have liked he said..Well to the point now what should i go with a coilover like the dropzone or the aerospeed or should i go with a spring like the dropzone ones i really need help with this as i dont know much about differnt setups thanks - Brad Cooch
Arospeed isn't any much better. Dropzone, Arospeed, R-1, etc. did you notice that a lot of these companies so-called "performance coilover sleeve kits" all look the same except for the color? They're generic, that's why.
The only legit "coilover sleeve" that works with our cars is Ground Control, and they use real Eibach springs in their kits. Stiffness is a matter of ordering the right spring rate for your application.
Now then, before I type any more - what is your application? (Why do you need stiff springs)?
12-26-2004, 04:41 PM
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they are for a 93 240sx...now as saying they are crap i dont see why they are that bad its for someone on a budget that doesnt want to spend on suspension that is worth more then their whole car ground control i have looked into those but they are more money and my brothers friend has them and said both cars feel just as good so paying that much more wasnt really an option..as for why i need them stiff is well i dont know about you but i dont like a car that is floaty kinda like mine is right now- Brad
12-26-2004, 07:33 PM
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i would jus get tein/eibach or any set of good springs, i would never get the coilover sleeves, i agree with raine, those things are crap. your friends and brothers may say one thing, but we've got an entire 240 community that will disagree with them. you want performance, get a set of the eibach pro kit, but thats jus my opinion
12-26-2004, 08:13 PM
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well i was looking at the tein s-tech springs cause i like that its not too low still with a clean look to it?...wil i need to do a chamber kit for only like a 1.5" drop front and 1.2" rear? thanks again for all the help - Brad
12-26-2004, 09:16 PM
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Check Tanabe springs they are really good quality and look good too,H&R is a good option too but as I say Ground Control make one of the best Coil Over with no shocks ,stick with them you are not gonna regreet it 
12-26-2004, 10:56 PM
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Originally posted by jackyliem
yea. I just got my tein S-tech from ebay for 109.99. should be cheap enough for you right?
yea. I just got my tein S-tech from ebay for 109.99. should be cheap enough for you right?
and nice price too.
12-27-2004, 11:58 AM
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Originally posted by cooch
well i was looking at the tein s-tech springs cause i like that its not too low still with a clean look to it?...wil i need to do a chamber kit for only like a 1.5" drop front and 1.2" rear? thanks again for all the help - Brad
well i was looking at the tein s-tech springs cause i like that its not too low still with a clean look to it?...wil i need to do a chamber kit for only like a 1.5" drop front and 1.2" rear? thanks again for all the help - Brad
12-27-2004, 03:28 PM
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Originally posted by cooch
well i was looking at the tein s-tech springs cause i like that its not too low still with a clean look to it?...wil i need to do a chamber kit for only like a 1.5" drop front and 1.2" rear? thanks again for all the help - Brad
well i was looking at the tein s-tech springs cause i like that its not too low still with a clean look to it?...wil i need to do a chamber kit for only like a 1.5" drop front and 1.2" rear? thanks again for all the help - Brad
http://www.club240.com/forums/showth...threadid=18154
If you can't fork out the $ right away for a proper front and rear camber kit, the best you can do right now is to get an alignment so that they can at least adjust your toe settings. This way you won't wear down the tires as quickly compared to no alignment at all, and it will give you ample time to save up some $ for a camber setup later.
12-27-2004, 03:48 PM
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well money is no issue really its just pushing back the new engine a month or two but i think my engine is now totaly dead so i might just have to get the engine along with the springs in a month or two..its not too big of a problem since im 15 and only have a permit i just wanted them before spring when autoX and drag start thanks for all the help guys - Brad
