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Old 02-01-10, 02:00 AM
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Hi people,
I want to replace the shocks of my fathers car.it has at the moment 93000 miles and I believe the previous owner didn’t replace the struts. The ride is bouncy, but lot of owners say even when they are new , the ride is still bouncy but little bit less.
The roads in my country are bad. What are the best coilovers for comfort and less damage? I don’t want noises of plastic inside of the cabin.
i heard good things about tein super street with other cars....
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tein's are cool, and a lot of cars use them but keep in mind there are other companies who make coilovers. Megan Racing has a nice set that a lot of people like and i believe they are still pretty comfortable as long as your not riding really low. but if this is for your dad and unless he wants to drop the car i would just buy some new struts. no point in spending all that money on coilovers if he rides factory height
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Agreed! Get some Bilsteins and call it a day!
Old 02-01-10, 08:41 AM
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save your $ and just get some kyb's or bilstein's
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get some Zeal's you might have to sell your car to buy them though.
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I have HKS HYPERMAX + and these rock well worth the money
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Originally Posted by Infamous 1
Agreed! Get some Bilsteins and call it a day!
+1 on the bilsteins. good brand
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hks....if u can find them they been discontinued for the gs series
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Originally Posted by sakataj
hks....if u can find them they been discontinued for the gs series
really sakataj? those HKS coilovers are so freaking rare. I doubt even if he found them that he would pay however much whoever is selling them for. LOL. But that is a good choice. I want those.
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Originally Posted by BP_VVt-i
really sakataj? those HKS coilovers are so freaking rare. I doubt even if he found them that he would pay however much whoever is selling them for. LOL. But that is a good choice. I want those.
sold mine for 500.
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HKS, JIC, toms ADVOX, Insurance = best combination of slammage and ride, but stupid $$$

Tein Flex/HA, BG, and BC Racing are stiff but good handling.

Tein SS, Megan, Stance GR+ are slightly stiffer than stock, but handle well and offer good drop.

Tein CS are very close to stock ride, but limited drop.
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Originally Posted by Coco-bun
sold mine for 500.
WOW where were you when i wasted my money on springs? LOL
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The only thing that sucks about HKS is finding someone who can rebuild them once they wear out. Otherwise they are great coilovers.
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Originally Posted by BP_VVt-i
really sakataj? those HKS coilovers are so freaking rare. I doubt even if he found them that he would pay however much whoever is selling them for. LOL. But that is a good choice. I want those.
yes really, kipod is selling his rebuilt set for like 1400 right now i think

Originally Posted by Coco-bun
sold mine for 500.
u effin bastard.... i didnt know that, when?

Originally Posted by GSteg
The only thing that sucks about HKS is finding someone who can rebuild them once they wear out. Otherwise they are great coilovers.
hks usa i called them a week or so ago bout a set i found on ebay in case they needed to be rebuilt, said round 180 per coilover ONLY bad thing is they have to send them out even after they get them
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Originally Posted by jcat_GS3
HKS, JIC, toms ADVOX, Insurance = best combination of slammage and ride, but stupid $$$
best "slammage" with HKS are you kidding me? What model are you talking about? and Advoxx don't go that low either.

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