Cheap Coilovers better that lowering springs?

[J9HHY]

I have Eibach Pro's on at the moment, now I have stripped the car the ride height is high. I don't have the funds to buy mega expensive coilovers buy my goal is to drop the car a bit and to improve performance. Would I get this from a bottom of the range coilovers? If so can anyone reccomend me some? Also what dissadvantages would I get from low range ones?

 

[Fred@BTM]

i'm not a fan of any of the cheap stuff, it works, but its far from good

 

[J9HHY]

Fred can you give me a link to an example of the cheapest you would go for? I don't mind buying used, and in no rush so can look out for some.

 

[Fred@BTM]

koni dampers with eibach springs, or Bilstien B14's

FK's are ok (koni internals)

 

[rs-ross]

Fred,

It seems people make a lot of unneccesary upgrades when there are cheaper options available to suit their needs. What's your opinion on eibach springs on standard (good condition) shocks on a 182 that has a penchant for highly spirited road driving? Is there anything else you would add to this setup...anti roll bar?

 

[ForceIndia]

Fred,

It seems people make a lot of unneccesary upgrades when there are cheaper options available to suit their needs. What's your opinion on eibach springs on standard (good condition) shocks on a 182 that has a penchant for highly spirited road driving? Is there anything else you would add to this setup...anti roll bar?

I did lol at a 182 driving itself.

 

[rs-ross]

I'm not an aggressive driver - the 182 has a mind of its own and just takes over :evil:

Who am I to deny it of a good ragging?

 

[J9HHY]

Not sure what other upgrade would help me lose some height! How much do koni dampers go for 2nd hand?

 

[W111ALG]

Other than a £30 chip which gave my Fiat Coupe turbo and instant extra 30Bhp the raceland coilovers that I have put on my Cup are the best mod I have ever done especially in terms of value for money.

 

[Greeny.]

Tbh my current 'cheap' Ktec coilovers perform very well once setup correctly along with a full geometry setup, looking to get Fk's in the future if the Clio is alive long enough though.

 

[J9HHY]

So could I just get some Koni dampers to go with my eibach springs? Would this lower the car in anyway or just improve performance?

 

[ForceIndia]

Slightly lower than standard, adjustable damping.

 

[D4N13L]

You could always get some custom springs made at coilsprings.co.uk. THey will make them to you specifications i.e loweing and poundage. Good price too

 

[Gaz_]

I have Eibach Pro's on at the moment, now I have stripped the car the ride height is high. I don't have the funds to buy mega expensive coilovers buy my goal is to drop the car a bit and to improve performance. Would I get this from a bottom of the range coilovers? If so can anyone reccomend me some? Also what dissadvantages would I get from low range ones?

Get what you pay for. I got my fingers (badly) burnt by the GAZ stuff and they are £500 ish! cheap build, crap damping/rebound. This all help ruin my old Cup. I've since had H&R on a 172/182/197, and imo are prefect for a fast road set up. I'm now running Bilstein B14's on my 'new' 172 Cup lol. Like these also, infact i like them better than the H&R's as they still look like new 6 months down the line. Koni dampers and Sportline springs would be also on my list if i didn't have the budget for decent coilies.

 

[Bluebeard]

My mk1 Valver had Gaz coilovers on them when I bought it and they were average at best.

I now have FK Konigsports and the difference is night and day, seriously.

 

[J9HHY]

They seem pretty reasonable too in the scheme of things. how much do they lower car?

My mk1 Valver had Gaz coilovers on them when I bought it and they were average at best.

I now have FK Konigsports and the difference is night and day, seriously.

 

[Bluebeard]

Fks? Well the front wings are sat level with the top of the wheel and they can go down another 4 inches... :S

The rear of mine is Torsion bar.

Look for Robbos car on here in the project section. Thats my old car and is on FK Silverlines and I did 2 track days with them and thought they were very good! Cheaper than Konigsports too.

 

[Sir_Dave]

Am i the only person that doesnt really have a problem with the standard RS suspension :S

 

[J9HHY]

Am i the only person that doesnt really have a problem with the standard RS suspension :S

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Have you stripped yours? Mine now sits very high where the loss in weight has happened. Also I so get pretty bad under steer on track, so a proper set-up would help me out. For a standard car I think the standard RS suspension is awesome!

 

[kevo66]

Stripped ours completely so I know how high they sit mate, I bought the cheapest coilies I could as it needed new shocks all round. For £250 they were worth it!

 

[Fred@BTM]

or £160 before

 

[kevo66]

or £160 before

Yeah I know mate, dont get me started on that lol...... price fixing FTL!