COILOVER THOUGHTS & EXPERIENCES

[Superwoman90]

Car is 182, daily & track use.
Presently fitted with lowering springs.
I am considering if coilovers are a worthy upgrade. Would be looking at mid-range ones in the £600-750 price range.
Positive/negative thoughts and experiences greatly appreciated.

 

[Simon1975]

Just had BC DS fitted to my 182 Cup, to previously on Grams springs. A lot stiffer now and feels a lot quicker in the corners although not tested them on a track yet. Sits nicely on them and isn't horrible to drive.

 

[Daniel]

if it’s mainly a road car with the occasional track day, I’d recommend Bilstein B14’s.
hands down the best road based Coilovers I’ve ever driven on. A bit too soft for track though but if it’s not an out and out track car, that won’t matter.

 

[imprezaworks]

Liked my b14

 

[OssPoop]

Love my B14's, but never venture on track. For a bit of track work I'd say the BC's are better as they are adjustable I believe. @Kev@KAM will help you spend your £ the right way.

 

[Kev@KAM]

I'm a big fan of setting the car up for where it spends the majority of its time. I love the Bilstein B14 for road use but its a bit on the soft side for track.
The big question is how much is the car used on track and also how standard is the chassis.
The B14 sits high at the back if the car gets stripped also so it really is more for the daily road use.
I have a few coilover options available here.

K.

 

[Cub.]

As @Daniel and others have said, if it’s predominantly road focused, you can’t beat bilstein B14s imo. Here is my old flamer sat on them;

I swapped them to ASTs when the car became purely a track car because they are a little soft on track. As you can see from these photos on track, the compression is quite visible and they started rubbing when I pushed the car very very hard.