help! coilovers are on but uncomfy as a fucker

[Dweeb]

Basically, i have put my new rokkors on. However i have encountered a slight issue, this being that it feels like i'm on a skate board going about 100000 miles an hour. It is unbelievably uncomfy. It feels as it the suspension is not even there? Or is exaggerating everything in the road?

I was wondering if this is normal haha?
Or will they take a while to settle in?
Or have i put them on wrong?
Is it dependent on the height i have them set at?


Cheers in advance,
Jamie x

 

[harry602]

coilys do stiiffen up the ride a hell of alot. but there is still some give. what coilovers are they?

 

[DrR]

Sounds exactly like my vmaxx, rock solid.

 

[Dweeb]

rokkors mate, i guess you get what you pay for?
i was just shocked! its like a bouncy castle it soo bouncy, and it feels like it is only absorbing holes in the road that at 5ft+ deep!

 

[Curtis!]

Re: help! coilovers are on but uncomfy as a f**ker

Tbh buying cheap coilovers, they aren't going to have decent dampers. They're build 'to do', not for quality in that sort of range.

Normal - I don't know (Haven't been in the car/haven't had rokkor's)
Settle in - There isn't much too settle in except the springs settling abit
Wrong - They'd either fall off the car, knock to hell, or the car would fall on the floor if they're put on wrong!
Height wise - How low do you have it?

Haven't got solid top mounts on aswell have you?

And lol at the skateboarding at 100000 mph!

 

[Camble]

welcome to the club

depends on brand obv though, quality of shocks etc.

 

[sbridgey]

i put mine on yesterday and found winding them up a bit makes the ride better cos when they were really low it was very bumpy

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

How low have you got them ? The lower they are, the less absorbing they're going to do of the road's finest feature. Do they have adjustable damping ?!

 

[Tunst]

How low have you got them ? The lower they are, the less absorbing they're going to do of the road's finest feature. Do they have adjustable damping ?!

£140 Rokkor coilovers y0


If they do il have some

 

[sbridgey]

Re: help! coilovers are on but uncomfy as a f**ker

£140 Rokkor coilovers y0


If they do il have some

they dont, but pretty good for the money ride does get worse the lower you go though

i think they are £170ish now

 

[sideways danny]

check tyre pressures. They're never going to be amazing for that money though

 

[Knuckles]

I had this problem, raise the front and it'll sort out. Potholes and bumps in the road will produce a bang and thump when you go over them so take them slow. My front arches are about an inch from the tyre (16'') they're all nice and comfy now* there's a guideline for you ha






*as comfy as £120 coilovers get

 

[Dweeb]

haha yes they are rokkors, and wound right down. i will raise it a bit and see if that helps!

 

[D4N13L]

If set really low this will be your problem. All coilovers if set right own will give a rock hard ride. Remember these are designed for tracks where the surface is extremely smooth not like our shite british roads.

 

[gtrnav]

Re: help! coilovers are on but uncomfy as a f**ker

If you have them too low then the suspension will be bottoming out on the bump stops, which will cause all the crashing and banging! Lift it up !

 

[Naith]

what did you expect? or didnt you expect anything?

even KW V3s worth like 1400 give you a sore back after a while... they are made to do and you no doubt have yours slammed.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

£140 Rokkor coilovers y0

HA ! I didn't realise such a thing was available. Hmm.. yeah .. buy right, buy once. I'd have gone with springs ona budget rather than these :dead:

 

[Tigger]

^ Or the K-Tec coilovers

Even on Irish bumpy roads they are amazing!

 

[Gally]

It's kinda CS all over to be fair.

Strip car, de-cat, slammed. Then sell because it's uncomfortbale as a daily.

 

[Christopher]

£140 coilovers?

Is that really how much they are?!

 

[sideways danny]

scary isn't it

 

[Munson]

It is a strange one. Can't think of a reason why the ride quality would be reduced when slammed into the weeds on facelands. Have you checked to see if the springs are still there?

 

[sprintcup]

It is a strange one. Can't think of a reason why the ride quality would be reduced when slammed into the weeds on facelands. Have you checked to see if the springs are still there?

^^^^Sorry but this made me PMSL

Regards Russ.........

 

[Dweeb]

alright gays.

amazingly enough i have not been around for long (17years to be precise) so i do not really know what i'm doing, all a learning curve. its amazing that half of you old fogeys are so unwilling to help younger people!

i have like no money, drive a 1.4 so why would i be going quick in the first place.

low and slow ftw

 

[Dweeb]

oh and i do like most of the cars on here i just cant afford to spend 500 quid on a set of coileys.
not having a go just explaining i have no money

 

[Hutchie]

higher and smoother seems be the way forward :rasp:

although i have my car on its nipples and it rides lush, but to buy my setup you need to sell your car.
kustom innit tho.

 

[Dweeb]

It's kinda CS all over to be fair.

Strip car, de-cat, slammed. Then sell because it's uncomfortbale as a daily.

nope only lows so my car doesn't look like a monster truck

 

[Gally]

I know what you're saying mate but my point still stands.

 

[Soot1e]

oh and i do like most of the cars on here i just cant afford to spend 500 quid on a set of coileys.
not having a go just explaining i have no money

No money? Then you shouldn't be buying pointless mods that you end up hating. A few days searching on CS would have revealed the Rokkors aren't that good.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

No money? Then you shouldn't be buying pointless mods that you end up hating. A few days searching on CS would have revealed the Rokkors aren't that good.

Days ? :rasp:

 

[Soot1e]

He probably spent 2 mins. searching. Kids, they are impatient!