I'm thinking of lowering my FC and most of the ppl are telling me to get coilovers, but i'm confuse about just lowering with springs and shocks or get fully adjustable coilover system? I know i want the best for my FC, but if the adjustable coilover system is only better because you can adjust the ride height of the car. Then i think i'll go with shocks and springs, my FC is not going to be winter driven so don't need to raise the ride height. Can anyone tell me y adjustable coilovers are better then just lowering springs and shocks, or are they basically the same?
Thanks~

Bob~

 

you can adjust the stiffness with coilovers, not height.

Lowever only if you're putting on larger tires. Aftermarket rx-7 springs will always lower slightly anyway.

Check some of the "car profiles" on this forum for a list of what they went with

 

You can't adjust height with coilovers?

I beg to differ, you most certainly CAN change height.

However, the primary benefit is changing spring rates. I wouldn't bother, Eibach springs with KYB AGX shocks are a good choice for a street car, IMHO

 

Coilovers give you the ability to adjust ride height by adjusting spring perch collar (just spins up or down on a threaded shock sleeve or threads on the actual shock body - depending on kit).
This can be further enhanced by selecting different spring lengths and different spring rates, which to me is the primary advantage.

 

I have noticed that with coil overs you can lower the car more so then with after market spings. I'm using Ground Control coil overs with Apexi T-Max struts. Its a good combo for the track, but to stiff for the daily driving. IMO even doh i do it any ways.
Scott C.

 

well I'll be the smart *** and say that you already have coil overs (coil springs over shocks..). therefore you can't adjust coil overs.

however. "adjustable coil overs" which is what the ground control ones and others are. are adjustable height wise and you pick the stiffness.

 

Well there is a difference in the way they are made also. I am not an expert so I won't pretend to be but I have had several different types of suspension on my cars and shakocho or adjustable coilovers are the best. I had 7Kg/mm springs with potenza shocks on my old car and it was stiff and handled well but 7Kilo shakocho springs are a might stiffer than regular springs.

The way shakocho respond is much better than any spring/shock combination, maybe because it is made as a whole unit and the dampening matches the spring better. also with the adjustable ones you can get versions that have adjustable dampening, ride hight, and shock stroke all the way around. Cant beat that.

adjustable coilovers win out in my book.

Randy....