Godspeed coilovers????
i don't know much about godspeed. but the truth is that bc racing and many others have such as apexi tein and a few others have their parts made in the same plant in taiwan. its companies like ohlins, zeal, hks, and a few other big names that make their parts in house. parts made in house tend to have better Quality control on their products. which tends to drive up to of their products. i remember talking to MAD Mike when he was in washington for formula d, and he loves the tein suspension on the rx8. his car was the only thing close to a street car. if possible i would avoid anything manufactured in china, if you can get parts put together in in taiwan that would be best, but hey the deepness of our pockest tend to determine what we do with our money
However, china has to compete with them in order to keep business. They are a few years behind but improving their game. MOST coils that aren't made in the states or japan are made in taiwan, not china.
ANd like i said, haters gonna hate.
It's not a matter of haters hating. It's a matter of buying quality parts for your car that actually work as intended. Coilovers are useless if the spring rates are hugely different from corner to corner and the rebound / compression curves vs. speed aren't even close to one another. Can the manufacturers supply damping curves for these things? No. They never would, because nobody would buy them.
Why not just buy a quality product (i.e., Bilsteins, Konis)? It isn't that much more money and at least you know what you're getting.
Why not just buy a quality product (i.e., Bilsteins, Konis)? It isn't that much more money and at least you know what you're getting.
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when i had a miata i ran on cheap *** coilovers (racelands) and know of other people that did , we only ran them to get slammed! When i get my fc you know what im gunna buy cheap *** coilovers to get slammed ! Thats all i care about hell if they break ill go and buy another set
Last edited by n_const; Aug 20, 2010 at 08:19 AM.
Great analogy.
They both tell time, but one you're paying a premium for the name and the quality and reputation built under that name.
Side Note: Is anyone running the $800.00 coil overs from Rotary-Works? I wonder how they compare to the Godspeed, Megan, and others in the same price range.
They both tell time, but one you're paying a premium for the name and the quality and reputation built under that name.
Side Note: Is anyone running the $800.00 coil overs from Rotary-Works? I wonder how they compare to the Godspeed, Megan, and others in the same price range.
Great analogy.
They both tell time, but one you're paying a premium for the name and the quality and reputation built under that name.
Side Note: Is anyone running the $800.00 coil overs from Rotary-Works? I wonder how they compare to the Godspeed, Megan, and others in the same price range.
They both tell time, but one you're paying a premium for the name and the quality and reputation built under that name.
Side Note: Is anyone running the $800.00 coil overs from Rotary-Works? I wonder how they compare to the Godspeed, Megan, and others in the same price range.
I'm guessing that you were just being obnoxious, making the accusation that people who can't afford a $2000.00 set of coil overs, also can't afford time on a dyno.
If you have had a bad experience with godspeed coilovers please enlighten us with your wisdom.
If you know of some coil overs that have any effect on a dyno run, please let us in on your secret.
I'm guessing that you were just being obnoxious, making the accusation that people who can't afford a $2000.00 set of coil overs, also can't afford time on a dyno.
If you have had a bad experience with godspeed coilovers please enlighten us with your wisdom.
I'm guessing that you were just being obnoxious, making the accusation that people who can't afford a $2000.00 set of coil overs, also can't afford time on a dyno.
If you have had a bad experience with godspeed coilovers please enlighten us with your wisdom.
He meant a shock dyno.
basically, cheap coilovers will not have the same settings adjustment equally on all 4 shocks.
I personally think that if you just want to lowet the car and have some kind good suspension, its all good. But if you want perfect handling, spending more money on a better set is more suited
Sorry I misunderstood.
The only time that I've ever seen one of those in use was on television, when they were showing the development of the new camaro, or mustang (I don't remember).
I find it hard to believe that a good suspension can't be built without one of those.
How many companies actually own and use one of those expensive pieces of machinery?
How many simply copy rebound rates, spring rates, etc. from proven setups?
Could not owning one of those dyno machines, be where the savings that are passed down to the end user originate?
I'm still curious as to people's real life experiences, enough speculation.
Are the $800.00 coil over sets superior to the stock suspension?
How do they compare to "similar to factory suspension", say Tokico Blues and Eibach springs?
Paying $800.00 just to lower your car, is sort of silly. You can lower your car by cutting the springs if you really don't care about ride quality, safety, etc.
The only time that I've ever seen one of those in use was on television, when they were showing the development of the new camaro, or mustang (I don't remember).
I find it hard to believe that a good suspension can't be built without one of those.
How many companies actually own and use one of those expensive pieces of machinery?
How many simply copy rebound rates, spring rates, etc. from proven setups?
Could not owning one of those dyno machines, be where the savings that are passed down to the end user originate?
I'm still curious as to people's real life experiences, enough speculation.
Are the $800.00 coil over sets superior to the stock suspension?
How do they compare to "similar to factory suspension", say Tokico Blues and Eibach springs?
Paying $800.00 just to lower your car, is sort of silly. You can lower your car by cutting the springs if you really don't care about ride quality, safety, etc.
And the Hyperco springs around those shocks are guaranteed to be within 10lbs/in of their stated rating. Even the base Tein stuff is garbage. Some friends and I built an RX-8 with a set of Tein Flex coilovers. We couldn't get the damn thing to handle consistently. Maybe because the rebound curves differed by about 100% from the left front to the right front? I mean... wow.
The Godspeed coilovers might be the new hotness, or they may be the same cheap trash that Megan racing sells which have been known to break during moderate (i.e. non track) use. If you just want to slam your car to the weeds and don't care about whether it can actually go around a corner, go for it. If you want to handle... look elsewhere.
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No one seems to be asking the guy if he wants performance from them or looks....
If you're looking for perfomance then look up shock dynos, if the company doesnt supply them they are not worth ****. Ill tell you from the research i did when i bought my coils that tein and stance had the best coils if you are going to stay under $1500.
If you want something a little better than stock and capable of giving you a good stance then go for the godspeeds, they arent garbage.
Only way you will ever tell the difference is if you are a serious driver and push your suspension to the limits while its properly set up. Ive driven an FC with ksports and drive mine on stance and my car handles 10Xs better. I hope that helps.
If you're looking for perfomance then look up shock dynos, if the company doesnt supply them they are not worth ****. Ill tell you from the research i did when i bought my coils that tein and stance had the best coils if you are going to stay under $1500.
If you want something a little better than stock and capable of giving you a good stance then go for the godspeeds, they arent garbage.
Only way you will ever tell the difference is if you are a serious driver and push your suspension to the limits while its properly set up. Ive driven an FC with ksports and drive mine on stance and my car handles 10Xs better. I hope that helps.
