save up like 300 bucks more and get yourself somer good quality coilovers. def go with stance coilovers. I have NEVER heard anything bad, only positive. When i get the money thats what im going to get, dont get cheap on suspension.

 

I wasn't aware of anybody other than drifters or autocrossers using Stance. Do you have a web link to any IRL, LeMans, GTP, or other high-end professional race team using Stance products?

 

from what I have heard ksport and megans are made out of the same factory

 

the Kontrol Pro's are what i have on my acure TL, they are awesome for the price.

 

i think BC racing makes them all, thats why they all look the same, just use different color's.

 

Your right man, Stance is mostly used for drift, autocross, time attack. N.A.S.A Time Trial R Class 2007 Champion was a evo with Stance GR+.

I bet most of the "high-end professional race teams" at LeMans are going to opt for something a bit more advanced than the Stance GR+, these are entry level coilovers not top of the line. But that doesn't mean they are good enough for most of us. I don't drift my car but I really like the ride with the GR+ plus it looks great.

 

Yeah, that's what I thought. I don't have any problem with people buying cheapie suspension components as long as they realize that they are a far cry from professional racing components. For example, the cheapie Tokico Illumina coilovers on my 1Gen RX-7 worked great for my application, and I fully realize that the Koni coilovers on my 2Gen RX-7 are considered entry-level parts for SCCA track racing. I would love to have some JRZ RS Pros or Sachs RDS, but it is simply not worth the money because I don't race professionally and I suck as a driver anyway, lol. I just think it is silly for people to buy the cheap Chinese crap or the over-priced shiny Japanese drift stuff and then act like they have the best suspension that money can buy.

 

well, its the best that their money can buy lol

 

Unless there is some deep-discount internet dealer that sells the Chinese and Japanese stuff cheaper than what I found on the internet, I am not seeing much of a price advantage here. I would rather spend the extra $150-250 to get the good stuff. While I understand that not everybody has a lot of money, it is still my opinion that if you don't have the extra $150-250 for the better stuff then you have no business wasting $900 on coilovers in the first place. I fully understand if no RX-7 owner wants to buy the JRZs, lol.

Race-level items in bold:
$900 Megan Racing Coilovers
$900 K-Sport Pro Damper Coilovers
$1050 ISC Racing Bilstein Coilover Kit
$1150 GC Coilover Kit with Eibach ERS Springs + Koni Dampers
$1150 Stance GR+ Coilovers
$1550 Tein Flex or Superdrift Coilovers
$2200 HKS Hiper Damper Coilovers
$6300 JRZ RS Pro W/ Remote Reservoirs + Eibach ERS Race & Helper Springs

Why don't these cheapie brands make something more useful like a low-cost bushing kit?

 

What about powerbymax? I Have heard good things about them.

 

i have d2 and the ride is good. if i had the cash i would get DG5.

 

+1.........if you are not going to listen to me......listen to him

 

I agree. Prices are so clost to each other that, you can spend a bit more and get a setup that is way better.

 

Entry-level? Ha!!! As founder and president of Cheap B*stard Racing (tm) I can only say that "I've seen worse". So what, do you ask, gets Bill around the track??

$870 - GC Coilover Kit and Ebay KYB AGX's

Certainly no where near a true race setup, but they match okay with the spring rates I run, they are predictable and I've beaten the snot of them for the last few seasons (since I got the car) and they seem to have held up well (so far).

I think that the take-away from all this is that if you are in the market for suspension upgrades, don't immediately jump on the "Integrated Coilovers are better, Bro!" bandwagon. There are some cheaper setups that may not be all that polished looking but that work very well and have a long proven race history (esp. the GC and ISC setups).

-b

 

"1150 GC Coilover Kit with Eibach ERS Springs + Koni Dampers" were on earth did you find that for that much

 

I've seen Koni yellows out there for $420(f)+$300(r) plus around $420 for the GC setup. That adds up about right.

[edit - actually with a little more searching, it looks like rx7store.net has them for $600/set.]

You have to do the strut inserts yourself, of course.

-b

 

my vote would be Tein Flex i had them on a few cars (hondas) loved them will get them for the fc as i can

 

sorry guys im just gonna buy my zeals agian i loved them thanks to all who replied.

 

Ijust bought Megan coilovers.I found this on an other site,The MR coilovers are also fully rebuildable, with MR's ultra convenient dampener insert exchange program. For $75/corner, they will send you a brand new dampener insert. You then simply return your cores. No downtime, as opposed to traditional dampener rebuilds that require that your coilovers be removed and sent in for service. Rebuild intervals on the MR's average 45K miles, which is comparable to most fixed perch struts.

 

In my opinion i would go with the Ksports cause i've had them before and they were fantastic! But if you do have the money get some Stance

 

What's the ride quality for the Megans and K-Sport coilovers like? I get paranoid about coilovers because of a previous experience involving my S14 and a very stiff/ badly matched set of coilovers. For those who currently have them, if you wouldn't mind chiming in it would be greatly appreciated. If you could include some comments on its performance that would be great as well. I auto-x every so often, and if you could comment on if you would get them again.

Thanks in Advance