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I have a 2007 WRX and I'm looking to get some new coilovers. I want to get better performance, but dont want the stiffness that comes with that if that is possible? Any suggestions? Looking to spend under $550
Feal 441s run about 1500 and I've heard fairly positive reviews on them for a setup that cheap. One of my local shops really pushed towards whiteline or ohlin but suggested if money was that tight and coilovers a must then the feal will be ok.I have a 2007 WRX and I'm looking to get some new coilovers. I want to get better performance, but dont want the stiffness that comes with that if that is possible? Any suggestions? Looking to spend under $550
On the older models (2007), the option of the STs actually isn't horrible from a performance standpoint...XJman said:Feal 441s run about 1500 and I've heard fairly positive reviews on them for a setup that cheap. One of my local shops really pushed towards whiteline or ohlin but suggested if money was that tight and coilovers a must then the feal will be ok.
Outside of that and what was mentioned before your choices are really about 2k and up for something worth having. I've not priced it but you may be able to pickup some various spring and strut combos around that price that will preform well for the street plus not be too bad for a little autocross from time to time.
From my expierence with coilovers, although not in a wrx, cheap ones are brutal, you can never dial in dampening right, they endlessly need to have the height adjustment reset because the lock nuts slip, they will beat you to death, and if you see 10k out of them you are lucky.
I've also seen mention of issues with overall travel issues and lifting of wheels under hard cornering. That's bad news, however I don't know that I'm my little expierence with them it was happening. I was too busy trying to keep my brains from beating off the inside of my skull.
Did you not read my previous posts?hawkeyeBabygirl said:I found these Teins https://www.redline360.com/tein-coi...MI7oiv68iV2gIVRFp-Ch20AAHPEAQYASABEgIpL_D_BwE but I see it doest't have the top hats so I would have to purchase those separate. Is that the only other part I have buy in addition to these coilovers?
hawkeyeBabygirl said:I want to get better performance, but dont want the stiffness that comes with that
They did but nobody knows what they're talking about because we've been here only a decade or so. What the hell do we know? Get serious bro.Did you not read my previous posts?
You would be insane to put them on your car.I found these Teins https://www.redline360.com/tein-coi...MI7oiv68iV2gIVRFp-Ch20AAHPEAQYASABEgIpL_D_BwE but I see it doest't have the top hats so I would have to purchase those separate. Is that the only other part I have buy in addition to these coilovers?
If I follow your line of thinking correctly, yes... I agree.Know what's funny though? If you think about it, $500 coilovers are REALLY EXPENSIVE compared to $1,5K units. Mind-blowing.
I often wonder what drives people to think 500 or even 1000 dollar coilovers are great deals. I dont know if I sit in a unique area having going to school for automotive mechanics and having worked around metal fabrication my entire life. But even looking at some of these units they look suspect at best."Best" is a pretty subjective term.. best at what? I wouldn't say either are the "best" at what they do, but I like KW v3s for a daily driver, or RCE Tarmac 2s for a little more performance oriented.
Under $550 is barely enough money to get one, let alone all four coilovers. If that's your budget then you should be looking for some used stock struts and springs, not new coilovers.
Very simply: ignorance.I often wonder what drives people to think 500 or even 1000 dollar coilovers are great deals.
But "32"-Way Adjustable (whatever number they're up to now)...zax said:Very simply: ignorance.
There seems to be a common misunderstanding that stiffer suspension is always better when chasing performance. Most people do not know what compression and rebound are, nevertheless how to read a shock dyno plot. The people who purchase without seeking to understand -- and believe me, that's a large fraction of the "enthusiast" community -- are the target market for companies like BC Racing and Raceland.
In those 64 ways have they got a few of them with dampening that's suitable for the crazy spring rates some of them have?But "32"-Way Adjustable (whatever number they're up to now)...