Coilover Rankings and Reviews for under $2000
09-15-2011 | 11:22 AM
#51
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From: Easton, PA
Ohlins $4k
JRZ $4k
AST $2K without springs
09-25-2011 | 05:58 AM
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10-03-2011 | 08:57 AM
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From: Victoria, BC
Here is a link to my review of the Fortune Auto 500 series coilovers:
https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/901...t__p__21035008
IMO they are one of the best bang for your buck coilovers.
https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/901...t__p__21035008
IMO they are one of the best bang for your buck coilovers.
04-10-2013 | 07:55 AM
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Anything on Ark coils?
I have the st-p series.they were good for looks. Ride quality wasn't that great.had even spring rates at 9kgmm iirc.
Preload was effected during height change which I didn't like.if you took the preload out and just ran the spring height it raked about 1/2-3/4 inch forward (front tucked and a hair gap rear). adjustment was easy but felt mildly limited(assuming do the valving) .I did enjoy the setup tho,it handled decently and kept the body roll of the car down.I feel it could handle world's better with different front springs and a slightly different valving.what sucked a lot was instead of a lot of suspension I've owned thru the years they used cheap steel.so after a year and a half the paint was chipping off and rusting. This set can. On the car.previous owner stated he had only had them for roughly half a year and when I got under the car to do my once over after purchase by their looks it was easy to believe. And I've watched them fall apart over the time.also after the time I've owned them.never set full stiff or lowered any lower than 1.25 inches max my rears are leaking just like my friends did in his dt-p setup.and is crazy bouncy in the rear and the front feel like it's riding on steel bars.so all in all these are mediocre at best. I wouldn't recommend buying them full price.used on a budget maybe.since I'm on a much tighter budget nowadays due to some recent life choices I'm probably gonna save up to have them rebuilt,get some slightly stiffer front springs.hopefully a hair taller.and some rear springs same rate and a hair shorter.and maybe even extended tophats to help the struts last longer
I have the st-p series.they were good for looks. Ride quality wasn't that great.had even spring rates at 9kgmm iirc.
Preload was effected during height change which I didn't like.if you took the preload out and just ran the spring height it raked about 1/2-3/4 inch forward (front tucked and a hair gap rear). adjustment was easy but felt mildly limited(assuming do the valving) .I did enjoy the setup tho,it handled decently and kept the body roll of the car down.I feel it could handle world's better with different front springs and a slightly different valving.what sucked a lot was instead of a lot of suspension I've owned thru the years they used cheap steel.so after a year and a half the paint was chipping off and rusting. This set can. On the car.previous owner stated he had only had them for roughly half a year and when I got under the car to do my once over after purchase by their looks it was easy to believe. And I've watched them fall apart over the time.also after the time I've owned them.never set full stiff or lowered any lower than 1.25 inches max my rears are leaking just like my friends did in his dt-p setup.and is crazy bouncy in the rear and the front feel like it's riding on steel bars.so all in all these are mediocre at best. I wouldn't recommend buying them full price.used on a budget maybe.since I'm on a much tighter budget nowadays due to some recent life choices I'm probably gonna save up to have them rebuilt,get some slightly stiffer front springs.hopefully a hair taller.and some rear springs same rate and a hair shorter.and maybe even extended tophats to help the struts last longer
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