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Old 05-02-2009, 06:17 PM
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I've owned apexi n1 exv's and now i have megan tracks! Why pay 200 bucks for epelirs and 2 month later throw them in the garbage?
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i have bc racing coilovers and like them a lot.
Old 05-02-2009, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by chuhsi,May 2 2009, 06:18 PM
i have bc racing coilovers and like them a lot.
bc's are pretty good! My friend sells them
Old 05-02-2009, 06:35 PM
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subscribed...those Ksports sound awesome, was leaning towards Megan streets.
i haven't heard anything good about the D2 coilovers, and hardly no one runs them on an S. Must be some reason for that.
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in case it's not clear, you adjust height of the bc racing coilovers without touching the springs or pre-load.
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I think you can adjust the megans too without messing with the springs or preload... ermmm.. yea I think so heh. I'll try to get the track when I get the money. Dude was right when he said espelirs are temp but I still have them and I love them. 1.5 is max drop for performance because it throws off the steering or something like that. I'll do a search later.
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Originally Posted by chuhsi,May 2 2009, 09:40 PM
in case it's not clear, you adjust height of the bc racing coilovers without touching the springs or pre-load.
Yep...I'll take back what I said to Noah. The US website wasn't very clear on the height adjustment for the BC Racing Suspension coilovers. But the UK website was very clear:
Height adjustment via bottom mount to retain full damper travel
http://www.bc-racing.co.uk/br-series-coilovers.asp

And the UK site also mentions the BC coilovers are TUV certified. That's good for peace of mind to know they passed some stringent German quality standards.

The BC and Ksports seem pretty much identical except for the springrates.
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so far, im going with the megan streets. anybody with experience on STANCE coilovers?
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I have the megan streets, and am very happy with their performance especially since I found a new pair for 700 from a friend. They are high adjustable without changing the pre-load on springs, but if you wish to you do have the option of adjusting the pre-load as-well. The 32 way adjustable compression is good, although I personally feel that if you go any higher than 15 it begins to feel like you are driving a Cadillac. After installing mine I took my car for a few laps and noticed that my rear end was more responsive to throttle input in tight corners, which is great if you plan on Auto-Xing. No matter what you go with make sure you get a good alignment and corn balance which will drastically improve you cars handling. If you're looking to keep improving performance I would recommend a front sway bar as-well to help tame the rear end.
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Originally Posted by s2k dre,May 2 2009, 06:15 PM
Have u ever drove an s2000 with coilovers? Sounds like u have no idea what ur talking about! Springs are temporary for these cars, full coilovers on the softest setting will drive like a dream, eventually ur struts are gonna blow out, i been there, theres no point of doing it twice, do it right the first time ans save ur self time! Remember this isnt a civic!
Yes I have had coilovers on my car. I have had tein ra's and T1r B-max on my car and hated both of them. I maybe autocross my car once or twice a year and the ride on the horrible roads around here just wasnt worth it to me. As far as the shocks blowing out, these springs aren't stiff enough to be a huge stress on the stock shocks. Besides, if they do blow out, i'll just get a set of konis and have a better setup than those cheap taiwanese coilovers everyone is talking about.
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