Best Coilovers For Street/track
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Mar 18, 2006, 08:48 PM
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I have the JIC FLT-A2s that were set up and tuned by John Mueller. Also the adj rear sway bar aswell. I thought it made a huge inpact on the handling of the car. I aligned it myself to Johns specs. I would recommend them to anyone and I have over 22k on them and no problems at all.
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Mar 20, 2006, 08:43 PM
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.MM...I was in your EXACT position...and I CURED IT. I sold my modded 49,000 mile 03 Evo XIII for a GG IX MR. I just flushed the cushy, soft, floaty, rolly-polly, stock Bilsteins (great for street drivers that DON'T care about cornering). Please place the most enjoyable call of your life to JOHN MUELLER at ROAD RACE CHASSIS (562-903-1513) in Sante Fe Springs, CA. He WILL NOT steer you wrong. I wanted coilovers that will serve me forever...I wanted Moton Double Adjustables...and I got them...now I will spend the time and money on the driving instruction and track time for me to really use them. Even with my current experience (50,000 Evo miles and six sets of expensive tires) they feel amazing. There is NO GOING BACK...........
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Mar 21, 2006, 08:44 PM
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I just installed the Bilstein PSS9s this week. I set them to 8 (9 being the firmest setting) and they're great on the street. I wanted something with a soft ride and no bounce. Even on bumpy roads the ride is smooth. Much better than stock. I'm going to Spring Mountain this weekend and I'll let you know how they are on the track. I'm assuming that I won't be blown away on the track but I would rather have a daily driver that I love and give up a few seconds per lap on the occasional track day than have to bounce around driving to the grocery store. For $1550 I think the PSS9 offers a soft ride, lowered stance and very high quality.
I considered the KW's but I used those on a race car a few years ago and they proved unreliable. That said, KW was great in replacing many, many blown shocks. I'm also aware that they license a lot of their designs from Koni and have a very high quality manufacturing facility so the problem could have been related to the application.
Ohlins or Motons are also high quality units but they are quite a bit more money. My experience is that the European coils are generally softer than the JDM units I've tested for the Evo. I could be completely wrong but maybe it's because Japan has such smooth roads and Europe has such bumpy roads.
I have no experience with the DMS, but several people are having great results and love them. IMO you shouldn't be spending more than $2K for coils on a car that only cost $30-35K to begin with unless you are a serious track day junkie or racing. That ruled the DMS 50s out for me.
Unfortunately if you're only spending $1000 you're not going to have too many options. IMO the low end Teins ride like a$$. I haven't tried the buddy clubs. For $1000 you may want to buy some springs and call it good.
I considered the KW's but I used those on a race car a few years ago and they proved unreliable. That said, KW was great in replacing many, many blown shocks. I'm also aware that they license a lot of their designs from Koni and have a very high quality manufacturing facility so the problem could have been related to the application.
Ohlins or Motons are also high quality units but they are quite a bit more money. My experience is that the European coils are generally softer than the JDM units I've tested for the Evo. I could be completely wrong but maybe it's because Japan has such smooth roads and Europe has such bumpy roads.
I have no experience with the DMS, but several people are having great results and love them. IMO you shouldn't be spending more than $2K for coils on a car that only cost $30-35K to begin with unless you are a serious track day junkie or racing. That ruled the DMS 50s out for me.
Unfortunately if you're only spending $1000 you're not going to have too many options. IMO the low end Teins ride like a$$. I haven't tried the buddy clubs. For $1000 you may want to buy some springs and call it good.
Mar 21, 2006, 09:22 PM
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Hey Termsheet, where did you get the pss9s for $1550? That is the cheapest I've seen. I'm looking at options for suspension upgrades, and these coilovers seem like the ones for me. Thanks.
Mar 22, 2006, 03:36 PM
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Just need to chime in here, there are several aftermarket suspension systems available in the sub 2000$ category as mentioned above. Trouble is that even though the car may only be 30$k, it is still WAY, WAY too easy to bolt up suspension that actually reduces the overall performance of this car. The EVO is excellent handling as far as OEM setups are and you loose to much in the way of drivability and lap times with many sub 2000$ systems. Not all, but sevral. Be careful guys, cheaper is not always better.
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Mar 22, 2006, 03:44 PM
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I highly recommend the KW coilovers.....Robert Fuller installed them on my car last weekend and they are amazing. Will work perfectly for the street or the track in my opinion. I went with custom spring rates instead of the standard 9K/6K setup from KW.....the 6K rear seems too light in my opinion.
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Hey DMS Mark...So you don't suggest the Bilstein PSS9s? I read good things about them on this forum, but I have never been in a car with them installed. I know ride quality is all about preference, but I need something that soaks up the bumps on a regular road more than I need better lap times. I drive the car every day to work and the roads I am on really suck. It would be ideal to get the best of both worlds, although some say it's not possible. I have not purchased any suspension upgrades as of yet...and I will be careful not to make a wrong decision. But....without experiencing all the choices first hand, there is only one way to get the facts. That is by doing a lot of research and assessing the outcome using other people's opinions. That said, I do not want to downgrade the stock performance for ride quality. I'll live with the stock ride if I am going to degrade the handling of the car. I'ts all about research I guess....