I searched in the general suspension/brake forum, and I've searched in the 07+ forum, but my questions are a little more specific than the topics I found so any responses would be helpful.

I'm looking into suspension mods, specifically coil overs, until Hotchkis has their sways ready for me to decide between them and Stillen. The suspension on our car is much too soft, has far too much body roll than I prefer, and is far too underdamped. I came from a Mustang with full suspension (H&R sports, Bilstein HDs, Maximum Motorsports parts, etc etc) and the two don't compare (sadly). Not even close.

Here's where I'm at:
*I can live with a higher spring rate (I'm used to it) and a stiffer shock/strut.
*I don't mind sacrificing ride quality for better handling.
*I'll be dropping it an inch at most, maybe even less.
*It must NOT creak/pop/thud/etc after installation from the COs.*Very important*
*I don't mind paying the premium for a CO versus springs/shocks.
*Installation isn't an issue as I have access to a lift and air tools.
*Shock/strut body must be galvanized at minimum, stainless is even better (salty air here).
*The car is street driven and will not be tracked, so I don't necessarily need a $2000+ CO. The Mustang was never tracked either.


Here's my questions pertaining to CO's:

1. What brand are you running?
2. Why did you choose this particular brand? A technical answer would be preferred, rather than "they're the ****," etc.
3. Where did you make the purchase, ie store/vendor?
4. How much did you pay? If you don't want to post, PM me please.
5. How much lower than stock did you drop?
6. Any strange noises after the drop?
7. Are you running A/M end links?
8. If "yes," to #7, what brand?
9. At what drop amount are end links considered "necessary?"
10. Are you happy with your purchase, or do you wish you chose a different brand?
11. Anything else to add?

So, any feedback/recommendations from those of you with personal experience is greatly appreciated. I come from a domestic/european market, so many of the brands here (the non "big name" ones) are unknown to me.

 

Bump. No one on CO's?

 

i think blueslate is like the only one on JIC coils...don't really remember anyone else on here with em

 

i get a set in Jan... but a lot of what you said is greek to me

 

What brand did you buy?

 

^^ he's getting TEIN coilovers test fitted...

 

I thought they already had an application for our year

 

I don't think so. I've been looking for a while myself and can only find the JIC and Endless CO's.

 

nah there are only a handful of manufacturers with products out for our car right now...just like decca said it's really only jic and endless...i think the hks ones might fit too...but as far as i know, the only person the driver that has CO's are blueslate...i'm still on the fence about coils

 

same here..obviously the price tag sucks..but i love how they're height adjustable and all that stuff...they're pimp...but at the same time..i really dont drive my car that hard, or whip around turns. I only have 12k miles in 18 months as well, so my shocks would probably last a while w/springs. Ahhh...decisions decisions

 

One of the vendors I PMd said that there was no JIC application for the 2nd gens.

 

Then they are mistaken. There are several people running JICs. FLT-FAS work, as do the FLT-TAR series.

Edit: And just to add.....I have a set of the JIC TARs sitting in my garage waiting on a front camber kit.

 

Good to know, thanks. Where did you get them?

 

Good luck with that.

 

Do your KW's clunk, etc? I know many who run the KW's on 335's with no noise issues.