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Old 05-22-2005, 11:50 PM
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Best Coilover

hey, so sorry to bring this up again, but please help me find the best coilover for me guys!
i read about coilovers and springs.. pros and cons..
I just dont know man! need some help find the perfect one!
what im looking for is .. it doesnt have to be crazy drop, i just need nice drop with comfort driving quality. like stock setup! i really do want nice soft ride for daily drive.
also, i do not have to get cambers if i go with coilovers..right?? correct me if im wrong.

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Old 05-23-2005, 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted by blackcode
hey, so sorry to bring this up again, but please help me find the best coilover for me guys!
i read about coilovers and springs.. pros and cons..
I just dont know man! need some help find the perfect one!
what im looking for is .. it doesnt have to be crazy drop, i just need nice drop with comfort driving quality. like stock setup! i really do want nice soft ride for daily drive.
also, i do not have to get cambers if i go with coilovers..right?? correct me if im wrong.

thanks
If it's comfort you want then I would suggest the HKS Hipermax LS coilovers. The ride is close to the stock sport suspension.

Depending on how much you drop your G, you may still need camber arms.

Do you have a coupe or sedan and how much drop do you want?
 
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Old 05-23-2005, 12:23 AM
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I just ordered the JIC's Ill let you know when I get them installed.
 
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One thing for sure the JIC FLT-A2's are not a comfort setup. They are performance oriented track ready coilovers with aggressively valved shocks and stiff spring rates. Maybe the G35S version is comfortable enough for the everyday driver but that is still to be determined as I haven't heard of anyone actually ordering that particular model yet. In an email conversation with JIC themselves, I recently found out that the individual FLT-A2 models are valved in agressiveness in the following order... 350Z > G35C > G35S. The sedan version also comes standard with a 9kg/6kg spring rate which is misprinted as 9/7 on their website.
 
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Old 05-23-2005, 01:58 AM
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I agree, if you want comfort stay away from the JIC's.
 
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Old 05-23-2005, 02:06 AM
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I've been eyeballing the Tein Comfort Spec coilovers for a while now, since i want a ride as close as possible to the stock setup. I know a few people have these, how are they?

Heres a link for those who haven't heard of em.
http://www.tein.com/csdamp.html
 

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Old 05-23-2005, 02:23 AM
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agreed. if comfort and minimal drop is your goal, give either the HKS hipermax LS, or the Tein type CS coilovers a shot. the JIC's are definitely not on the comfort side at all. plus, JIC has been known to blow out in such a short time.
 
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Old 05-23-2005, 02:50 PM
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its for coupe. and i just want... something like couple inches would make me happy.
by the way, how much are they? Tein and HKS??
 
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Old 05-23-2005, 03:35 PM
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a couple of inches will be a lot. I think you mean more as an inch of drop??
 
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Old 05-23-2005, 03:42 PM
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Whats the difference between tein cs and tein flex coilover? I see a hundred dollar price difference but why is that?
 
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cuz of the diff spring rates
 
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Old 05-23-2005, 06:11 PM
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There are more diffrences between CS and FLEX other than the spring rates. The biggest diffrence is the valving. CS is geared toward comfort whereas FLEX is more toward performance.
 
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To add on the FLEX has seperate adjustment of the shock body length and the lower spring perch which will maintain suspension travel.

To the original poster, I'd suggest giving the Tein CS, HKS LS, and HKS LS+ setup some more research and find anyone who has these kits that can give you a test ride. These systems are advertised as "comfort, luxury" coilovers.
 
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Old 05-23-2005, 07:24 PM
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I've installed a set of CS and I like them.
 
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Old 05-23-2005, 07:26 PM
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yeah, i guess couple of inch is alot.. what about like an inch! haha and uhm, how am i looking to spend for those luxury,comfort coilovers???
 


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