Adjustable Coilovers [Merged]

[ssaloon]

palitan na rin para longer life yung shocks. basta gas shocks kasi baka magbottom-out ang kotse pag nalubak kasi lambot ng fluid type shocks eh.

[kuroy]

So gas type shocks ang recommended ba sa lowering?

Iyong OEM na shocks ano ba ang type noon?

Any recommended brand sa shocks?

[ssaloon]

ano ba car mo? ang mga honda civic and mitsu lancers, alam ko OEM gas type na.

you can't go wrong with KYB gas shocks. best bang for the buck! mahal kasi bilsteins eh hehe!

[kuroy]

mitsu lancer ang sa akin...

i think im gonna go with KYB marami nga akong naririnig maganda feedback.

i will keep my old oem shocks for later use cguro.

thanks

[ssaloon]

pero pwede na sigurong plug n play (parang pc ehehe) lowering springs mo sa OEM, gas naman eh.

[jaise]

having the same problems too... light 1.3 engine up front, tapos ayun likod medyo nakababa. nakatingala din akin. 1991 corolla.

wanted to drop the front.
kaso nag-aalangan ako baka sumabit ako sa mga humps.

was thinking of raising the rear end na lang.
was thinkin of lifters (from what i read, yun nga ba tawag dun, pampataas?). :D

san maganda magpagawa?

[ssaloon]

bili ka ng lifters sa suking auto supply mo tapos pwede ata ipakabit sa any servitek station... or you can try sa 1st station located along EDSA.

[Karding]

eventually, you will have to replace your OEM shocks when you changed to lowering springs. My old integra survived three years with OEM shocks and Eibach springs. Lumabas ang KYB AGX kaya pinalitan ko na din.

[jaise]

about lifters.. how much do these cost?
para lam ko kung taga yun benta or not.. ;)

[ssaloon]

bought mine for 100/piece (mga 1.75" yung angat) sa wally west sa west ave.

[spazzkid]

Originally posted by jaise
having the same problems too... light 1.3 engine up front, tapos ayun likod medyo nakababa. nakatingala din akin. 1991 corolla.

wanted to drop the front.
kaso nag-aalangan ako baka sumabit ako sa mga humps.

was thinking of raising the rear end na lang.
was thinkin of lifters (from what i read, yun nga ba tawag dun, pampataas?). :D

san maganda magpagawa?

pinaka the best dyan is to replace the front shocks with levin struts/short struts/short shocks. these shocks are shorter than oem by an inch. it wud definitely lower the front.

[musang]

makikitanong na rin ako sa thread na ito. my ride is a civic lxi ek. nagpalit ako ng 15" mags with 195/55/15 tires. ang taas nya ngayon tignan. kailangan ko ba palitan springs and shocks? gusto ko lang sana kasing baba lang ng SIR. mga maglano kaya estimated costs? :D

[Ungas]

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[spazzkid]

musang, mag mumuka talagang mataas yun. kung galing ka sa 60 series na gulong, mas manipis ng konti yung 55 kaya magmumukang mataas sya, mas obvious ang fender gaps.

[jaise]

hmm. dunno if changing the struts would really fit my budget.
more so, i dunno if good brand lowering springs would fit my budget. :D

nagtanong ako sa isang tire center malapit sa min. P200 each wheel, putol coil springs. i'm considering a 1" drop lang sa harap para lang pumantay.. good or bad?

[spazzkid]

bad. di na pantay yung spring rate nyan pre. and stock springs arent made to be short. maasar ka lang sa tagtag nyan. short struts costs 2000, pair na yun, surplus nga lang. sa shigorenga store meron non.

[DSM619]

Originally posted by spazzkid
somebody is offering me adjustable coilovers at a good price, r1 brand, im thinking of getting it pero i want to be sure, will it screw up my suspension system? advantages kasi nya, i can adjust my car's stance to my liking. what do u guys think?

If meron kang upgraded na shocks ay makakatulong ito cguro sa comfort ng ride even with the coilovers at work . Not familiar of R1 pero my experience with H&R shocks n Progress coilovers ay perfect , iwas lubak pa rin kasi lowered siya pero ride feel ay parang stock .

[spazzkid]

dsm619, pare thanks for the insights, pero i think i wud go for the lowering spring and shock combo na lang

[imprezawrxsti]

Tanong lang mga pards, kung mas mura ang mga branded na coilover dyaan sa atin. Dito, ZEAL V6 about $ 2800, Cusco 2R $ 2300- $ 2450, KW $ 2250,
Bilstein $ 2400. Except for KW, lahat yata ito eh Made in Japan. Any local website ng tindahan ng performance parts? Im on the edge of buying on one of these, any input will be highly appreciated.

[B2Bomber]

going back to adjustables... kapag ba sinabing adjustables, any layman (read: driver who's not too mechanically inclined) can just adjust them? di ba any changes on the suspension system means you'd need to go for alignment?
the reason I'm asking is I'm thinking (more like dreaming... hehehe) of changing my suspensions into something that could have a stock stance most of the time, and then say go lowered during get-togethers, etc.