I know.. I know not another one

Honestly I am looking to start competing in a road racing circuit. I need to put aside a budget for coilovers that will be able to take the at use and actually provide me with an advantage over my existing suspension.

What choices do I have? From the research it looks like my choices are quite slim.
If you could give me a few brands to look into I would like to contact them and actually learn a little before pulling the trigger.

Thank you
Matt

If you are actually racing, this is a good place to start.
Welcome to Muellerized Suspension Systems

What do you have right now, and what is your budget?

I have KYB Adjustables and ebiach springs, with whiteline front sway bar and Mach V rear.

As far as a budget I didn't really know what to expect so I figured I would educate myself and then see what kind of money I need to out aside

I just ditched my kybs and eibachs for real coilovers

If
Your going to be road racing look into the DG koni's i drag but these are supposed to ne the best suspension for a 2g. I will be taking my first ride in them in a few weeks.

What's your budget? What do you actually plan to do with the car (Are you actually road racing or just futzing around with track days, although I'm going to guess the latter rather than the former)? What class are you going to run in? What's your driving experience? Is the car going to be still on the street? How much do you want to win? Do you have a fundamental understanding of what your suspension is actually doing? There's like a zillion different options and they can range from cheap to 8k per corner. Just going to some DSM parts vendor is a terrible way to find out about automotive suspension.

Figure that stuff out first before spending any money.

Ok here is your answer I am looking to learn how to drive. I just got a new job and my boss competes in a series called American iron. So track days are the first step but I am very competitive and if have any talent I would like to pursue road racing in whichever class I would fit.

Budget has me a little scared at the moment. I thought that a set of ksports were going to be fine until I have been reading some suspension threads and doing research on various suspension company's websites. So if you are saying it's d2's/ksport/bc then then next step up is the $2,800 set with ohlins then I have some saving to do

Oh and understanding how my suspension works isn't an issue I am a technician at a tuning shop in NY. My current driving skill is above average however after I have some seat time on the road course I feel I may change my opinion

If you really, really want to actually do wheel to wheel racing, sell your car and get a Spec Miata, or a prepped RX7, or since your boss races the "American Iron" series, maybe an old prepped Fox body or Camaro. DSMs are unclassifiable for the most part, very expensive (AWD + Turbo = $$$ to be competitive), and have basically zero development versus the aforementioned cars.

https://www.racingjunk.com/category/4/Road-Racing-Cars.html - You can get fully built cars for less than 10k which is less than a good set of shocks, a low cost engine build, and some Hoosiers.

For the amount of money you have to drop into a 1G to make it a competitive in class road course car, you could have a full road race season + cars + spares.

I realize this site is catered to DSMs, but there's a reason you don't see DSMs in SCCA/NASA. Greg Coulier spent a zillion dollars on his 1G and ended up selling it for a Corvette. They are cars you run for fun/as an engineering challenge, not as a road race car at this point.

I suggest you go take a Skip Barber class or something like that, before you start dropping big cash to figure out if it's really what you want to do with the car and gauge your skill.

My best friend who raced an SCCA T2 (Which is basically a showroom stock class that just lets you put an exhaust/chip tune/shocks/tires on) spent 8k-9k (forget the exact figure) on Peneskes just to keep up with the other cars.

If you are serious about road racing, what kind , timed laps or wheel to wheel, define that first,

Either way your first concern should be a brake upgrade, dont worry about suspension so much at the start, with some driving time you will get a better idea on what your needs are.

Your number 1 priority and problem will be your brakes and keeping them under you for a session.

Dont try to get it to handle it like a formula car, you first have to brake before you turn.

Dsm= DRAG sex machine

If this is the case I might just pick up a set of cheaper coil overs being that I can adjust height and corner balance. Street driving it should be fine and the random track days I between I won't be able to tell the difference with my experience

Thank you guys I appreciate the input