emusa coilover set

[jordancespedes4]

I know this should be on the parts review section but since im a newbie is not letin me .

I purchased a coilover set from emusa last month.im a student in a tight budget and needed some kind of upgrade from my blown stock suspension .the ebay seller sell this for 450 shipped but i call emusa and i got it for 375 shipped. I know there is other reviews about this coilover set ,but since emusa revised this product im doing a new review .I was goint to buy the tokico hp set but i took a chance with this ones .I cant drive my car right now because i need to replace the rear hub and bearing so i i haven't install the coilvers. ( car is my dd )

This set is 16way damping adjustable , not sure but i think is to adjust the rebound.

Pillow ball top mounts but no camber plates, i checked for play and everything looks to be fine.

Individual height adjustment.

Front spring rate 8kg , Rear is 6 kg

and here are some pics i took today one front and one rear . I ll update when i install them prabably in a couple of weeks. sorry for the big pics

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[DSMnOOb00]

Ohh idk then, i got my set last year maybe more people are buying them and the price went up
When i called them for my set i was told they had two diffrent sets a street set and race set

You got the street set right? With the adjustment knobs?

 

[LandoAWD]

First, one thing. Emusa are not made in the same factory as Megans. Megans are made by BC racing, which also makes Apex'i coilovers.

Emusa are made in the same factory as Godspeed.

Secondly, these are the single worst coilover you can buy, on par with Godspeed and Racelands. There is absolutely no R&D in these, they simply take a basic shock and put different top hats and lower mounts on it for each application.

I've ridden on Megan Streets, Megan Tracks, Stance, Fortune Auto, Tein Super Drifts, these Emusa coils, and my current cheap spring and GR-2 setup. Anything rides better than Emusa.

And coming from the Nissan camp, these seem to be similar to Russian roulette whether they blow or not.

Well said. Even cheap coilovers run around 900 (Megan, K-Sport, etc) for a reference point. Half the price of cut-rate coilovers? Sure, I'll compromise the link between the chassis and road to save a buck...

 

[DSMnOOb00]

any more updates on the set up?

I finally made up my mind, I'm going to order mine in January. I understand they arent top qualtiy but as long as it meets my needs for minimal cash.

 

[jordancespedes4]

You got the street set right? With the adjustment knobs?

Yes i got the street set

 

[iceman21221]

any more updates on the set up?

I finally made up my mind, I'm going to order mine in January. I understand they arent top qualtiy but as long as it meets my needs for minimal cash.

Megans can be found for 700-800$ man. Just save the cash for a basic set of megans.

 

[DSMnOOb00]

Megans can be found for 700-800$ man. Just save the cash for a basic set of megans.

They look exactly the same, I belive they are even made in the same place.
but thats just word on the street.

Its almost as if EMUSA doubled the price people would be less negitive about getting these coilovers.. just my 2cents

 

[RWD4G63]

They look exactly the same, I belive they are even made in the same place.
but thats just word on the street.

Its almost as if EMUSA doubled the price people would be less negitive about getting these coilovers.. just my 2cents

Definitely not the same. I've had both and emusa are much lower quality in the bearings and ride quality.

 

[DSMnOOb00]

Definitely not the same. I've had both and emusa are much lower quality in the bearings and ride quality.

does the lower quality ride justify the lower price?

 

[RWD4G63]

does the lower quality ride justify the lower price?

Not really in my opinion. The ride is harsh, and the bearings in the top mounts started to have play in them before I sold my set off.

 

[DSMnOOb00]

Not really in my opinion. The ride is harsh, and the bearings in the top mounts started to have play in them before I sold my set off.

well thanks for your input, it really makes me 2nd guess getting the EMUSA Coilovers...

 

[bigdoug3022]

I have a set of these on my 2g gst...you get what you pay for. Can't wait to get rid of them and get a decent setup.

Ride quality is pretty bad and now the adjustment knobs don't work. Feels like I'm on a boat. I have to ask people if they get sea sick before they get in the car

 

[DSMnOOb00]

I have a set of these on my 2g gst...you get what you pay for. Can't wait to get rid of them and get a decent setup.

Ride quality is pretty bad and now the adjustment knobs don't work. Feels like I'm on a boat. I have to ask people if they get sea sick before they get in the car

wow that bad? what setup are you planning to get next?

 

[jcart953]

Ride quality is pretty bad and now the adjustment knobs don't work. Feels like I'm on a boat. I have to ask people if they get sea sick before they get in the car

wow..

 

[bigdoug3022]

Lol yea it's pretty bad, but I want to either do some koni yellows with some gc's or a set
Of bc's