Suspension? Are coilovers the way to go?

[Needsoles]

I am looking into doing my suspension soon so are coilovers the way to go?

 

[96_charcoal_tsi]

Depending on what you are wanting to do with your car? Are you wanting to go out auto crossing? Are you wanting it to be a track only car? Is this just going to be a daily? I for my daily went with full coilover suspension simply because for the price of a nice set of shocks and springs you can almost buy a decent full coilover suspension. let us know what your goals are witht the car and we will better be able to help you out.

 

[Eclipsegst2312]

I have Tokico Illuminas 5- way adjustible with Eibach pro springs. The ride is really good and is stiff. Handles very well around corners with my awd.

 

[PieEyedPiper]

I have Tokico Illuminas 5- way adjustible with Eibach pro springs. The ride is really good and is stiff. Handles very well around corners with my awd.

Too bad they don't make Illuminas for 1g's.

I'd get Ksport coilovers if it were my car. And there just happens to be a group buy in the vendors section.

 

[Flash]

I am looking into doing my suspension soon so are coilovers the way to go?

It depends on your budget.

 

[UKNOWHO]

k-sports are the way to go my friend has them in his car after he broke the springs in the car rides like a dream. wish i could afford to jump on the group buy.

 

[EVIL EAGLE]

Coilovers are the way to go. Even the cheap Ground Cotrols I'm running ride and handle way better than stock. I think stocks are very bouncy.

 

[turboAWDfanatic]

JIC FLT-A2 coilovers have been superb for me. My car is a daily driver that Autocrosses on the weekends. I set the shocks nice and soft for the street and tighten them up for the track. It's pretty stiff for the street, but not unbearable, though.

Two things to mention if you get adjustable coilovers:
1 - don't cheap out. Be sure that you can adjust ride height independent of changing the spring preload.
2 - Go through a shop like Muellerized or something that can setup the suspension for your needs. Unless you know a lot about suspension dynamics you can totally screw up your handling with the wrong settings. Bad settings not only make for a car that handles worse than before, but it can be a huge safety hazard.

 

[laserspeeddemon]

Depends on what you are doing with the car.

If it's a street car just get some Eibachs and call it a day.

 

[nija77]

I use to have tein ss on my 2g and let me tell you those were some awsome coilovers! iam probbly going to save up for the jic-magics for my 1g as i hear that they are one of the best around!