Suspension debate!!

[nightracer91]

Okay... I have a 91 FWD Turbo Eclipse and am wondering about a solid suspension set-up. I am looking at 350 - 400 fwhp on it. Should I spend the extra for a good full coil-over kit with large amounts of adjustability or could I get away with some AGX's or Koni's with lowering springs. The car is going to be an almost daily driver with some weekend track... Just want to hear some thoughts.

 

[GVR4592]

Get the best suspension your budget will allow. If you can afford coilovers look into the Hotbits or the RRE/JIC's.

 

[nightracer91]

That's just the thing... I can save for the coilovers but I'm a bit impatient for that It's like around $350 for springs and struts or I found those hotbits on special for like $850 or something along those lines... Are Hotbits a descent set-up?

 

[speedy_talon28]

I got my coil-overs (adjustable by only 0-4 inches) off ebay from option racing for $50.00, almost everyone here says that ebay suspension parts are crap but, I've had the coil-overs for almost a year with no problems

 

[Street_Killer]

Are coil overs even necessary for most people? What if you dont car about adjusting anything and you jsut want a 2-3 inch drop?

 

[spooln4fun]

Street_Killer Are coil overs even necessary for most people? What if you dont car about adjusting anything and you jsut want a 2-3 inch drop?

Different subject different thread. But Springs in your case.

As for the original question. If daily driven may want think about ride quality too, coil overs will give you a stiff set up. By all means get the best you can. But since you own a 1g and suspension is not such a PITA to change like a 2g. perhaps think of getting a strip set of suspension, and perhaps a street set. Not the most practical sometimes but just another thought................


I vote full coilover set

 

[nightracer91]

I am leaning towards the full coil-over set-up... I don't think adjustable struts with lowering springs will give me enough weight transfer control...

BTW: Coil-over sleeves on factory struts is a rip off and I would never even consider that for myself.... ever....

 

[TSG59_Steve]

BTW: Coil-over sleeves on factory struts is a rip off and I would never even consider that for myself.... ever....

I learned that the hard... bumpy way.

 

[drivemusicnow]

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First off Ebay coilovers are shit. Even if you've driven for a year with them without any problems, that isn't saying shit. Your car handles like shit, and the terrible quality control on parts like that can easily mean you break the perch, and bend expensive parts in the best case, and worst case send your car and you to a fiery death. Thanks, but cheaping out on actual life or death parts seems pretty effing stupid.

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For the OP. Get Koni's, GC perches and some Hypercoil springs. Search for one of the hundreds of threads on suggest spring rates. If you want to expand this later with more adjustability, you can get pillowball top mounts from RRE, or revalve the koni's for different springs later.
figure 600$ for the shocks, 150-200 for springs, and I have no idea what GC perches are right now.

If you want more than that (I would say that the Koni/GC is a good suspension setup, AGXs/KYB/other shit is just that.. shit) The Hotbits coilovers would be the next step up. You can get them in different arrangments for bare bones to double adjustable shocks, and custom valving for whatever spring rates you want. I would take the Koni setup over the 850$ hotbits.

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Just a 2-3 inch drop = "just destroy my suspension geometry so my car handles like a e350 cargo van, but do it cheaply... you know, so my car looks hawt"

Do it right, or do it for free. If you really just don't care, then just cut your srpings for that mad tyte 3 inch drop that'll give your bump stops the workout they really need.

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It's sad, I even counted to 10 in my head before I started typing and that's as nice as I could get.