What coilovers to get

[96talontso]

I want to go lower than stock but not have a ridiculously stiff ride, and i dont really want to spend 600+ on coilovers.... Especially since i have to fix my paint Would a Semi-Cheap set like these be fine?

Ground Control Coilover Springs - 95-99 Eclipse Talon | eBay

 

[Boostinsideways]

Those with the right shocks would be better than nearly all the sets around 1000$.

My suggestion. Ground Controls on Koni Yellows.

Edit :

I just reread your post. Just cut your springs.

 

[Oddiish]

I think you can do better than cutting your springs for your budget. If you're just going for a nice stance and not too harsh of a ride; I would say look into the H&R OE Sport springs on some Tokico Blues or Illuminas.

 

[Boostinsideways]

As long as he doesn't heat the spring or remove more 10% of the spring material and cuts from the top it will be fine. He is looking to spend less than 60 and nothing is gonna handle a drastic drop for that amount of money, the best budget option would be just cutting stock springs.

 

[spawn87]

look in classifieds for deals man.

i for example just sold a set of tein basics for 460

 

[R32ECLIPSE]

I was looking at those for my Eclipse! I've got a set off H&R's (unmolested) on it now but they dropped the car lower than you would probably like.
I've been talking w/ the seller of these Tenzo Coilovers Springs 1995-1999 Eclipse 96 97 98 | eBay He says none of the buyers with 2G Eclipses have reported problems using them.
They're cheaper than the ones you were looking at and you won't have to mess w/ cutting your stockers.

 

[96talontso]

^^ The SELLER said that haha, i wouldnt trust 70 dollar coilovers, bound to break

 

[Leonthefaded]

I was looking at those for my Eclipse! I've got a set off H&R's (unmolested) on it now but they dropped the car lower than you would probably like.
I've been talking w/ the seller of these Tenzo Coilovers Springs 1995-1999 Eclipse 96 97 98 | eBay He says none of the buyers with 2G Eclipses have reported problems using them.
They're cheaper than the ones you were looking at and you won't have to mess w/ cutting your stockers.

I wouldnt use ebay for anything too important on your ride. Especially anything that might cause a safety or operation concern.

Generally the rule of thumb for ebay: Intakes, Enterior, Exahust Systems, and sometimes Electrical. If its name brand on ebay, I'd go with it as ong as its a good deal. Try checking Amazon, I'm getting my MSD coil pack and NGK sparkplug wires from Amazon!!!

Remember you get what you pay for

 

[Tyeler18]

Oh my. Cutting corners on one of the most important aspects of keeping your car on the road. Glad I don't live near Washington.

My suggestion- Leave it stock until you can properly upgrade.

 

[Ppayer38]

Just cut the stock springs.... If done correctly it is just like putting lowering springs onto your stock shocks...

You arnt looking to get any performance out of it just looks so take measurments , and only cut the top of the spring!!!! Take you time and do it properly and you will get the drop you want without hurting the car or any of the suspension/handling of the car..

This has been gone over a few times so jsut search(as you should have done to begin with) and you will find more than enough info on this to explain how to do it properly and in a safe manner

 

[agentorange313]

Oh my. Cutting corners on one of the most important aspects of keeping your car on the road. Glad I don't live near Washington.

My suggestion- Leave it stock until you can properly upgrade.

Agreed.

Also DGR suspension was doing a group buy on coilover suspension for 1g and 2gs. They have life time warranties and Russell is a great guy to work with, and a supporting vendor.

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/vendor-announcements/404969-dgr-suspension-group-buy.html

 

[KazooGS-T]

As long as he doesn't heat the spring or remove more 10% of the spring material and cuts from the top it will be fine. He is looking to spend less than 60 and nothing is gonna handle a drastic drop for that amount of money, the best budget option would be just cutting stock springs.

Less than 600, not 60.

Agreed.

Also DGR suspension was doing a group buy on coilover suspension for 1g and 2gs. They have life time warranties and Russell is a great guy to work with, and a supporting vendor.

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/vendor-announcements/404969-dgr-suspension-group-buy.html

He just said he doesn't want to spend 600+ and you link him to something over $1000?

 

[Boostinsideways]

The only issue using a ground control coilover system, is you need the proper shocks. The proper shocks would be Koni Yellows.

Tokico has their own sleeve setup.

Still your looking at 600+ for a good sleeve setup with the proper shock. If your looking at a small drop >1" cutting your springs is fine as long as they still compress squarely and have tension at full droop.

If your looking at a 1-1.5" inch drop you can run the eibach springs on stock shocks until they blow. They are going to blow.

 

[Revmoto]

Those with the right shocks would be better than nearly all the sets around 1000$.

My suggestion. Ground Controls on Koni Yellows.

Edit :

I just reread your post. Just cut your springs.

You had such a good recommendation until you told him to cut his springs. The chances of him riding on his bump stops is almost a guarantee if he does that. GC and koni yellows will be a solid set up for sure and will out handle budget coil overs. Suspension and tires is the best investment you can have in your car so don't skimp. Since you are on a budget I would suggest running swift springs as those are the only springs that exist to me. They are matched to the dampening of your stock shocks and offer a minor drop so your suspension geometry isn't thrown out of whack. I preach function over form but some people just want to sacrifice performance and comfort for a slammed car.

 

[Boostinsideways]

Im sorry but the good ole boys have been cutting springs for as long as I can remember.

If you DON'T heat the spring (i.e. use a torch) and your still have enough spring left for tension at full droop its fine.

The reason most people say not to is that if you heat the spring it won't compress squarley anymore, and if you cut to much they are done. You need to buy new ones. You still have to have enough spring to maintain tension at full droop.

 

[Revmoto]

Im sorry but the good ole boys have been cutting springs for as long as I can remember.

If you DON'T heat the spring (i.e. use a torch) and your still have enough spring left for tension at full droop its fine.

The reason most people say not to is that if you heat the spring it won't compress squarley anymore, and if you cut to much they are done. You need to buy new ones. You still have to have enough spring to maintain tension at full droop.

Ehhhhh I wouldn't look at that as an upgrade. That is a half ass attempt for asthetic reasons only. OP get proper springs or leave your car alone as you will be doing it a favor.

 

[Leonthefaded]

I"M GETTING THESE!!!

Megan Racing EZ Street Series Coilovers for 95-99 Mitsubishi Eclipse at Andy's Auto Sport

If I do not get those I'll end up getting THESE

TEIN Basic Damper for 95-99 Mitsubishi Eclipse at Andy's Auto Sport

Those blue Megan racing ones are too fracking sweet to pass up

 

[Revmoto]

I"M GETTING THESE!!!

Megan Racing EZ Street Series Coilovers for 95-99 Mitsubishi Eclipse at Andy's Auto Sport

If I do not get those I'll end up getting THESE

TEIN Basic Damper for 95-99 Mitsubishi Eclipse at Andy's Auto Sport

Those blue Megan racing ones are too fracking sweet to pass up

Somebody needs to take your wallet away from you so you can invest in brains not a set of crappy coilovers

 

[jtmcinder]

You had such a good recommendation until you told him to cut his springs. The chances of him riding on his bump stops is almost a guarantee if he does that.

From as far away as you are, you can "almost guarantee" that he (a) won't search before cutting his springs and (b) will end up cutting off too much, regardless of whether he searches.

Wow. That's impressive.

I often assume that people will screw up, but I rarely offer a guarantee that they will.

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With that said, I agree that Megans and Teins are not worth the money.

 

[agentorange313]

He just said he doesn't want to spend 600+ and you link him to something over $1000?

thats impossible then, to find a coilover setup for 600 or less, infact impossible to find a coilover set up of quality for less than 800.

I"M GETTING THESE!!!

Megan Racing EZ Street Series Coilovers for 95-99 Mitsubishi Eclipse at Andy's Auto Sport

If I do not get those I'll end up getting THESE

TEIN Basic Damper for 95-99 Mitsubishi Eclipse at Andy's Auto Sport

Those blue Megan racing ones are too fracking sweet to pass up

ooooo blue, I would rather the worst color coilovers and gain maximum support from using a good set of coilovers.

I bet my girls wonder bra has more support that these

 

[Ludachris]

If your budget is $600, don't try and get coilovers. That's like walking into McDonalds and saying you want a Big Mac but only have a quarter. Your budget is too low for a quality set of coilovers, unless you can find some used. And even then, you won't know what type of condition they'll be in. It'll be an expensive gamble. Get some lowering springs for now if you absolutely have to lower the car, then pick up some Koni yellows when you have more money, then go with a Ground Control kit later on when you have more money. The better option would be to skip the lowering springs and go with the Konis, then get the GC kit as soon as you can.

One of the great things about the Koni/GC path is that the shocks can be purchased and installed separately from the GC kit, so you can do it in stages = easier on the wallet. And this solution has been known to handle better than (or at least as well as) every other comparably priced "true" coilover on the market up to about the $2500 price point.

 

[Tfitch90]

From as far away as you are, you can "almost guarantee" that he (a) won't search before cutting his springs and (b) will end up cutting off too much, regardless of whether he searches.

Wow. That's impressive.

I often assume that people will screw up, but I rarely offer a guarantee that they will.

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With that said, I agree that Megans and Teins are not worth the money.

I brought some megan lowering springs I havent used them. What can you tell me about them ?

 

[LandoAWD]

They're 90 dollar Chinese springs.

 

[Revmoto]

From as far away as you are, you can "almost guarantee" that he (a) won't search before cutting his springs and (b) will end up cutting off too much, regardless of whether he searches.

Wow. That's impressive.

I often assume that people will screw up, but I rarely offer a guarantee that they will.

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With that said, I agree that Megans and Teins are not worth the money.

Sorry but the majority of the people who lack knowledge lack skill and sorry if that offends some people but it is the truth. Springs cutting is a half assed job and gets screwed up way too often. If you can't afford a proper set of springs then modding your car isn't an option for you.

 

[jtmcinder]

Not offended at all. It goes hand-in-hand with the idea that most people who reflexively say that you should never cut OE springs have no real understanding of suspensions.

Many innovations in the history of Man have come from people trying to solve a problem without using an OTS solution. Some have come from people trying to create a novel and cheaper solution to a problem. But, in practice, you often need two things to be truly creative: the idea, itself, and the ability to ignore the Great Unwashed when they tell you that it won't work or that you shouldn't do it.