can anyone help me out with good brands that sell coilovers for a 98 corolla.
I don't remember exactly who, but a member on here installed coilovers and said that it was a terrible decision. I'll let someone else input on that though.
That's not really a sufficient budget when it comes to coilovers.... most of them by respectable companies like JIC, Tein, Toda, KW, Ohlins and TRD Japan run at least $1500 all the way up to $3000.
For $1000, you can either get K-Sports or Ground Controls coilover sleeves + Koni Yellow strut inserts.
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Go with the k sport because they have adjustable camber and and adjustable dampening. Stiff as shit too, a guy had um on his 7th gen and was jumping on his rear bumper and it wasn't moving at all. But people say k-sport is the better choice.
But if you don't want to spend much the NEX are a pretty good set. I got a set on my Corolla, but this does sag abit when weight is in the car, not too bad though. Only bad thing from this product is no bracket for the brake lines.
i wuld sugest new springs and maybe new struts... coilovers slant ur wheels in and the inner tire gets wore...anyone correct me if im wrong, but my friends have them on there civics and an eclipse and they slant bad
i wuld sugest new springs and maybe new struts... coilovers slant ur wheels in and the inner tire gets wore...anyone correct me if im wrong, but my friends have them on there civics and an eclipse and they slant bad
You're misinformed.
The slanted wheels are just the camber settings that the driver chose. Some coilover systems have adjustable camber plates that allows the driver to dial in some camber on the fly. A lot people run negative camber to improve the handling ability of the car. The downside is that if it's set too extreme, it can adversely affect tire life.
Just get an alignment after installing them and have the shop set the camber to be within the factory specs so this won't be a problem.
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Last edited by PhatRoyale; 08-09-2009 at 09:37 PM.
i wasnt forsure on that, but thanks now i know. and they had mentioned to me that they had the stock camber kits so that could be aother reason they slant
Quite a few actually. Most of them are a double-edged sword. Many upsides are actually downsides too.
1). Ride quality, they're unforgiving and you'll feel every little crack and dip in the road. Depending on how strong your kidneys are, you'll either love or hate this.
2). Adjustability. They offer the option of slamming your car on the track and then raising it up to drive home. Downside to this is that you may become too addicted to playing around with all the settings and if you're inexperienced with how everything works in detail, you might mess things up without knowing it.
3). Durability and cost. Strut inserts are known to blow out and will require some will require rebuilding over time as seals deteriorate, and often that depends on how good the quality of the roads that you drive on. Rebuilds sometimes cost almost as much buying a new set of coilovers themselves. The threads can become seized in the winter and rust out if you're not careful in covering them up to protect them from mud/salt/road grime.
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Originally Posted by TURBO Das Automagazin
A BRZ, a curvy mountain road makes one liter of happiness hormones.
Quite a few actually. Most of them are a double-edged sword. Many upsides are actually downsides too.
1). Ride quality, they're unforgiving and you'll feel every little crack and dip in the road. Depending on how strong your kidneys are, you'll either love or hate this.
2). Adjustability. They offer the option of slamming your car on the track and then raising it up to drive home. Downside to this is that you may become too addicted to playing around with all the settings and if you're inexperienced with how everything works in detail, you might mess things up without knowing it.
3). Durability and cost. Strut inserts are known to blow out and will require some will require rebuilding over time as seals deteriorate, and often that depends on how good the quality of the roads that you drive on. Rebuilds sometimes cost almost as much buying a new set of coilovers themselves. The threads can become seized in the winter and rust out if you're not careful in covering them up to protect them from mud/salt/road grime.
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Originally Posted by TURBO Das Automagazin
A BRZ, a curvy mountain road makes one liter of happiness hormones.
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