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Halloweezy
06-20-2011, 08:49 AM
Imlooking to upgrade my suspension on my 07 impreza and have heard/ have been reading about tein and k sport coilovers. This will be my 2nd upgrade, I'm a noob so I was looking to you guys for some guidance before I spend the money. My car is a daily driver, I'm looking for improved handling and a smooth ride. I live in central NH so I do a fair amount of driving on dirt and curvy roads. Any and all advice is appreiated! Thanks!
Nrw
06-20-2011, 09:11 AM
I'd go with the tiens.. ksports have been junk, leaky clunky dampers collars siezing even under good conditions ect, IME.
etaks99rs
06-20-2011, 11:11 PM
ISC's!
Camborex
06-21-2011, 01:23 AM
I put a set of KSports (coilovers) on my girl's 97Accord 2 years ago and they've been holding up pretty well (no leaks, etc)...feels only slightly stiffer than stock (still comfortable) but waaay less roll and waaay more reponsive steering:cool:.... I've had friends who hated the tein SPRINGS...but have not heard anything about their coilovers.
squeethebee
06-21-2011, 01:33 AM
If you are looking at Ksport, you should not rule out Megan, ISC, or BC either, same price point I believe.

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SicRedGt
06-21-2011, 08:18 AM
BC racing coil-overs are awesome but pricy. Some of the coil overs use the spring preload for ride height. Not the prefered method due to the fact your changing spring rates and corner balance.
DHGurs
06-21-2011, 09:41 AM
BCs are under $1000 for most cars, they're not pricey at all.
SicRedGt
06-21-2011, 09:56 AM
Really? I thought my friend just dropped 1900.00 for a set on his BL. Either way those were really nice to install and set up.
yaya
06-21-2011, 10:01 AM
BC makes several different versions that vary in price. The BC BR is the more popular/cheaper version (~$1k).

The lower end Teins tend to rust quite easily.

OP - Why coils vs. a strut spring combo?
Bu11dogg2
06-21-2011, 11:32 AM
OP - Why coils vs. a strut spring combo?

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ScottyBallistic
06-21-2011, 11:40 AM
All have different levels as mentioned . Best question is what is your budget ? Then I could recomend you the best setup for your price range.

I am the Tein dealer for the area. Also if you are around Bow NH , you can swing into the shop tomorrow as I am doing some BC BR's tomorrow to a G35 if you want to see the product in hand. Plus I have many other choices for manufatures avalible . Feel free to give me a call if you have any questions .

first question would be what will the car be used for . Street/show ... street / Auto-x ... track .. ect
Seraphinwolf
06-22-2011, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by yaya
OP - Why coils vs. a strut spring combo?
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Spring and good struts will be better bang for the buck and you can even choose to do springs then struts later and have some cash left for sways and stuff.
Plus factor doing coilovers right means getting the car corner balanced which is around a 3-4 hours labor cost....
Halloweezy
06-22-2011, 09:23 PM
I actually work in Bow at the Merrimack power station. price range around a G- 1400. The coilovers sounded appealing bc with the different setting I could lower in the summer then bring it up in the winter to rip through the snow.
yaya
06-22-2011, 09:39 PM
If you do that, you'll have to get an alignment each time you adjust the height or run the risk of destroying your tires.

Also, the winter weather isn't the nicest on coilovers. Pretty easy to get them gummed up and seized.

Just points to consider.
AJW Performance
06-23-2011, 11:18 AM
ISC's!

Agreed!
ScottyBallistic
06-23-2011, 12:43 PM
I actually work in Bow at the Merrimack power station. price range around a G- 1400. The coilovers sounded appealing bc with the different setting I could lower in the summer then bring it up in the winter to rip through the snow.

You are right down the street from me . The shop is in the industrial park right across from HEWS on Dunklee rd , 3min away :D. Stop in sometime and say HI , we can talk setups
Seraphinwolf
06-23-2011, 06:10 PM
If you do that, you'll have to get an alignment each time you adjust the height or run the risk of destroying your tires.

Also, the winter weather isn't the nicest on coilovers. Pretty easy to get them gummed up and seized.

Just points to consider.
This again! Some have had luck with BC's but I've also seen others with not so good luck. Winter puts a lot of crap on all the parts and that adjusting up and down involves moving parts that will have crud on them.
Besides no reason to bother going back up in winter. I've been driving lowered Subarus for years in winter and I'm perfectly happy to just leave it down.