unbranded coilover kits on ebay

[yardy@37]

This thread just justifies that opinions vary big time, glad we are not all
The same thank fcuk lolz

 

[windymiller]

You drive a BMW! I don't think your opinion is valid here and i think the advice your giving is shocking!

There was no need for personal replies bud its all opinions Does it matter what i drive as to the experience i have, i do have a dc2 as well....

After reading the shocking replies from some about "r&d" on tegiwa's lower arm threads i will take peoples responses or digs with a pinch of salt

But both sides of argument spoken its up to OP!

 

[Kozy]

Four days of abuse (and still fine) the likes of which most peoples cars never see, i cant comment on your use as i dont know what you do in your car [/url]

I didn't think that drifting put the suspension through all that much stress to be honest, does not feel the same as putting high G forces down with sticky tyres. With lots of grip you are transferring massive loads through to the chassis, with a sliding car the suspension is more guiding the chassis in the right direction. I might be wrong, but it certainly feels that way.

I put the car where i want precisely even while hitting some pretty severe bumps, i drive it as a road car too and even loaded with 10 wheels, tools, jacks and axle stands it doesnt bottom out or become unsettled imho. I bought them because i was building a trampy drift car that was fun and i didnt need to spend silly money on coilovers to do so, its ended up becoming a car i compete in and i still wouldnt change them

Fair enough if they work for you. How long have you had them? Have you tried anything else?

The main reason most people have coilovers is to slam their car so low that it handles like crap anyway, correct?

Not so much on this forum, it's more about handling generally. You have a point though...

 

[Darragh]

Agree! Buy them and learn from your mistakes. Could be fatal but learn from it when your looking down on us all from Heaven.

The add states TUV approval so hardly death traps are they?

Maybe less of a death trap than failed bolts on a buddyclub camber arm??

 

[windymiller]

The trouble is kozy is that the load changes while drifting are huge on smaller more concentrated areas of the car, the amount of tie rods and suspension arms people go through are crazy and thats not from going off! G force i find is quite a linear so whilst there are a lot of forces going on they are smoother? I dont know that much about that to be honest but on the road i doubt the forces are that great at all

Ive used this set bought brand new for 6months now, the last set were 2nd hand and has been used apparently for a year, i then used them for a further year but i had no skills then

 

[Kozy]

The trouble is kozy is that the load changes while drifting are huge on smaller more concentrated areas of the car, the amount of tie rods and suspension arms people go through are crazy and thats not from going off! G force i find is quite a linear so whilst there are a lot of forces going on they are smoother? I dont know that much about that to be honest but on the road i doubt the forces are that great at all

That's expected, I imagine things like that do take a battering but I'm not convinced the dampers go through the same loads, certainly no compared to a grippy track car. For instance, I part own an S13 that we use for autosolo events, it's on the original suspension and we can drift that thing absolutely fine, but try and fling it round a corner with sticky tyres and it is utterly hopeless, it handles like a boat.

I think you are fully (well, at least partly ) justified in your opinion on this suspension regarding your uses for drifting, but I just don't think it's valid for a Civic. The people here who have used these on Civics for the kind of driving you do in a Civic have said they are terrible, and that's why I think the comment was made about your opinion not being valid. Don't take offence, it's just a completely different situation.

Ive used this set bought brand new for 6months now, the last set were 2nd hand and has been used apparently for a year, i then used them for a further year but i had no skills then

See its only 6 months in, I don't think 6 months is a valid basis for saying that it is 'good' in terms of longevity. Do you do many road miles? I get the idea that this is just a toy that you use for DWYB days? To me suspension isn't a service item, it shouldnt need to be replaced on a regular basis, which if these are used on a daily driver, they will be.

 

[windymiller]

Il bring this back from the dead to say that after 18months of abuse i still have no issues with these ebay coilovers, infact ive bent all sorts of other suspension arms in the meantime and crashed a fair amount and they are still fine

 

[jesse888]

I say do buy them , after all you only learn from your own mistakes and experiences in life

2nd this!
bought a poor quality product on one of my older cars. had no end of issues with it, there is only so many times you can take the front end of your car to take a manifold off!
basically your likely to spend more time fixing them than enjoying them!
but you dont know these things until you try it.
you never know they might be okay, but that's all they be.
stock suspension is okay. lol

 

[murtle]

Seriously just save up and wait for a deal to come your way! ive had heaps of different set-ups and ive finally got myself a set of bc coilovers for 300euro only a year old and there in perfect condition and ino your mainly going for looks but if you get a decent set you'll enjoy the handling also and you'll also enjoy your car more so its a win win :-D do what ya want but we're all trying to point ya in the right direction!

 

[jakeej9]

if they were unsafe they wouldnt be on sale!? coompanies would be getting suede etc...

 

[Kozy]

if they were unsafe they wouldnt be on sale!? coompanies would be getting suede etc...

They can just deny all responsibility, claim it was misuse, improper installation etc.