Cheap coilovers or good springs on stock dampers?What to do?

HakosukaHakosuka Wagonist
in Suspension, Braking & Wheels
I don't know what to do about my suspension setup

I can buy some better springs (H&R, Tein,...) which cost around 150-180€ and put them on stock rebuilt (new hardware, stiffened and lowered) dampers. Rebuilding costs 160€. So I have "new" set for around 330€.

Other option is to just buy some cheaper coilovers...

The thing is I don't want to spend a fortune on coilovers right now. So I am set for about 300-350€.

So the question is...which would be better?
I would put them on a 4WD and lower it quite a bit.

For height adjustability, I can put some adjustable "sleeves" and make some extended top hats for stock setup, so this isn't a worry.

I'm thinking I wouldn't probably get a decent set of coilovers for 300-350€, and the guy who rebuilts dampers says I can bring them back and he will adjust the stiffness for free if I'm not satisfied... What do you guys think?

Comments

  • NZ-DB8RNZ-DB8R Moderator
    From my experiance with Koni Shocks, Skunk2 Coilovers, extended tophats etc I would say go for coilovers.

    Save up, do it once, do it right. There is nothing wrong with shocks and coilover sleeves but to get them at a good height, to be comfortable, and to last long it takes trial and error and $$.

    In the long run you are better off waiting, saving and getting coilovers to start with
  • HakosukaHakosuka Wagonist
    OK, does anybody know how much higher are the EG coilovers if put on an EF chassis?
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