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Thread: Advance Coilovers

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    Advance Coilovers

    has anyone on here ever heard or know anything about advance coilovers?
    im looking at buying some but can't really find much information on them

    its not for track or racing use etc. but purely just to lower the car

    thanks, joel

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    If it's just for lowering, just replace the springs. I'm dropping mine half an inch in the fron and one inch in the rear just by replacing springs... Cheaper than coilovers and will be fine on OEM shocks.

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    But what if it's not enough low?

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    It's not about being super low... Because that's not practicle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by schoona View Post
    But what if it's not enough low?
    Wait until Rocket's done it and he can pass on the info
    The amount he is thinking sounds about right and if you go super low the handling turns to crap and looks silly

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    Quote Originally Posted by R34 View Post
    Wait until Rocket's done it and he can pass on the info
    The amount he is thinking sounds about right and if you go super low the handling turns to crap and looks silly
    Not necessarily true, to a lot of people, being super low looks the best, and the handling can still be good, if not better than stock.
    What if he wants to go super low and not care about handling?

    For a slight drop and no control over height, springs are fine, but should ideally be matched with matched rate shocks to prevent premature wear on the shocks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lorenz View Post
    Not necessarily true, to a lot of people, being super low looks the best, and the handling can still be good, if not better than stock.
    What if he wants to go super low and not care about handling?

    For a slight drop and no control over height, springs are fine, but should ideally be matched with matched rate shocks to prevent premature wear on the shocks.
    x2

    Besides my cheap coilovers ride and handle a thousand times better than mates with springs and spring shock combos...and i can get height just perfect. All about use

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    A thousand times better? Hahahahahahahahahaha!!! Riiiiiiight...

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    Oh for gods sake Rocket a very obvious over-statement of the fact, but pedders springs and KYB shocks for 500 or coils for 550 ?? They aren't V3's, but they do the job on a small budget better than harsh crashy springs with limited, read "one setting" springs. Coils doesn't necessarily mean harrd slam either

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    Coils for $550? Please continue..
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