[scheherazade]

What are the stock coilovers made of? (Material)

-scheherazade

[S4to335]

Originally Posted by scheherazade

What are the stock coilovers made of? (Material)

-scheherazade

Very odd question. The stock suspension is not height adjustable coilover. Yes, on one end the shock is covered by the spring...hence coil over spring..but that is not what 99% of us refer to as coilovers. The springs are made of metal...so are the shocks.

[Andro07]

Originally Posted by S4to335

Very odd question. The stock suspension is not height adjustable coilover. Yes, on one end the shock is covered by the spring...hence coil over spring..but that is not what 99% of us refer to as coilovers. The springs are made of metal...so are the shocks.

+1

[scheherazade]

Which metal is it? Aluminum? Steel? Stainless steel?

-scheherazade

[S4to335]

Originally Posted by scheherazade

Which metal is it? Aluminum? Steel? Stainless steel?

-scheherazade

Well...mine look like this:



some blue plastic...some aluminum..and some stainless steel.

[scheherazade]

The reason for me asking is :

I'm looking at coilovers, and there area few *fully adjustable* sets that span anywhere from 1000 to 3000 dollars.

The only tangible difference between them is brand and material.

The cheaper ones are aluminum, the middle ones are aluminum/steel mix, and the expensive ones are all steel.

If the stock setup is aluminum, then I don't care if the coilovers are aluminum.
But if stock is steel, then I would go with steel.

-scheherazade

[aut0sh0cker]

You are also missing the fact that, although every coilover is height adjustable, some of the higher end ones offer rebound/dampening adjustments too. These are what can allow you to set a firm track setup to a comfortable, higher street setup without the need to change out your suspension every time... plus the material and the brand name of course...

Hope that helps!
-Scott

[nicknaz]

personally, I'd be more worried about stuff like how easily the dampers can be adjusted, the spring rates, the manufacturer's reputation for quality, the increments of adjustment, than the material used....

[bimmerFUD]

Originally Posted by aut0sh0cker

These are what can allow you to set a firm track setup to a comfortable, higher street setup without the need to change out your suspension every time

If you change the height, don't you need to get an alignment?

[aut0sh0cker]

Originally Posted by bimmerFUD

If you change the height, don't you need to get an alignment?

thats a good question... someone should answer that soon...

[scheherazade]

You can get D2 racing coilovers with :
- dampening adjustment, both up and down
- height adjustment
- preload adjustment
- camber adjustment
$1000

So there has to be a reason why they are cheap. They've got everything the KW v3's have, plus camber adjust. And they cost half of what the KW v3's cost.

The only difference I see between them is materials.

$2000
http://www.**********s.com/product.a...d=KW_E90-92_PR

$1000
http://www.vexmotorsports.com/D2-Rac..._312-1588.html


edit :
and these for $1500.
http://www.ksportusa.com/asp/coilove...roduct_id=cd01

-scheherazade

[Lane]

Originally Posted by S4to335

Very odd question. The stock suspension is not height adjustable coilover. Yes, on one end the shock is covered by the spring...hence coil over spring..but that is not what 99% of us refer to as coilovers. The springs are made of metal...so are the shocks.

99% might not be accurate. "Coilover" means "coil over". Some coilovers are height adjustable. Some are not. But I think most believe that "adjustable" and "coilover" are somehow related...