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by **jakesae101** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:30 pm

ok so ive been looking at a set of coilovers for a while now so many to chose from budget of 1000-2000 no d2s or ksport as ive heard bad things was looking at a set of tein super street would like some tein flex coilovers but a bit out of the budget unless someone has the tein hookups? the isc ones look good someone here has a set for 1350 that they got through bazda any other recomendations? its for a ae92gtz

OMG so shiny! · by **Dell'Orto** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:48 pm

BC's are pretty decent by all accounts, but like anything you get what you pay for.
Why do you specifically want coilovers? A good shock and spring setup will work plenty for the average person.

by **jakesae101** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:48 pm

want to do some track racing in the car bc ill look into that

by **tsoob** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:02 pm

i have done a few sets of the bc golds in the last few months and have had nothing but good results with them, im not sure if they do them for an ae92 however i will find out and post up for you tomorrow.

Nick

by **jakesae101** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:03 pm

same as the ae101 and ae111 i think

by **Mr Revhead** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:03 pm

im afraid TEIN is out of your budget if your looking at >$2000
but if you could, TEIN flex would be the ones

or you could get some Bilstein or Konis made up
that would be my preferred choice. dont forget maintenance, being able to rebuild, repair and revalve is a big plus rather than having to fork out for new inserts or even complete units

by **jakesae101** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:06 pm

where would i get bilsteins or konis made up driven proformance had the superstreet teins at 1900 i think and the flex teins at 2400 i think

by **Mr Revhead** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:08 pm

i would snap those TEINs up, they have just had massive price rises and they will not be that price for a while i would say

seeing as your in wellington i can sort you out on bilsteins, go see ron at total performance for konis

by **jakesae101** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:11 pm

whats the damage on a set of bilsteins these days? yea i thaught it was a good price

by **tsoob** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:24 pm

dont think driven will still have them at that price as they are brought locally from autolign so will be affected by the price rises.

All the pricing on car stuff has seen a lot of increases over the last 12 months as the exhcange rates are not as favourable as they were before

OMG so shiny! · by **Dell'Orto** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:15 pm

Mr Revhead wrote:i would snap those TEINs up, they have just had massive price rises and they will not be that price for a while i would say

seeing as your in wellington i can sort you out on bilsteins, go see ron at total performance for konis

Koni coilovers probably wouldnt come in under $2k either

by **levinguy** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:19 pm

i would go for the ISC ones that bazda was selling, they've been proven on the track, and they're cheap for what what they are.

by **jakesae101** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:25 pm

was comming to that conclusion they are well priced and thy have been modified if they were braught through bazda not sure what those mods are

by **Bazda** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:30 am

The off the shelf ISC are ok, but dont fit up 100%.

The ones I was selling had modifications I had organised with the factory to suit my car and track racing, but I dont have any left now.

To get a one off set, I could prob get them for around $1500-$1600

by **1I1** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:01 am

I have a set of BC's in my corolla and with 6kg/4kg springs its pretty firm for the street (infact certifier wasn't going to pass it due to the hardness). But were cheap (under $1500 brand new).

by **IH8TEC** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:41 am

1I1 wrote:I have a set of BC's in my corolla and with 6kg/4kg springs its pretty firm for the street (infact certifier wasn't going to pass it due to the hardness). But were cheap (under $1500 brand new).

thats odd, i have 8kg front and 6kg rear and its actually pretty nice on the street. certifier wasn't worried at all about the stiffness. different brand shocks though i guess

by **Mr Revhead** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:00 am

a lot of those cheap kits like d2s and bcs come with stuipidly stiff springs and very stiff shocks. we supply a lot of springs to ppl who bought some and found them undrivable on the road.
i think som eppl thinking they can use the "race" kits on the road are a little optimistic!
soft springs stiff shocks, mr chapman had it right

by **Bazda** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:16 am

The ISC ones are really stiff, some guys I sold to in NZ couldn't get their certs with this rate. So went and got some softer springs.
Neil Fraser is fine with the stiffness though.
Depends on who certifies your car.

by **1I1** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:42 am

Mr Revhead wrote:a lot of those cheap kits like d2s and bcs come with stuipidly stiff springs and very stiff shocks. we supply a lot of springs to ppl who bought some and found them undrivable on the road.
i think som eppl thinking they can use the "race" kits on the road are a little optimistic!
soft springs stiff shocks, mr chapman had it right

BC supposidly have street and race versions. I personally wouldn't want to use the race version on the street. But i'm happy with the set i got. Better than the compressed springs the car came with. And with the shocks set to soft it anit too bad. NILPSI came for a ride and thought they were alright

by **tsoob** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:13 pm

bc gold will be avaliable from the 25th of this month for ae92 corolla etc, PM me for details.

Nick

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