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[Martinez]

Hey All, After recently discovering that one of my shocks has had it, I’m weighing up my options… The next thing on my to do list were some new springs but now with the added cost of new shocks I was thinking that a set of coilovers might be a good investment… The most affordable ones I’ve seen are D2s but a friend of mine said I should steer well clear of these… I would be keen to hear anyone’s thoughts on this… should I go with coilovers, or would a new set of shocks and springs be a better option? Cheers, Jai

[Alex]

Depends what you want out of the car, Jai. Get a set of KYB AGX struts. Or bilsteins if you can find them. Lowered springs (before august 1....ahem!) Throw them in. Win.

[Martinez]

Cheers Alex, Yeah I guess I just want to improve the handling whilst still being able to drive around on sh*t Sydney roads… so not ridiculously stiff… I’ll check those out… Fark, August 1 will be cutting it fine… bloody government.

[Scuba-Roo]

only a problem if you lower it more then 50mm isn't it?

[Martinez]

I think 50mm will be the legal limit and all lowering will need RTA approval...

[Matt]

ive missed out on all this august 1st stuff for lowering...but will a previously lowered car require approval???

[N/A_EJ22]

Just on the note of D2's, they're the same as G4's incase you didn't know. I've also heard horror stories with these brands. Such as a guy testing out G4 brakes and having a caliper bolt sheer off and have the caliper bounce off the rotor onto the wheel repeatedly. Mind you im only speaking from what ive read. But i havnt heard anything good either..... KYB AGX's are adjustable as well i think. Might be an idea to check out a AGX/king spring combo.

[Alex]

Just on the note of D2's, they're the same as G4's incase you didn't know. I've also heard horror stories with these brands. Such as a guy testing out G4 brakes and having a caliper bolt sheer off and have the caliper bounce off the rotor onto the wheel repeatedly. Mind you im only speaking from what ive read. But i havnt heard anything good either.....

KYB AGX's are adjustable as well i think. Might be an idea to check out a AGX/king spring combo.

I too have heard of horror stories with cheap coilovers. Avoid like its swineAIDS.

I wouldn't go coilovers personally. but if you do decide to go down that path, choose a decent brand of coilover THAT IS SUPPORTED HERE IN AUSTRALIA! Don't buy obscure JDM parts that can't be rebuilt/serviced here in Australia!

But to make some use of the coilovers, you'd want to start throwing serious coin at your suspension if that's what you're after... polyurethane bushes, braces, bars, etc etc.

I got my bilstein struts rebuilt (at a hefty sum) and they're stiff. but not too stiff. After all, its a road car. Not a track car

[Martinez]

ive missed out on all this august 1st stuff for lowering...but will a previously lowered car require approval???

After checking my facts, I think Scuba-Roo was actually correct in saying only lowering more than 50mm will require RTA approval (that'll do me!)... pretty sure previously lowered cars will be fine...

Cheers for the advice guys, glad i asked before wasting $1700! Have also heard that coilovers will create all sorts of rattles in the car when driving on normal roads which makes sense...

After a bit more thought i reckon the AGX/king spring combo sounds pretty good....

Thanks again!

[Alex]

pffft to August 1. I wouldn't be loosing sleep over it