No more leaf springs!!!! C5Z06 want coilovers
#1
Racer
Thread Starter
No more leaf springs!!!! C5Z06 want coilovers
Coilover Goals:
-Occasionally drag
-Want great handling over bumpy roads
-Want the car to track and hug the road
-Do not want to pay over $1300 (I don't road race)
-Removal of leaf springs
-Minimize bump steer
Lb recommendations welcome for all around great road compliance.
Handling is more important than ride height to me.
I understand the importance of tires, sway bars, bushings, alignment, etc. Just need your thoughts/recommendations on coilovers.
Thank you so so much!!!
-Occasionally drag
-Want great handling over bumpy roads
-Want the car to track and hug the road
-Do not want to pay over $1300 (I don't road race)
-Removal of leaf springs
-Minimize bump steer
Lb recommendations welcome for all around great road compliance.
Handling is more important than ride height to me.
I understand the importance of tires, sway bars, bushings, alignment, etc. Just need your thoughts/recommendations on coilovers.
Thank you so so much!!!
#4
Le Mans Master
That price point will buy a cheap set of coilovers, which may not deliver on everything you want. Or it will buy a set of good quality shocks, such as the koni sports I just bought. Nothing wrong with the leaf spring, unless you just want to get rid of it.
#5
Burning Brakes
You can achieve all of your goals with a good set of shocks at that price point. I'd MUCH rather have a good set of shocks and leaf springs than a cheap set of coilovers.
#6
Le Mans Master
Drag racing, smooth ride over bumps and twisties are all kind of different deals. It's kind of like wanting tires for drag racing, great wear and road racing. You're not going to get all three in one shock. Drag racing and twisties are at complete opposite ends of the spectrum for sure. Maybe an adjustable shock will get you good comfort and better in the twisties, but you're not going to get twisties and drag racing.
#7
Racer
Thread Starter
I drive the car daily. So that's more important to me than drag racing, as I only occasionally drag race.
Maybe I should have clarified that.
I guess what i'm looking for is a decent coil over....mainly for great handling and feel on the street and occasional track days.
Maybe the "best of all worlds" coilover??? Hahahaha
Maybe I should have clarified that.
I guess what i'm looking for is a decent coil over....mainly for great handling and feel on the street and occasional track days.
Maybe the "best of all worlds" coilover??? Hahahaha
#8
Drifting
A "best of all worlds" coilover for less than $325 per corner ($1300 total) is not going to happen. Anything that you will be able to find for that price will be very low quality, like Stance or something like that. Check on E-bay, that's probably your best bet for coilovers in that price range. Rather than compromising and buying a set of budget coil overs you are going to be much better served not upgrading for a while and saving up a bit more so that you can buy quality parts . Quality matters with these things, learn from other peoples past mistakes. Just talk to some of the ones that jumped on the low cost Pfadt coilover bandwagon a few years ago and ask them about all of the problems that they had with them lol!
#10
Racer
Thread Starter
A "best of all worlds" coilover for less than $325 per corner ($1300 total) is not going to happen. Anything that you will be able to find for that price will be very low quality, like Stance or something like that. Check on E-bay, that's probably your best bet for coilovers in that price range. Rather than compromising and buying a set of budget coil overs you are going to be much better served not upgrading for a while and saving up a bit more so that you can buy quality parts . Quality matters with these things, learn from other peoples past mistakes. Just talk to some of the ones that jumped on the low cost Pfadt coilover bandwagon a few years ago and ask them about all of the problems that they had with them lol!
Last edited by SVT_Z06; 11-21-2018 at 04:19 PM.
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#15
What are the options for a more dedicated autox/hpde car?
Vansteel JRi is the top end but just shy of $4k
LG G2 are quality made but no shock adjustments for $2.5k
Read that the LG GT2 kit isn't as well made as the G2 but is adjustable.
The Aldan kit looks promising.
Vansteel JRi is the top end but just shy of $4k
LG G2 are quality made but no shock adjustments for $2.5k
Read that the LG GT2 kit isn't as well made as the G2 but is adjustable.
The Aldan kit looks promising.
#16
Melting Slicks
Originally Posted by MX621
https://www.bcracing-usa.com/product...iABEgJDxfD_BwE
might work for your needs. U can select spring rates. Rebuildable with a one year warranty
might work for your needs. U can select spring rates. Rebuildable with a one year warranty
Last edited by z06801; 11-22-2018 at 02:53 PM.
#17
Premium Supporting Vendor
What are the options for a more dedicated autox/hpde car?
Vansteel JRi is the top end but just shy of $4k
LG G2 are quality made but no shock adjustments for $2.5k
Read that the LG GT2 kit isn't as well made as the G2 but is adjustable.
The Aldan kit looks promising.
Vansteel JRi is the top end but just shy of $4k
LG G2 are quality made but no shock adjustments for $2.5k
Read that the LG GT2 kit isn't as well made as the G2 but is adjustable.
The Aldan kit looks promising.
Last edited by Dane@LGmotorsports; 11-24-2018 at 11:12 AM.
#18
Le Mans Master
Over on the C4 forum I waded into a big debate on this. For the life of me I don't understand why anyone thinks coil springs have any inherent advantages over monoleaf springs. They both do exactly the same things. If you switch to coilovers of the same wheel rate as the leafs they replace, the car won't know the difference. The only real advantage to coilovers is a wider availability of different rates, and the ability to change out springs for different rate more quickly (at least in front). But the OP is looking mainly for ride comfort with occasional drag racing duty, so that one advantage is not important to him at all.
I'd suggest he look at Koni or Ridetech shocks. He can set them toward the softer side for general ride comfort, and the fronts full-soft for drag racing. Then he can pocket the extra money he didn't spend and use it for something else.
#19
Racer
Thread Starter
Adding to my goals...
Removing the "skittering" around on rough, uneven roads
Reduce/remove wheel hop under acceleration
More stable over rough road surfaces
Removing the undulation when going over a bump while cornering/turning
I'm most likely going with Aldans.
Removing the "skittering" around on rough, uneven roads
Reduce/remove wheel hop under acceleration
More stable over rough road surfaces
Removing the undulation when going over a bump while cornering/turning
I'm most likely going with Aldans.
#20
Le Mans Master
Everything I wrote in the post above still applies to these additional goals. The form of spring you have in your car has absolutely nothing to do with any of these problems. All of this sounds like damper issues to me. I would recommend you forget about spending money on coilovers and focus instead just on getting good shocks that are intended for the purpose you describe. And Aldan isn't that, from what I can see. They don't even tell you whose shocks they're actually using, how they're valved, monotube or twin tube, etc.
Last edited by MatthewMiller; 12-10-2018 at 10:16 AM.