Will coilovers help ride quality?
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Safety Car
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Will coilovers help ride quality?
I have an '03 z06 with eibach lowering bolts installed. The car sits nice and low, but it bottoms out and rides very bumpy on any roads that aren't smooth. Will coilovers help with these issues?
Safety Car
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I bought them last year , I am slammed and never bottom out.
Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '14-'15
If you want comfy, no. It will be worse. The more you increase spring pressure, the more harsh the ride. I use lg g2 coils and the car performs like an animal, but also is rough.
Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '05, '14, '15
From what I've heard, been told, and experienced - yes you can improve ride quality, or you can tighten it up. Assuming you are looking into adjustable ones, the range of adjust-ability is stiff -> to comfort. After that it's all up to your butt 
Melting Slicks
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From: Oceanside California
Pfadt featherlights here. Yes, the ride quality is much smoother and nicer than stock on soft settings. Much rougher on hard settings too. Ride height adjustment too. Coilovers are great.
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Safety Car
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Drifting
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I've seen countless coilover threads and I'm really curious when someone is going to cough up the money for drop spindles. I have yet to see a single C5 owner get drop spindles (probably the cost verse CO's), a few C6 guys so maybe I missed the thread. IMO drop spindles would be perfect, as I like how my Z rides now but wish it was lower. I don't need "tighter" suspension or something for the track....though the DS are aimed toward the track guys, but I don't have to worry about dialing in the right height + stiff/soft settings.
Same feel, much lower stance and if you're lowered at all using the bolts, dang, you'd be set.
Same feel, much lower stance and if you're lowered at all using the bolts, dang, you'd be set.
AKA "The CLOWN"
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Look at STANCE coil overs, they retail for $1395 and I know you can get them cheaper, PM me for more info.