Coil-Overs
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Racer
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Coil-Overs
What is the difference between the 4 major coil-over brands?Carvaggio, LG, Doug Rippie, and breathless preformance
The Breatheless are the cheapest at 1,700 and the Rippies are next at 2,000, the LGs are around 2,100 and finally the Carvagggios are most expensive at 4,500...
What is the difference between them? What makes one better or worse then the other? Is there any reason not to get one over the other?
The Breatheless are the cheapest at 1,700 and the Rippies are next at 2,000, the LGs are around 2,100 and finally the Carvagggios are most expensive at 4,500...
What is the difference between them? What makes one better or worse then the other? Is there any reason not to get one over the other?
Last edited by Ferretts; Mar 5, 2005 at 10:39 AM.
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LG and DRM coil overs are the only "real" choices of the three. Do a search on the BPP coil overs. They are POS. I have had the BPP and can back that up. The consensus on the forum is to go with either the LG or DRM. 
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Racer
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Originally Posted by #001 2001 Z06
Mark Stein, at MSI(vendor), also has some good race proven coil-overs.
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Originally Posted by Ferretts
BPP are that bad eh? well there off the list... especially for 1,700...
Any other info on the the MSI ones?
Any other info on the the MSI ones?
Never seen or heard about the MSI coil overs.
You will NOT be disappointed by going with LGM or DRM.
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Drifting
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I give my vote to DRM for a lot of patience working with me to get my setup right. They sent me springs a couple of times so that I could adjust my ride. Good customer service is key.
Carvaggio has to have at least double-adjustable shocks at that price. That's crazy...
Carvaggio has to have at least double-adjustable shocks at that price. That's crazy...
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Originally Posted by compton
anybody use the Penske or Ohlins before? I have in other cars and they were awesome, and i notice they make kits for the c5.
good hardcore stuff. Probably overkill for the majority of us
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Racer
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The carvagio kit uses Penske shocks.... they are lots of money, and the fact that carvaggio is over priced on most stuff doesnt help the casue either... but then there is that saying, you get what you pay for 
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Originally Posted by compton
anybody use the Penske or Ohlins before? I have in other cars and they were awesome, and i notice they make kits for the c5.
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Stay away from LG... I will be posting a message up at the end of this week about LG.
So far all I can say is it's been 1+ months and I paid for a set of coil overs and haven't seen a single thing yet. I called and everytime I call I get a run around about pieces not in, the guy who builds them has off and a bunch of other ****....
VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED w/ LG..... if and I say IF i get them this Friday I will be some what satisfied but I will never buy another thing from LG again. If they show up the following Monday I am sending them back and calling Doug Rippie.
So far all I can say is it's been 1+ months and I paid for a set of coil overs and haven't seen a single thing yet. I called and everytime I call I get a run around about pieces not in, the guy who builds them has off and a bunch of other ****....
VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED w/ LG..... if and I say IF i get them this Friday I will be some what satisfied but I will never buy another thing from LG again. If they show up the following Monday I am sending them back and calling Doug Rippie.