coil over kits

[JoshM]

i like to speed, i like to take corners when i can but on the flip side i live in Los Angeles and there's a lot of fucked up streets. i want to be able to hug the corner at a nice speed and not feel every bump and rock in the street.

Koni Yellow shocks and Neuspeed Race springs would be a nice setup for you.

[PUMASTi]

I would say you should be fine with a spring/strut combo, bushings, ball joints, camber kit, and a great set of tires. Good luck with your choice.

[Kennie-Pak]

i like to speed, i like to take corners when i can but on the flip side i live in Los Angeles and there's a lot of fucked up streets. i want to be able to hug the corner at a nice speed and not feel every bump and rock in the street.

I live in LA as well and recently changed my suspension setup. It's my daily driver and I don't really "race it" so my setup is the eibach pro kit w/ tokico blues and progress camber kit. My drop is 1.3 in. all around in case u were wondering

i would recommend spring/strut combo instead of coilover kit as well. unless you want that ability to play with the ride height and dampening. maybe sportline springs and kyb agx's? or instead of agx's you could substitute for tokico illuminas? that setup would be 1.8 in. all around. both the agx's and illuminas u can change the dampening.

but what deevergote said, i wanted to ditto on that as well. make sure to inspect ur bushings, upper control arms, upper ball joints, tire rods, etc.
best of luck to ya! and upload pics too!

[deevergote]

Tokico HP (blues) are not intended for anything lower than roughly 1" under stock, and no spring rates higher than 15% over stock. They're better than blown 20 year old originals, but I honestly wouldn't trust my safety on such a mis-matched setup, especially if the car is pushed hard.
KYB AGX (and their low-line GR2) are the same... though the AGX can go down to about 1.5". To be honest, most of the mild drops you'll find will be 1.8", so unless you're staying stock height, those shocks are no good to you.
Tokico Illuminas are decent, but priced very close to the vastly superior Koni Sport (Koni Yellow.) There's really no point in getting them.

Koni Sport (Yellow... adjustable) or Koni STR.T (Orange... their low line, but very durable... essentially the Yellows on the "full soft" setting, with no adjustability.) are the only ones worth considering on a budget. Springs should be a quality brand, with a height and spring rate matched well to your driving needs. Stiffer is "sportier", but not always better... and if you're going to be running on rough roads, too stiff can be very dangerous.

[Need4speed]

When I'm inspecting these pieces what am I looking for or should I just change everything out?

[Kennie-Pak]

When I'm inspecting these pieces what am I looking for or should I just change everything out?

well you might not have to change everything out. I mean your budget is 1,000.00. You certainly can but chances are you'll go over your budget yet at the same time you'll be assured everything is working.

will u be installing everything on your own?

When I recently did my setup, I had to replace the outer tie rods, upper ball joints, and my rack n pinion. the other stuff were still good. For the ball joints and outer tire rods look at the rubber bushings are they hard and most importantly torn? same thing applies to the rack and pinion is the boot on each end have tear in it and when u move it around you can see a gooey black substance leaking? than the rack and pinion needs to be replaced.

For your control arms check to see if they are bent cause if they are, once you install ur springs/struts and camber kit, you alignment wont be straight.

[deevergote]

Any rubber component that is dry, torn, or broken should be replaced ASAP. If a ball joint boot is torn, replace the entire joint... and that should be done immediately, as driving on a ball joint with a torn boot is a disaster waiting to happen. If that fails, you WILL lose control of your car (and it won't fail when you're sitting still...)

[buzz11]

Any rubber component that is dry, torn, or broken should be replaced ASAP. If a ball joint boot is torn, replace the entire joint... and that should be done immediately, as driving on a ball joint with a torn boot is a disaster waiting to happen. If that fails, you WILL lose control of your car (and it won't fail when you're sitting still...)

you should always do safety checks before lowering any car. spend the little extra money to drop the car safely

[deevergote]

It's amazing how few people actually realize that.

[Vash744]

How much of a drop does the FF Type 1s give you?