jonukturbo

looking into lowering my classic.
seen a few sets of coilovers on ebay for around £450 just wundered if any1 had fit these?
and are coilovers going to be best or should i look at set springs and uprated shocks?

cheers!

btw im using the car on the road and the occasinal track day!

328isport

iTrader: (6)

Hi John,

In my honest opinion I really wouldn't bother with coilovers, I still feel 'cheap' coilovers are false economy, yes undoubtedly if you spend a couple of grand there are coilovers out there that would perform well on both the road and track, but you then need to have an awesome suspension set up elsewhere to get the most out of them.

For your needs you'd be better off with top quality adjustable shocks and good springs, or perhaps even a P1 set up as I've heard this is pretty good. Then turn your attention to the ARB's, droplinks, ALK, a geo set up by a respected tuner and good tyres.

jonukturbo

OK cool. seen a few sets of the kyb red ajustable shocks with eibach springs. on ebay for around £300 would it be worth getting these then also some whiteline stuff for the arbs ect?

328isport

iTrader: (6)

Yea that doesn't sound bad, I have Eibach springs on mine (Pro kit) with stock dampers and I'm pretty happy with them, though apparently the Eibach 'P1' springs are the ones to have (Eibach made the original springs for the P1) but these are hard to find.

Whiteline stuff is a pretty safe bet ARB wise, though it's worth looking into these properly and thinking about your driving style before deciding as this will dictate whether you need to uprate both front and rear (many just change the rear) and also the thickness. Whiteline then also do droplinks and the Anti Lift Kit to finish it off. IMO though getting the car set up properly is just as important as all the above, so make sure you research on who you plan to use for geo.

jonukturbo

yeah there is also a set of gymkhana shockers with some unknown blue springs on ebay from an import sti which are also ajustable are 300.
so which one would be best to get the kyb or the gymkhana? ive never heard of the gymkhana ones he recons there preeet rare.

crazyspeedfreakz

iTrader: (92)

There is a guy selling a set of bc's in the breaking section I don't no the guy just Saw them up for sale in ur price range, classic fitment, I have no idea if he has sold them yet or not.. U would need to pm him.. Here s the link :

https://www.scoobynet.com/full-cars-...-vf34-etc.html

Cheers, Csf

jonukturbo

ok cheers think im gonna go for the shockers and springs as from everone i have spoke to they handle better and ride better than coilovers.
but im liking this gymkhana set but ive never really heard of them but look the same as the kyb set?

328isport

iTrader: (6)

Yea I've seen these before, but as far as I can see there a bit of an unknown quantity, I've only seen them on imported cars so I'm guessing there of Japanese origin. I'd probably steer clear tbh unless anyone else on here has used them and can offer some feedback. KYB's would be the safer bet

Allan S

iTrader: (2)

Im currently running Gymkhana shocks with tein springs and the handling is unreal but it comes at a price as they are rather stiff on long journeys!

jonukturbo

Ah rite cool looking at both the gymkhanas look slightly newer so may go for these!

sivo

iTrader: (30)

The right coilovers will transform your car.
I have bc's on mine, IMO night and day compared to shocks and springs and not harsh at all.
Loads of adjustability and with the correct geometry settings will stick to the road like **** to a blanket.

Siv