Recommended Coilovers For Street Drifting?

[_Ryan_]

only off the shelf coilovers i would consider are DMS

Grab some bilsteins or go to top-performance in trade place vermont, get some koni yellows valved to match some custom springs from brown springs in thomastown(260 for the SET), some swaybars, a good diff or locker if your short on cash, and go from there...

cheap suspension feels cheap(not commenting on ISC)

[Dan_J]

if your all judging coilovers by their spring rate just get custom springs made, like 150 a pair.

[geraus]

then i might go for the ISC as im not FULL on doing racing on the track... I would now and then do a little bit of driftinggg .

What do you guys think of the Tien HA's? theres this guy selling them for 1k second hand.... he said there all in good condition.

Thanks guys.

Edited April 23, 2009 by geraus

[JDMPWR]

honestly, do it right once and you won't regret it. Spend the $$ now and you won't have any headaches in the future. Greddy Type S's are only 2k or so and they have a spring rate of 8k Front 6k Rear. 32 way adjustable. good coilovers.

msg ssXricho he just got a set put into his car, and he's loving them. he does track days also.

Perfect for track and street.

just my 2cents.

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

honestly, do it right once and you won't regret it. Spend the $ now and you won't have any headaches in the future. Greddy Type S's are only 2k or so and they have a spring rate of 8k Front 6k Rear. 32 way adjustable. good coilovers.

msg ssXricho he just got a set put into his car, and he's loving them. he does track days also.

Perfect for track and street.

just my 2cents.

i run these and am very happy with them for a daily that occasionally sees the track.

[gslrallysport]

only off the shelf coilovers i would consider are DMS

+1

Grab some bilsteins or go to top-performance in trade place vermont, get some koni yellows valved to match some custom spring, some swaybars, a good diff or locker if your short on cash, and go from there...

+2

cheap suspension feels cheap

+3

Funny how people just want 'coilover', and the only reason they ask is for approval, but when they don't get it they just ignore it anyway...

Seriously geraus... If you don't have $3k to spend on coilovers DON'T BOTHER!

Get yourself some Bilstein or Koni Shocks and springs, the ONLY thing that changes a normal skyline coilover (which they come with standard) from an aftermarket 'coilover' is the adjustable platforms, which has absolutely no benefit to drifting what so ever... Listen to the people here who have given the good advice, because for a change there's actually been a fair bit of it here.

[Beer Baron]

then i might go for the ISC as im not FULL on doing racing on the track... I would now and then do a little bit of driftinggg .

What do you guys think of the Tien HA's? theres this guy selling them for 1k second hand.... he said there all in good condition.

Thanks guys.

tein HAs, are entry level, twin tube cheap coil-overs. they are pretty average. and yes I've used them years ago (i don't think they still make them new anymore). I bought some brand new and thought they were awesome. but in 10 years I've learnt a lot....

[Dani Boi]

How often are you going to be doing drifting? If not much dont go spending a ridiculous amount on something with heaps of potential that only gets used once every two months or so.

I got some TEIN superstreets with adjustable camber arms/toes for 2.6k which are really suppoed to perform out on the track, I would recommend those but each to their own.

[geraus]

not much really, just like mayb 2 times il be at the track mainly street im after...

[bradsm87]

At a minimum, Greddy Type S is a good start for cheap. about $1900 should get U a set with the current AUD. They used to be cheaper.

[_Ryan_]

How often are you going to be doing drifting? If not much dont go spending a ridiculous amount on something with heaps of potential that only gets used once every two months or so.

I got some TEIN superstreets with adjustable camber arms/toes for 2.6k which are really suppoed to perform out on the track, I would recommend those but each to their own.

I have run bilsteins in all of my street cars except one which had koni's... good suspension/tyres/brakes is used every day, and can potentially save your life.

[skylinecouple]

The wife has Tein Super Streets and they are perfect for every day driving. Very comfortable but stiffer than my King standard lows with KYB shocks. I haven't heard anybody mention a good set of sway-bars, will give you the best of both worlds. My car has softer suspension with sway-bars set to medium on front and stiff on rear. Combined with urethane bushes and proper castor it is simply brilliant at wakefield or very comfy on the street. There is no body roll to think of and extremely predictable for sliding at speed.

The wife's car only has the Teins and nothing else but almost as good as mine. We have adjusted her shocks where they are perfect for the spring rates on them. I can only imagine how good hers would be with my sway-bars and bushes.

[br3ndan]

im in love with my HKS hipermax Drift coils

and i use my car on the street and as well have some fun on the tracks... the set up is perfect for getting that back end out and controlling it =)

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

sway's, camber and pineapples

[tets]

sway's, camber and pineapples

+1 my car felt stiffer with coilovers but wasnt massive improvement.

car felt massive difference once i threw in swaybars/subframe bushes/castor/camber/toe arms and got a proper alignment,

can say my r33 handles like no other r33 ive been in.

if your into drifting, rather then spend the 3-5k everyone else is talking about just get some cheap stiff coilovers and get yourself a 2way diff.

old 14 year old diff is more likely to get u into an accident.

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

+ 1 on both counts tets...

my 33 has 5/7 greddy's, sways, struts, pineapples, castor, camber, hicas lock and mech diff and it handls amazingly well for what i have spent.

also on the drift front i agree... the SR20 ke70 i'm building atm is getting a welded diff & cheapo coilovers with nasty high spring rates.... but i will be doing pineapples, sways, struts &camber too... just deciding on whether to cage or not

[nisskid]

if your into drifting, rather then spend the 3-5k everyone else is talking about just get some cheap stiff coilovers and get yourself a 2way diff.

huh?

u do realise u WANT grip when drifting right?

[skylinecouple]

+ 1 on both counts tets...

my 33 has 5/7 greddy's, sways, struts, pineapples, castor, camber, hicas lock and mech diff and it handls amazingly well for what i have spent.

also on the drift front i agree... the SR20 ke70 i'm building atm is getting a welded diff & cheapo coilovers with nasty high spring rates.... but i will be doing pineapples, sways, struts &camber too... just deciding on whether to cage or not

Go with the cage. If we're talking about handling nothing stiffens a chassis more than a roll cage. Many years ago I had a 56 Chevy, yes I know they don't handle, but when the cage went in it was a transformation, well as good a a 2 tonne car can be transformed.

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

yeah, i'm leaning towards a full cage... weld in

but how much is a full cage for a ke70? not cheap

as far as good coilovers in a drift car is concerned... yes you do need grip, but most people's drift cops are built on the cheap, and i think you'd be better off with cheap coils, sways, pineapples, castor and camber, than just a set of good coils and stock everything else

[nisskid]

yeah, i'm leaning towards a full cage... weld in

but how much is a full cage for a ke70? not cheap

as far as good coilovers in a drift car is concerned... yes you do need grip, but most people's drift cops are built on the cheap, and i think you'd be better off with cheap coils, sways, pineapples, castor and camber, than just a set of good coils and stock everything else

cheap builds get nowhere, it depends what u want. if u wanna go skid out in the industrials then great, if u wanna be door to door with another car in competition then thats another.