im looking to buy some decent coilovers for around the £500-700 so far ive found apex which i owned previously, tein super streets, BC racing and HSD HR. Whats the best of the bunch?
im looking to buy some decent coilovers for around the £500-700 so far ive found apex which i owned previously, tein super streets, BC racing and HSD HR. Whats the best of the bunch?
Don't think i've heard a bad word about the HSD coilies, same with the Apex in fact.
Couple of people i've spoken to have had bad experiences with the Teins
The one person who I believe has BC racing coilovers on here was also very impressed with them iirc
Best of the bunch IMO would be the HSD's - they would probably be the ones I went for anyway.
With the group buy on the Apex coilies atm, for what they are, they are hard to turn down at GB price.
HSD's all the way. For the money you will not get better.
HSDs may be outside that budget though (around the £800 mark), but very good quality anyhow.
I'll have an informed opinion on my Apex coilies after this weekend and Anglesey next Friday. First impressions were ok, but didn't feel like they were damping nicely to me from my brief test drive Tuesday night. That was only 4 miles though so not representative lol
Worth saving the extra pennies for suspesion that actually has damping rates matched to spring rates. I've run both Apex and HSD's on road and track on S14's and the difference is Night and Day. The old addage rings true, you get what you pay for. Also damper dyno's don't lie and it said, "Fail", with the Apex units.Originally Posted by Ross S14
HSDs may be outside that budget though (around the £800 mark), but very good quality anyhow.
you dont get what you pay for tein cost me over £1500 and the apex gen 2 was just as goodWorth saving the extra pennies for suspesion that actually has damping rates matched to spring rates. I've run both Apex and HSD's on road and track on S14's and the difference is Night and Day. The old addage rings true, you get what you pay for. Also damper dyno's don't lie and it said, "Fail", with the Apex units.
was that not the problem apex gen 1 and apex are now using the gen 2 which are much improved and a dam lot better.
I have not used hsd but i have used both apex gen 1, gen 2, tein type flex and currently have bc racing ER with external reservoir
Apex gen 1 was too hard work good on track but thats about it. the gen 2 which is what apex now sell is shed loads better and i did not get any crashing over bumps etc.. worked really well same with the tein type flex all tho due to the spring rates where softer and better for street use
I moved onto the BC racing ER which is the top of the line coilover from BC with Separate compression, rebound damping adjustment and the external reservoir so increased oil capacity reduces peak oil temperatures which decreases variations in damping rates due to oil viscosity changes. The reduction in damping rate variations improves handling. i basically want to be able to fine tune them more due to all the track work i plan on doing
the HSD HR ones i found are
http://www.jdmgarageuk.com/store/Bra...s/p-97-99-470/
i was impressed with the apex but my friends HSD TT's seem a lot smoother.
so best to avoid tein super streets and the basic BC racing?
Tein have useless top mount adjusters (or non at all if using Super Street)
Damo. I clean forgot about TEIN when making my Point, you're 100% right there, TEIN are shite, their customer service is even worse and you pay through the nose for it. GJDM for pointing that out.
I love my inverted Apex Performance coilovers(10/8s I think they are, bareable on most roads
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BCs are the same as Apex Gen 2s
What are you using them for? If it's mostly fast road then you won't do better than the Teins
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My Hsd hr's are awesome
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HSD TT's are a more 'fit and forget' coilover, reducing the problems introduced with users 'fiddling'.
You'll find alot of people complaining about their coilover will be much happier if they just softened them up a touch.
HSD TT's are about £500, great for fast road and light track. Apex units are cheaper but spend some time setting them up properly.
i would be getting the apex type twos which are more than HSD no? as the group buy is over?
Just seen the group buy is on again so got my name down
http://www.driftworks.com/forum/drif...5-shipped.htmlJust seen the group buy is on again so got my name down
Can't go wrong really....
EDIT: Lol.. just noticed you've got an S13.. I'd still go for HSD's over Apex though!
Last edited by Mark D; 28-08-2010 at 20:01.
I opted for HSD HRs, in the process of fitting them now
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