Who's running coilover on a stock evo?
 

Ok I'm really getting sick of the ride height on my 2005 Evo. My car is stock besides a catback. I'm perfectly fine with the power the car already has but I also like my warranty which comes in handy from time to time. I'm just wondering how many other people out there with a stock evolution are running coilovers with no problem from the dealer? I've know that the suspension warranty will be voided but I also heard of horror stories where the voided the drivetrain warranty.

Well if you have coilvers you can always raise the car back up to stock height before you take the car to the dealer.

That's true...I can do that except they can still easily tell once they put it on a lift.

Take some time and read about the Magnusson-Moss warranty act. The burden of proof is on the dealer to prove that the failed part was caused directly by the modified part. So, in the case of coilovers, it would be impossible for them to void any part of your warranty (except the struts of course).

I can hardly sleep at night knowing that my car isn't lowered. Who cares about suspension travel on a rally car, right?

Either put it back to stock, or hope they dont see it.

Not true. Playing devils advocate, lowering the suspension changes the angle of the axles relative to where they were, changing their loading. Since those are connected to the tranny/rear diff, and in turn, the transfer case, those are loaded differently. Of course, this led to their failure.

Bam, voided drivetrain warrenty.

No......

who cares drop it like its hot and besides, all us evo owners don't need a stinkin' warranty anyway right?!

j/k - unless you plan on extending your warranty, drop it - it sounds like you want to drop it



drop it

True, when I bought my evo I had no intensions on going back to the dealer for any warranty work. I'd say go ahead and drop the sucker and call it a day. coilovers FTMFW :)

if you want some coilovers that are cheap and very effective. get some megan coilovers. great price and i have only heard good things about them.

Megan makes a track coilover:
http://www.lancershop.com/customer/p...cat=104&page=1

And they make a Street/Racing coilover:
http://www.lancershop.com/customer/p...cat=104&page=1

both are priced great

Dealers dont care about coilovers! Aslong as you dont try to get new tires under warranty :)

and Street Tuned is currently running a sale on megan coilovers for EVOs and DSMs.

http://www.streettunedmotorsports.co...suspension.htm

Thank's guys....I've been looking at the megan coilovers and the tein basics. I make a decent amount of money but i'm not rich. I don't know how some people do it. Maybe the put everything on credit? Anyways i'm just worried that if one day my t-case goes out i'm up $hits creek!

100% false. With that thinking, normal suspension travel would ruin your tranny/rear diff? Wrong, wrong, wrong. That would not happen and your drivetrain warranty would NEVER be voided because you have coilovers. {thumbup}