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Old Mar 11, 2013 | 03:06 PM
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FA 500s vs Stance vs ???

Hey guys im in the market for some coilovers and have been doing a lot of research for what would fit my needs for coilovers.

What ill be doing with my car is occasional track use (once a month), dd and it might see a few passes on the drag strip (so really dont put that into consideration)

My budget is around 1500 dollars. I know there are countless threads about how 1-2k coilovers are not needed and should just go with blistein/spring combo but I will not be running stock wheels (Enkei RPF1 18x9.5) so i need them to be adjustable for fitment issues (If im even correct in that).

My question is which coilover is persay "better" for my needs, they seem to be about equal but i dont know if im missing something, or if there is another set of coilovers I should be looking at.

Thanks in advance!
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Old Mar 11, 2013 | 04:03 PM
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you dont need coilovers for 18x9.5. bilstein/gtworx or swift spec r's is the best think yo ucan spend your money on if you have limited track experience...its sort of a do it all suspension setup, and will probably do all you want it to do and then some.
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Old Mar 11, 2013 | 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by killerpenguin21
you dont need coilovers for 18x9.5. bilstein/gtworx or swift spec r's is the best think yo ucan spend your money on if you have limited track experience...its sort of a do it all suspension setup, and will probably do all you want it to do and then some.

He's right....I'm on 18x10 wheels and Swift R's with no fitment issues and plenty of negative camber. And I came
from coilovers after coilovers and now on just a spring w/ stock shocks and its way better for a DD and 1-2 track days a month seriously....I been throught it.
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Old Mar 11, 2013 | 10:54 PM
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theres only two reasons im upgrading:
1. i got a killer deal on a set of ohlins
2. well i actually dont think there is another reason, i didnt really have much of an intention of upgrading after seeing what they did on track LOL.
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 07:38 AM
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I can tell you from my experience, Stance GR+ co's are junk! The valving is no good (bouncy), even after lowering the spring rates with swift springs. Bearing in the camber plate went bad quick. Adjustment knob got really tight and stopped clicking within a few hundred miles. Actually, all my problems were within a few hundred miles cause they've been sitting in my garage since.
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