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Old Apr 3, 2017 | 04:26 PM
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What coilovers to go with

Yea its been asked a million times on this forum however i dont track my car at all. I live near 301 and bear mountain in NY and i love the views while im flying through the turns. The megan racing coilovers have been in this car for years and theyre getting a bit tired. Im currently between: kw, ohlin, and fortune coilovers. I just want something that will create less body roll and handle better while still providing a smooth ride at an acceptable price
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Old Apr 3, 2017 | 04:33 PM
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As said 1,000,000 times (roughly), ohlins ride the best. KWs ride like ****. But the reality is a street car is best served by bilsteins and gtwork springs. Swift springs are to low.

In fact, I have ohlin dfvs, ohlin flags (double adjustable), and still keep my bilsteins in case I want to drive it in the winter.
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Old Apr 3, 2017 | 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Dallas J
As said 1,000,000 times (roughly), ohlins ride the best. KWs ride like ****. But the reality is a street car is best served by bilsteins and gtwork springs. Swift springs are to low.

In fact, I have ohlin dfvs, ohlin flags (double adjustable), and still keep my bilsteins in case I want to drive it in the winter.
springs arent so much an option for me. I plan on going through a few different wheel setups with this car and i cant afford to be limited due to my rideheight
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Old Apr 3, 2017 | 08:18 PM
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buy fortune then. usa customer service, can be rebuilt, wont break the bank, and seems like all you're looking for
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Old Apr 4, 2017 | 06:37 AM
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buy fortune then. usa customer service, can be rebuilt, wont break the bank, and seems like all you're looking for
^^^Yes

I run their track worthy FA510's (radial bearing, 10K/12K Swifts)
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Old Apr 4, 2017 | 12:42 PM
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My Tuner turned me on to some FEAL freaking awesome!!

http://fealsuspensionstore.com/produ...overs-evo-789/
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Old Apr 4, 2017 | 02:32 PM
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Ohlin's hands down. Best ride quality, and best performance. Contact Performance shock for the best pricing, as well as changing the rear spring rate to 650lbs for street use. And they revalve for free on initial purchase to match the chosen spring rate.


A the price point, ohlins can not be beat, and IMO, the $1k-$1,500 coilovers are waste of time. The ride quality can not be compared.
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Old Apr 5, 2017 | 11:29 AM
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I heard FA is in fact a Chinese built coilover that FA just "assembles" stateside. This is disappointing.
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Old Apr 5, 2017 | 12:20 PM
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Likely Chinese manufactured parts designed/assembled/serviced here.
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Old Apr 5, 2017 | 06:36 PM
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As it turns out the shop my brother works at down in Florida (revvworks) is actually an Ohlin dealer and my buddy used to race for Ducati and Ohlin was one of his sponsors so im getting the hook up boys. Thanks for the feedback!
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Old Apr 5, 2017 | 08:17 PM
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Good stuff man, cant go wrong with the Ohlin DFVs.
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