Coilovers/Lowering Springs

[HiPSI]

you'll do nothing for your suspension by spending $150 on it other than make your car ride like shit and look a little lower. the ebay coilovers *can* work ok, as long as they're paired with shocks that can handle the extra stiffness and shorter stroke that you'll give when you drop the car down a couple inches. putting the coilovers on stock shocks will blow them in short order (unless you keep a relatively stock ride height, even then the stockers don't have enough dampening to control the springs). tein springs will do about the same when you're using stock shocks.

you could drift on stock suspension as easily as you could with a horribly mismatched shock/spring combo on the car. but then again if you can only spend $100-$150 on suspension then you can't afford drifting (legally).

[speedminded]

but then again if you can only spend $100-$150 on suspension then you can't afford drifting (legally).

...or illegally, that ticket for "too fast for conditions" or "wreckless driving" is gonna be murder.

[Blitanicle99]

Alright makes sense. Are there any lower priced shocks to go along with the lowering springs/coilovers?

[yudalicious]

Alright makes sense. Are there any lower priced shocks to go along with the lowering springs/coilovers?

ew... if you can't afford quality stuff, why not just save up? I know you're excited to get new stuff on the car but comng from someone who's been through it, it's just better to save up and learn more... because as soon as you get the stuff on you're gonna read/hear about some other better stuff you should've gotten, then you're gonna sell what you have and take a big loss on it...read different forums like and you'll pick up alot and also gives you time to actually learn your car before you go out and make changes just becaues so and so magazine does it or so and so drifter does it.