Quote Originally Posted by Elroy2002
i have been told to go with a higher end coilover but apperantly coilover's are a bitch to adjust and once i get them on i'm probably not going to want to change them. i have a mazda protege 5 and i'm looking at buying some tien coilovers at a retail of 990. I've heard that when you put some cheap coilovers your shocks will tend to blow. but i've heard for some reason or the other that when you go higher dollar coilovers your shocks don't blow as easy. is there any truth in that? also does anybody recommend a shop to put these coilovers in and i have new brake rotors i'm need to have installed also.
not really sure where to start here. yes cheap coil overs tend to ride like hell handle poorly and destroy struts. complete coil over kits are better because they are designed to work the way they come. if you are driving a show car buy cheap ones it doesnt matter. if you plan to drive then you need to do some research on what is out there. the problem with coil overs is that every time you adjust the height of them you also have to redo the alignment.