racing shocks and struts or coilovers??

[§treet_§peed]

which do you think would be better all together?? racing struts and shocks or would coilovers be better?? :confused:

[Danny]

ummmm.. define "racing shocks and struts" ohhh, and u are gonna need to provide alot more info. car, manufacture of said setups, budget, planned use, ect.

[dazn]

whatever you get, set it up properly, or youve just wasted money

[§treet_§peed]

the racing springs and struts are are mad by drope zone. the struts are gas filled. it's a 2.5 drop in front and 2.25 drop in the back. when i do drop i am getting everything that you need to get to drop a car right. i mean everything. camber kits, swaybars, tie bars, cross arms, etc.etc.

[EJ25RUN]

what are cross arms?

[yudalicious]

the racing springs and struts are are mad by drope zone. the struts are gas filled. it's a 2.5 drop in front and 2.25 drop in the back. when i do drop i am getting everything that you need to get to drop a car right. i mean everything. camber kits, swaybars, tie bars, cross arms, etc.etc.

I don't think drop zone and racing go together...lol.. you seem to be confused on what is what. coilover means coiled springs over a strut or shock, so yes, your stock suspension is a coilover suspension. but nowadays when people say "coilover" they either mean a shock+coiled springs+adjustable height perch OR springs+adjustable height perch (ground control, etc. I'm guessing this is what you think coilovers are).
The "racing springs and struts" by dropzone are probably just shocks/struts with springs already mounted on them, it is the same as if you bought regular springs and shocks/struts separately and mounted them yourself.

With that said I tihnk you are seriously misinformed/uninformed about suspensions, and it'd probably be best for you if you read more/learned more before you bought anything, buying random parts (and BAD random parts at that.. drop zone...lol) will probably make your car handle worse.

finally, I said it 100x before and I'll sya it again, the BIGGEST handling upgrade is better tires (assuming you can drive to the tire's limit, which you probably can't), and no, kumho 712s aren't good tires.

[§treet_§peed]

thanks for th info, every bit helps. i am jsut gather info on alot of things, trying to learn more and more, know what i mean?? that's why i'm trying to find the best so i can do it the best way with the best things to have the best outcome. thanks

[DrivenMind]

I can't afford Coil overs, so I'm sticking with getting shocks and struts that will be stiff enough that when used in conjunction with some thicker anti-roll bars, to eliminate my current enormous amount of body roll.

My car has Urethane suspension bushing so the ride is already shitty. I really don't care about a "supple" ride, so I really wouldn't need the adjustability of a coil-over set up.