I was just informed the items are now on backorder.


Decided to cancel the order.


I will instead just go for lowering springs..

 

$600 is pretty tight, my friend. You'll definitely be looking at something used. Maybe the Buddy Club N+'s or any equivalent (there are several brands made in the same factory over there). You might be able to find some of the BC Racing BR Types. I don't think any of the Fortune Auto ones go for that cheap just because they've gotten popular in the past few years.

Honestly, I had a new set of the Buddy Club N+'s on my S right when I got it. They were a marked improvement over OEM for autox use (obviously not anywhere near as good as the multi-thousand dollar options). And you could turn em down for the street to where they were certainly bearable. I could get them more comfortable for street use than I could with my HKS Hipermax III's which were freakin' awesome for autox, but I couldn't bear them on the street.

If you can bump your budget a few hundred you could find a set of used Bilstein PSS9's. That's what I'm on now (I've had quite a few setups). They are very nice on the street and go stiff enough to be helpful during performance driving. Again, they're no DFV's, but for the money I think they are a great option.

 

Stock struts........SWIFT SPEC-R springs. DONE! Seriously.

Eventually that is what will go on my car. Drop is 1.25".

 

Any coilover in that price range will likely be a performance detriment compared to the stock setup. Unless your only goal is to get rid of fender gap

You could get a set of Koni yellow's and a set of springs for around $750, which would be an improvement over stock in regards to performance.

 

Hey Lee,

Do you still have the Koni Yellows from years ago on the shelf??

 

The Konis are on my AP2.

 

I just installed GC\Koni but for your budget the Swift springs seems to be a perfect fit

 

I have an extra set of coilovers sitting in my garage with one autox season on them.
they are Yonaka Motorsports SPEC II (TC2
•32 Level Fully Adjustable Dampening
•All Aluminum Upper Mounts
•0-4" Height adjustment
•Fully threaded dual tube advanced shock absorber
• Inner bump stop to prevent damage cause by rapid compression impacts
• Wide range of height adjustment without changing the spring compression.
•Bottom of the shock is threaded to allow height adjustments without having to shorten the suspension travel
•Rubber dust shield protecting piston for long life
http://www.yonaka.com/Suspension_Hon...p/ymtc2009.htm
ill let them go super cheap if you want them, pm me.

 

stock suspension is WAY better than any coilover under the $1000 mark...and even then you'll be trading ride quality for handling. Just get some CR shocks (or Konis...like you have on the 05) and Swift Spec R coils and call it a day my friend

 

Those 600$ coilovers made my S competitive in str. It was like a night and day difference compared to my soft stock ap2 v1 suspension.
Easy ride height adjustment was also a bonus.
Dragon approved.