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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 05:54 PM
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I am looking at d2, megan racing track, and possibly function form type 2's. I need to be able to slam the car, are all of these coils relatively the same as far as ride height or is one better than the other? I am looking for coils in the price range of these so any suggestions will be helpful.

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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 06:12 PM
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Any of those will have the ability to drop the car so low it would be un-driveable.

Are you really prepared to scrub everything and ruin your fenders? Why slam a performance car? Mine is pretty low but it is still 90% functional on bumpy roads, speed bumps, ect.

How long have you had the car? Long enough to actually enjoy a real performance car or are you just getting one and want it to look "better"?
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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 06:14 PM
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I would recommend Buddy Club N+ spec. A little more expensive, but they are a quality coilover by a brand that is very reputable. I have them on my car and can not say enough good things about them. They ride very comfy, even when slammed. When I got my car it was lowered to the point where the tires were tucking, and the coilovers still had ways to go before it was at the lowest setting.
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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 06:24 PM
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All the coilovers are pretty much the same the front can go so low tha the suspension arm hits the coil overs the rear is where it's different if you want slammed just pull off 2 of the 3 perches on the rear coils go all the way down then match the front accordingly. It will not drive good and will make weird noise as the spring relocates its sitting position but to each his own some people pay thousands to wreck there coilovers from driving so low claiming its the best performance. If suspension is to soft you'll have a good ride where there's no bumps but when you hit a bump your suspension will squat and the bounce may allow you to hit where as if your suspension is really stiff the car will have minimal squat so you'll have better chances of not scraping but you may lift off your seat when hitting dips haha but if you were really talking performance you wouldn't be lowering your car tha low if you really just wanted low why spend money on performance?
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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 06:33 PM
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I understand the handling and such will suffer, but I still have all of the original parts and not planning to sell. I am looking to stance the car this spring and possibly summer, if I dont like it I can always go back
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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 10:34 PM
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I had Megan tracks and I loved them. I at one point had my car so low with them it was honestly retarted.
Check my sig you'll see. I'm going to go with Megan again or give buddy club a shot.
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