I'm ready to purchase a set of coilovers. I'm just not sure which ones to buy. I have heard good things about the Tein's and the Buddy Clubs. I understand the Buddy clubs are stiffer. I Autocross 1-2 times per month, The majority of my time is spent driving on the streets. Are the Buddy Clubs to stiff for the street ( IE a long ride on the highway...dragon run) and are the Tein's to loose for the track?

Any thoughts and personal experience would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Mitch

 

[whisper] I think the guys on racing and comp forum will tell ya both are no good for the track and to save your money on track time. I have also heard bad things about both coilovers you mentioned. [/whisper]

 

^What he said. The general consensus from what I've read in R&C is JDM crap is.. well, crap. Of course, no one knows about Crux, Argosta, Feel's and so on since for the price of the ones I just mentioned, you can just get JRZ's, which are a proven good system.

 

Are all the models of JRZs good and proven for the track? I notice that most people that consider JRZs go for the 3-ways. Is there anything wrong with the 1 or 2-ways?

 

2 way JRZs are too stiff for the street. The 3-way is the way to go, but they cost $$$$$. Save your $$ and become a better driver first. It took me a couple years for my skills to exceed the stock setup, which is pretty darn good. Also, I believe most auto-x competitions require you to stay stock. (Not sure about that one, though)

A pretty good lower cost alternative would be the KW sets they sell here @ Go Fast Lab

 

who says you have exceeded the stock shocks drew?

*ducks*

 

boy... right after I give you guys a plug.

tomorrow is my last day on the stockies, so I hope I'm not wasting $$$.

 

you're not. I'm just teasing you because you can still go a lot faster on stock shocks. But you've been tracking long enuf to take advantage of better ones too.

 

The idea is that you purchase dampers with custom valving to suit your driving style and the specific characteristics of your car. 1,2,3 or 600-way adjustment isn't important. Getting it right once is all that matters. This is the reason why the off the shelf 'one size fits all' products are generally poo-poo'd upon in this forum. You shouldn't be researching WHAT product to buy, but rather WHO will be valving them with your car in front of them. You will also need to know what spring rates you are planning to run to use. The shop that performs the valving can match the valving to the desired spring rates. Ordering from some vendor's website is obviously not an option.

 

Don't want to come across as disagreeable but...

I daily drove on JRZ singles for a long time with no complaints. The max compression setting on the doubles is probably way harder than the compression on my singles, but if you turn them all the way down, I can't imagine they'd still be stiffer.

SCCA Stock allows double-adjustable shocks as long as their free length is within an inch of stock, and the spring perches are located in the same place.

Steve