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Mixing Coilovers suspension - bad idea?

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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 08:37 AM
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My car got into an accident and one of the coilovers needed replacing. I currently have 3 Tein Type RA circuit Master Coilovers, and 1 buddy club coilover. Im not very good with suspension and tuning it. I bought the car with these already on it. So im a suspension noob. I notice the front right (apexi n1) coilover is much stiffer than the left side (Tein Ra). The two rears are also very stiff. The left side is also way out of alignment but thats another story.


So I currently have 1 Apexi N-1 Damper Type ExV Coilover on the front right, and Tein Ra for the rest of the car. Im leaning towards either tuning them properly so they are all the same stiffness, OR just going back to OEM. Is it a bad idea to have the one different coilover? Should I just go back to OEM?
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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 10:06 AM
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Yes go back to OEM or buy a new Tein so you have 4. There is no way to adjust your setup to make it work as each coilover is valved differently which means the settings are not the same from one to the other.
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Old Nov 27, 2012 | 11:39 AM
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^ Don't mix and match. And get a proper alignment.
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