TempleU_WS6

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Ok so what are the pros and cons of a full coilover kit from say QA1 vs. my other idea of going with Strano springs and Koni's. Also whats a better option, the 3/4 or 4/4 rears.

My car is pretty much a weekend warrior. Definitely not a DD and it will see a good amount of track.

z28bryan

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Two completely different shock/spring combos you're looking at there. QA1's are meant for drag racing. Strano/Koni is a premium spring/shock combo that makes an awesome handling/daily setup.

TempleU_WS6

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True. So yeah I am looking for more of a street set up with decent handling.

The strano and koni's are looking like the best choice. No what are the pros and cons of the single vs. double adjustibles?

z28bryan

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Well.. do your research. Figure out what you want to do with your car in more detail. Personally if your going to the track only once or twice a year and not chasing serious times, I'll always go with strano/koni, but thats just me.

Some people like to run other drag racing oriented shocks and springs too... but I don't know much about those.

tavi_ws6

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unless you are a serious racer there are no need for double adjustable, for street driving it is pretty unnecessary

Sam Strano

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Good damping is the biggest key to having a car that drives well. Do you need Koni's? No, but they work the best. QA1's IMO are very poor dampers for any sort of control needs and aren't the longest lasting things.

Options exist. You can run a set of real coil-overs like KW's with better dampers-but as you'd expect they cost more. You can run Koni's and convert them to a coil-over/weight jacker setup which is more than a good set of springs and more complicated (as well as voiding the warranty on the front shocks since you have to modify them). You could run decent lowering springs with something like a KYB AGX or Bilstein's. Ideal? No, but frankly still better than the really pretty poor damping QA1's have.


tavi_ws6 is correct when he says DA's are not necessary. I own a set and do not run them on my car--which is autocrossed. I sell them, and for certain situations we use and recommend them like when someone is using a much heavier rear axle as the compression damping helps control the unsprung weight increase better.

JasonWW

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What about Koni coilovers? They rock! You get the spring rate you want, the ride quality you want and the height you want.



You don't have to modify the top hats on the Konis if you don't want to so the warranty should be fine. Or you can mod the hats like I did and just keep them and send the rest of the shock in for warranty reasons.