A cheaper alternative to Expensive Coilovers
#1
On The Tree
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 102
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
![Default](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
I was browsing an online company known as coleman racing where I noticed they had coilover kits. They are not model specific they just have different sizes listed. Has anyone ever used these or made their own coilovers. Ground controls are nice but if you can do it for less money, why not?
#3
LS1TECH Sponsor
iTrader: (41)
![Default](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Cheaper? You might not realize all that's involved in the setup..... you have some $200 in just the springs alone. And do you know what size springs you need? You'd have to buy a spanner. You have buy a top hat for the front to adapt the spring to the upper mount and they come in different styles. And FWIW, the sleeve size isn't exactly right for OD of the shock either.
Everyone is so coil-over stupid they don't realize all the issues. I run them, and I have reason to run them being I race my car and need to play with spring rates and had to corner weight the car. Ride height changes aren't quick (plan on at least an hour when your get good at it), and any real change will also require another alignment.
Frankly when it come down to it most folks don't realize what's involved. And when they do they realize the price for a kit isn't exactly highway robbery.
Everyone is so coil-over stupid they don't realize all the issues. I run them, and I have reason to run them being I race my car and need to play with spring rates and had to corner weight the car. Ride height changes aren't quick (plan on at least an hour when your get good at it), and any real change will also require another alignment.
Frankly when it come down to it most folks don't realize what's involved. And when they do they realize the price for a kit isn't exactly highway robbery.
__________________
www.stranoparts.com --814-849-3450
Results matter. Talk is cheap. We are miles beyond the success anyone else has had with the 4th gens, and C5, C6, C7 Corvettes,
10 SCCA Solo National Championships, 2008 Driver of they Year, 2012 Driver of Eminence
13 SCCA Pro Solo Nationals Championships
2023 UMI King of the Mountain Champion
www.stranoparts.com --814-849-3450
Results matter. Talk is cheap. We are miles beyond the success anyone else has had with the 4th gens, and C5, C6, C7 Corvettes,
10 SCCA Solo National Championships, 2008 Driver of they Year, 2012 Driver of Eminence
13 SCCA Pro Solo Nationals Championships
2023 UMI King of the Mountain Champion
#4
TECH Resident
iTrader: (4)
![Default](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Originally Posted by Sam Strano
Cheaper? You might not realize all that's involved in the setup..... you have some $200 in just the springs alone. And do you know what size springs you need? You'd have to buy a spanner. You have buy a top hat for the front to adapt the spring to the upper mount and they come in different styles. And FWIW, the sleeve size isn't exactly right for OD of the shock either.
Everyone is so coil-over stupid they don't realize all the issues. I run them, and I have reason to run them being I race my car and need to play with spring rates and had to corner weight the car. Ride height changes aren't quick (plan on at least an hour when your get good at it), and any real change will also require another alignment.
Frankly when it come down to it most folks don't realize what's involved. And when they do they realize the price for a kit isn't exactly highway robbery.
Everyone is so coil-over stupid they don't realize all the issues. I run them, and I have reason to run them being I race my car and need to play with spring rates and had to corner weight the car. Ride height changes aren't quick (plan on at least an hour when your get good at it), and any real change will also require another alignment.
Frankly when it come down to it most folks don't realize what's involved. And when they do they realize the price for a kit isn't exactly highway robbery.
![Werd](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies2/werd.gif)
I spent over 3 1/2 hours readjusting the ride height on my car via the GC coilovers to raise my car to the ride height that I wanted it to be...THEN a front wheel alignment...
It was time consuming...
Worth it, but time consuming nonetheless...
#5
On The Tree
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 102
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
![Default](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Originally Posted by Sam Strano
Cheaper? You might not realize all that's involved in the setup..... you have some $200 in just the springs alone. And do you know what size springs you need? You'd have to buy a spanner. You have buy a top hat for the front to adapt the spring to the upper mount and they come in different styles. And FWIW, the sleeve size isn't exactly right for OD of the shock either.
Everyone is so coil-over stupid they don't realize all the issues. I run them, and I have reason to run them being I race my car and need to play with spring rates and had to corner weight the car. Ride height changes aren't quick (plan on at least an hour when your get good at it), and any real change will also require another alignment.
Frankly when it come down to it most folks don't realize what's involved. And when they do they realize the price for a kit isn't exactly highway robbery.
Everyone is so coil-over stupid they don't realize all the issues. I run them, and I have reason to run them being I race my car and need to play with spring rates and had to corner weight the car. Ride height changes aren't quick (plan on at least an hour when your get good at it), and any real change will also require another alignment.
Frankly when it come down to it most folks don't realize what's involved. And when they do they realize the price for a kit isn't exactly highway robbery.
#6
LS1TECH Sponsor
iTrader: (41)
![Default](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
That's another reason..... they require modificaiton to the Koni's which will void the warranty too.
Fine if you are racing, not so much for a street car.
![Happy](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_stretch.gif)
__________________
www.stranoparts.com --814-849-3450
Results matter. Talk is cheap. We are miles beyond the success anyone else has had with the 4th gens, and C5, C6, C7 Corvettes,
10 SCCA Solo National Championships, 2008 Driver of they Year, 2012 Driver of Eminence
13 SCCA Pro Solo Nationals Championships
2023 UMI King of the Mountain Champion
www.stranoparts.com --814-849-3450
Results matter. Talk is cheap. We are miles beyond the success anyone else has had with the 4th gens, and C5, C6, C7 Corvettes,
10 SCCA Solo National Championships, 2008 Driver of they Year, 2012 Driver of Eminence
13 SCCA Pro Solo Nationals Championships
2023 UMI King of the Mountain Champion
#7
TECH Veteran
iTrader: (1)
![Default](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Originally Posted by slick1851
Never heard of them, so I wouldnt use them.....GC are proven to be good and they use Eibach springs and you can get custom spring rates etc
Trending Topics
#8
LS1TECH Sponsor
iTrader: (41)
![Default](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
I never said the parts were junk, for the record. But they also don't have a ready to go kit for the car, just individual parts.
__________________
www.stranoparts.com --814-849-3450
Results matter. Talk is cheap. We are miles beyond the success anyone else has had with the 4th gens, and C5, C6, C7 Corvettes,
10 SCCA Solo National Championships, 2008 Driver of they Year, 2012 Driver of Eminence
13 SCCA Pro Solo Nationals Championships
2023 UMI King of the Mountain Champion
www.stranoparts.com --814-849-3450
Results matter. Talk is cheap. We are miles beyond the success anyone else has had with the 4th gens, and C5, C6, C7 Corvettes,
10 SCCA Solo National Championships, 2008 Driver of they Year, 2012 Driver of Eminence
13 SCCA Pro Solo Nationals Championships
2023 UMI King of the Mountain Champion