Will be FAQ'ed and credit will be given. Thanks!

 

I was going to say that this question looked like someone was planting seeds in hopes that a FAQ-berry plant would grow.

 

Kev you can stop making post I don't think you will pass "Test Post Forum Moderator"

 

Hehehehe Shhhhhhhhh....


Test Post Forum Moderator is in FAQ Editor mode now. hehehe

 

I believe coilovers are just about looks, and not handling. There spring rates are not what i can say, "up to par" with standard or lowering spring. You can call your car a civic at points due to the bumpy ride.

 

If thats so, then why is the Cattman Coilover suspension so damn good? (and it didn't feel too bumpy to me either)

 

The point of a full coilover system is adjustability. They let you set the ride height and cornewr weights at each wheel. Setting the corner weights means that you put each wheel on a scale and try to even out the wieght on each one.

Plus with adjustable dampers and interchangeable springs, you can set the car up to do exactly what you want handling and looks wise...


Simple...

 

Coilovers allow you to adjust the height of your car. You can adjust the drop to your preference. The lower the drop, the lower the center of gravity, the better your car will handle. If you plan on dropping it a lot though, you may need camber plates.

correct if I am wrong please

 

This is a riceboy misconception. There is a point where going too low becomes worse than being at stock height.

sleeved coil-overs vs. full coil-overs
Sleeved coil-overs have been known to break the actually sleeve. That's bad. But, it does allow one to adjust the ride height and to adjust the corner-weights of the car (as a previous poster mentioned)...why it handles better? Stiffer spring rates over progressive springs. Progressive springs offer a nice medium between too stiff and too soft.

Full Coil-overs are typically double adjustable or triple adjustables and 9 times out of 10, rebuildable. More adjustability, the more you can tune your suspension in.

 

I would say coilovers have the POTENTIAL to outhandle a normal fixed shock/spring set-up. But it would take alot of tuning w/ the shocks, ride height and possible spring changes to do that. Plus all the alignments along the way. What's bette for the track might not be better for the street. Lower does not = better. Stiffer does not mean better. Anyone want to talk about what the adjustable coilovers do to the suspension geometry yet? You can ajust the height, but you can't adjust the pick-points on the lower control arm. Coilovers are good for people who know what they are doing.