Thoughts on cheap coilovers?

[VinnysS4]

I'm looking for thoughts on cheap coilovers. Im nearing the end of my Audi budget and need new shocks. I've seen solo werks, bc, godspeed, vogtlnd, and a few others floating around that cn be had for under $500. Is anyone running these? Can you please leave you opinions?
Thanks!

[Lucca M]

Bc are good coils. I have st and they are great for driving, if you think about tracking then u need at least hr or better bc

[VinnysS4]

I don't track my car. But my daily commute is a windy back road ;) . I'm not worried about it being perfect, just want adjustable height.

[yxri]

Bc are good coils. I have st and they are great for driving, if you think about tracking then u need at least hr or better bc

Lol BC colivers are not running $500. Annoying that you don't read Op's post. Anyways, I think JOM isn't too brad of a brand. Either is vogtland. I'm planning on getting JOM coilovers for my a4. Looks to be a good "cheap coilover". Watch out lots of people are going to say "wow you are gonna Not but 1000 coilovers on your car? WHy DiD you BuY aN auDI?"

[Lucca M]

Depends where you are getting them from and what spec.

[Terry.Reese]

Watch out lots of people are going to say "wow you are gonna Not but 1000 coilovers on your car? WHy DiD you BuY aN auDI?"

lol, yup.

[brooklynA42004]

I have solo werks absolutely awful hate it going back to stock.

[OlDirtyBroox]

What do you hate about them? Was thinking of going solowerks

[tar]

where are you finding voglands for that price.

i would put vogland above st's and below h&r.

soloworks and racelands both suck and the people that say they are good have never used anything better.

[FastEddie]

Cheap and coilover should never be in the same sentence.

[LINDW4LL]

Neither Vogtlands or BCs are near $500.

[Clun9]

Even at dealer pricing you are not buying BCs for under 500 or close to 500.

That being said, I love the set I have on my car. Stiff but not bouncy. Rebound and load are all setup perfectly coupled with 034's density line control arms + rear sway bar, it makes my car feel brand new.

[VinnysS4]

Thanks for the input!
Most coilovers I see for 700 and up. I understand that cheap and coilovers shouldn't be in the same sentence, but it is what it is. I just spent 3 grand on other stuff and dont have unlimited funds.
I saw a pair of vogtland for like 700, can't remember where, and ebay has a few sets from godspeed, JOM, solo werks and a few others. I don't know where to get bc for much under 1000. I'm willing to save a bit, just not willing to drop more than a grand on them.

[VinnysS4]

What about these? They seem to have a bunch of adjustability. I don't track my car but I'd like it set right for corners lol

http://m.ebay.com/itm/KSport-Kontrol...%257Ciid%253A2

[visabroke]

also interested in upgrading my suspension at some point. Been leaning towards just a set of hnr springs but if I can get a resonable coilovers for not much more i'll go for them

[brooklynA42004]

What do you hate about them? Was thinking of going solowerks

The ride is awful, it was nice and smooth for the first few months now it feels like I'm riding on bricks bottoms out :( I'm going to adjust them higher if they still feel like crap I'm going to take them out and go back to stock.

[FastEddie]

Why i always say H&R should be the cheapest coilovers you buy. Then Bilstiens, Then KW, after that then your looking at TTX.

[yxri]

Those don't look too bad. I know lots of people do enjoy Godspeed coilovers on their drift cars. They are fairly popular in the drifting scene and I had them on my bmw drift car. I'm thinking about those when I want a drop. I'll link you a set on ebay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Godspeed-MSS...3D231722842813

If I dont get those, I'll get the JOM ones. l'll give a first review and later a 1 year update or something either way I go. I suggest you do the same

[VinnysS4]

So I pulled the trigger on these http://m.ebay.com/itm/KSport-Kontrol...%257Ciid%253A2

The ones I mentioned. I found them for $750 elsewhere. I also ordered stern motor mounts, tranny mount, and a set of 034 motorsports density line upper strut mounts. Thanks for The input!

[BCsniper]

Sadly you've got to spend around/at least $1000 to get something that's decent.

BC coils can be had for 900-1000 and are one of the better "low cost" options.even nicer since they have adjustable dampers.

I tried to "save" money buying one of the Stasis sets that came up for sale....well after buying them, paying for shipping. Then shipping them out to CA and paid to have them rebuilt. All said and done I'm over $1200 since I wanted to snag a "deal"

[VinnysS4]

Yeah I hear ya. I feel like I got a good deal because they are new, sell for 800-900 and have
36 levels of damping adjustment. They are monotone design which is better then normal twin tube shocks thay are prone to aeration and cavitation when pushed hard. Monotone design doesn't allow that. Bc is good. I figured I got the coilovers, stern motor mounts and new 034 upper strut mounts for the cost of a "good" cheap entry level setup. I feel they are just as good. Just my .02

[Everfly]

Do mind to share where you got it from? Also let me know when you got installed
thanks

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DO MIND TO SHARE WHERE YOU GOT IT FROM? ALSO LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU GOT INSTALLED
THANKS

[OlDirtyBroox]

Looks like this place has some for $776.50 with free shipping.

https://thmotorsports.com/i-1725056....FQgcaQod-R8AWA

[VinnysS4]

I got them from here. 750 shipped http://raceconsultingagency.com/i-17...9TUaAsA48P8HAQ

[BCsniper]

Seriously guys, spend the extra $200 on BC's vs those cheap ass ebay coils. You will be glad you did in the future, or regret it for not doing it

[Mr. Corey]

Like everyone already mentioned H&R, Bilstiens, KW are the only coils worth having.

[VinnysS4]

Seriously guys, spend the extra $200 on BC's vs those cheap ass ebay coils. You will be glad you did in the future, or regret it for not doing it

They sell BC coils on ebay too. That must make them crap too then Huh? I figured Id get a bunch of backlash from going the non conventional route. Not like I give a crap! Good thing im building my car for me and not someone who isn't ever going to drive my car.

[VinnysS4]

Like everyone already mentioned H&R, Bilstiens, KW are the only coils worth having.

There ARE more choices worth having, but that's not the point of my post. Im asking for thoughts on cheap coilovers. So by your post, you're saying BC aren't worth having. Hmmm

[mark_ma]

this is only my opinion
this is what i have "Bilstein B14 PSS" b14 pss, click me
this will take you to the ecs tunning page, and no i did not buy from them

and i love them!!! before i had the h&r street ones, but these are way better!
i dont track my car
just love driving it

ill send you a pm of a guy that is a parts seller and give you a good deal on them... if you go this rout

[FastEddie]

Vinny, you come on here asking for opinions on "cheap" coilovers. Then when we give you opinions you give us shit for you giving you "backlash". If you don't want to hear our opinions then don't ask. Seems to me maybe you were looking for people to just approve and go with your idea instead? Regardless, good luck. I remember a few people buy FK clubsports a while back and blowing the shocks in the first year of ownership.

There is a concensus with the SENIOR members who have owned B6 and B7 cars for awhile. Don't cheap out on shit or it will bite you in the ass and in the long run you will end up paying more to fix it.

I HOPE that doesn't happen to you and you love your setup. I do. I just come from the philosophy do it right the first time, even if it means costing more. Good Luck.

[Mr. Corey]

There ARE more choices worth having, but that's not the point of my post. Im asking for thoughts on cheap coilovers. So by your post, you're saying BC aren't worth having. Hmmm

The point of your post is to get feedback. I've seen this same question asked by other members over the past 10 years every few months. If you had searched you would of found a million threads on this. Anyone who cheaped out ended up having to by a proper coil set a year later...... Do it right the 1st time.

Vinny, you come on here asking for opinions on "cheap" coilovers. Then when we give you opinions you give us shit for you giving you "backlash". If you don't want to hear our opinions then don't ask. Seems to me maybe you were looking for people to just approve and go with your idea instead? Regardless, good luck. I remember a few people buy FK clubsports a while back and blowing the shocks in the first year of ownership.

There is a concensus with the SENIOR members who have owned B6 and B7 cars for awhile. Don't cheap out on shit or it will bite you in the ass and in the long run you will end up paying more to fix it.

I HOPE that doesn't happen to you and you love your setup. I do. I just come from the philosophy do it right the first time, even if it means costing more. Good Luck.

I couldn't agree more! ^^^^^^

[VinnysS4]

What I'm saying is you can have a set of bc coilovers or a set of ksport off ebay for less than $100 difference. I just managed to find ksport for cheaper elsewhere. Hence saying "cheap ass ebay coils" makes no sense regarding the ones I purchased.
Mark-ma hit what I was looking for. A review on how he feels about his coilovers. Thank you for that.

And I did search. I must have read 30+ pages of reviews and such. I weeded ouy the ones that were spendy and was left with little info. Hence why I turned to the community here. If they sell them, maybe someone bought a set of these and has tried them to confirm they are in fact "cheap add ebay" coilovers or if they are in fact decent like the only 3 brands someone should be putting on their car.... cuz someone else says so.

[q_dubz]

I personally run FK Highsports. Got em for about $600 I believe on sale. The spring rate is a little stiffer than stock but honestly I don't really notice the difference. I would normally ride with about half a finger gap between tire and fender. No issues.

[bigbean17]

I got them from here. 750 shipped http://raceconsultingagency.com/i-17...9TUaAsA48P8HAQ

Vinny, how have the Ksports held up over the last year?

[VinnysS4]

Vinny, how have the Ksports held up over the last year?

They have held up wonderful! Ride is better than stock!

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[bigbean17]

They have held up wonderful! Ride is better than stock!

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Good to know! I will keep these in mind whenever i decide to get a set of coilovers.

[VinnysS4]

Good to know! I will keep these in mind whenever i decide to get a set of coilovers.

My only gripe with the coilovers would be the rears don't go quite as high as I would like. I know that sounds funny, but I have the rear set to about as high as I can go and when I have all my competition stereo stuff in the car, the back end sits a little bit lower than the front. When I remove all the stereo equipment, it goes up to the height that I would like and sits perfect. The fronts can go plenty higher and plenty lower than I sit right now. For somebody who wants to go low and retain the spring rates, these are great coilovers. I feel the car handles a bit better with these compared to the stock ones. I have had two people ask me while riding in my car how I got the car to sit as low as it did and feel stock.
The height is adjustable without removing the coilovers from the car, but on our cars you need to remove the coilovers to adjust the dampening. This can be a little bit of a pain in the ass, but once you do it a couple times you can do it much faster. The K Sports are advertised as coming with a pillowtop ball mount, but our cars do not have this type of Mount therefore the K Sports don't come with the pillow top set. The adjuster Keys it came with or just long enough to adjust the coilovers outside of the car. I have thought about drilling a center hole where the shock Top mounts to and getting a longer Allen to make them adjustable by just popping the hood. I'm not a hundred percent sure if you can do it with the Rears.

That being said, A buddy of mine has a Dodge Caliber SRT4 and he went with BC racing coilovers. Compared to my car, his car rides like absolute dogshit I have tried adjusting them and even messing around with the preload settings and it helped a little bit but still doesn't ride anywhere near what my car does with the ksport coilovers.

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[bigbean17]

Thanks for the addtional info! These sound about right for me, something that feels mostly stock but allows me to go a little lower (and at a decent price). Im not looking for a huge drop, just enough to get rid of some of the gap above the tires. Hopefully i can get the dampening settings close on the first try!

[VinnysS4]

Thanks for the addtional info! These sound about right for me, something that feels mostly stock but allows me to go a little lower (and at a decent price). Im not looking for a huge drop, just enough to get rid of some of the gap above the tires. Hopefully i can get the dampening settings close on the first try!

I went 5 clicks harder than the suggested middle-ground setting and I am happy with it. I am actually going to adjust them a little more firm the next time around

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