leemillin Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 whats the best coilovers to get? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TurboTobz Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Meisters seem to be popular a few yesrs back it used to be d2s can't beat true jdm coilies but they're not comfortable on uk roads and are usually bollocksed from 16 yesrs or so of the elements Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leemillin Posted December 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 15, 2013 ok. so whats best 2 get, meisters or d2s? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gary91 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Meisters Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leemillin Posted December 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 15, 2013 can you tell me why meisters please? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WallaceGlanza Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Depends what you want them for - track or road? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leemillin Posted December 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 15, 2013 road Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WallaceGlanza Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Then meisters definitely. They're more suited to back roads, they're not overly stiff and the damping is better than others (BC, Cusco) but they still handle very well and have plenty adjustment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leemillin Posted December 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 15, 2013 ok. cheers for that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Tein superstreet are the ticket for a road/b road car, sound similar to the meisters. ive BCs on my gt and its actually realtively soft, i like it alot, nothing crashy or bangy. but thats not the same as wallaces opinion, so make what you will of it, made you can get different spring rates/damping/setup options, but mine def arent as severe as some Cusco/Trd sets ive sat in, infact that remind me of tein superstreets also lol Phil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Only thing with the JDM coilovers is getting a hold of them, to buy them new from Japan your talking 1.5K+ for some of them. And would you really want to spend 500 or so on used ones that are god knows how old, i wouldnt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikey4410 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Tein are awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aidanep71 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Have bc's can't fault them to be honest. If ya want them hard or soft just a case of adjusting the damper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikey4410 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Hard or soft damping u mean? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WallaceGlanza Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 (edited) Tein superstreet are the ticket for a road/b road car, sound similar to the meisters. ive BCs on my gt and its actually realtively soft, i like it alot, nothing crashy or bangy. but thats not the same as wallaces opinion, so make what you will of it, made you can get different spring rates/damping/setup options, but mine def arent as severe as some Cusco/Trd sets ive sat in, infact that remind me of tein superstreets also lol Phil I would agree the BC's are softer than Cusco's but the damping on them isn't quite the same as the Meisters, they're close but the BC's were a bit more crashy and less compliant on bumpy roads, actual roll stiffness was similar. The cuscos were a completely different ball game - and would be amazing on track where the meisters do feel a little too soft but for the road the cuscos are too stiff and don't like bumps. That's from my personal experience of the one's I've had on the car. Also I agree on the fact that the JDM brands won't last over here, my cusco's looked brand new when I got them and the damper failed after probably 15k miles, a second hand replacement then lasted half that. Edited December 15, 2013 by WallaceGlanza Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stu Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Take a look at the Fortune Auto stuff too - very very well built and great performance Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 I would agree the BC's are softer than Cusco's but the damping on them isn't quite the same as the Meisters, they're close but the BC's were a bit more crashy and less compliant on bumpy roads, actual roll stiffness was similar. The cuscos were a completely different ball game - and would be amazing on track where the meisters do feel a little too soft but for the road the cuscos are too stiff and don't like bumps. That's from my personal experience of the one's I've had on the car. Also I agree on the fact that the JDM brands won't last over here, my cusco's looked brand new when I got them and the damper failed after probably 15k miles, a second hand replacement then lasted half that. that ties in with my experiences pretty much Wallace, jay had cuscos on his trackstar that were, HARD. Local mate (sharkman) has meisters on his V, nice ride, similar to my BCs but then i havent done alot of miles on either to call either way between them. but the couple of cars ive been in with superstreets, have always left me feeling that they are the starlet road coilies to compare all others too, an absolute ideal in my mind. 2nd hand condition and rebuild costs for tein is however why i wont be switching from my BCs to them. lol Phil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leemillin Posted December 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 15, 2013 So whats the best ones for around £700 that will be low and a nice ride Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimmymac101 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 No one can tell you which is best mate, we all have different opinions!Look and any deals going see what catchs your eyes James Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ste91 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 MeisterR are the best option in my opinion, they are perfect for road use, and the customer service is very good. Plus if you do need to replace anything it's easy, whereas if you need to replace parts on JDM ones you are fucked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leemillin Posted December 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 15, 2013 Ok cheers guys Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Xpect Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 KSport or D2 are good too (are both essentially the same). Other than that I'd go for MeisterR. And that's only because if they fail youcan get spares and they are sold new in Europe, both K-Sport/D2 and Meister-R. Well, at least in Germany D2 are cheaper than Meister-R. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie5414 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I wouldn't say D2 coil overs are the "best" (as OP title), iirc MiesterR and BC Racing are within the same company? Either are brilliant. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mikeyallgood85 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Mike at tuning development has bc coilovers on offer £660 I'm running bc's and I wouldn't go any other way, they are mint! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taggy Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 (edited) i can vouch for D2's beng hard a nails, really good on track but horribe on uk roads, way too stiff!! Edited December 17, 2013 by Taggy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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