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Best brand of coilover springs?
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Thu, 28 July 2005 06:55
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Anyone have any recommendations/unrecommendations? Or just go for whatever I can get for the best price?
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Terrigal
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May 2002
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Re: Best brand of coilover springs?
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Thu, 28 July 2005 06:56
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I would say you cant go too wrong with King springs. They have an extensive range. Or eibach (spelling sorry).
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Banned by his request
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moved to tamworth
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July 2002
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Re: Best brand of coilover springs?
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Thu, 28 July 2005 07:49
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eibach, but there not cheap. kings are up there with most.
mick
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Eskilstuna, Sweden
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May 2002
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Thu, 28 July 2005 07:52
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Eibach - I agree with that as well
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Thu, 28 July 2005 09:05
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Bilstein!
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Melburn
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July 2005
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Re: Best brand of coilover springs?
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Thu, 28 July 2005 12:37
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Id go king springs with blistein shocks
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Best brand of coilover springs?
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Fri, 29 July 2005 00:12
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There's SFA difference between brands. Just get whatever is available.
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Re: Best brand of coilover springs?
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Fri, 29 July 2005 00:23
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There's SFA difference between brands
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The workshop that works on my cars steering and suspension has examples of the range in spring rates they can get when they order a specific spring rate from XX brand. Not much of an issue most of the time, but these guys setup a lot of cars for the track and accurate spring rates are a little more crucial to handling/setup.
They find Eibach to be best/most consistent ie. you get what you order.
I use Eibach springs and Bisltein shock absorbers, works fine for me.
I have used King Spring on another car and I couldn't notice the difference, but my cars are just street cars with "fun" handling.
I purchased 20 or more custom wound springs from a shop in Sydney for a non automotive use and I was meant to get 4 different spring rates (ie 5 of each required spring rate). The spring rates were all totally different to what they were labelled, the consistency was shocking.
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Banned user
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Liverpool NSW
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March 2004
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Re: Best brand of coilover springs?
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Fri, 29 July 2005 00:27
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Eibach
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I supported Toymods
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Brisbane
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Re: Best brand of coilover springs?
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Fri, 29 July 2005 00:29
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| Norbie wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 10:12 |
There's SFA difference between brands. Just get whatever is available.
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Yeah there is. Teh colour man!
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Tassie
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October 2003
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Re: Best brand of coilover springs?
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Fri, 29 July 2005 04:26
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My king springs seen pretty good.
if u want pm me and u can try them out for yourself i just need new rear brake pads and it's good to go.
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Hobart, Tas
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May 2002
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Re: Best brand of coilover springs?
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Fri, 29 July 2005 04:27
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I already have dampers (some reconditioned sw20 GAB gymkanas, might be too stiff but we'll see), and know I want 65mm id 250lb/ft 10" springs.
Kings coilover springs rrp at around $200 the pair IIRC; what should I expect to pay for Eibachs?
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Hobart, Tas
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May 2002
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Re: Best brand of coilover springs?
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Fri, 29 July 2005 04:30
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| Mookie wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 14:26 |
My king springs seen pretty good.
if u want pm me and u can try them out for yourself i just need new rear brake pads and it's good to go.
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Thanks for the offer Mookie, but I already have King lows in my car - same setup as you, just the crap Monroe GTs in your car haven't worn out as much as mine yet. They will  . I need 65mm ID linear coilover springs for my coilover conversion; have all the parts besides the srpings now.
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Re: Best brand of coilover springs?
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Fri, 29 July 2005 08:47
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prob $200 each,but i can ring and find out for you tommoro,unles i can find the invoice for the last set i bought,but it was at a discounted price as i bought 12 sets or 24 springs.
mick
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Location:
Hobart, Tas
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May 2002
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Re: Best brand of coilover springs?
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Sun, 31 July 2005 02:45
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| kingmick wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 18:47 |
prob $200 each,but i can ring and find out for you tommoro,unles i can find the invoice for the last set i bought,but it was at a discounted price as i bought 12 sets or 24 springs.
mick
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If they are $200 each, i.e. $400 a pair, I think I'll go with Kings!
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Adelaide
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May 2003
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Re: Best brand of coilover springs?
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Sun, 31 July 2005 06:20
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My last pair of Eibachs i got for $135 each, and thats still their current price at that place.
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Banned by his request
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Re: Best brand of coilover springs?
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Sun, 31 July 2005 10:20
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$135 sound about right each!sorry have been busy Stefan,ill ring on monday morning for you.
mick
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Location:
Chirnside Park, VIC
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April 2005
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Re: Best brand of coilover springs?
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Mon, 01 August 2005 03:25
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have you thought about whiteline? i've heard from a few mechanics that there supposed to be quite good and am probably going to put them into my celica in the not to distant future i've been quoted $158.18 for a pair, i can post the quote if you like or pm me for it.
just a thought
http://www.whiteline.com.au/
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Hobart, Tas
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Re: Best brand of coilover springs?
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Mon, 01 August 2005 06:59
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| nath437 wrote on Mon, 01 August 2005 13:25 |
have you thought about whiteline? i've heard from a few mechanics that there supposed to be quite good and am probably going to put them into my celica in the not to distant future i've been quoted $158.18 for a pair, i can post the quote if you like or pm me for it.
just a thought
http://www.whiteline.com.au/
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I looked at their site yesterday, actually. New purple coulored springs. I think the rrp was $129 each, and they were all 64mm ID springs... which is an odd size. Are these the same ones?
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Location:
Chirnside Park, VIC
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April 2005
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Re: Best brand of coilover springs?
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Mon, 01 August 2005 07:11
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| Stefan wrote on Mon, 01 August 2005 16:59 |
| nath437 wrote on Mon, 01 August 2005 13:25 |
have you thought about whiteline? i've heard from a few mechanics that there supposed to be quite good and am probably going to put them into my celica in the not to distant future i've been quoted $158.18 for a pair, i can post the quote if you like or pm me for it.
just a thought
http://www.whiteline.com.au/
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I looked at their site yesterday, actually. New purple coulored springs. I think the rrp was $129 each, and they were all 64mm ID springs... which is an odd size. Are these the same ones?
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not sure my quote is a lil old, the product codes that i've got are 78808A and 72801A, its for an ST-162 celica if that helps
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Location:
Adelaide
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May 2003
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Re: Best brand of coilover springs?
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Mon, 01 August 2005 12:12
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| Stefan wrote on Mon, 01 August 2005 16:59 |
I looked at their site yesterday, actually. New purple coulored springs. I think the rrp was $129 each, and they were all 64mm ID springs... which is an odd size. Are these the same ones?
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Nah 64mm isnt an odd size at all. Most 65mm springs are closer to 64mm anyway. Its 2 1/2" in the oldschool anyway/
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