Coil overs or upgraded shocks and springs??

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Coil overs or upgraded shocks and springs??

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Hi all??
Need some help, I'm undecided wether to get a set of coil overs for the B or get a full apex upgraded shocks with lowering springs.

Any ideas, what do people think??

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Coil overs you can adjust your ride height but they can be harsh on everyday driving as where springs are a bit softer


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If its budget coilovers and budget shock/spring, the shocks and springs are always better

Budget coilovers are generally horrible for everyday and suck for cornering compared to a shock and spring, but if you go for avos or koni's or gaz coilovers start coming into there own
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johnny wrote:If its budget coilovers and budget shock/spring, the shocks and springs are always better

Budget coilovers are generally horrible for everyday and suck for cornering compared to a shock and spring, but if you go for avos or koni's or gaz coilovers start coming into there own
Cheers Johnny that helps a lot the springs and shocks that I will get are apex right round so they are pretty decent, but glad you said about budget coil overs been quite harsh on cornering and everyday use think I'll stick to the springs and shocks because they are upgraded from standard and will be miles better than what's in now haha [emoji41]


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coupe77 wrote:Coil overs you can adjust your ride height but they can be harsh on everyday driving as where springs are a bit softer


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Cheers buddy yeah I've done a bit of researching and I've read that they are quite firm and can be bad for everyday use so think I'm gonna stick to springs and shocks the ones I've got in mind are Apex right round with 40mm drop


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Tbh I wouldn't go past a -40mm drop if your using it as a daily


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coupe77 wrote:Tbh I wouldn't go past a -40mm drop if your using it as a daily


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Yeah I did think about 60 but thought 40mm would still be more practical as well as looking smarter with being lowered


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My cheap coilovers were a huge improvement over stock for cornering.

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