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ninjlao · 07-05-2009, 01:24 PM

suspension is a vital part of the car. Thats the one part you shouldn't cheap out on. You want cheap turbo manifold, header, bov, intercooler, even radiator, I guess you can, but going cheap on suspension doean't make sense to me. logic is off there. If you have 4-500 dollars saved up for godspeed, save up another 6-700 dollars and buy some teins or some other suspension specialist.

I have driven on godspeed, not because I wanted cheap crap to ride on but a friend close to those guys wanted me to test them out. But I already knew what they were going to ride like.

Cheaper suspension company, (Megan included), uses stiff spring rates to cover up shity valving. Godspeed adjustment knobs didn't really feel like anythign to me.

The best way I can describe the way the coilovers is that is that small bumps disturb the car. I guess in way it feels like wheel hop, like the coilovers not absorbing anything. I thought something was wrong with the car or the install at first.

I have also tested the spring rates on them, well Megan and BC springs too. They are trash I don't know where they get their spring rate numbers from. because the way they show up on the graph they could literally pick any spring rate they want for their springs.

Here is a little fact because I tried to get into this industry,
Now some people defend chinese coilover brands but it doesn't make sense to me (again megan). The cost of the coilovers themselves aren't what makes them cheap. What these guys do to save money is make one monotube shock and one inverted, and then they make different brackets for every application. you can have a wrx or an s2000 you would have the same shock, which is insane because one is full macphereson suspension and one is full doube wishbone (suspension is completely different.....am I the only one taht thinks thats crazy) , If you were to pull these coilovers out brandnew from the box and shock dyno each shock every corner would have different numbers. Yeah they feel like coilovers still, but I'm not going to lie it will feel better than the stock blown suspension on our cars, but if I had brand new OE shocks, Ill gladly run lowering springs over these dumb coilovers

-I refer to megan's alot because they are shitty coilovers, but the godspeed ones are just a tad worse, hehe, didn't think it were possible, but it is, This comparison is through daily driving with the godspeed's.

So essenstially they advertise the coilovers to be valved for these specific spring rates but the shocks are all the same thing. The springs are also all trash, so what does it leave the consumers with. It's a good thing that most of the people that run them knows nothing about suspension in the first place, because you try giving these coilovers to a real race team, they would be super pissed even if they were free because it would be a waste of time.

Now JIC for example, has hundred of different shocks different sizes, because the stroke limit is different on cars, and different valving. This is the kind of stuff people need to be spending money on it's a noticeable difference. Im sure companies like Tein, and Zeal does the same thing.

07-05-2009, 01:24 PM	#7
ninjlao Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Socal Posts: 4 Trader Rating: (0)	suspension is a vital part of the car. Thats the one part you shouldn't cheap out on. You want cheap turbo manifold, header, bov, intercooler, even radiator, I guess you can, but going cheap on suspension doean't make sense to me. logic is off there. If you have 4-500 dollars saved up for godspeed, save up another 6-700 dollars and buy some teins or some other suspension specialist. I have driven on godspeed, not because I wanted cheap crap to ride on but a friend close to those guys wanted me to test them out. But I already knew what they were going to ride like. Cheaper suspension company, (Megan included), uses stiff spring rates to cover up shity valving. Godspeed adjustment knobs didn't really feel like anythign to me. The best way I can describe the way the coilovers is that is that small bumps disturb the car. I guess in way it feels like wheel hop, like the coilovers not absorbing anything. I thought something was wrong with the car or the install at first. I have also tested the spring rates on them, well Megan and BC springs too. They are trash I don't know where they get their spring rate numbers from. because the way they show up on the graph they could literally pick any spring rate they want for their springs. Here is a little fact because I tried to get into this industry, Now some people defend chinese coilover brands but it doesn't make sense to me (again megan). The cost of the coilovers themselves aren't what makes them cheap. What these guys do to save money is make one monotube shock and one inverted, and then they make different brackets for every application. you can have a wrx or an s2000 you would have the same shock, which is insane because one is full macphereson suspension and one is full doube wishbone (suspension is completely different.....am I the only one taht thinks thats crazy) , If you were to pull these coilovers out brandnew from the box and shock dyno each shock every corner would have different numbers. Yeah they feel like coilovers still, but I'm not going to lie it will feel better than the stock blown suspension on our cars, but if I had brand new OE shocks, Ill gladly run lowering springs over these dumb coilovers -I refer to megan's alot because they are shitty coilovers, but the godspeed ones are just a tad worse, hehe, didn't think it were possible, but it is, This comparison is through daily driving with the godspeed's. So essenstially they advertise the coilovers to be valved for these specific spring rates but the shocks are all the same thing. The springs are also all trash, so what does it leave the consumers with. It's a good thing that most of the people that run them knows nothing about suspension in the first place, because you try giving these coilovers to a real race team, they would be super pissed even if they were free because it would be a waste of time. Now JIC for example, has hundred of different shocks different sizes, because the stroke limit is different on cars, and different valving. This is the kind of stuff people need to be spending money on it's a noticeable difference. Im sure companies like Tein, and Zeal does the same thing.