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LA_phantom_240
03-24-2008, 06:16 PM
Anyone have any experience with K-Sport coilovers? I can grab a set with 4k miles locally for $400... How stiff are they? Easy to use?
Rnz520
03-24-2008, 06:24 PM
avoid them like aids
sr20powerd
03-24-2008, 06:27 PM
they are horribly dampened, meaning one shock will be completely different from the other.
Katsumbhong
03-24-2008, 06:32 PM
Everything else > K-Sport
LA_phantom_240
03-24-2008, 06:34 PM
Everything else > K-Sport

Duly noted. Will avoid. Any inexpensive coilovers or lowering springs/new strut combos anyone could suggest? My car is a daily driver. I rarely take it out to the track. I just wanna stiffen the ride and get rid of that horrible fender gap.
OptionZero
03-24-2008, 07:36 PM
i would suggest searching for the many coilover threads on this very topic
LA_phantom_240
03-24-2008, 08:44 PM
i would suggest searching for the many coilover threads on this very topic

I did. I found nothing really useful.
Quigs
03-24-2008, 08:50 PM
My friend has K-sport basics on his S14 and it actually rides a hell of a lot smoother than what I was expecting. I have K-sport basics on my track S13 and it feels smooth as butter on the track when paired with a nice diff. I don't know about daily-drivability, but I have no problem with the K-sport products I use.

However, even with that being said, I would save up from something better. I am personally going to go with Stance GR+ Pro's after this season.
Def
03-24-2008, 10:37 PM
They're really not much different than your average cheap Tein, KTS, Stance, Megan etc. damper.

For $400 you're not really going to find anything better to get the car low and still have some travel.
angrychickens
03-25-2008, 12:27 AM
jump on that deal just make sure u adjust them correctly
atutt
03-25-2008, 01:49 AM
Interesting I know of about 6 ot 7 people running K-sports. They all compete in track events too. Only one person has ever blown a coil....

Maybe us Canadians aren't as hardcore.
Katsumbhong
03-25-2008, 02:03 AM
I run KTS Spec B Coilovers on my 180. Rides awesome!
Def
03-25-2008, 10:41 AM
Interesting I know of about 6 ot 7 people running K-sports. They all compete in track events too. Only one person has ever blown a coil....

Maybe us Canadians aren't as hardcore.

I had K-Sports, they were fine until I took them off. They had a narrow range of adjustment where you'd actually want them to be, but I'd say the same is true of most of the cheap "JDM" coilovers(which includes the much beloved by Zilvia Stance, KTS, etc.).
Shaminii
03-25-2008, 10:44 AM
I had K-sports and I didn't like them. They seemed stuff but really bouncy (in a violent way). Plus they are blowing and leaking fluid. Get some Stances if you want to feel like you're driving a go kart.
LA_phantom_240
03-25-2008, 11:29 AM
I had K-sports and I didn't like them. They seemed stuff but really bouncy (in a violent way). Plus they are blowing and leaking fluid. Get some Stances if you want to feel like you're driving a go kart.

Aren't 240 just oversized go-karts anyway?