does anyone know where i can get adjustable coils less then 500 i looked everywhere and too much for and plus i need it because i just put a body kit on mine and its so high off the ground

 

ground control is the higher end = $430

questionable( but have bad reviews) > m2 coilovers = $200

questionable (mixed reviews) > any celica colovers = $50 - $300

 

get quality coil overs don't get junk anyone coil overs bought for 50 dollars have to be cracker jack quality stuff.

250 dollars more you can ****** Tein Basics for around 750 I think.

stay away from sleeves.

 

EBAY!!! just keep looking and waiting, I got my Function and For Type 2 Coilovers for $560 second hand, nothing wrong w/them, just have to be in the right place at the right time

 

My guess since you have a body kit is that precise handling and performance is not what you are aiming for. All you want is lowering. In that case, coilovers are a waste of your money, just get lowering springs. Coilovers are for corner balancing, setting the optimum ride height for handling (which is about 1.4 inches lower than stock.. you can get that from various lowering springs) and tuning the suspension characteristics. Outside of that, they are of no value.

Just find some good springs at the height you want and save yourself some money.

And if and when I switch to coilovers, hopefully next year, so I can tune and cornerbalance, I will be going for Tein SS-P's at least. You get what you pay for with suspension parts. While a "cheap" set of coilovers may seem fine under normal driving, they will be sub-par when you start trying to really squeeze the handling out of the car.

 

dave where can you go to Corner Balence and do they adjust teh dampening when they do it too?

 

Suspension/alignment shop. When I make the switch I will be going to my alignment guy, whom does a lot of race setups.

To corner balance, they will set the car on a set of scales and adjust until the cross weights are as close to equal as possible. The same shop should be able to help you set the damping as well, although they may not know exactly what you need for your application. I know some autox'rs have called koni and asked their advice given the type of car and what you are trying to do with it. Koni will also make you the custom valved dampers if you want to spend the money

Most people I know just take it to a test n tune and start playing with the damping between runs. However, I know some setups are hard to get to and adjust on the fly like that.

 

i wonder if i can get heavy duty scales and corner balence myself haha

 

Hey.. how cool would it be to have a 4 wheel scale set in your garage :D

 

pretty sweet