what is a good coilover. i know that ground control and skunk are good. are there good one that is around the price range of $150.

 

I don't think you can get a *quality* coilover system for much less than ground controls ($299 limited edition). IMO it's the cheapest adjustable suspension system out there...any cheaper and you're going to run into some problems (crappy unstreetable ride, hard to adjust, etc.). You can order custom spring rates with the ground controls for a little extra $. It's hard to beat as an affordable adjustable suspension system :thumbup: I would start saving up now

Shingo

 

u can get some good springs for that price but not coilovers

 

First off, skunk2 and groundcontrol are coilover-sleeves... they're not coilovers. Real coilovers like Tein, Progress, etc. cost $1,000+.
I would personally stay away from the sleeves, and go with a good spring/shock combo. I don't know what you can get for $150 tho, that's pretty low.
Good Luck
-Ep

 

I think you can get some decent springs for $150; look up pricing on some H&R's.

Cheap sleeves are what causes problems for most people; the only gripe I've heard about ground control is that the sleeves "clank", but someone posted a fix for this awhile back.

Basically, if you want the adjustability of a TRUE coilover system but don't want to pay the price, then ground control is the way to go. There is a koni-yellow version of the ground controls that is "tuned" to go with koni yellow shocks, so it performs much like a true coilover system.

Shingo

 

I'm 'bout to do the Koni Yellows and the GC 'sleeves ' setup. Once I grab the necessary $$, I'm gunna get 'em, problem being: what's all this mumbo-jumbo about GC Limited Edition vs. GC Retail; the GC Retail vs. the Koni specific GC; and whats this about custom spring rates from GC and can you get them Koni yellow specific?

Secondly about the install: do you think a 17yr old and his dad could install these babies during some quality father-son bonding time (of course, the father will provide most of the technical know-how)?

 

There are two versions of Ground Control: limited edition (designed to work with most aftermarket shocks) and koni-yellow edition (designed to work with koni yellow shocks). You can get custom rates to go with the koni yellows, but anything above 400 lbs (I believe?) and you're going to have to get the yellows revalved, which can be done for extra cost as well. Basically you have full customizability in terms of spring rates and shocks; it's a proven and relatively affordable system that is widely used by the SCCA/NASA crowd. Of course if you don't want to go through the mumbo jumbo of having adjustability a good spring/shock combo will work well and be MUCH cheaper.

Shingo