ebay coilover sleaves

[patto14]

ebay coil-over sleeves
how do they perform and quality will they last a year?

my springs are pretty dead n they seam to be the cheapest replacement other then second hands
im not lookn 4 great performance just something for daily driving

[IEVAQ8]

they not bad, for what u pay
i got some for sale if ur interested

[patto14]

can u beat 130bucks lol?

[IEVAQ8]

if u mean $130 US, then easy.......lol
and if u mean $130 aussie, then yes...lol

check my for sale thread, i think i have them for $110

[patto14]

there 130AUS posted from usa
?

[nvmee]

so do they ruin ur car or anything? why does everyone avoid these? why does every rather go for king springs

[mugen_ctr]

well a friend of mine bought some from ebay, the fronts fitted fine, but the rears where to short, so it kept bottoming out, dangerous! i guess he got unlucky... King springs, cause there made for that particular car, an unlike coil sleeve, which most of the time is a universal fitment, but i cant say coil sleeves are bad cause i havent exp them, so cant say any neg bout em...

[EKVTIR-T]

They're mostly cheaply made from China/Taiwan with unknown quality steel with mystery springrates

The ones Ive seen have always been very hard rates and using those with stock struts with create a horrible bouncy dangerous ride as youre effectively riding on the springs

[Lil Dan]

on the topic of coil sleeves, what about EIbach ground control coilover sleeves? Whats the diff and are they crap?

[niiCk]

eibach ground control sleeves arent crap..lol
theyre good..wayyy better than ebay ones

[nvmee]

how mcuh do they go for/

[vinnY]

^probably look at $400US+ shipped for the ground control sleeves

[na-118]

cut springs are cheaper, if your on student budget

[mugen_ctr]

lol, really???? mite as well sell up an get a VN commowhore, if thats what ur sayin

[BlitZ]

GC sleeves are the best on the market.. think from memory the spring is actaully Eibach...
team it up with Konis and they will outlast and perform better than 99% of the coilovers on the market

[VTECnique]

if your on a budget & think the GC coil sleeves are outta the question, & since the car is only a DD, i would look at eibach's sportline springs. They provide a nice drop & their spring rates are very well balanced between comfort & handling....

[nvmee]

how much are Gc?

[nvmee]

kino ground conttrols? wouldnt u rather get coilovers for that extra money then

[na-118]

makita grinder 50 bucks, 1 4inch cutting disc 40 cents,

[VTECnique]

makita grinder 50 bucks, 1 4inch cutting disc 40 cents,

But a human life is priceless!!!! cause that shit is dangerous....

[vinnY]

last time i got my gc's in they were about $600ish/au shipped

[na-118]

she'll be right

[nvmee]

600 is that the gc and the springs?

[vinnY]

it's a kit so you get both the springs and sleeves(i went with custom spring rates)
need some shocks on top of that too

[zco]

+1 for koni + GC Sleeves. nothing better than that for a sub $1100 setup

[nvmee]

b ut wouldnt u rather add that extra 300~! for n+?

[vinnY]

shocks are serviceable in australia
customer spring rates
ability to re-valve shocks to match springs

[BlitZ]

b ut wouldnt u rather add that extra 300~! for n+?

i would choose koni and GC, even if they were +300 over n+

[minircc]

koni's are good. had them on my DC2 for over a decade and still good (bro now drives the car).
GC's has lots of good reviews. you'll see more about them on US forums.

as with the ebay sleeves, this is what i have heard which have made me stay away from them. however, i haven't experienced it for myself though.
They are standard springs for use on all cars (eg. they are not made for any specific model).
The height adjusters are made from soft metal and can seize. So, you better get the height right first time round.
Third, the springs sag.. so even if you get the right height.. they'll be wrong lower a while anyway.