car n00bie.. questions on suspension and rims in particular

[DreadAngel]

what does OP mean?? my friend just said apparently you have to change coilovers every now and then.. please tell me thats not true HAHA so ultimately in the long run coilovers > springs i guess? although i would have to invest slightly more money into it....

What your friend is referring to I think, is when you buy a set of coilovers, they generally don't last as long as shocks & springs due to their construction. There are many factors to the accelerated wear rate of coilovers inclusive of usage [People still can't grasp the concept that race spec coilovers [Mostly cheap ones] wear out very fast on the street], quality of parts, height and dampener setting.

So you can either overhaul it [Can be expensive, some brands must be sent overseas] or buy a new set and sell off your old set/bin the old set.