- Wed May 12, 2010 1:55 am
#193279
So, about a year ago my rear springs were sagging so bad that the car sat about 2" lower in the rear then the front. The rear tires were cambered, and it destroyed my snow tires, ate the inside clean off. So I bought and installed new Husky (i think) stock replacement springs, from rockauto. Now they're starting to sag again, and I'm tired of messing with this. I've already bought a full set of Monroe Sensa-trac shocks, and I'm thinking about picking up some cheap ebay coilovers to put on with them, along with rear camber adjusters. My car isn't a track car, it's a DD, gets me back and forth to work, and to work on my track car 
I might drop it 1", but it needs to be able to make it over speedbumps, through potholes, and be driven in generally crappy Maine weather, so I'm definitely not slamming it.
Does anyone have experience with those uber-cheap coilovers? The adjusters on them look like they're plastic, are they or are they aluminum? And are the springs half decent steel, or are they gonna break on me the first time I take an off-ramp a little more spirited then I should? Are the "Megan racing" and "dropzone" ones any better then the rest?
Note: brand name fanboys need not respond. I don't have $500 to spend on the suspension for this car, and if I did have it I'm sure I could find other things to spend it on, the stock suspension is more then sufficient for my needs, at least when it's working properly.
I might drop it 1", but it needs to be able to make it over speedbumps, through potholes, and be driven in generally crappy Maine weather, so I'm definitely not slamming it.
Does anyone have experience with those uber-cheap coilovers? The adjusters on them look like they're plastic, are they or are they aluminum? And are the springs half decent steel, or are they gonna break on me the first time I take an off-ramp a little more spirited then I should? Are the "Megan racing" and "dropzone" ones any better then the rest?
Note: brand name fanboys need not respond. I don't have $500 to spend on the suspension for this car, and if I did have it I'm sure I could find other things to spend it on, the stock suspension is more then sufficient for my needs, at least when it's working properly.
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