Should you buy Cheap or Expensive Coilovers?

If you have ever looked for some new suspension for your car, you have definitely seen that there are many options out there. With that, you see prices ranging from $300 - $3,000. Why? What is the difference? Are the more expensive coilovers really worth it? Today Alex goes over exactly what those questions. Comparing the Tein street Basis to the KW V2, Alex breaks down the pros and cons of each system.

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[FitmentIndustries]

What kind of coilovers do you guys run? Or what would you run? Comment down below while I go grab another banana 🍌
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[volleyballricky]

Me and my friends started taking tequila shots every time you say: “at the end of the day” in your videos and now we’re all hammered.

[coledavis]

There is an old saying, how fast do you wanna spend.. Truer words have never been spoken.

[niclacoste]

I would just stick to well known brands like Tein, BC Racing, Eibach, Megan Racing, H&R, Bilstein, and KW. Quality control is very important so you get what you pay for.

[zlucidx]

Why must something I'm into cost so much😣 why can't a like sewing

[worthlesstrash]

I mean 600 isn't cheap for a young starter like me. But I guess I gotta make that dough to play with the big bois..

[AndrewJSimpson]

would actually be interested in a side by side tear down and seeing the actual physical differences

[MotordyneG]

G35 in the background representing! I have KW v3's on my G35, they come with a lifetime warranty and they have a repair facility in California. If anything ever goes wrong, send them in and they send you back a new set for free.

Being able to control compression and rebound allows you to have best of both worlds. A car that rides more comfortable than OEM, but has way more performance. They are expensive for a reason.

[retrophil]

I say put whatever you want on your car and build your car to suit your own budget and style.. Don't let people peer pressure you into thinking you have to buy the most expensive thing on the market.
I'd say 90% of us just want our cars to look cool and never be near a race track.
For driving around town the budget wheels and suspension are 100%.

[knndyskful]

You guys rock thanks so much for these vids I’m learning tons

[fataxe]

That's why I like my bc racing coil overs. Their cheap and their most expensive kits contain the same components and they have as many spare parts as I need. Having a weird car like a Baja it's nice to see someone have a kit for them too.

[joaomarques]

You should review an ebay coilover :')

[dcarden]

Once you go from 1 to 2 track days a year. to 1 to 2 track days a month you should move up in coilover "quality"

[evosgarage]

If you live in place where it snows in the winter and they spread salt on the streets I recommend you run coilover bags. Literally waterproof bags that protect the coilovers from all the salt, dirt, etc. I run them on my cars and when the time comes to make any ride height adjustments the threads and everything are always nice and clean. I just spray everything with wd40 before closing the bags and it will look brand new next time you open it. All the best! Stay safe!

[toocozycanti]

Really needed this video, was wanting to go with tein but was skeptical so thanks!

[sigmaprojects]

One thing that people tend to overlook is cheap kits sometimes wear out fast or are easy to cause them to leak when installing them. Also almost every adjustment goes out of spec faster with a cheap coil over.

[TheMilkman]

If anyone buys $6000 coilovers just get air cuz god damn.

[smashmclovin]

I that you mention people should know what they need. I’ve had both cheap coilovers and expensive ones and non compare to a set of sport springs and shocks and a great set of seat bars for MY needs. Not once did I adjust the height of my car. Great video. Very informative!

[hammertimee]

For the street, I found zero performance gains going to coilovers over Sprint lowering springs and performance shocks upgrade. In fact, the countless of settings for spring preloads, damping, rebound, and height could do more harm on street performance than simple springs and shocks. From my experience building cars, what hurts high end coilovers performance on the street and sometimes on the track is the stiff spring rates. A car that's too bouncy can upset the balance and driver confidence even on a fairly smooth track. If budget isn't a concern for me for street builds, I would probably get coilovers with custom valving on the softest side and very soft Sprint springs.This way I get all the features of the coilovers without the harshness.

[wilkinsbrito]

6:19 Me reading the map to my friend as we are late for our Car Meet lol