MR2 Coilovers

[Shnev91]

Looking into buying my first ever set of coilovers so im new to this. Been doing some shopping around and I see Tein seem to be a hot favourite among MR2 drivers but I'm not looking to track my car much (Maybe once or twice a year in the future). I will be doing long journeys in it to car shows etc and I live in wales where speedbumps are everywhere.

What I want: About 20 - 30mm drop with decent ride quality (alot of damping adjustment)

I recently got told about K-Sport coilovers and they are my favorites so far as they fit my £800 budget. I can push the budget if anyone can sell me on something better.

Thanks in advance.

Also will they work with 16" FTO wheels that I have on the car. I've had a quick look and I'm guessing since coilovers are normally a fair bit thinner anything should fit.

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danjama said:

Look At HSD coilovers stocked by driftworks. Very good reviews

They look good and a good price. K-sport just got back to me and said there is no UK supplier of the coilovers that I want so these may be the answer. Thanks alot.

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Just called the lovely peeps at Adrian Flux. I can play with coilovers at no extra cost to insurance

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DottyMR2 said:

Take a look at BC Coilovers. Many tut tu them but it's the usual brand image. They are used widely across GT racing/touring cars etc. and get good reviews/passed a lot of tests in a few countries so are up to scratch.

I've got the Rm series with the 5/8kg spring rates as I mainly track the car but either the RM or BR series with the 4/6kg spring weights would probably be not too bad on the road/ Your ride will suffer no matter what coilovers you put on there though.

Thanks for the reply DottyMR2, Yeh I looked into these first of all when I started to consider coilovers but I have read mixed reviews on them (Cant remember where).

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Ok so after some time thinking and looking around. I decided to go for the HSD Dualtechs from Driftworks.

http://www.driftworks.com/hsd-coilovers-toyota-mr2...

I was fairly nervous as the price suggested cheap crap but I'm glad to say I'm very impressed so far. I've done around 300 miles on them this weekend having getting them fitted on Friday and yes the ride is a fair bit more harsh but not unbareable (I'm on 205/50/16 front and 225/50/16 rear for reference). The car isn't "Slammed" I asked the guys to lower it a bit and set it up for handling in the hope of getting rid of the floaty feeling at higher speeds and to cure some of the understeer when cornering at 55+ (Partly because my OEM shocks were fked). I chose not to put any camber on as was suggested by driftworks to try and make my tyres last a bit longer and it was only for some fast road driving not serious track driving. The Car feels planted and I can turn in to some sharp corners at suprising speeds.



Here's a quick image I got on the weekend to see how the car sits (I'll be taking better ones eventually). Ill be happy to answer any questions if I can.

Thanks for all the help on this thread guys.

P.S. Pic was taken on A4086 in Snowdonia. Really enjoyed the drive up there it was Jaw dropping some of the views.

Edited by Shnev91 on Monday 16th February 12:08

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danjama said:

Hi mate, glad to hear your report as i've been considering these for a loooong time. Would be interested in any info really, from how they are on town roads to adjustability and install?? You mention camber but what's the process for adjusting damping etc?

Thanks

ok so damping adjustment is done using an allen key at the top (Very easy and accessible) I got mine setup at a shop so that they could do full alignment too think they said they tightened them up all the way then softened them 5 "clicks" but I think I will play with them a bit to see if I can get a slightly nicer ride. The Dualtechs have a little bit of camber adjustment at the top too I don't know exactly how much but I'm sure driftworks could answer that.

Town roads is when you really notice how how harsh they are but for me that doesn't matter as its not my daily drive and I don't do much town driving in it. I haven't played with the damping or anything myself tho and I asked the garage to set it up for out and out handling so they did and they did it well.

I dont know where ur from mate but I would be more than willing to take you for a drive in it so u can feel what its like for urself one weekend if we could meet up somewhere.

(I'm west wales)

[Shnev91]

I have Dual techs on my car I promise you they have camber adjustment. I even asked the garage that installed them to check that it was camber adjustment.

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LukeSi said:

I'm running Tein Super Streets on mine and with how they are set its really comfortable. I've got it set with them wound pretty much all the way down however the damping is set quite soft on them so the ride isn't too bad. Still corners flat and you can only really tell its on coilovers on really bad surfaces, fine on most roads.

Yeh I need to play with my damping as mine is set quite hard at the moment. But I dont want to rush into changing anything yet im giving everything time to settle and then I will play.

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I love how much u refuse to believe me even tho I own them. My car is at the garage at the moment as I Broke down last night but yes i'll get a pic as soon as I can.

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Red Devil said:

Really? I call custard without a pic of them fitted to your car. I don't see any adjusters here.



Unless of course you specified (or were given) as part of the deal the adjustable top mounts that come with the Monopros.

Ok finally got a pic. I realise there is not much adjustment but it does have adjustment and I think it's only the fronts that have the adjustment (I didn't even check the back)