E-Bay Coilovers

[MX3newbie77]

I was just on e-bay and saw almost 30 sets of Dropzone Coilovers. I was wondering if anyone has used them and if they are any good. I am a student and we all know how much money they have, so the price seemed too good to be true. Any Help?

[Steeb]

depending on which forum or board you go on, some people like them others dont. you may be new to this forum but that does not disqualify you from using the search function. welcome to the board.

[Low3-XM]

i got'em i like them there a lil bumpy but so are all coilovers ...here they are with customized struts i think its clost to 4" drop with 17's <img src="http://images.cardomain.com/member_imag ... 8_full.jpg" alt=" - " />

[mitmaks]

hey samm, looks nice, could you post more info on your drop, which other parts did u use besides dropzone coilovers?

[Low3-XM]

i just have stock struts just customized them..

[D_Gagne]

k all i needed was a pic to a have 2 couples of drop zones in my garage waiting to be put on my car what can i say cant beat that price but hey they look good ill only need to drop myne like 2 inches or so cuz im getting a set of 18 inch motegi mr7's thanx for the info

[quicksliver]

You get what you pay for. There is a reason why Ground Control's are like 4 times the price...and it's not all in the name.

[mitmaks]

Originally posted by Samm:
i just have stock struts just customized them..

how did you customize them if it's not secret? also did you go and do alignment on car after you lowered it?

<small>[ January 12, 2004, 01:56 PM: Message edited by: mitmaks ]</small>

[nope-mx3]

The DropZone coilovers are total garbage.
There`s no way you can get good quality coilovers for $99, just think about it.

The springrates are way to high for any struts we have available. I really hope ProtegeSTS will comment on this, even though he has done so several times before...

Stay away from DropZone`s... get some Eibach, or suspension technique springs, just don`t ruin your Mx3 with this crap.

Samm:
Are you seriously running these on stock struts? are you nuts? with that kind of springrate on stock struts, the car will be dangerous to drive...

What I`ve learnt is, if you gonna do something, then do it right.

nope-mx3

[ProtegeSTS]

Originally posted by Samm:
i got'em i like them there a lil bumpy but so are all coilovers ...here they are with customized struts i think its clost to 4" drop with 17's

you have no idea what your suspension is like.

"customized" struts, for the rest of you, is when you cut off the spring pearch and let the sleeve sit all the way down at the bottom.

Using stock struts...hehehe...have fun bouncing all over the place.

[curtklze]

This link will provide all the answers, I dont know why it was shut down? It was very informative for me.

http://www.mx-3.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=20;t=000914

[Low3-XM]

Originally posted by ProtegeSTS:

Originally posted by Samm:
i got'em i like them there a lil bumpy but so are all coilovers ...here they are with customized struts i think its clost to 4" drop with 17's

you have no idea what your suspension is like.

"customized" struts, for the rest of you, is when you cut off the spring pearch and let the sleeve sit all the way down at the bottom.

Using stock struts...hehehe...have fun bouncing all over the place.

Thats wut i did, but the god honest truth is that yes does bounce but not as much as you would think.. it may becuase of the streets here but.. its not bad, struts never bottom out, nothin i plan on getting new struts i know my drop will go up a little but i also of a bodykit commming.. but i put them on and i drove for like a month and then it started to snow so she's still sittin

<small>[ January 13, 2004, 02:05 AM: Message edited by: Samm ]</small>

[Low3-XM]

hey.. does it look good? i mean you do get wut u pay.. but almost every car i have rode in w/ coilovers has a lil bounce..

[ProtegeSTS]

Originally posted by Samm:

Originally posted by ProtegeSTS:

Originally posted by Samm:
i got'em i like them there a lil bumpy but so are all coilovers ...here they are with customized struts i think its clost to 4" drop with 17's

you have no idea what your suspension is like.

"customized" struts, for the rest of you, is when you cut off the spring pearch and let the sleeve sit all the way down at the bottom.

Using stock struts...hehehe...have fun bouncing all over the place.

Thats wut i did, but the god honest truth is that yes does bounce but not as much as you would think.. it may becuase of the streets here but.. its not bad, struts never bottom out, nothin i plan on getting new struts i know my drop will go up a little but i also of a bodykit commming.. but i put them on and i drove for like a month and then it started to snow so she's still sittin

get under the car while it's on the ground, and look to see how much of the strut shaft is still in site. Now figure on what the fully compressed height of the strut is. The difference is the travel that you have.

You're right, you don't bounce off the struts...if it's lowered 4", you're RIDING with the struts already bottomed out.

[Low3-XM]

i know.. its bad but like i said i haven't drove barley on this set up and i'm going to be getting new suspension as soon as my kit arrives... hopefully soon but no worries got like 8 inches of snow.. but yea if you do get these i would get struts.. like everyone else said you get wut u pay for...