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Old 20 December 2011 | 08:37 PM
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does anyone no if these coilovers are any good there daiyama coilovers full set on ebay for £375 6 months old what do you guys think . any help would be good thanks .
Old 20 December 2011 | 08:53 PM
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I've never heard of this make but what i will say is spend that bit more for a make that is well known.

I currently run HD Systems HSD coilovers, they cost just under £700 i think but i have had no issues with them.

I've heard BC Coilovers knock.

Teins i've not heard ay bad reviews about.

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Old 20 December 2011 | 09:14 PM
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Can you explain that again as i didn't understand it the third time
Old 20 December 2011 | 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Saalro
I've never heard of this make but what i will say is spend that bit more for a make that is well known.

I currently run HD Systems HSD coilover, they cost just under £700 i think but i have had no issues with them.

I've heard BC Coilovers knock.

Teins i've not heard ay bad reviews about.

Thanks
Sam
thats what he said
Old 20 December 2011 | 09:21 PM
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i would go with tein anyday only cuz i have never herd or seen a bad review, i have tein springs on my classic, and because i didnt want to go down coilover route i put brand new std KYB shocks on with them, but i did look at the BC ones only cuz of price!!!! but did'nt bother
Old 20 December 2011 | 09:28 PM
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****ing woooooowwww lol.

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Originally Posted by Saalro
****ing woooooowwww lol.

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Old 20 December 2011 | 10:06 PM
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I have the hot tuning ones. Rears rattle like the bc coilovers. It's the desing of the rear top mount pillow ball you can move it by hand. Not come up with a fix yet !!
Old 20 December 2011 | 10:16 PM
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I have Tein adjustables on mine, fantastic stuff. Cost me £1150 but well worth it IMO.

Is great to be able to adjust the hardness to suit the mood/ road etc
Old 20 December 2011 | 10:40 PM
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i was thinking of going bc coilovers but do they all knock or is it a fitment issue

seen loads of people running them and its the first i have heard of them knocking
Old 20 December 2011 | 11:21 PM
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I think the rears on the BCs had issues so they went to a rubber top mount but i remember reading incorrect setup can cause knocking aswell. I bought a set of BCs with adjustable rear camber plates but have not fitted them yet so can't comment at the moment.
Old 20 December 2011 | 11:34 PM
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Japspeed sell them http://www.japspeed.co.uk/Subaru-Imp...s/p-24-76-603/ £600 new so you have to question why theyre being sold after 6 months for £375
Old 20 December 2011 | 11:51 PM
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have HKS hypermax 2 full set coilovers cost me £700 with pillow ball top mounts been on the car a year but not tested yet il let you know next year!
Old 21 December 2011 | 10:41 PM
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Are D2 coilovers any good?
Old 21 December 2011 | 10:53 PM
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Well i must be mad but i'm taking a big risk and have bought them, well i'll let you all no the out come if there anygood or not they have got to be better than mine at the minute there that bad when you jack the body up the back wheels dont come down you have to pull them down then wd40 the shocks then there ok for a while then they do it again , i have no suspension at the minute its bl**dy rock hard hopefully get them on over christmas. will let you no thanks for the info so far
Old 21 December 2011 | 10:57 PM
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The later bc's are fine with the rear rubber top mounts. I have never had mine knock.
I swear by them and will be putting them on my next scoob.
Old 21 December 2011 | 11:11 PM
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is anyone running or hird anything about cusco coilovers?
Old 21 December 2011 | 11:39 PM
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To answer the op's question.

I had Daiyama coilovers on my previous car, a Mazda MX6 with 4 wheel steering. Theyre the best available for most Mazda's but also do suspension for other cars. The ones I fitted had 24 different shock settings + ride height. I bought them from the editor of Fast Car magazine who had them fitted to one of their project cars. They had done less than 300 miles and I paid £250.

If theyre the same quality as the ones I had on my Mazda then you're onto a winner, and theyre definately not some budget brand crap.
Old 21 December 2011 | 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by the hamster
To answer the op's question.

I had Daiyama coilovers on my previous car, a Mazda MX6 with 4 wheel steering. Theyre the best available for most Mazda's but also do suspension for other cars. The ones I fitted had 24 different shock settings + ride height. I bought them from the editor of Fast Car magazine who had them fitted to one of their project cars. They had done less than 300 miles and I paid £250.

If theyre the same quality as the ones I had on my Mazda then you're onto a winner, and theyre definately not some budget brand crap.
thanks for that buddy fingers crossed there ok i think the seller is on here, andyspares or something .so hopefully be fine thanks again
Old 22 December 2011 | 12:53 AM
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I had Tein super streets on my Evo and they are fantastic.A very very hard ride but handling was amazing.
I'm tempted to try some bc's on the scoob maybe after Christmas.
Old 22 December 2011 | 01:13 AM
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Ive not tryed the daiyama coilovers , seam a good price was just reading about them , like everything you pay for what you get , if you can fit them yourself then thats one other thing less to pay for , The only other thing i can suggest is get them set up and your car tracked up properly (4 wheel set up with camber ) , We have seen no end of impreza's with coilovers from 600-3k fitted but the set up was really poor .. It may cost you 150 quid say but it would be very much worth it ...

I had one in work today , the guy complaining of understeer he had had the bc's fitted a week ago, but it was running positive camber on o/s/f and negative camber on n/s/f , that with a massive toe in .... quite shocking really , but sorted that and it was a very different car ..
Old 22 December 2011 | 09:41 AM
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a full geo setup after fitting coilovers at Carnetix is £90
Old 22 December 2011 | 09:58 AM
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does anyone have a pic of the modded rubber bc top mount for the rear?
Old 22 December 2011 | 11:18 AM
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API use someone local to them for full geo. £70 I think?

Although that might be sans VAT, in which case it could be £90 as well!
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Yes purchased off me

theyve only been removed as weve broke the car and im sure you will be happy,

thanks for your business
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^ dont get it andy?
Old 22 December 2011 | 09:51 PM
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Received them today thanks andy they look spot on good quality well built coilovers. i'm hoping to get them fitted in the next few days , it will be nice to have some suspension back thanks for all the info .
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