So i saw an add somewheres for Dropzone struts and shocks coupled with the dropzone coilovers....i think they were priced around 300-400 US for the entire setup.....
Wondering if n e one has heard reviews on the dropzone shocks and struts, seems like a good deal price wise...
-Dave
dropzone coils are crap and the struts are cheap oem rebadged garbage
i have the dropzone coil overs on Tociko
lil bouncy..not as bad as everyone says...
then again...maybe its just me ?
[quote=ßãggéÐÇåv98 (Ûñqùðtäߣè Øñé)]dropzone coils are crap and the struts are cheap oem rebadged garbage
I have dropzone coils and they aren't to bad i have stock struts but over all i can't complain they are good for the price you pay.
took the wind right outa my sails LoL.......if they are not worth the metal they are made with then i wont bother.......i like the RK's but i want to go lower then they provide, the gravana's are nice, but i cant shell out that kinda coin...
Ozzie(Now Quotable) wrote:i have the dropzone coil overs on Tociko
lil bouncy..not as bad as everyone says...
then again...maybe its just me ?
nothing personal to anyone, but.....it has to be you, in no manner shape way or form is a bouncing suspension good. never has been never will be unless its a competition to challenge a kangaroo or a wallaby.
drop zone is crap when it comes to our cars, their struts are rebadged gabriel VST's shipped from venezuela.
drop zone coilovers are crap. plain and simple. most people who praise em usually have never had a decent suspension besides stock to compare with.
anytime you see coilovers on ebay for 40-60$ you do get what you pay for, cheap lightweight crap, with cheap springs that are high spring rate solely for the purpose of trying to prevent sagging, but usually doesnt work. cool for showcars and all, but wears suspension fast and handling
(when you hear people say bouncy, bounce, bouncing....thats your first clue its crap) is piss poor really, especially without struts to control the extremely high spring rates.
heres a slight bit of logic for anyone to think on....
a decent set of struts are close to 400$
a decent set of SLEEVE coilovers are around 350$
a decent set of springs are in the 200$ range...
do you really think coilovers from ebay, or coilovers that cost 40-60$ or so are anything of quality? simple logic. it has more parts than lowering springs do, so it should be higher, naturally...
werd...
granted im not bouncin to the ceiling
but its very minimal compared to other rides ive been in w/coils..
its an overall smooth ride
and i dont complain..just when i hit a pot hole of course
on the other hand i'm not sayin they are the best evar...just they are good enough for me
Ozzie(Now Quotable) wrote:werd...
granted im not bouncin to the ceiling
but its very minimal compared to other rides ive been in w/coils..
its an overall smooth ride
and i dont complain..just when i hit a pot hole of course
on the other hand i'm not sayin they are the best evar...just they are good enough for me
doesnt matter bounce is bounce, whether its an inch or a foot. overall a smooth ride and bouncy doesnt really occur. thats kinda a cop out statement really. if you hit a pot hole and really notice it then, your still bouncing around on smaller bumps. theres no question about it.
when you bounce you basically have taken a step backwards when it comes to suspension.
the whole point is to keep the tires in contact with the road and NOT bounce around, and when you add upgraded stuff it should do even better than stock did.
so if you went from stock which did ok, to somethin that did worse, granted you may like it, but its like living in alaska and making clothes with holes in the rear end.
you might think it feels and loocks great, but function wise, you;ve taken a leap backwards.....
o well..
but im didnt know that the ride was supposed to stay 'solid' when i hit a 6"+ pothole in san antonio
thanks Art...good stuff
I have ground control and Koni's not bounce just firm ride. As even't said.
Bounce and good suspension in the same sentence shows the suspension is not doing its job
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Ozzie(Now Quotable) wrote:o well..
but im didnt know that the ride was supposed to stay 'solid' when i hit a 6"+ pothole in san antonio
thanks Art...good stuff
even with something like ground controls and koni reds or yellows, the suspension should soak it up granting the struts are set to handle the springs.
i thought the same until i kept upgrading and upgrading. i started with arospeeds back in the day.
I had Eibach pro kits with stock strut and the intrax on stock struts until i rode in a car with a proper set up i realize how my rode like crap. When i bought my coil over i made sure i got Koni's to go with it. I will never do suspension with out struts and i will never buy cheap after seeing what people have been through and riding in a car with cheap suspension.
Good suspension cost money. For a coil over set up and struts if you are paying less that $500 for coil over and struts you are going to get junk a good coil over and strut set up is going to run you at least $800-$900 at least. With spring you will spend at least $600 depending on spring and strut you go for.
2004 Grand Prix GTP (Competition Group)
SOLD-->1999 Z24 5M-#30 to register on JBO
"You can please some of the people some of the time but you can't please all the people'
all the time
