Subaru wrx coilovers

 When lowering your wrx, coilovers are a great option. Lowering your suspension can stabilize it, allowing it to handle better. To achieve this lower position, many people simply go with adjustable  coilovers However, a comprehensive suspension lowering kit will accomplish more. Most lowering kits make use of sway bars. Often, the best bars are those that have a longer diameter. They will enhance a car’s cornering ability more, and they will minimize body movement in turns. When a driver is looking at ways to get an edge over his competition, this would definitely a good way to go.

  When you lower your car, you also lower it center of gravity therefore reducing body roll, thus improving its handling. However, handling characteristic of the car are not only determined by the center of gravity. You also have to consider the dampening system, spring rate, condition of the road, side-walls of your tires, unsprung weight, tire grip, geometry of the coilovers and so on.

There are a lot of aftermarket coilovers like Ground Control, Eibach, Tein, and Hks, coming up with different brands and types of coilovers. Coilovers are more popular with racers due to their adjustability. You can adjust the right height and in some cases you can also adjust the dampening.

There are two types of coilovers. They are true coilovers and sleeve type coilovers. True coilovers are a set up where the shocks have a threaded-body, when as the other coilovers utilize a sleeve type thread. One of the older, well-known manufacturer for coilovers is H&R. Now, there are different companies such as Tein coilovers, Intrax coilovers, etc making coilovers. However, Ground Control was the pioneer of sleeve designed coilovers. Wrx Unlimited has no doubt about the benefits of true coilovers. But what about the sleeve type Does it work In theory, it works the same as true coilovers. In real life, it doesn't even come close to the non coilovers shocks and springs setups.

Ground Control coilovers, the pioneer in sleeve design technology utilizes aluminum body sleeve with Eibach race springs. The base of the spring is supported with a single rotational plate with an Allen screw-locking device. What's wrong with this design you ask Like all sleeve type coilovers, there is good chance for the sleeve to rotate and thus make the spring slip. This can happen to the enthusiast drivers who like to push the car to the limit. The other thing that worries me is the Allen screw-locking device. A screw that small is given the duties to hold the tension and twist that are generated by the car when an enthusiast drives it.

Weapon-R Tuner 2 coilover conversion. This one is basically the same with Ground Control except it added the extra locking plate supposedly for added security.

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