coilovers

i bought a set of coilovers from a breakers. they are hks fronts and tien rears.i payed £150 which i thought was cheap. well put i put the rears in first thinking they would be the tricky ones (was i wrong lol). then started on the fronts f**ked about trying to get it out until i realized i had to take the upper arm out (easy when you know how lol). drove of the ramp and when to drive home and heard one of the rears banging about. checked everything was tight. took it out and stripped it down and the inserts f**ked (thats wat i get from buying from a breaker) they are going back. just a pitty thou but the hks front felt quite firm but when i went over a speed bump they bounced up and down like a bouncey castle and that seemed quite dangerous too. its kinda put me off the idea of getting a set.

has anyone else got a set of hks one's?

they aren't like that are they?

Wouldn't have thought 'very bouncy' and 'clunky' are how any coilovers are normally. Sounds like those are just at the end of their days & the dampers arnt what they once were..

You had 2 problems there, buying unknown condition coilovers, and having chronically mismatched suspension front and rear. Personally Id say dangerously so. Maybe 3 problems, being chronically tight fisted lol.

Tein stuff is just cheap garbage unless you get the top end products, Ive never used HSK but cant imagine them being garbage.

Best bet is to keep an eye on the forum for a known good set coming up for sale.

Old HKS will be phased out and possibly not viable to get parts or rebuild them

so not worth buying in my opinon, same goes for the Teins.

A new set of Bilsteins with matched lowering springs is the way to go but then

you have to spend around £700 ish but they will stand the test of time unlike

a lot of aftermarket kits.

When you said "bouncy", did you just put the suspension on and drive, or did you adjust the springs at all? Sounds like the springs are really loose.

Oh, and I had an image of a supra bouncing down the road like a low rider caddi

i adjusted them before i put them in listy and made sure they were all tight. then took it for a drive when you hit a bump or speed bump you'd think your on a boat in a ruff nite but the springs were tight m8.

Drop the text speak please

i was up buying a uk spec turbo bonnet and i just happened to see them swampy and for £150 thought i'd take a pont at them (learned not to do that again lol). i think if i do buy coilovers again i'll just buy them new!

sorry dude its that much of a haddit i dont even realize i'm doing it lol.

Which Tein's are they? Superstreet? If so they are complete garbage for UK roads.

Get a set of BC Racing Coilovers.

Sound fecked to me (as well as being mis-matched as has been said).

Why did you have to remove the upper arm too?

i thought i needed to so i could get the strut out. why can you drop the strut out the bottom?

lol