Racelnad coilovers 40 mm

2nd March 2010, 20:38

Hi there guys , i know thre has been a few threads about the raceland coileys and about people saying how shit they are when its slammed but .. are they alright if you only wanna drop it like 40 mm or is it pretty pointless and just worth saving for sumthin better, i just want it to look better and handle a bit better ?? thanks

2nd March 2010, 20:41

at 40mm you might as well buy a better standard type damper unit for the same price as you will get better quality components and a better ride.

Kev

2nd March 2010, 20:41

Any height they are crap mate.

Pointless at 40mm as you may aswell just buy a good spring/damper kit.

Raceland wont make it handle better at all.

2nd March 2010, 20:41

raceland* my bad

2nd March 2010, 20:47

Will it handle better than standard , i have already bought them and they are at home waiting to be fitted, tho my gf just facebooked me telling me they're called raceland , just read over a few forums and now slightly worries , dunno .. if it does the job for a bit tho .... ???

3rd March 2010, 00:33

They shouldnt be allowed near a car to be honest mate, they are that badly made.

3rd March 2010, 09:20

they are awful at any height, speed on any car.

3rd March 2010, 11:19

No they will not make handling any better at all.

3rd March 2010, 12:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiDnighTcLuB

Will it handle better than standard , i have already bought them and they are at home waiting to be fitted, tho my gf just facebooked me telling me they're called raceland , just read over a few forums and now slightly worries , dunno .. if it does the job for a bit tho .... ???

return them for a refund man
they are THAT bad
i had a set
and the only reason was as i didnt care and they cost me 15 quid just to deck my car
they handle wank
bang and crash even at higher settings bounce all over the place and are literally just shit
imo they should stop making them as they are dangerous ive even seen the threads fail and the lower spring pan come off the collar (wasnt my set though)
its a case of only use them on a show car you trailer to a show to get it low

3rd March 2010, 12:02

Will it make the handling any worse ?? and if there TUV approved does actually mean jack shit ??

3rd March 2010, 12:05

Well for the moment there going on , i can always get different springs and shocks if they are THAT bad, time being they'll have to do as i can't afford to go spend like 500 quid on decent shocks and springs.

3rd March 2010, 12:07

Also if they are that shit then i'll get a refund and make them pay me back the money it cost me for fitting them as they would be not sold as described

3rd March 2010, 12:10

Do yourself a favour and return them now. They won't return if they are used. Also the standard setup is far better than them

3rd March 2010, 12:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiDnighTcLuB

Well for the moment there going on , i can always get different springs and shocks if they are THAT bad, time being they'll have to do as i can't afford to go spend like 500 quid on decent shocks and springs.

Return the coilovers and get a Apex -50mm kit, probably the same price as the coilovers (£200 ish), built well, preform well and recommended by many users

Perfect as you only want a drop which is achievable on springs and shocks

James

3rd March 2010, 12:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiDnighTcLuB

if there TUV approved does actually mean jack shit ??

Pretty much. It has no relevance to the UK. We use the British Standard or European Approval here. . All the raceland parts I have seen in my opinion were really quite cheap and not something I would want on any of my cars. Though I may have just had bad luck with them.

3rd March 2010, 13:07

raceland are poor. the only thing i have raceland is a mani... however this is being replaced for a piper. there coilover looks awful. I got a spax PSX kit for £189.99 brand new these retail at £380, get the apex kit. you will regret paying to fit the raceland mate

3rd March 2010, 13:11

I'd rather run on the bumpstops than fit raceland suspension

3rd March 2010, 13:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiDnighTcLuB

Well for the moment there going on , i can always get different springs and shocks if they are THAT bad, time being they'll have to do as i can't afford to go spend like 500 quid on decent shocks and springs.

To fit you need to angle grind the strut
so going back to standard you need new ones
an apex kit (very good i have one on my car) is 200 quid

And yes they do make handeling worse

3rd March 2010, 13:51

I never had that many problems with my coilovers, the ride was rough but if you trying to go low then this is usually the case unless you go to air ride.

But like everyone else has said, for the sake of 40mm you should just buy some springs, Eibach would be the choice for best handling paired with maybe Spax PSX or try something like Koni with Spax springs or similar if your on a budget.

3rd March 2010, 14:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by rallyee

I never had that many problems with my coilovers, the ride was rough but if you trying to go low then this is usually the case unless you go to air ride.

But like everyone else has said, for the sake of 40mm you should just buy some springs, Eibach would be the choice for best handling paired with maybe Spax PSX or try something like Koni with Spax springs or similar if your on a budget.

Eibach sportline are too soft for handeling I had some on billie b8s and hit the floor loads as they just wallow about
spax psx are ok but are slightly over damped an seem crashy on the ride
for the money go apex IMO
mine is the best kit I've had (I've had a lot of setups)

4th March 2010, 13:22

Welll.... i got them fitted yesterday ... purely for the fact of wanting it to be lowered.. it may have been a mistake but so far i am 'fairly' happy with them , i do find that it does handle better and i can take corners quicker , BUT they have basicly 0% damping and that a small pot hole you just a big bang from where it bottoms out , for the time being i'm happy but i will take your advice and get an apex kit, i should have listened really , on teh other ahnd the back shocks are ok and i'm at least half way lowereed now for when i get new shocks and struts...