Cosmo Racing coilovers installed

[MotoManMike]

I'm replacing the stock squishy blown shocks so i'm sure it will be night and day difference no matter what I put on it. I hit a bump, and i'm still riding it 1/4 mile down the road. That set up looks pretty good too. I like that you don't have to section the struts.

[5thhorsemann]

Thats what sold me on these, If I didn't like them, I could go back to a "stock" spring set up easily.

[John Coffey]

Any aftermarket coil over setup can be used with stock length struts.

[madkaw]

I guess I don't understand the advantage of this set up. Most guys seem to go for coil overs to take advantage of a smaller spring for bigger tires. Plus only 1 inch gain on lowering - couldn't you just get 1 inch lowering springs.

Isn't it the shock that makes the big difference in handling?

[LeonV]

I guess I don't understand the advantage of this set up. Most guys seem to go for coil overs to take advantage of a smaller spring for bigger tires. Plus only 1 inch gain on lowering - couldn't you just get 1 inch lowering springs.

Isn't it the shock that makes the big difference in handling?

Steve's asking some good questions...

[5thhorsemann]

I guess I don't understand the advantage of this set up. Most guys seem to go for coil overs to take advantage of a smaller spring for bigger tires. Plus only 1 inch gain on lowering - couldn't you just get 1 inch lowering springs.

Isn't it the shock that makes the big difference in handling?

You could actually drop the car over 2 inches from the stock ride height with these coilovers, I personally won't go over 1 inch down for street use, but if I was on a track where potholes and debries weren't an issue I would go much lower. Also there are many different spring options available through Pegasus and the like so I could fine tune the ride if I need to. I went into this with the attitude that its a "BEGINNER" kit. If I found that it was a mistake I could go in another direction and not get hurt as bad as if I would have gone all out and bought the GC kit.

To Johns point, If I had went with the GC's, and didn't section the struts, I wouldn't get any more lowering ability without buying a shorter spring.

You still have the ability to slam the car with this kit by removing the stock perch and sectioning the strut, adding the steel ring for the coilover to rest on and getting a different spring and strut. They will basically be the exact same setup as the GC's at that point.

Not having had personal hands on experience with coilovers, or the benefit of a friend who could give me his in person testimonial, I thought this was the best route to take. FWIW.

[John Coffey]

To Johns point, If I had went with the GC's, and didn't section the struts, I wouldn't get any more lowering ability without buying a shorter spring.

You still have the ability to slam the car with this kit by removing the stock perch and sectioning the strut, adding the steel ring for the coilover to rest on and getting a different spring and strut. They will basically be the exact same setup as the GC's at that point.

Not having had personal hands on experience with coilovers, or the benefit of a friend who could give me his in person testimonial, I thought this was the best route to take. FWIW.

The Cosmo setup is fine for what your intended use is. It leaves a bit on the table when it comes to adjustability and adpatabiliy but that's really not needed for a street car.

[5thhorsemann]

Let me be specific on what I was looking to do by adding these.

1) get rid of the soft stock springs that were causing tire rubbing and body roll. They fixed both.

2) have the ability to adjust my ride height down slightly to close the gaps at the wheel/ fender opening. This remains to be seen, but from what I'm seeing after driving it for a few hundred miles, I think the 3/4 inch drop I'm looking for is gonna work just fine.

3) get a stiffer ride, but not brutal. So far so good.

I didnt consider the struts not being able to handel the recoil, but I'm going to keep an eye on that as you pointed out.

[Coastieee240z]

Let me be specific on what I was looking to do by adding these.

1) get rid of the soft stock springs that were causing tire rubbing and body roll. They fixed both.

2) have the ability to adjust my ride height down slightly to close the gaps at the wheel/ fender opening. This remains to be seen, but from what I'm seeing after driving it for a few hundred miles, I think the 3/4 inch drop I'm looking for is gonna work just fine.

3) get a stiffer ride, but not brutal. So far so good.

I didnt consider the struts not being able to handel the recoil, but I'm going to keep an eye on that as you pointed out.

So I'm probably going to order a set of these Cosmos cause I need to do something or I can't really drive mine anymore and these I can afford and swap later if I don't like them.

I just made the slight mistake of swapping mine back to stock in the rear thinking it would increase the ride height (didn't really want that part per-say) but more importantly stop the damn things from rubbing my fenders off which I'm sure a smaller tire would help too. Anyway it made the car sit more level but I still feel reclined when I'm driving it like the fronts too high. Unfortunately though even with it sitting more level and with non cut springs (it was obvious the rears had been cut) it rubs even more... like with 2 people just reversing rubs :/.

My main worry is I have other work to do to the ignition system (distributor, etc.) and can't afford the upgraded shocks too right now but I have good KYBs and my question is are yours still holding up at this point having been more than a year since this thread or how long did they hold up? Hopefully you see this .