stupid cheap raceland coilovers

[randall93]

anyone have experience with these? they seem super cheap, wondering if anyone has them, i suspect they may be new.

http://www.racelandus.com/coilovers/...lover-kit.html

[passatv6AF]

One of my friends got them, they're pretty good and I will get them soon. Has 2 year warranty so you can always replace what's wrong....have you got them?

[18t papa]

I'm getting Raceland's too. My buddy has the ultimos on his MK3 and they don't ride half bad, they also go stupid low. I plan on being stupid low so the cheaper the better especially because I'll be buying a skid plate and control arms at the same time and doing it all at once.

[this is my new username]

I just got a set today. I had them on two previous cars. Good product for the price. Don't expect them to ride like 1000 coil overs and you won't be disappointed.

[Heathcliff Huxtable]

yeah you really do get what you pay for.

[randall93]

okay so i know someones gonna tell me to search but what will i have to replace when i install new coilovers, my car has 220k miles on it btw...

[18t papa]

If you cringe and close your eyes every time you see a bump or pothole you cant avoid, then the ride will be similar, if you dont, then your in for a bit of a surprise

[this is my new username]

honestly ill say thats how any super low car rides. if its that low you probably already were ready to sacrifice comfort for looks.

[Bigman1226]

here's a recent pic of mine:

Very nice. I didn't end up installing mine this past weekend bc I blew a drive shaft. So hopefully this weekend. Do u have ur fenders rolled??

[koidragon1980]

Very nice. I didn't end up installing mine this past weekend bc I blew a drive shaft. So hopefully this weekend. Do u have ur fenders rolled??

not yet. i'm still deciding on what size spacers i want to go with. the angle of that pic and how i've got the wheels turned makes it look closer to the fenders, but i've got no rubbing issues right now.

thinking 10 or 12mm all around and rolling the fenders just to be safe.

[VRDubssat]

not yet. i'm still deciding on what size spacers i want to go with. the angle of that pic and how i've got the wheels turned makes it look closer to the fenders, but i've got no rubbing issues right now.

thinking 10 or 12mm all around and rolling the fenders just to be safe.

lower it^^^^^^^^^^^^

[koidragon1980]

lower it^^^^^^^^^^^^

honestly, i already have moments on certain bumps and uneven pavement surfaces that have given my skidplate a good test.

i don't like the look of tucking the tires on a static setup (i'll leave that for those that stance on bags), so i would only go a 1/2 inch lower at the most, but it would make my daily commute through nyc a nightmare.

[Bigman1226]

not yet. i'm still deciding on what size spacers i want to go with. the angle of that pic and how i've got the wheels turned makes it look closer to the fenders, but i've got no rubbing issues right now.

thinking 10 or 12mm all around and rolling the fenders just to be safe.

I have 10mm in the front and 25mm in the rear

[koidragon1980]

I have 10mm in the front and 25mm in the rear

25mm at the rear is too much poke for me. i test fitted 15mm at the rear for a day and saw just a slight bit of markings from some minor rubbing when going over bumps. keeping my current wheel/tire setup (no stretch), i think 12mm would be the closest i can get without any rubbing issues. i'm just not sure if the fronts should be 10mm or 12mm. if i can roll the fenders and swing the 12mm fronts without issues, then that will probably be the direction i go.

she's my daily driver, so i'd rather not constantly ride around worried about rubbing eventually shredding a tire.

[Bigman1226]

25mm at the rear is too much poke for me. i test fitted 15mm at the rear for a day and saw just a slight bit of markings from some minor rubbing when going over bumps. keeping my current wheel/tire setup (no stretch), i think 12mm would be the closest i can get without any rubbing issues. i'm just not sure if the fronts should be 10mm or 12mm. if i can roll the fenders and swing the 12mm fronts without issues, then that will probably be the direction i go.

she's my daily driver, so i'd rather not constantly ride around worried about rubbing eventually shredding a tire.

What was you wheel set up?

[koidragon1980]

What was you wheel set up?

17x8 Sport Edition KM11. I'm not positive, but I believe the offset is et20.

the guy I bought them off of used 15mm up front and 20mm in the rear but he had some stretch on his tires and mentioned that they might rub a bit if I used the spacers. i got rid of the 20mm spacers but still have a pair of 15mm. i loved the look with the 15mm on the rear but i didn't like the evidence of rubbing after just a day of driving around nyc.

oh, and i should mention that my rear offset is not even. the rubbing only happened on the rear driver-side. it seems that my passenger-side sits just a few mm further in than the driver-side. i've been told that the rear axle beam can possibly be adjusted to fix this (probably hit a curb too hard a long time ago). if i can figure out how to properly adjust things, then the 15mm spacers on the rear would probably be the perfect fit I'm looking for.

[koidragon1980]

17x8 Sport Edition KM11. I'm not positive, but I believe the offset is et20...

i'm finding it hard to get exact specs for those wheels online... i've seen some reference et20 and others reference et40, so i'm not sure which one would be correct. these wheels were popular with the bmw guys. they are getting harder to find now.

[Bigman1226]

I have a B5.5 1.8t. Just installed my Racelands three weeks ago. Can anyone help me on figuring out why my rear is higher than the front. I have 1.5 turns left on the rear perches and still higher than the front. PLEASE HELP

[passatv6AF]

Well use up that 1.5 turns that you have left if still high then take out the perches.

[Capt. Obvious]

I have Racelands on my beater car. You get what you pay for, they're no KWs/H&Rs by any means, but for the price they ride really nice and go plenty low.

If you want to get really low in the rear, you need to cut the bump stops in half when installing the shocks (more or less even with the edge of the metal "cup" it goes in), then install the rear springs/perches upside down (adjustable metal perch on the top of the spring, with the bottom of the spring around the "bump" on the lower part of the suspension) and remove the rubber factory spring perches altogether. You don't really need to install them upside down, but it makes it easier to adjust the collars if you want to raise it a bit. I have the rear adjustment collars all the way down in these pics.

[Bigman1226]

Thanks guys. I wasnt aware I could take out the perches.