stance pro gr coilovers

Lotte · 08-12-2008, 05:18 PM

i was thinking of getting the stance gr pro coilovers but im wondering if anybody had any experience with them?

Lotte · 08-12-2008, 05:34 PM

i forgot to add it is for daily driving, road racing, and track.

Brent · 08-12-2008, 06:28 PM

what are the spring rates on these? I'm thinking they are 12k/12k off the top of my head, is that correct?

Lotte · 08-12-2008, 06:48 PM

yep. http://www.stance-usa.com/sus/index....d=32&Itemid=44

well apparently the earlier versions (2007ish) of stance coilovers had problems with the pillowballs, but they have fixed it.

RXtacy · 08-13-2008, 12:59 PM

12k/12k might be a little stiff for the street. When I was in the market for coilovers I talked to Howard Coleman and he recommended for a car that will see street use that 10k/8k or even 8k/6k would be ideal. I ended up going with Tein Flex because they were 10/8 and of course a quality product.

Lotte · 08-13-2008, 01:33 PM

i heard it was slightly stiffer than the r2 suspension, but he may be wrong.

Brent · 08-13-2008, 01:41 PM

Stance has support in the USA... so that is a big pro if you ever have issues or they ever need to be rebuilt. However, you might want to look at what you want these for: street use, street/autox/light track, or strictly track use. If you are just wanting something to lower the car a little and give you a little better handling, I would upgrade to the Eibach springs with tokico illumina's(see pictures in my build thread to see how the car sits with these, that car currently has this combo) and save several hundred's of dollars. HR springs and Koni yellows are popular as well. Also, you want a slightly less still spring rate in the rear, which the stance coilovers don't have. If you want a good set of coilovers for street/autoX/light track use, the Tein Flex/HA(same thing) are highly reccommended by Howard Coleman. If you are looking for a strictly track coilover, you might want to go a little stiffer than 10k/8k. I just upgraded to R Compound tires and big brakes and am being told by some of the seasoned FD track freaks that my Tein Flex/HA's will not be enough coilover to support the tires and brakes. I'll let you know in October how that turns out.

Also, as mentioned above, check out Howard Coleman's thread about suspension.

Brent · 08-13-2008, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lotte

i heard it was slightly stiffer than the r2 suspension, but he may be wrong.

FD stock spring rates are 263lbs front and 195lbs rear, or ~5k/4k.

Lotte · 08-13-2008, 08:33 PM

thanks for the info

MaczPayne · 08-14-2008, 02:43 PM

I'm running these on my car, with 8kg/6kg rates. Flogged my car at Buttonwillow, loved em!

Lotte · 08-14-2008, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaczPayne

I'm running these on my car, with 8kg/6kg rates. Flogged my car at Buttonwillow, loved em!

i heard a lot of people loving these. i was wanting to get the zeals but these are half of the price.

Max777 · 09-03-2008, 11:18 PM

I love stance for the fact that they, at least for the FC, provide better product than Tein (no EDFC though) for the price, and the coilovers are also beefier, and hold up to abuse (read: drifting) better. Stance really are great, my friends run them on their S chassis cars and both love em!

Give Touge Factory a call, they distribute these in the midwest, and I think they can hook you up with different spring rates. I remember reading about asking for different rates when you order, and like 2 or 3 choices were offered or something.

PS: It might have just been an initial order thing, but give these guys a call anyway, will ya?

http://shop.tougefactory.com/

08-12-2008, 05:18 PM	#1
Lotte ~Flippy~ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (0) Posts: 89 Rep Power: 17	stance pro gr coilovers i was thinking of getting the stance gr pro coilovers but im wondering if anybody had any experience with them?

08-12-2008, 06:28 PM	#3
Brent Sua Sponte Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Killeen, TX iTrader: (4) Posts: 839 Rep Power: 17	what are the spring rates on these? I'm thinking they are 12k/12k off the top of my head, is that correct? __________________ Road Atlanta August 2011 NASA TT 1:33 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFY00PAK_Ps Traqmate's video of my car from the 2011 UTCC at VIR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zcn6...layer_embedded Video of Yellow LS1 FD at NASA TT at VIR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6k0lJkcwrM

08-13-2008, 01:41 PM	#7
Brent Sua Sponte Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Killeen, TX iTrader: (4) Posts: 839 Rep Power: 17	Stance has support in the USA... so that is a big pro if you ever have issues or they ever need to be rebuilt. However, you might want to look at what you want these for: street use, street/autox/light track, or strictly track use. If you are just wanting something to lower the car a little and give you a little better handling, I would upgrade to the Eibach springs with tokico illumina's(see pictures in my build thread to see how the car sits with these, that car currently has this combo) and save several hundred's of dollars. HR springs and Koni yellows are popular as well. Also, you want a slightly less still spring rate in the rear, which the stance coilovers don't have. If you want a good set of coilovers for street/autoX/light track use, the Tein Flex/HA(same thing) are highly reccommended by Howard Coleman. If you are looking for a strictly track coilover, you might want to go a little stiffer than 10k/8k. I just upgraded to R Compound tires and big brakes and am being told by some of the seasoned FD track freaks that my Tein Flex/HA's will not be enough coilover to support the tires and brakes. I'll let you know in October how that turns out. Also, as mentioned above, check out Howard Coleman's thread about suspension. __________________ Road Atlanta August 2011 NASA TT 1:33 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFY00PAK_Ps Traqmate's video of my car from the 2011 UTCC at VIR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zcn6...layer_embedded Video of Yellow LS1 FD at NASA TT at VIR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6k0lJkcwrM Last edited by Brent; 08-13-2008 at 01:45 PM..

08-14-2008, 02:43 PM	#10
MaczPayne Bah! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Riverside, SoCal iTrader: (1) Posts: 442 Rep Power: 17	I'm running these on my car, with 8kg/6kg rates. Flogged my car at Buttonwillow, loved em! __________________ Johnson TA FC in the works!

09-03-2008, 11:18 PM	#12
Max777 Pirate Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central IL iTrader: (5) Posts: 1,323 Rep Power: 18	I love stance for the fact that they, at least for the FC, provide better product than Tein (no EDFC though) for the price, and the coilovers are also beefier, and hold up to abuse (read: drifting) better. Stance really are great, my friends run them on their S chassis cars and both love em! Give Touge Factory a call, they distribute these in the midwest, and I think they can hook you up with different spring rates. I remember reading about asking for different rates when you order, and like 2 or 3 choices were offered or something. PS: It might have just been an initial order thing, but give these guys a call anyway, will ya? http://shop.tougefactory.com/ __________________ Rotaries:They are NOT that complicated! Last edited by Max777; 09-03-2008 at 11:36 PM..

08-12-2008, 05:34 PM	#2
Lotte ~Flippy~ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (0) Posts: 89 Rep Power: 17	i forgot to add it is for daily driving, road racing, and track.

08-12-2008, 06:48 PM	#4
Lotte ~Flippy~ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (0) Posts: 89 Rep Power: 17	yep. http://www.stance-usa.com/sus/index....d=32&Itemid=44 well apparently the earlier versions (2007ish) of stance coilovers had problems with the pillowballs, but they have fixed it.

08-13-2008, 01:33 PM	#6
Lotte ~Flippy~ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (0) Posts: 89 Rep Power: 17	i heard it was slightly stiffer than the r2 suspension, but he may be wrong.

08-13-2008, 08:33 PM	#9
Lotte ~Flippy~ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (0) Posts: 89 Rep Power: 17	thanks for the info