Grip/ Proffrsional Track Coilovers

[NoHachi]

Given all this, a well sorted and proven cheapish solution like TRD will see you a LONG LONG way.

Suspension is a knowledge intensive industry. That means that a small but enthusiastic shop that does 5 years of development work on a set of cheap shocks will do a better job then one of the above mentioned companies that essentially take a guess at proper setup. I was sideways involved in the development of a set of AST shocks and it took AST at least 3 iterations to get the suspension in the right ballpark. We then changed that exact setup over to some hella expensive 3 way adjustable aluminium bodied shocks and had to start over again..in fact, that 3 way setup never felt as good as the old steel single adjustables because the canisters added a lot of hysteresis into the mix and weren't very consistent.

With equal development time the more expensive suspension setups are easier to drive and will shave a second or two of your time. For most people it takes a year or two to get to the point where those two seconds become important. For people starting with an AE86 it can be much longer because you have zero reference of what the car is really capable off.

If you are handy with aero, those two years could become 3 or 4 easily. Its rediculous how fast you can go with rock hard suspension and an aero package.