*Street Edge Coilovers Review *

Originally Posted by verg64

Just installed the coilover and so far so good. I'm on 17's (square) with 42mm offset. FYI the front wheels were a bit close to the springs with less than half a finger room to breath so I added a 5mm spacer.

Question, the top nut on the front coilovers seems be a special nut that requires special driver. It's hex shape on the outside with a allen type hole in the middle. Anyone know what I need to do to tighten this? It clunks when I hit a decent size bump.

You put a socket on the outside and an Allan in the middle, then hold the Allan while tightening the socket

So, long term reviews? How they going?
anyone have them in a northern region? I wanted to see how they resist corrosion. I've never seen ones that are powdercoated. Most of them use a coating over the threads to keep them from seizing up.
I'm torn between these and the Solo Werks S1 coils right now.

I just bought a set of these yesterday, will i need spring compressors to install? im going to buy new strut mounts so i will be leaving the old struts alone

Originally Posted by chapel

So, long term reviews? How they going?
anyone have them in a northern region? I wanted to see how they resist corrosion. I've never seen ones that are powdercoated. Most of them use a coating over the threads to keep them from seizing up.
I'm torn between these and the Solo Werks S1 coils right now.

We are offering a 45 day money back guarantee for Street Edge. Basically you have 45 to try the suspension. If you don't like it you can return the kit and receive your money back.

We are that confident in Street Edge that we can do this.

We are coming up on our first full year of Street Edge. Since these are zinc coated there should be no issues with weather elements.

I'm still undecided myself on what suspension & wheels i wanna go with. Are they zinc or galvanized? Also, can someone chime in on what's best in coatings for these coil over kits? Galvanized, powder coated, or zinc???

Originally Posted by STREETFIGHTER50

I'm still undecided myself on what suspension & wheels i wanna go with. Are they zinc or galvanized? Also, can someone chime in on what's best in coatings for these coil over kits? Galvanized, powder coated, or zinc???

Street Edge housing are galvanized with a coating to prevent corrosion. If you are in an area where your suspension will see the snow throughout the winter months I would highly recommend the KW coilovers that have a stainless steel housing.

Just a heads up the FREE shipping offer expires tomorrow.

As for a coating, I used the tech wax from Turner and sprayed the springs and body of the shock, then wiped off the excess. We get mostly rain in Nanaimo so don't worry to much about snow or even salt but a few days a year..

I just Installed them and the springs are clunking. What did I do wrong?

Originally Posted by daveion2002

I just Installed them and the springs are clunking. What did I do wrong?

Did you use OEM top hats? Did you torque to factory specs?

Originally Posted by daveion2002

I just Installed them and the springs are clunking. What did I do wrong?

Is the helper spring on top or bottom? And check your sway bar links, top hats are all tight

Originally Posted by Kris@TSS

Did you use OEM top hats? Did you torque to factory specs?

Yes I did. torque on the top mounts
?

Originally Posted by stevenluczynski

Is the helper spring on top or bottom? And check your sway bar links, top hats are all tight

They are on the top. Sway bar links are tight, but the strut sway bar mount is not strait when the steering wheel is strait. Does that matter?

I have a wagon with the sport pack, how much lower will these kit drop my car? Thanks!

Originally Posted by daveion2002

They are on the top. Sway bar links are tight, but the strut sway bar mount is not strait when the steering wheel is strait. Does that matter?

Did you get this resolved?

Originally Posted by mksu19

i have a wagon with the sport pack, how much lower will these kit drop my car? Thanks!

front 1.2"-2.8" rear 1.2"-2.0"

Kris, I sent you a PM about these sometime ago and we had a conversation about the drop being lower than sports suspension. Or lets say, on the highest setting, these will still lower the car by 1" than sports suspension setup.

I am planning to get a set of these in summer. I will be out of the country for a couple of months.
I would like to know from the long term users, how did it fare in winter?
Not just the tires but Suspension also plays a good part in handling in the weather, also the durability on the weather will also be my concern since I am in Colorado and we do see a fair amount of snow.

My factory sport dampers are still pretty good. But I am doing a refresh of suspension in summer so was thinking to get these instead of some other spring/strut combo.

My main objectives:
1) Ride comfort equal to factory sports suspension.
2) A little lower than factory sports suspension(not too much).
3) Better handling.
4) No bouncing of rear or too much feedback.
5) What is the maximum(lowest) and minimum(highest) drop compared to sports suspension on the coupe?
6) If someone makes a DIY with some key points, like how the top washers from the factory suspension are placed and torque values that will be great.


Thanks

Originally Posted by trj

Kris, I sent you a PM about these sometime ago and we had a conversation about the drop being lower than sports suspension. Or lets say, on the highest setting, these will still lower the car by 1" than sports suspension setup.

I am planning to get a set of these in summer. I will be out of the country for a couple of months.
I would like to know from the long term users, how did it fare in winter?
Not just the tires but Suspension also plays a good part in handling in the weather, also the durability on the weather will also be my concern since I am in Colorado and we do see a fair amount of snow.

My factory sport dampers are still pretty good. But I am doing a refresh of suspension in summer so was thinking to get these instead of some other spring/strut combo.

My main objectives:
1) Ride comfort equal to factory sports suspension.
2) A little lower than factory sports suspension(not too much).
3) Better handling.
4) No bouncing of rear or too much feedback.
5) What is the maximum(lowest) and minimum(highest) drop compared to sports suspension on the coupe?
6) If someone makes a DIY with some key points, like how the top washers from the factory suspension are placed and torque values that will be great.


Thanks

The housing is galvanized steel. It can hold up to the elements of weather. If your E46 spends most of its time under snow then KW might be a better option because they are STAINLESS STEEL.

Looks like you need an actual customer to answer the rest of your questions

Originally Posted by Kris@TSS

The housing is galvanized steel. It can hold up to the elements of weather. If your E46 spends most of its time under snow then KW might be a better option because they are STAINLESS STEEL.

Looks like you need an actual customer to answer the rest of your questions

I dont care about the rust (I wash my car very rigorously) but I am more worried about the performance in cold. Metal shows different properties when the temperature changes. Being in Colorado, we do see a fair bit of snow but unlike other places, the snow doesnt stay on the ground for weeks. Snowed 4 inches yesterday and tomorrow we have forecast of mid 50s.

You got it right Kris, I am looking for the actual customers who are running these in snow.
I want to know about the drop and comfort level. I would hate a bouncy ride. Still deciding between Koni shocks or these coils. And I am on stock 17s, if I do change the wheels, I will not go over 18s.

You should find your answers shortly. There's a good amount of people running these now.