How to Choose Coilovers by How You Drive

The right coilover depends less on the car than on what you do with it. A kit that is perfect for a track day will be tiring on a commute, and a comfortable street kit will run out of control at the limit. Start with how you drive, then pick the kit.

The short answer

Daily street driving

If the car is driven every day, ride quality matters as much as grip. The Fortune Auto 500 Series is the place to start. It gives you ride height and damping adjustment without committing the car to a race setup.

Spirited street and back roads

If weekends mean mountain roads, the Fortune Auto 510 Series CFD is the step up. It suits a car that is still driven on the street but is pushed harder when the road opens up.

Drift

Drift cars need a kit that takes abuse and is easy to adjust between runs. The Stance XR series is built for that, with XR1, XR2 and XR3 kits and D1 Spec versions for popular drift chassis.

Track days and touge

Once you are chasing lap times, you want to adjust compression and rebound separately. The Fortune Auto 520 Series CR 2-Way does that, which lets you tune how the car takes a bump independently of how it settles afterward.

Dedicated race car

For a car built to compete, the Fortune Auto Dreadnought PRO is the top of the range. It comes in 1-way, 2-way and 3-way versions. More "ways" means more independent damping adjustments, and more to get right, so buy the one you will actually tune.

What to tell us before you order

Fortune Auto kits are hand-built to order, so spring rates and valving can be specified for your car. To get that right, send us:

• Chassis, year and engine
• Power level and roughly what the car weighs
• Wheel and tire size
• How the car is used, as a rough split between street, drift and track
• The ride height you are aiming for

Because these kits are built to order, lead times vary and they cannot be returned once built. It is worth a short email first.

Shipping

Coilover orders of $1,700 or more ship free in the US. Orders under $1,700 ship for $49.

Where to start

Browse all coilovers and suspension, or go straight to Fortune Auto or Stance Suspension. Not sure which kit fits? Email support@tougemotorsports.com with the details above and we will help you choose.