meister r suspension ride quality


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hi i am seriously considering the coilovers but i don't know which ones to go with, zeta-s or zeta-r.

I have them on my corolla zeta R and it drives nice. I use civic as a daily and travel far sometimes. For that reason the cusco in at the moment are to stiff. I have searched and people say their fine for our crappy roads. The spring rates are 10kg front and 8kg rear for zeta-R and 8kg front and 6kg rear for zeta-S.

What i was wondering is there someone with the coilovers fitted who can give me a ride in their car if their near by or give in depth description of there ride quality. Thanks in advance
 
Had the Zeta R on my ek and they were perfectly comfy when softened up and rock solid when fully stiffened

Never once found them uncomfy daily driving

Best ones in that price range i'd say
 
Got the zeta-r on my ek9, 3-4 clicks stiff, probally one of the best mods i done to the car... got nothing but praise for the meister's!
 
I've had Meister R Zeta S on my EK4 and it was comfortable and performance was excellent.

I now have Zeta R with 14kg front and 12kg rear and though they're stiff, they still perform quite well.

It's a big risk buying used. I've had Tein Superstreet before and I regretted it.
 
i intend on buying brand new. i dont think they can be worse than the cusco's. swaying towards the zeta-r's as they are pillowball top joint. How are your suspension doing and how many miles are on them.

I have had meister r's on my corolla and a crx and rated them a lot but i cant remember which ones were on the crx as that drove really nice.

my aim is comfort really and ride hight. Any one local that can take me for a spin
 
ae8286 said:
i intend on buying brand new. i dont think they can be worse than the cusco's. swaying towards the zeta-r's as they are pillowball top joint. How are your suspension doing and how many miles are on them.

I have had meister r's on my corolla and a crx and rated them a lot but i cant remember which ones were on the crx as that drove really nice.

my aim is comfort really and ride hight. Any one local that can take me for a spin
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I was under the impression that pillowball top mounts were pretty useless on double wishbone suspension. As meister R want you to pay more for it I would look into what it does first.
 
Had Zeta R's on my Dc2 and they were surprisingly comfy, saying that i did have D2's previously which were not the best!

Had some Zeta S's fitted to my new car, not got it back yet but when i do i can give you a comparison of both.
 
The pillowballs work really well on eks, was zeta r I had on mine and you could feel it moving during hard corners making the grip insanely good.

Weirdest feeling the first time you feel it though but it made the grip and handling way better than when I had my zeal function coilys
 
well everybody raves about the zeta r, a lot of my mates have them and say there amazing and have loads of grip but tbh I've driven my mates ek which had them on and i think that my gaz shocks on my ek were better all round and £200 cheaper!
apparently HSD TT coilovers are meant to be better but haven't driven a car with them on! you can get them from drift-works.
 
I still fail to see why you would spend £50 on pillowball bearings when they will have no effect other than making your ride harsher. "The pillowball bearing increase steering response and allows camber adjustments on models with MacPherson Strut Suspension" - Taken from Meister R's site.
 
I thought I should chime in.

The pillow ball top mount on the EK does not adjust front camber like the MacPherson Strut suspension such as EP3 / DC5.

Pillowball Bearing being a solid mount, it transfer more "Feel" from the wheel to the chassis / steering, but at the same time this can be translated as NVH (Noise / Vibration / Harshness).
So it add a bit more feel to the steering response, and it looks much nicer when you open the bonnet.

Normally, I would say if comfort and ride quality is your main concern, stick with the Zeta-S.
They are £50 cheaper, and is a capable all rounder that will do everything well.

The Zeta-R give up a little bit of comfort for a bit more response...

Both will be good on fast road, and both will be fine for occasional track days.
It is mainly what you are looking for and what your budget are like. :)

Hope that clears it up, but if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at any time. :)
 
MeisterR said:
I thought I should chime in.

The pillow ball top mount on the EK does not adjust front camber like the MacPherson Strut suspension such as EP3 / DC5.

Pillowball Bearing being a solid mount, it transfer more "Feel" from the wheel to the chassis / steering, but at the same time this can be translated as NVH (Noise / Vibration / Harshness).
So it add a bit more feel to the steering response, and it looks much nicer when you open the bonnet.

Normally, I would say if comfort and ride quality is your main concern, stick with the Zeta-S.
They are £50 cheaper, and is a capable all rounder that will do everything well.


The Zeta-R give up a little bit of comfort for a bit more response...

Both will be good on fast road, and both will be fine for occasional track days.
It is mainly what you are looking for and what your budget are like. :)

Hope that clears it up, but if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at any time. :)
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thanks jerrick man i'll contact you later in week. about buying suspension
 
Also, while I am here I thought I mention one more things.
Check what you are buying because many brand do different type of suspension.

MeisterR only use Mono-Tube dampers as they provide higher performance and better damping characteristic.

Most other company such as Gaz (Gold Pro), Tein (Super Street / Flex), Leda, KW (Variant 2), etc use Twin Tube dampers.

Twin-Tube dampers use a much smaller damper piston and therefore do not provide as sensitive damping characteristic.
They are also more prone to heat fade under hard usage as the oil cannot cool itself as well as a Mono-Tube dampers.

There will always be a debate on Twin-Tube vs. Mono-Tube dampers, but the bottom line is that Twin-Tube dampers are cheaper to manufacture and therefore used by most OEM manufacturer unless it is for their high performance model (EVO / WRX / Etc) where they will use Mono-Tube Dampers.
 
fitted em today and they ride very good, well happy. Thanks Mr Meister gonna be selling the cuscos now!
 
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