Blown out strut, Coilover Recommendations? Options

[AustenJoe12]

Hey guys, so just recently I started getting a clicking sound when I drive my car. When I got over a bump it clicks bad and I'm starting to think that my front driver side strut is blown out. Seeing as my car is a 95 and I assume the struts have never been changed as I am the second owner, I was thinking about going with a nice set out coil overs (that aren't overly expensive) instead of just replacing the blown struts with new ones. My question is: what do you guys recommend when it comes to coil overs? I want to have something reliable but not too expensive, and I've seen a few online already (Megan, K-sport, etc.) that aren't too expensive. What do you guys run and how do you guys like it? If anyone could help me out, it'd be greatly appreciated.

[AustenJoe12]

He said they aren't too expensive

Id say that out of the box, most of these coilovers have a stiff spring rate, if you are set on getting coilovers and only plan on DD'ing the car, id possible look into contacting the company you end up choosing and have them send you a set with a lower spring rate. Itd lessen the loss of comfort when you switch to coilovers.

Id say if you only plan on DD'ing (and not lowering, stancing, racing, etc), a strut and spring setup would be the better option

Before jumping into coilovers, id suggest confirming that it is indeed the struts causing the sound. It sounds pretty similar to endlinks too, so maybe before dropping a thousand bucks on coilovers, confirm what is producing the sound first.

Yeah haha I said not too expensive, I had to look over my own comment again for that one.

I do actually want to lower the ride height so that the car has a better stance (Not stupid low though) and I figured if I put a set of COs then I can adjust the ride height when I get new wheels as well. As far as calling the company and getting softer springs, that's not a bad idea. I may do that seeing as it will be my daily driver.

I've changed out struts, tie rod ends, etc on other cars and I've experienced the sound and the feeling a few times before. When I drive on smooth roads it's fine, when I hit a pothole or slight bump it starts clicking like crazy. I check my tie rod ends, ball joints, etc and they're good. When I push down on the driver side of the car it makes the noise and the car keeps bouncing well after I stop putting force on it so I'm almost certain it's the strut or the strut mount or possibly both in my situation. I just figured it'd be a good time to upgrade.