I'm thinking upgrading the stock worn out shocks on my 03' MCS with 90,000 miles on it.

I was looking at WMW, and they have the Vmaxx coil over shocks for $649 a full set, or the Koni Sport Shocks for $724. What would be the better route to go for a daily driver? I'm sure the Konis are a better shock, but are the Vmaxx's worth it for the extra adjustable in ride height? Or are the Koni's with stock springs going to be better what I want (better ride).

Any info would be great! Also, are there any other shocks I should look at that aren't super expensive....these are pricey enough!!

 

If you do not plan on lowering the Koni FSD's would probably give you a slightly better ride than the Sports.
Steve

 

If I were choosing between those two, I would go with Koni. The VMaxx are an entry level coil over and you really do get what you pay for.

As the other poster mentioned, the FSD are also a great choice (can't lower them). I just had these installed and they are awesome. The regular ride is much improved and when you get aggressive they tend to keep the car from rolling in the turns. Very nice...

 

I'm willing to bet the VMAXX coilovers are not going to ride anywhere near as nice as Koni Sports or FSD's. Also, Koni offers a lifetime warranty on their shocks which is a HUGE selling point for me.

Personally, I already lowered my mini on Swift Springs and I will be upgrading to Koni Sports hopefully next spring. If I hadn't lowered, FSD's would be the way I would have gone.

 

Can someone explain why you can't use the shorter "lowered" springs with the FSD's but you can with the sports? They look the same physically...do they have less travel??

As far as the internal valving goes...anyone know what the difference is with the sports vs the FSD's?

Thanks!!

 

http://www.koni.com/58.html

By shortening the travel of the strut you most likely are putting more pressure on the internal valves which can cause them to fail. So, Koni doesn't recommend using lowering springs.