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Suspension Coilover choices?

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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 10:39 AM
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Coilover choices?

I am now planning my mods for next year and was wondering what everyone's running on their coil kits?

my choices are narrow down now down to the koni/h-sport spring combo.. i like the fact its cheap, but i dont like i hv to drop the shock to adjust on the track, and i dont get height adjustment

tein coils ss spec are nice... but from what i hear they seem quite a bit too extreme... an email sent to tein usa told me they just completed test fitment.. from what i hear.. they are 9kg/mm front and back, and drops the car from 1.3in to 2.7in in the front, and 0.7-2.4 in the back... are the spring rates any harsher than stock and how do they stack up against the competition

fk silverline plus x seems quite a good comprimise for me right now.. but i've nto heard of any information about the company so maybe someone can tell me how well they work

spax has been on my list for awhile now... how well do they work.. wil li take a hit in quality of i went thrifty?

thanks for your replies! i do coils cuze i want more adjustability in the chassis department and better body control... i do autox and will do tracking next year...

-Herman
 
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 11:24 AM
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TEIN has SuperStreet coilover kits for the MCS now? Huh..how about the
Flex? Im currently running HA's on my WRX and have been a TEIN user for
the last 7years on several of my hobby cars I have/had. Very happy with
their products.

btw, the chart at tein.com shows EDFC compatibility on the superstreets...
that means if there is enough room inside where the strut tops for the rear
goes in, we can electronically program and change dampness settings
on the fly from inside the cabin.

As far as easy adjustability on the dampness, LEDA is probably your best
bet for now. Since I already have the H-sports, Im probably just going to
do the Koni's. I might change my mind and do KW's if I can find a better deal
on them than what I see. V1's are about $1200.
If TEIN has SuperStreets, I might give those a try.
 
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