It wasn't cheap, but I've finally got the ride I want in my '05 MCS.

I replaced the the stock shots with Koni FSD's and the springs with new springs for the regular Cooper. The car feels as if it's on rails when I drive, and the "ouch" you get when driving on Cleveland's roads is all but gone. It's still stiff, but not at all harsh. Tires are the Goodyear runflats on the stock S-Lites. Height is the same.

Awesome!

 

How would you rate yourself on the road?

10 - I drive like I'm racing on a track
1 - I drive like I'm already in a coffin

Do you rate the handling of this setup better or worse than before? Oversteer? Understeer?

 

I would say I'm about a 7 on that scale. Actually the handling seems better than before - the car seems to want to follow a line more accurately.

Steering seems the same, although I haven't pushed it to extremes yet.

My goal was to keep the tight feel to the car but still keep the fillings in my teeth.