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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 04:03 PM
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My car needs them, and i hear different things from different people that I talk to.

Please reply with: Opinion, and website to get them.

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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 04:42 PM
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My shop recommended that I do kw variant 2 without sacrificing too much on the ride for tunability (dampening and lowering adjustability)
http://www.kw-suspension.com/en/30_P...vers/index.php
Shop around for the best price, I've seen them lower than their site, www.rapidparts.com has them for $1673, but yet it depends on what you want what car you have. Eibach http://eibach.com/cgi-bin/htmlos.exe...16827900017392 and H&R http://www.hrsprings.com/ has them too. It also comes down to how much you wnat to spend also and wht your looking for.
 
Old Jul 24, 2008 | 05:01 PM
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I have STaSIS coilovers. Fantastic setup for street driveability and handling at the same time.

Most people tend to do H&R springs / Bilstein shocks if they don't do coilovers; which, in the end, is a tad bit cheaper, but if you want the adjustability of coilovers, then Koni / Stasis is your best bet.
 
Old Jul 24, 2008 | 05:02 PM
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What I am generally looking for are coilovers that will help for future mods such as an upgraded tubro/chip, etc.
 
Old Jul 24, 2008 | 05:04 PM
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In that case you should look at also getting a full set of mounts.
 
Old Jul 24, 2008 | 05:05 PM
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Springs/struts are also in the picture for the obvious reason of pricing.
 
Old Jul 24, 2008 | 05:08 PM
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If you're getting coilovers there's no need for new springs And for struts, stock ones are fine. Remember, you're driving a very lightly modified street car not a high-performance track machine that needs the absolute best of everything.
 
Old Jul 24, 2008 | 05:12 PM
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True, but I hope to autox also. So I had figured coilovers were the way to go. But if getting springs/struts are that much cheaper but still perform as well, that may be another option.
 
Old Jul 24, 2008 | 05:17 PM
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Shocks/springs combo works just as well as coilovers, but without the room for adjustability. I decided to go with coilovers over shocks/springs because I want it raised slightly for winter-mode driving, and slammed during the summer.
 
Old Jul 24, 2008 | 05:21 PM
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Well that's a good point, since I go up to the mountains every winter because I live in WA. So what set of coilovers would you recommend?
 



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