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Old 07-14-09, 12:08 PM
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Ok, most of the suggestions here are from people who have either heard good things about coilovers or are giving firsthand experience with the one set they have.

A lot of the info here is good, most coilovers listed will do the job and will give a good ride and a good drop range.

However, if you are looking for the BEST RIDE, as in the smoothest ride with the most compliant damping for street driving, then you need to look no further than a set of KW V3's.

They will without a doubt, provide the best ride in comparison to whats listed here. We deal with a lot of suspenions, so that how we know
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Seems like you need Tein Comfort Sports.
Old 07-21-09, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by CircuitMS
Ok, most of the suggestions here are from people who have either heard good things about coilovers or are giving firsthand experience with the one set they have.

A lot of the info here is good, most coilovers listed will do the job and will give a good ride and a good drop range.

However, if you are looking for the BEST RIDE, as in the smoothest ride with the most compliant damping for street driving, then you need to look no further than a set of KW V3's.

They will without a doubt, provide the best ride in comparison to whats listed here. We deal with a lot of suspenions, so that how we know
so the KW V3's are even better than the JIC? Why so? Which would have better handling to comfort ratio?
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KW's will be more comfortable than JIC's, they just have better valving and a longer damping stroke.
Old 07-22-09, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by CircuitMS
KW's will be more comfortable than JIC's, they just have better valving and a longer damping stroke.
so the JIC will still handle better but be a little stiffer?
Old 07-23-09, 12:22 PM
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They will handle about the same on a smooth track, KW's would handle better on the street because of the longer stroke.

JIC's will feel stiffer though.
Old 07-23-09, 02:55 PM
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If you don't care about money, then get the most expensive ones!!! That's one way you can't go wrong...
Old 07-29-09, 11:58 AM
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HKS or Tein FTW! You can't go wrong with either one.
Old 07-30-09, 12:26 AM
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Im sure it probably has been covered already... but ONE believes that it would depend on what you will want to do with the car.. SHARP CURVES/TRACK i would go for JIC or TEINS. however if you would like to pay alot less and have alot more comfort in your ride as well as being able to drop and raise the car easyly i would go for MEGANS.
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Originally Posted by metalgear
HKS or Tein FTW! You can't go wrong with either one.
Originally Posted by superduner
Im sure it probably has been covered already... but ONE believes that it would depend on what you will want to do with the car.. SHARP CURVES/TRACK i would go for JIC or TEINS. however if you would like to pay alot less and have alot more comfort in your ride as well as being able to drop and raise the car easyly i would go for MEGANS.
I would never buy Tein again. Their customer service is terrible.
Old 07-30-09, 10:43 PM
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well i am sure it also depends where you buy them . there are also licensed dealers besides TEIN themselves that sell the products and provide better customer care.
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Customer care would still be through Tein themselves, we talk to Tein just like you do most of the time.
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