Originally Posted by
Greedo
I do have them on my car.
I cannot comment on how they are vs. sport suspension. I know they were definitely better than my non-sport (the shocks were shot).
My personal take (as in if I were to do it again), I wouldn't get a set of coils unless you had more adjustment options than just ride height. All in all I think most shocks will give you the same ride as a basic coil dampener and the springs are probably pretty on par with what you can get from companies like H&R. You can get more options with a spring/shock combo for less than most coils start at.
I'd look at something with adjustable dampening as well if you want to spend the money on a set of coils. From what I've seen, most people dial the ride height with coils to a pretty similar height you get from most spring/shock combos. Is the option to fine tune the ride height worth the extra $400 or so? Not really. And with that being said, unless you're an avid track goer or do a ton of "spirited" driving, I don't know if I'd find an expensive set of coils with dampening adjustability worth the $800 over a set of springs and shocks.
It really comes down to your driving habits. I like twists and turns, but with my car (a 3.0 as well) if I were to do it all over again I would stick with a spring/shock combo and spend the money saved on the RS4 rear sway. The height adjustment just isn't worth the extra money (because the STs have shit for adjustment options) and I couldn't swallow an additional $800 to be able to adjust my dampening.
But that's just me. I'm sure someone has a better reason why you should go with coilovers, but thus far my stance is that a spring and shock combo will serve you just fine for daily driving and save you a lot of money.
Thanks for the input guys. I'm kind of torn because I've read many posts where guys say definitely go with coils, as just doing springs will wear on other parts. I haven't researched enough about doing a spring and shock combo, but don't want to create other issues, as this is my daily driver. I don't track the car, but I do like to drive aggressively often and do take my share of spirited drives. I'll look more into the Koni's shocks, but wondering if I went with KW V2's would that be the right path, since I would be able to adjust dampening.
Decisions, decisions....I guess I need to do more research, but if anyone else has any input/opinions, please chime in....thanks!
Originally Posted by
onlyaudis
your best bang for the buck as far as improvement the overall suspension would be to leave the USP springs and get a set of Koni yellow sport shocks to replace the factory ones. you will improve both the ride quality and the cornering ability if you set the shocks right. I like about 40 to 50% on the fronts, 25 to 40 % rears depending on your driving style and how bad the roads are. by the way, it does take about 1000 miles or so for the Konis (and most other shocks) to break in to where they are operating as smoothly as they will be, so hold judgment until you get a few miles on them if you decide to take my advise and go for the konis..
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