Originally Posted by
james 408
so having tried many in the mountains I'll tell you: all my buddies have ended up on ohlins before they were satisfied. There's plenty of others that provide handling benefits, or ridequality benefits, and there's competitors like penske (and i forget the newer/cheaper one) that are just as good. There's tradeoffs to all of them, and at the end of the day, you need to play with spring rates and adjust your struts before you get it right for your intended use. Why do Ohlins get such uninamously good reviews? Cause they've been tested, the settings are readily available, and you basically drop them in and smile.
I was wondering when you would chime in on the hill climb question, you are on PSI/Ohlins as well correct? I don't do hill climbs, yet, but I am not surprised at the fact that most guys opt for Ohlins. I will be using Ohlins for the track car I am currently building. I agree with you on most of what you said, and having tested most of the "regular" coilover systems out there by using them, I know what you mean when you say compromise. In terms of what I look for, I am talking mainly about handling (Very basically) and ride quality. I am careful to qualify my opinions as well because without truly testing them, its impossible to say what the best may be. There are also too many variables to really compare these systems directly to each other, for example ST and Vogtlands are both decent coilovers for under 1k and fixed damping, but they do very different things when on a car. But from a basic stand point we can figure out what the best compromise may be for some looking to lower there car and get rid of some sloppiness.
I currently run Koni adjustable on my VW daily. (Like them alot), Stasis TrackSports on my Sedan (Changing to PSI/Ohlins) and I will most likely go with Vogtlands for my wagon - its a cruiser. Also fwiw, Ohlins, although amazingly good are not the only option for us. Take a look at MCS, they are not cheap but have a proven track record. (Monotube design with 3 way adjusablity)
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