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Old Apr 4, 2005 | 11:35 AM
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Any advice?

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Old Apr 4, 2005 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by sweetj,Apr 4 2005, 02:35 PM
Any advice?

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J
Are you looking for advice on which coilover to buy or advice on installing them?

-Pete
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Old Apr 4, 2005 | 11:45 AM
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to quote rafi... going to need a little hbo on what your lookin for j
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Old Apr 4, 2005 | 11:45 AM
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which to buy?
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Old Apr 4, 2005 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by sweetj,Apr 4 2005, 02:45 PM
which to buy?
What is your goal? Are you going to be tracking the car, doing auto-x or is this just for stance/handling on the street?

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Old Apr 4, 2005 | 11:50 AM
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what do you want to do with them?

Track?
AutoCross?
Street only?
Street with min. track?
Super Low?
Comfort important?
Adjustability important?

I decided I did not need the 3,245 way adjustable super duper, make a change and F it up coil-overs. I also decided that my 1-2 days of FATT should not ruin the fact that I really drive this car on the street, on weekends, to wine vineyards etc and i didn't want to shake my teeth out.

I also wanted a name brand, with a good warranty and I wanted to keep the remote resorvior design in the rear.

I ended up going with the H&R coil-overs after adding up everything. They have the remote resorvoir design (actually the shocks are made by Bilstein for H&R and should be very very close to the PSS9 shock), the spring rates are moderate 345lbs, they have the great H&R warranty and quality (have had these on my VW and Audi) and were moderately priced. $1195 from Go Fast Lab with gold member status.

I should have them at my door tomorrow.

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Old Apr 4, 2005 | 11:53 AM
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Street with minimal track. What is your opinion on the Tein CS?
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Old Apr 4, 2005 | 11:56 AM
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If only you would have waited a little bit later before leaving back for MD this weekend J. I have Tein CS's on mine and love them. They arent exactly the most aggressive coil-overs on the market, but they meet all my needs!
I have been rather impressive by the Tein coil-overs & would recommend either the CS for a daily driver person who doesnt really care about aggressive driving or RA for the people who want a more aggressive set-up
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Old Apr 4, 2005 | 11:58 AM
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Damn Chad

We woke up so late that we were kinda rushed to get home

I was gonna ask you that too Do you have the EDFC?
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Old Apr 4, 2005 | 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by sweetj,Apr 4 2005, 02:53 PM
Street with minimal track. What is your opinion on the Tein CS?
From looking at the spring rates on the CS, it seems like the spring rates may be a bit on the soft side for tracking the car.
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