beefystud

im looking to buy new coilovers, any one have any experiance with these two products? pros vs cons? the bilsteins have external reservoirs like the oe , does this make them better ?

any one know the weight difference ?


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Car Analogy

If you are going to track, or if street only and your budget can afford it, get the Ohlins. They are a superior product, as their cost reflects. Otherwise get the Bilsteins, which are one of the best street only coilovers around for the price.

I would actually recommend the pss (b14) version. The damping adjustment on pss9 (b16) are kinda wonky.

hecash

What he said ^^^^

Over my 17+ years of ownership I've had:
OEM
OEM/Comptech/H&R
Koni/Swift
Mugen Nz
Bilstein
KW
KW/Swift
Spoon
Ohlins R&T (present)

Only the Mugen and Ohlins have well met both my track and street desires. They are sufficiently adjustable to be nicely soft (softer than OEM) for touring. I do 3-8,000 miles a year of touring.

beefystud

do the external reservoirs mean nothing ?

Car Analogy

Allows shock body to be shorter, allowing more travel. May also help fluid stay cool, but that seems secondary.

proracer07

How'd you like the spoon coilovers?

B serious

The price difference between the two is $400 at this point.

The Öhlins give back a significantly better driving feel, and they can do well on roads and tracks.

I still really like the Bilsteins...and they can be plenty fast on a track...and I do like the extetnal reservoirs giving back more shock travel.

Given that the price only has like a $400 difference, I'd sway toward the Ohlins. But...again...if you'd rather save the $400, there's nothing wrong with the Bilstein....especially for street use.

Neither system is made for slamming the car, BTW.

proracer07

Would Ohlins be considered over kill if I would to use them only on a street car? I plan on tracking again in the next year or two.

Singh_snisen

The ohlins are designed for street use with light track use. Or auto x. Ohlins are great street coil.

Car Analogy

Another option, Bilstein PSS B14. These are same as PSS9 B16, except they lack the damping adjustability. But the PSS9 damping adjustment is awful anyway.

They are also a lot cheaper than the PSS9.