Battle Monkey

OP. Sorry to thread jack :P Hopefully some of what I've posted helps with your decision as well.

manystyles

In general, if CR sus is stiffer than a regular 04, than I'd say stick with the regular S. I've daily driven an 04 for 4-5 years, with light mods; Spoon Rigid collar and all engine/trans/diff. Even with pretty good Bay Area roads with occasional rough roads, I don't think I can tolerate anything stiffer.

I'm waiting until I get better lap times to finally upgrade to Ohlins.

Periodoc

I recently changed the shocks/struts on my 07 with about 50K miles to the CR units. The ride is very comfortable for me, but I've HPDE'd an 86 Mustang convertible with Griggs Suspension for 20 years, so anything feels comfortable by comparison. I plan on a square setup using rear AP2 wheels and will install the CR front swaybar then. I stay off rough roads, have a truck for that. The ride is firm, but comfortable. I'm glad I did it. Technically, isn't this a non-adjustable coilover suspension?

s2kdriver80

I think I'm just a freak and have a higher than average tolerance for stiff suspensions, but I wish the CR suspension was stiffer. I'm nearing 300k miles on my 2003 (100k on the original AP1 coilovers and almost 200k on the CR coilovers plus the antiroll bars) and I've been able to "endure" the ride quality for all that time on crappy NY/Long Island roads on my daily commute.

The CR coilovers are a good upgrade while maintaining the stock ride height, highly recommend for spirited street driving, though they would probably be too soft for serious tracking.