Im in the market of buying coilovers for my daily driver. This car will see occasional mountain runs but most importantly is ride quality. I want a finger gap drop on all four tires and will have all fenders rolled. i am leaning more towards the PSS9 but when the front of the PSS9 is lowered to a one finger gap in the front it is lowered past the recommended height.
Prices:
Tein Flex 1450 shipped
Bilstein Pss9 1280 shipped
What would u recommend purchasing?

 

what are their springs?

 

ive only heard of the pss9 going so low. for sure the tein goes lower. try looking into kw too. they are one of the best coilovers made for our cars.

 

im debating between these as well..i like the tein flex for the compatibility with the edfc controller.
however, bilsteins pss9's are a good set as well..the kw's are in teh running too and i heard those were good..i just want something that wont rattle my car to death wen lowered

 

i was debating the same thing.
note that those coils are probably worse for performance that your stock coils.
just that thought bothered me, and i went with kwv2`s.
if you dont mind the stiffness, they are great coils and in about the same price range.

oh yeah, and my car is slammed. no gaps i would be tucking with fresh tires

 

do you have any personal experience with either of these coilovers? or are you just going by hearsay.

i could say that slamming your car to be tucking tires negates any performance you have with your kw v2...

 

PSS9 are a durable coilover with good damping qualities. They performed very well on a shock dyno and are perfect for a street application. I have driven a car with these on and it was very stock like.

Tien (as most of there lines) "generally" have a poorer damping in the shock and use stiffer springs to help adjust for this negative quality. Take this like a grain of salt since I haven't actually riden in these.

KW3's have been around the block also and offer a more trackable coilover vs PSS9's with stiffer springs, but will cost more.


What will I spend my money on? PSS9's. They are used in OEM cars, they are made to last. Just don't go beyond the recommended drop level (1.5-1.75 inchs approx)

 

i have tein flex with edfc so u can adjust the stiffness between 16 points and ride quality is great when u put the edfc in soft ... buy the tein

 

I'm in the exact same boat. However, I do plan to start tracking my car more frequently, which is why I'm leaning more towards the Tein Flex's. I have already stiffened up my chassis (ASM style front strut tower x-brace, Cusco front lower brace, Cusco 3-piece floor bars and a 6-point Cusco rollcage) in preparation for a more aggressive coilover system so there should be less body flex due to a stiffer suspension. However, I would like to have a street-friendly setup (a small drop of 1.25" max) that won't rattle my brain everytime I'm forced to travel down a rough road. Based on what members here have said, I would have to agree that the Bilstein Pss9's are a great and durable coilover, but I like the idea of having the EDFC for 3 dampening presets with the Tein Flex's. Plus, I feel that more Tein coilovers (not necessarily Flex's) see the track more frequently than the Pss9's. I think if Bilstein offered a EDFC-type setup my mind would already be made up. Decisions, decisions...

 

If you are looking to be more track oriented, you'll find yourself wanting more than the Bilstein or Tein Flex setup.

I was previously considering the Bilstein PSS9, but since I do want to start tracking more as well I went with the HKS Hipermax.