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Old 06-12-2019, 03:11 PM   #3634
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Originally Posted by MaverickMonk View Post
I'm fighting the age old question: Springs and Struts, or Coilovers?

When I do a search and read through old threads, I see a ton of consensus that "coils will never be as comfortable as springs and struts". In some of the newer threads though, I'm seeing claims that good modern coilovers can simultaneously handle better than stock, and be more forgiving in daily driver situations.

I'm building up my car to be both comfortable and forgiving as a daily car, but also hopefully handle a little tighter than stock for canyon runs and AutoX (STX class, driven by a potato in a helmet).

So are the newer mid-range coilovers capable of providing both when properly adjusted? (Tein Flex A's, Ohlins Road and Track, KW V3s, etc). Or is the answer still Eibachs and Konis for handling without rattling teeth out?

coilovers. Remember, a coilover is literally, a spring and a strut, but usually at least somewhat paired up better than a haphazard combination.
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