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Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering
How big a bump are we talking about here? Sometimes hitting a massive pothole/bump/deadanimal is just gonna hurt, no matter your set-up. Short of doing a custom rally ohlins/reiger/proflex/rs&sp set-up where you can go flatout and your codriver won't spill their coffee while reading off pacenotes...it's just gonna be a bad time.
Now it's a bit worse with springs on stock struts. Eibach prokit are not bad with a medium drop with replacement bumpstops, so it's okay for most people, but it sounds like you have pretty bad roads.
Konis would help a bit with better valving...but the issue may be more of a bump travel thing where you would remain the same. Bilsteins IMO generally handle large bumps better than Konis, but you're still travel limited.
Our RCE Yellow springs may help a little with a firmer front spring and less of a drop to keep it off the bumpstops, but may not be enough. Perhaps in the future with Bilsteins it would be.
I wouldn't recommend our upcoming RCE Tarmac lowering springs...a little more rate and a tiny bit more drop won't help.
Single height adjustable coilovers (ones where you adjust height with the spring perch only) will give you gobs of bump travel if you set them to a mild drop. These would be KW V3, RCE T0, RCE T2 clubsports, AST if they're ever available, etc.
I'd stick with the RCE T0 since you're not adding a ton of spring rate. Or, wait for some more options. I would not go with a dual height ajdustalbe coilover (most of hte JDM, taiwanese, and chinese stuff) because they generally will have much less bump travel than a single at mild/medium drops.
- Andy
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I know "rough roads" are perception and differences amongst people, so it's hard to say. But from all my driving experience when in USA I am confident to say much worse then most roads folks deal with there for sure!
I appreciate your time and Myles time to you guys have been extremely help full throughout my owning this car process you make some good points that I shall surely chew on.
