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Originally Posted by Moto-P
I've sampled Cusco Street, RS*R Sports-i, and both of them were extremely well behaved and designed for medium grip to high grip tires. Both worked really well at FULL SOFT setting on both ends, even with track radials like the Azenis RT615K. So going stiffer is only needed perhaps, to compensate for wear of the dampers, and also to settle the car at really high speed tracks where stability is in order over quick vector changes.
Both do come at a price of nearly $2000 but with the ability to be 30mm lower, and unlike lowering springs on stock shocks, that allow maybe 20mm max on short rear shocks of the FRS/BRZ, the fully-tapped coilovers can go a full 35mm lower with all of the original stroke range, and has adjustability to actually make the ride more comfortable with more sophisticated valving that is not cost-constrained like the stock shocks.
So if budget is the key, Racecomp's 20mm drop springs are really ideal.
If ride qualities of the stock is a bit harsh for you, you can use either of the more expensive setup to improve that while retaining all the of the nice handling capability with much lower height around 30~35mm drop.
I've also found that 20mm drop is ideal for dynamic alignment (as designed), and 35mm still retaining pretty good alignment as well.
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If I lowered a car like this, it would almost certainly scrape going in and out of my driveway. I've had Azenis on a different car, and while they are fun, I have no desire to buy tires that need replacing every 3000 miles again.
I like the thought of being able to make the ride even more comfortable without hurting the handling, and if I could improve the handling at the same time (hard to imagine making this car handle noticeably better, though), even better.
So with a mid-range budget (more than just a set of bargain springs but not race coilovers) what would be a good approach to this suspension? What tires would you recommend for replacing the stockers when the time comes?
I'm also going to be bumping up the power a bit (again not race level but certainly good for the street). Do power increases change your recommendations at all?
This is going to be just for winding back roads, although it might see one track day as a novice just to see what it's like.
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