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Originally Posted by CSG David
HKS SP and TEIN Mono Sport are a bit more unrefined. Their price point sacrifices a bit on the standard street comfort for more aggressive valving that will manifest itself on track. Both setups are not the best track setups, but they will take care of certain track sections better than the more street oriented setups.
TEIN has certainly done their best to revamp their suspension lineups with higher quality of manufacturing and valving. They have a bad rep from the 90s, but their current stuff is good. HKS was successful in the S2000 realm but ride quality sucked. It was considered the fast cheap setup.
No comment on Tanabe. I sat in their early model stuff on previous cars and it's not exactly great. While KYB is a great company, it doesn't mean the valving is good. It just means the build quality might be good.
KW and RCE are good entry level 2-way setups. They will be vastly better than the current offerings listed above. With proper rebound and compression settings, they will be much better than your standard 1-way setups. As noted, you'll get dedicated support from RCE if you have any problems.
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I too am looking at either the HKS Hipermax IV GT/SP and the Tein Mono Sport. Mainly I am looking for comfort but also occasional spirited driving, and maaaaybe some track days.
What would you choose between the two for me? BTW any other suggestions and I'm all ears