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Originally Posted by killerkid08
Hey gents, I see you are delivering some great advice, and I'm surely in need of some here. We all have the pipe dream of the perfect suspension, which rides like butter with the significant other in the car, and leaves GT3s and GT-Rs begging in the corners. I know that's not a logical thing to expect unless I'm constantly swapping between parts whenever Im feeling antsy. What I want to know is what do you find to be the best compromise suspension setup to purchase? Money isn't a factor and neither is complexity of setup. The range can include coils and struts to your skunkworks Penske setup.
I currently have 18×8.75 ,38mm offset, wheels, 245/45/18 G-Sport 2s (probably changing to Mich PSC2s or PSS), EIBACH sportlines, stock struts and supporting components, and would like a car that is competitive with most higher end sports cars, but isn't a reason to see my chiropractor once a week. The car will progress towards 450-500+ whp in the next month or so, to support the suspension. I don't autocross, but do attend HPDE Events and Track Days, when I can, which is usually few times a year. I'm focused more on spirited canyon carving and don't enjoy rubbing the paint of my fenders(EIBACH) in a loaded tight turn.
I hope I've given you enough information to be informed as to what I'm wanting. Ultimately, this will be a competitor to all things supercar for less money. ( Insert giggles here) I've considerded Ohlins R&Ts, KW V3s, Club sport versions of most reputable manufacturers, but I just find myself going back and forth. I started to piece together a RCE\B8 kit, but wonder if it will be capable and complaint enough to avoid the couch at home and the ditches/sand traps.
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If your budget can support it and complexity isn't an issue, you may be interested in our RCE Tarmac 3 set up. A true 3 way with separate low/high speed compression damping as well as rebound damping. With lots of power on a lightweight RWD chassis...that adjustability can be pretty helpful. I just spent a day with them on crappy back roads on our 2015 WRX and the ride is quite good even on very firm springs. A very advanced shock in a durable package at a good price.
JRZ is an option and they now include a few things to make them a little more "streetable". Excellent valving...we've spent a ton of time with them and helped with their BRZ set-up.
The new Raceseng Penskes sound interesting if you have the budget. Details are slim at the moment though. I need to call those guys...
- Andrew