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Did some freeway driving today with the current setup, wasn't that happy with the ride quality... I think the camber plates have compromised the ride enough to where the daily driving quality has gone from "acceptable" to "not comfortable".
As mentioned, I've had coilovers before and have experienced this, and I do personally think a lot of it has to do with the compromise of going from a suspension designed for street use which uses bushings in places to a coilover type suspension with full metal-on-metal bearings instead of bushings for camber plates (and even more so when you start swapping out suspension joints for bearings instead of bushings).
So right now, I'm thinking of three possibilities on what to do next:
1) The all-out route: Go with 6" springs up front instead of 7" and up the spring rate from the ~225 now to ~275 or higher. Swap out the rear stock Bilstein springs for linear springs and go with Raceng rear tophats and go with ~350 6" springs. This would be an all-in approach and probably sacrifice any possibility at good ride quality...
2) The reverse-route: Try the 6" 275 springs up front but with the Group-N tophats instead of the camber plates and see if I can get the ride height OK with the shorter springs. This would be the least expensive option to try and get the car to where I want it with having linear coilover springs with good shocks and keep the Group-N/STI tophats to maintain a good ride quality as well...
3) The start-over route: Sell what I have now, go for Bilstein B8 shocks with either RCE Tarmac springs or another lowering spring that doesn't have even front/rear rates but still are nice and stiff, and use the Group-N/STI mounts. This would be risky with wheel clearance and expensive buying a whole new setup, and lose any height adjustability, but would probably be a good all-around setup...
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