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Originally Posted by Clipdat
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That's that setup, not all high end coilovers are soft, some are probably downright punishing. The point of opening up the budget to that level is you can get precisely what you want and consistent meaningful adjusters.
Spring rates, regardless of the hype that dampers get, will be the driving force behind the comfort level over poor pavement. Hell even if they springs are super soft, if they are mismatched it could create a miserable ride.
The AST's look super nice, but I can't find what spring rates they come with for the life of me. On this car though, I wouldn't want to run more than 400#/7k if comfort and compliance is the goal. The aforementioned Ohlins either in the 6k or 4k/3k variant garnered a reputation for a decent ride for a reason. Meanwhile at near enough the same price point the Tein SRC's come with 10k/12k springs, thinking both would ride 'relatively soft' would be nuts.
To the OP's question, I have no idea what will produce better ride quality. Given what I know at this point (which ain't much), I'd try the springs first and be fully prepared to change your mind down the road and change it once again.