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Originally Posted by jamal
I hear this so often and I have to say it really bugs me. For a track car, sometimes it's just important for the suspension to be stiff because it will make the car more responsive and prevent excessive roll to keep a good contact patch. In this case having pillowballs that clunk and an uncomfortable ride on the street aren't as important. Until you are really serious about it and want to get every last second out of the car $3-5k worth of dampers might not do you a lot of good, especially if you have a bunch of adjustments you don't know how to setup.
Then you have your mostly DD car. IMO this is where it's worth it to spend a little more money on something like the KWs. Otherwise it's not going to be long before you get tired of the harsh ride and clunks.
The KW V3 isn't even made to be a pure track/racing coilover. The clubsport is a better choice for the track which comes with stiffer springs and a little bit different valving, and then there's real motorsports stuff above that.
For me the categories go like this:
-Cheap stuff (megan, stance, bc, etc)
-Good stuff (KW Variant x, AST4100, JRZ RS1, Bilstein, HR, Koni, GC...)
-Motorsports stuff
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My reasoning is a corner case. My MKIV is completely OEM and just looked like it rolled off the assembly line. As of Sunday, it only has 55,461 original miles since I have been taking it out for a little spin on the weekends. I bought it b/c of the rare factor and often second guessing even putting wheels on it.
I had R6 with Ohlins TTX and 25mm cartridges and a 6RR in full race trim with a Penske triple clicker rear shock. So I don't really see the effort of putting mid tier suspension on a car that will see less than 30% of the track.
Car are nice to have and boot around but are kind of boring once you ride a moto; especially on the track.