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Originally Posted by Yzu
My MCS 2-Way with 9k(F) 11k(R) ride miles better than my Tein Street Flex I replaced.
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This is a good thing to point out too. Motorsport grade coilovers tend to actually ride very well. Another anecdotal data point, my 800 lbs/in spring Xidas rode miles better than my 400 lbs/in Bilsteins in my Miata.
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Originally Posted by strat61caster
Only one pic showing the two piece design. 
Xida/949 is two piece as well, even on the Miatas the lower mount is threaded. It's not the devil and everything has some form of compromise, even $10k Penske's aren't magic. |
The difference of 1 vs 2 piece is that in a one 1 piece design the length of the shock is the entire body, where as on a 2 piece design the shock body does not extend the full length. In that example on the right you can see the Ohlins front shock is the entire length, where as on the left it is not. That's 1 piece vs. 2 piece. To your point though, exactly right. Everything is a compromise and you don't always benefit from increased shock travel at a certain point.