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Old 07-31-2019, 12:32 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by x_hawker View Post
Hm, from what I've been reading it seems that the consensus is that a quality dampener like koni/billstein + spring combination would outperform coilovers in the $1000 range (independent of corner balancing, alignment, etc.) @Racecomp Engineering , any thoughts on the koni + a spring w/ 1.4 inch drop (i.e. eibach sportline) vs coilover?
If $1000 is your absolute limit, then I would avoid coilovers. If you can stretch to around $1400, there are a couple of good options.

I do like a good strut + spring combo, but 1.4 inch drop is too much even with Konis or Bilsteins for performance.

- Andrew
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