suspension you pretty much get what you pay for....I would 100% go with TRD/HKS...Tein is actually pretty ok but not as good as the others. Tein isn't such a super brand in Japan but rather average just like Apexi

 

Before you spend over 1k on your cars suspension you should research and find out what you really want out of it. Every coilover out there has different features. If you just want to lower your car and be able to adjust your ride height without sacrificing your ride comfort the TRD, Tein Basics or the H&R coilovers are the way to go. Both are simple introductory coilovers, no complicated dampener adjustment or having to deal with pillowball mounts.

I would get as far as I could from Ksports, D2, Megan and omni power coilovers. All of these coilovers offer plenty of nifty features but as pretty as the look on the outside what counts is whats on the inside. The quality of the seals, and the amount of R&D that actually went into that product. If you look up the Megan coilovers you'll see that the first batch of them for the Tc had the rears sag too low and the newer batch doesn't lower the rear far enough. The Ksports have a awkaward rear design and you have to compress the springs in order to lower it beyond the perch.

If you want a more coilover for handling purposes and you the ride quality really isn't an issue than you might start looking at the Tein SSP's, the HKS RS's (which are apparently discountinued now, and are being replaced with a newer line of Hks coilovers, TC application pending) the JIC FLA2's, the KW V2's which are incredibly popular with the VW and Sti guys. MOST of these coilovers have standard pillowball mounts, which are a necciessity for adjusting front camber. Dampening and even some Rebound adjustable, and height adjustable. These coilovers start at 1300 and go all the way up to 2k.

I've driven and installed a TON of coilovers, they are simple and pretty straight forward. I just installed my Tein SS with pillowball mounts on tuesday and absoulutly love them. I lowered the car to the standard setting which left about a two finger gap all around. Only so I could retain as much suspension travel as I could. The dampeners and the diffrence in adjusting them is FANTASTIC. I have the fronts set to 10 clicks and the rears to 14. Without any sways or other suspension mods the rear of the cars rotates perfectly, my mid corner and exit speed increased dramatically. I'm running 1 degree of camber all around, but I'll be upping to 2.3 and 1.8 in the rears once my 25mm spacers come in. Should be good.

 

Welll...I would agree with you...but from what i have research the HKS coils are great for daily drivers. I have been reading on the BMW and RSX forums. They all said great for DD.

 

Oh definetly, I only said that because compared to the TRD's or other introductory coilovers the HKS, SSP's and Jic's all have much sitiffer dampening. Which might make people think they ride too rough, but I love the feel of every bump and wouldn't have a problem daily driving any of these around. All of these you can adjust dampening either way.

 

Where?

 

Well the GB is over now...but it was the classified section...

 

The HKS coilovers are great fro DD and handling...True that you can stiffen these up, but you can losen them up for DD. Also, spring rates on the HKS are 5 front and 4 rear. Compared to the TRD are 4.46 front and 7.16, which gives a much stiffer ride..