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Its hard to say what kind of performance or longevity to expect from Chinese coilovers - they are kind of an unknown. The damping and compression curves could be all over the place OR they could work great, no one really knows.

I went through a similar situation with my 2002 Miata. Most Miata owners aren't used to spending Boxster kind of money on repairs/upgrades so Chinese coilovers are always a current and hot discussion. I did a lot of research and read all of the forums that I could find, but there wasn't much real data available and the owner recommendations were all over the map - some say they worked fine and some say that they had a lot of problems. I have to say that it was very tempting to take a chance.

At the end of the day, I decided to spend more for a well known quality shock. They cost a few hundred more than the Chinese coilovers but I knew that they'd last and I wouldn't be looking for shocks again in 2 years.