Coilovers or OEM m030?

[Danimal]

I would go with the M030 especially if you already have the sway bars and springs.

My car came lowered on H&R springs with completely worn out dampers. I ended up going with bilstein pss9s because I needed new springs and new struts. But after going through all that trouble and corner balancing it, I don’t think it was worth it. The car is so well balanced that the adjustments to each corner were pretty minor. I doubt you’ll notice that 1/4 inch difference front to rear or side to side. But I have never tracked it, so who knows! At least I have corner balance bragging rights 😂

[10/10ths]

……the juice is not worth the squeeze.

[Gilles]

10/10 respectfully, I disagree as the biggest benefit from the coilovers is the adjustability, not only the ride height, but most important, the compression and rebound.

I am on my second set of coilovers (KW-V3's) and really like how much the driving dynamics change when you adjust the compression and rebound.

However, the bad part of the coilovers is the fact that the 'minimum' ride drop it's about 1" where I believe the ride drop of the OEM sport suspension it's between 1/2" to 3/4"

I have mine adjusted to the maximum height and still have to be careful not to park too close to the cement bars on the parking lot so I don't scratch the bottom of the spoiler.

[10/10ths]

…..For his application, coilovers are not worth it.

He drives that car cross-country with a friend.

If he was tracking her on the regular, and looking for trophies, then coilovers might be worth it.

For a dual use car that is primarily street driven, no freaking way.

FWIW, I have owned adjustable suspensions. I have adjusted ride height, high speed compression, low speed compression, rebound, all of it. I have changed spring rates between track runs. I LIVED that life.

He’s halfway to ROW M030 now, all he needs is new struts and strut mounts and bump stops and he’s there.

Now I’m done.


Enjoy the drive.