Bilstein PSS9 Review
Originally Posted by Tak555
hey myles, is it me, or does your website not have any evo items listed? and have you had much seat time with the pss9s yet (in the evo that is... i know you ran them on your porsches for a while 
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.RaceComp will be updated soon as more of a motorsports/track oriented kind of thing...
- Andrew
Originally Posted by EFIxMR
I put these on my MR last week, and after some tweeking, i have gotten the ride nice and comfortable while maintaing the crisp handling nature you'd expect from going with coilovers.
If you are looking for really aggressive suspension then this is not for you. if you're looking for suspension that is practical on everyday roads sign yourself up for some pss9's.
the comment about going with too stiff of a rear sway bar is true. if the bar is set too stiff the ride will deteriorate. no matter how you adjust the the dampner settings.
If you are looking for really aggressive suspension then this is not for you. if you're looking for suspension that is practical on everyday roads sign yourself up for some pss9's.
the comment about going with too stiff of a rear sway bar is true. if the bar is set too stiff the ride will deteriorate. no matter how you adjust the the dampner settings.
Us: Firm, crisp, and yet still compliant and comfortable.
Everyone's response: Whaaat?
- Andrew
Originally Posted by EvoRSfor060
EFIxMR, why did you install PSS9's when you already have Bilstein MR suspension? Is handling any better, or is the comfort level any better than the stock MR suspension?
I installed these kids about two weeks ago on my 2003 Evo 8. The previous descriptions are all correct. The PSS9s have a very compliant ride on the street. The cars rides like my old e46 M3. Much better than a stock Evo 8. Of all the coilovers I've tested these have the softest, smoothest ride quality. I have them set stiff too.
Took the car to the track last weekend. The car was also nicely balanced and composed on the track. Unfortunately, the spring rate is not high enough to make these serious track shocks. They're perfect for weekend HPDE stuff but race shocks they are not. For a car driven primarliy on the street I couldn't be happier.
Took the car to the track last weekend. The car was also nicely balanced and composed on the track. Unfortunately, the spring rate is not high enough to make these serious track shocks. They're perfect for weekend HPDE stuff but race shocks they are not. For a car driven primarliy on the street I couldn't be happier.
Originally Posted by termsheet
I installed these kids about two weeks ago on my 2003 Evo 8. The previous descriptions are all correct. The PSS9s have a very compliant ride on the street. The cars rides like my old e46 M3. Much better than a stock Evo 8. Of all the coilovers I've tested these have the softest, smoothest ride quality. I have them set stiff too.
Took the car to the track last weekend. The car was also nicely balanced and composed on the track. Unfortunately, the spring rate is not high enough to make these serious track shocks. They're perfect for weekend HPDE stuff but race shocks they are not. For a car driven primarliy on the street I couldn't be happier.
Took the car to the track last weekend. The car was also nicely balanced and composed on the track. Unfortunately, the spring rate is not high enough to make these serious track shocks. They're perfect for weekend HPDE stuff but race shocks they are not. For a car driven primarliy on the street I couldn't be happier.
Originally Posted by german_evoVII
Here, Bilstein has the best support, you can go to them and change the damping and springs for a low fee at their shop ( i dont know if they offer the same service in the states? )
The GroupN coil-overs are standard size, so I'm able to run either H&R metric race springs or Eibach 2.25" springs. Looking at the pics posted on the board, the springs on the PSS9's look like a standard race spring as well. If the adjustments on the shocks are in a broad enough range, you can probably just pick up some race springs that are stiffer than the PSS9's come with and drop them in without any revalving by Bilstein.
Originally Posted by silverevo05
Whats the price on pss9 at gtworx?
thanks
thanks
Originally Posted by Tak555
Anyone have anymore reviews on these?
- andrew
edit: tomorrow is saturday....yikes i need to get some sleep
. well you can still call tomorrow and talk to myles if you'd like.
Originally Posted by Turd Squirter
I'm subscribed but $2k+ is a big pill to swallow. And thanks to Steffan for the excellent info!
- Andrew