I have the Tein Monoflex with the EDFC. It's comfortable on the softer settings and is a great improvement over the stock suspension. I've heard great things about the KW variant 3 as well. GL with your purchase.

 

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Nukabe

 

great info gtworx!

 

if you want comfortable you should've gotten a lancer and not an evo. any coilovers' softest setting will still be harsher than stock no matter what.

 

^ not true. Large generalizations can always be proven wrong.

- Andrew

 

Definitely not true. I hate the softest setting on my coilovers, it makes my car ride too soft and I didn't buy an Evo for that. I have my setting set right in the middle and I would say that it takes the bumps much better than stock. On hardest setting it's too hard to the point where the car feels like it slamming every crack in the road.

 

+ 1

 

Point and match anyone? so gtworx seems like you know your stuff. You should chime in a little more! I do occasionaly do drags but I still want the evo to fly through the corners like nothing at all

 

Andrew, when you going to come out with a hot set of coils like the racecomps you make for the STI!

I really like the zzyxx coilovers honestly. If I somehow come across some extra money, I would go Ohlins all the way.

 

i had the buddy club race specs... they were pretty sweet.. but i live in wisconsin.. lil too bumpy so im back to stock now haha

 

Oh I wish we could, it's so much nicer to have control over everything! Maybe for the X, but it's complicated.

The zzyzx coilovers seem great so far, and have gotten pretty positive reviews. Definitely quality stuff.

Another one not mentioned much around here that is available for EVO is AST Suspension. Made in the Netherlands, TONS of travel, great valving, great support. Popular with BMW guys and lately with Subarus. A little over 2k for single adjustable, 3k for double adjustable, and 3 ways with remote nitro canisters are available.


- Andrew

 

Ohlins DFV. Expensive but great ride on the street and handling as well.

 

haha....well i try and provide info when i can and help out. There's a lot of options out there and it's hard to sort through them.

I think for you if you really wanted coilovers, I would go with the Bilstein PSS9's. Not super-expensive, but not cheap either. They'll last for a long time, be completely quiet, height and damping adjustable, are rebuildable in the US, and have some of the best ride quality of any coilover i've been on. Handling is of course great too....Bilstein knows how to work some valving magic.


BUT i think you would also really like the Bilstein strut/shock set-up with Swift springs. Either with Bilstein MR struts or new Bilstein HD dampers (which are out of stock everywhere for a while). This will be cheaper, but it's not adjustable for height or damping. Still awesome, and you don't have to mess with anything.

Good review here of the Bilstein HD + Swift spring set-up:
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=337211


So if you really want a coilover, I think the PSS9's are the way to go, but you might be happy with a regular strut + spring set-up.


- Andrew

 

JIC or KW Variant OR OHLINS

 

Andrew whats your point of view on Tein coilovers?