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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 01:56 PM
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Which coilover would be best for a daily driven evo x?

My budget for coilovers is $1,500... Which of these would offer the most comfort and performance?
- Stance gr+
- BC racing coilover
- Tein ss coilover

Thank you!
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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 01:58 PM
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Something comfortable for a DD setup in my opinion would be BC BR's /w Swift Springs. I have a special going on right now for these. I will PM pricing if you want.

The TEIN SS's are also good, but you are simply paying for the name. If you go with Tein's the ones you want are the Flex or Mono Flex.

Stance are also good. I had them on our 350z, but they did leak @ 10,000 miles.

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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 02:21 PM
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I'm interested in the BCs with Swift Springs... Anyone currently have these on their X? Or should I just go with Fortune Auto?

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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 02:27 PM
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None of the above (and especially not Teins).

Just get GTWorx springs and pocket the difference. There is absolutely no need to spend the money to get height adjustability when there's a spring that produces that height available.
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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 02:36 PM
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None of the above (and especially not Teins).

Just get GTWorx springs and pocket the difference. There is absolutely no need to spend the money to get height adjustability when there's a spring that produces that height available.
Completely agree with Iowa999.
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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 03:33 PM
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Gtworx+revalved bilsteins or spend a little more and get kw's and you wont be disappointed, its worth it!
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Old Sep 24, 2012 | 10:12 AM
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gtworx+revalved bilsteins
+1 :-)
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Old Sep 24, 2012 | 05:08 PM
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None of those options...buy a set of H&R coilovers

The part # 52998
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Old Sep 24, 2012 | 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by subrwho
My budget for coilovers is $1,500
Originally Posted by Tech/Sales@EM
None of those options...buy a set of H&R coilovers
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Old Sep 24, 2012 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by subrwho
My budget for coilovers is $1,500... Which of these would offer the most comfort and performance?
- Stance gr+
- BC racing coilover
- Tein ss coilover

Thank you!
Before you pull the trigger I would recommend find a local Mitsubishi EVO owner and go for a ride in their car and get the feedback for yourself. Once you pull the trigger, buy the kit and get the thing installed. You may be stuck with something that you kinda don't like.

Riding first hand in the passenger seat with give you an idea of comfort. The performance aspect you may still want to ask the owner and see what their take is on it.
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Old Sep 24, 2012 | 09:41 PM
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Yes but hopefully he will save for a kit like that. I did punch in the part number and found one store that was selling the kit for 1582 so thats why I sent the info in my post
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Old Sep 24, 2012 | 10:34 PM
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OK, I'll bite. What are the springrates on the H&R coilovers and does anyone have plots of the shocks?
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 05:15 AM
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Great question..but I doubt you will find a shock dyno from a newer product like that and H&R does not give out any of their technical data! So it would have to be tested at an independent firm for analysis.
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 06:41 AM
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A few minutes of googling suggests that they are 8/7 springs and that the shocks are rebadged Bilsteins.
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 06:52 AM
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Whats your guys opinion on the AMR coilovers?
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