Best Coilovers and Price...
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I got the PSS9s(some say these are the benchmark for our car) and I LOVE THEM!!! 
$2000+$200(install)=$2200 total..... IMO, don't nickel and dime w/ something like suspension....you'll regret it! and probably spend more $$ to eventually get the one you should of gotten in the first place...no trying to step on your toes, but based on the upcoming mods you're planning on w/ your car(Kleeman supercharger, etc...) I don't think cost is an issue here 
...besides, you can probably pay for your coilovers w/ one hand of poker out there or pull of a slot :p
$2000+$200(install)=$2200 total..... IMO, don't nickel and dime w/ something like suspension....you'll regret it! and probably spend more $$ to eventually get the one you should of gotten in the first place...no trying to step on your toes, but based on the upcoming mods you're planning on w/ your car(Kleeman supercharger, etc...) I don't think cost is an issue here ...besides, you can probably pay for your coilovers w/ one hand of poker out there or pull of a slot :p
Last edited by DbleNckel; Jun 13, 2005 at 01:18 AM.
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KW Variant II is very good. About 1500ish these days.
Bilstein PSS9s is good as well. About the same price.
Both are notably stiffer than H&R coilovers. If you want close-to-stock ride comfort, H&R coilovers are only COs for you.
I have the PSS9s on my car, it's great and all but the ride is definitely not soft, even with dampening set to the softest. o yea, the KWs and Bilsteins both have adjustable dampening + rebound + height etc.
H&R only has height adjustability, hence the low 1,200 price tag. So it all boils down what you need and how you drive your car
Recommend upgrading your sway bars too after the suspension upgrade...better if u do it all at once =) Good luck~! Modding never ends, one mod leads to the next! haha
Bilstein PSS9s is good as well. About the same price.
Both are notably stiffer than H&R coilovers. If you want close-to-stock ride comfort, H&R coilovers are only COs for you.
I have the PSS9s on my car, it's great and all but the ride is definitely not soft, even with dampening set to the softest. o yea, the KWs and Bilsteins both have adjustable dampening + rebound + height etc.
H&R only has height adjustability, hence the low 1,200 price tag. So it all boils down what you need and how you drive your car
Recommend upgrading your sway bars too after the suspension upgrade...better if u do it all at once =) Good luck~! Modding never ends, one mod leads to the next! haha
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From: detroit, MI
S63, 560SL
I dont have enough good things to say about the PSS9's. Having put them through their paces during the One Lap of America and some other events i can say they are outstanding.
Also living in Michigan w/ our pothole'd roads, they are very comfortable. I actually (which contradicts the previous post) have found them MORE comfortable than stock when set to Full soft up front and about setting 3 on the rear.
When I say more comfortable perhaps Its because I dont get that intial bone jarring I used to get w/ the stock set up when I hit a pothole
anyway the above pricing seems to be right on.
Also living in Michigan w/ our pothole'd roads, they are very comfortable. I actually (which contradicts the previous post) have found them MORE comfortable than stock when set to Full soft up front and about setting 3 on the rear.
When I say more comfortable perhaps Its because I dont get that intial bone jarring I used to get w/ the stock set up when I hit a pothole
anyway the above pricing seems to be right on.
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Originally Posted by BrabusW203
which did u decide to get?
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Originally Posted by dragonAMG
I haven't yet... are coilovers far better than springs? What are the best springs on the market for our cars? I'm looking to keep the ride as close to stock as possible, but I wouldn't mind if it was a bit stiffer.
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Originally Posted by BlackC230Coupe
There are actually no spring only currently out for the C55. Of course ones from like a C32 or C240 can fit, but it wont be a good match especially with the newer suspension on the C55.
