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Old 12-27-2006, 02:25 PM
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I have the KW Coilovers on my C32 and have been very happy with the setup.

They were a bit less in cost compared to the Carlsson's and Bilstein's at the time.

Bottom line its really going to depend how much you want to put out out from your wallet and what you want the car to do
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so what shocks would u recommend for my car? if i was going for more performance? not the look?
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So if I want a ride as close to stock as possible, and performance better or equal to stock, what is the best option? and what is the cheapest option I can get away with? I'm lowering mainly for looks, performance is an added bonus, but I wanna sacrifice the ride quality as little as possible.


Would I be getting a better ride quality from the Tein SS vs the Tein Basic?

P.S. Next mod after coilovers will be 18s or 19s.

Thanks!
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Originally Posted by ellery
So if I want a ride as close to stock as possible, and performance better or equal to stock, what is the best option? and what is the cheapest option I can get away with? I'm lowering mainly for looks, performance is an added bonus, but I wanna sacrifice the ride quality as little as possible.


Would I be getting a better ride quality from the Tein SS vs the Tein Basic?

P.S. Next mod after coilovers will be 18s or 19s.

Thanks!
You'd probably want RennTech springs and shocks, not coilovers. Lowering will be moderate, and you get what you get. Coilovers give you total control over ride height, but are more pricey. Looks like PSS9s are the way to go with coilovers.
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Renntech springs with #1 spring pads.
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Along with Renntech I would put #2 instead of #1, it looks better with 19".
My current setup is spring pad #3 with H&R c/o.
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Anyone have a part number for Tein SS for the 32?
Hey 360 where in denver?
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Originally Posted by Fifth Ring
You'd probably want RennTech springs and shocks, not coilovers. Lowering will be moderate, and you get what you get. Coilovers give you total control over ride height, but are more pricey. Looks like PSS9s are the way to go with coilovers.
The only issue with that is that you are stuck with a set height. It seems that he wants the ability to dial in his own ride height and dampening settings so as to create a ride quality and driveability that is close to stock but with significantly increased performance. For that, I would recommend our Bilstein PSS9s which are fully adjustable ride height and dampening coilovers.
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Originally Posted by RiomJ
Anyone have a part number for Tein SS for the 32?
Hey 360 where in denver?
check www.tein.com they actually do not have a specific one for C32, but it's the same as the C320.
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Thats what I thought, and so did a local Tein dealer. Anyway after he called his rep I guess he said it wouldn't work?
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Fan boy moment...Frank, do you have a pics online of your C anywhere??
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..Hey 360 where in denver?
Littleton & downtown area. Where r u at
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Sure. I know a few members who live around here in town with C32 too. And we can go to Bandimere again in the spring, hopefully we have a lot more ppl this time.

Btw what color is yours.
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Any decent shops around here?

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