Hey all,

so I have narrowed my selection to 4 options. Have quotes for all of them, just need a bit of a push to figure out which one I should get.

1) HKS Hypermax III Street (9/9)
2) BC Racing (8/10)
3) Tein Flex
4) Stance GR+

I am going to use this pretty much for street driving, car is not my daily driver and I am going to the auto X track about 1 once a month. Which one would you buy?

 

I like Tein stuff so I would go with the Flex.

You do understand how rough these ride since you are using this mostly for street driving? I could not deal with it.

 

I have my Tein flex on my car and daily drive it, its not that bad. It is great for the track tho

 

The EDFC is an added bonus to running the Teins.

 

It all depends on what your driving habits and personal preferences are when deciding on coil overs.

I have tried my fair share of coil overs and in most cases I would say go with the Stance GR+ or the BC Racing ones.

In my experience, Tein is all marketing hype and acceptable at best.
The HKS Hypermax are also a lot of hype and are made for HKS by the same manufacturer as a couple of other coil overs (surprising to most).

Bang for buck, stick with one of the the Stance or the BC Racing.

 

TEIN Flex +EDFC, since it's not your dd. wouldn't recommend it for a dd

 

Wow
I have been in a couple and that is too harsh for me. Once I get a DD and my car becomes more of a toy I will change to those.

 

Flex is pretty stiff for a daily driver. My GF is always bitchin about it.

 

I'm running Type flex on my G, Out of your list I would buy it again. Although if I was to choose any right now it would definantly be the KW Variant 2 or 3 depending on how much track use it will get.

 

My list would be exactly how ou have it on your poll, with HKS 1st and Tein last!

 

JIC Magic.

 

HKS Hipermax III's are freakin' awesome. I have them (SPORT version) and they are great.

Not too many people are willing to spend that kind of money on coilovers but if you want a quality suspension that has been proven to work its magic on the road and the track...then pull the trigger

 

Thanks for all the replies guys - let me give you some more background.

I store the car for the winter here in Canada and I have 2 other cars. The G is simply my big toy. I drive it a fair bit in the summer mostly alone, but sometime the wife comes with me, but not often. I track the car almost 1 once a month and the track performance was the main reason why I decided I needed a new suspension - the 03 non-sport suspension simply wasn't up to the task.

I'm not really planning on using EDFC - it seems like more than I need. So long as I can adjust the dampers manually I would be fine with that. Money isn't really an option but I won't be spending Zeal coilover prices. I figured 1700 was about my upper limit. If I can get something for less that meets my needs then great.

I really want a good quality suspension - I don't want creaks or knocking. This was the main reason why I was leaning towards the HKS - I heard they are quite quiet. I have heard hit or miss about BC Racing - some people have the "clunk" others don't. I think they came out with a revised pillow ball mount or something that reduces it but I wasn't really digging into it.

I don't mind a stiff ride, so long as the damping is well setup and not jarring. I'm not planning on taking it off road and the roads around here are not too bad. I want something that is stiff but firm on the roads but performs well at the track.

HTH - thanks again for all the opinons guys - really appreciate it.

 

fyi, the rear suspension is not able to be adjusted without unbolting the coilover shocks. keep that in mind for your adjustment.

 

For which setup? I thought that was the case only with the Tein - hence EDFC?