Sports Dampers V Coilovers... Opinions please

[Ricardos]

I'm thinking of changing my K Tec coilover kit to a suspension set up that gives me the option or opportunity to stiffen up the ride as i'll use the Clio on track.

I've been looking at coilover kits from various companies and most of them are only ride height adjustable (unless you spend well over 1K or i'm missing something)

Does this mean that the dampers (Bilstein) are a lot stiffer than say a K Tec setup. I had Koni yellow uprated dampers before the K Tec and i liked the idea of adjusting the dampers to make them stiffer. To give me the optimum ride height i just fitted lowering springs.

To be honest all bar K Tec allowing me to drop the front end a little more i actually liked the Koni dampers for the option to stiffen up the shocks.

So, where do i go from here.... Back to Koni or will a Bilstein coilover setup be stiff enough from the get go??

Discuss?

 

[jack_kemp]

Bilstein's are the king. For the money, there is nothing better.

 

[Spooky]

I think a little investment into some harder poundage springs is probably a good idea Richard

 

[Ricardos]

Bilstein's are the king. For the money, there is nothing better.

You have the Bilsteins then?

 

[jack_kemp]

I will do in a couple of weeks.

 

[Ricardos]

I will do in a couple of weeks.

And what deciding factors made you choose them?

 

[Damo_Sport]

I will do in a couple of weeks.

And what deciding factors made you choose them?

Im getting em to when funds allow

 

[jack_kemp]

And what deciding factors made you choose them?

- Bilstein's reputation is superb.
- I haven't seen a single complaint about them from anyone that owns them.
- They're set up perfectly out of the box, no need to piss around with them.
- They offer comparable (or better) performance to ast, h&r etc at close to half the price.
- They offer a very good compromise between road drivability and track performance.
- And lastly, they will look great on my cup.

The choice for me was bilstein's or kw v2's, I'm not prepared to pay £500 for some adjustability that isn't really required.