Ok, so I find my suspension in my ss/sc is taking a beating and possibly damaged. I've got 129000kms (about 83k miles). I want to upgrade and wanted to know what anybody who has tried other setup or knows more about what might work best for me. 1st off I'm hard on the car, I go 2 front sets to a rear set for tires instead of rotating them now and have used 6 winter, and 6 summer tires(by used I mean allready burnt and put on another set after, so 22 tires including my 2 current sets, and what I used)I've replaced a tranny at 42k, just replaced my swaybar links and control arm bushings in January and I think my links are already gone again(bumpy Canadian roads, need to buy moog this time). I drive on fairly bumpy roads and bottom out atleast a few times per month even trying to avoid the holes. We still have half decent back-roads in unpopulated areas (this is in eastern Canada about 250 miles northeast of the border to Maine) that can be fun to rip through at 100mph(not kph). Stock shocks are getting a little bouncy on hard bumps at speed more than before. My setup suspension wise is all stock right now except a progress rear sway bar

Anyways I have a few different priorites with what I'm going for. 1st is handling on rough and sometimes uneven pave(funny thing is pave is always fresh and sticky since we re-pave often enough, but cracks and warps in 2-3 years due to constant freeze and thaw for 4-5 months a year) and steering feel/responce while on a bumpy road. Priority #2 is resistance to bottoming. Maybe a progressive spring would be more agressive and still resist bottoming, last year I hit a pothole under hard braking with the shock compressed, bottomed out on entering the hole then smashed the tire into the 3 inch lip of the hole with no more available suspension travel and broke an enkei wheel IN 2! Priority #3 is durability. Will the shock and mounts last ok from canadian winter and repeated bottoming. Priority #4 is "normal" flat-road handling.

As I see it my options are 1-$800 from nga for Meghan racing coilovers, they have adjustable damping and ride height, and camber plates so they offer good adjustability. Option #2 is getting koni shocks/struts for zzp for only $560 and either using stock springs if mine are still ok, or maybe eibach?The shocks are adjustable aswell, and carry a better(vs Meghan racing 1yr), lifetime warranty. Option #3 is the ss/tc+peddlers for $595 from ottp. So... with all that... what do you guys think the pros/cons are for these options with my use? Which does anyone think will be the best choice for my car and the driving it does?

 

If your ultimate goal is strictly all around handling then best option is to get the Koni's and then use your stock springs. Then when you get more money later step up to the Pedders. Coilovers are only a good option for the car if you want to get low and dont want to bottom out. The struts have enough rebound and dampening paired with the stock or upgraded springs to resist bottoming out too since it will have much more travel than any coilover can get you.

This way you can get a set-up that has a great warrenty, with parts that are well made and durable. Even later down the road get a bigger rear sway bar to help with the understeer that this car has.