I've browsed a few coilovers online, and I have a few questions. Is it possible to drop 2 inches and retain the stock ride comfort or even exceed it? I want to close the wheel gap, but I want none of the stiffness/harshness associated with traditional lowering. Can coilovers give me what I'm looking for? Maybe the ISCs with an even softer spring rate than the softest available model? How would a non adjustable compression dampening affect a soft spring rate? Only rebound dampening is adjustable on the ISCs right? Or should I consider a Tein set?

Also, based on my search in this forum, I've found people saying that lowering springs give poor comfort with stock-type dampers. Is this true? It would be great if I could just put some springs on to get the look I want since they're much less expensive. My shocks are 125k miles old though, so maybe I should replace those too.

 

The best way to get excellent ride comfort and a lowered TL is with the TEIN Street Advance. Set them to full soft and reuse the stock rubber top mounts.

http://hoa.excelerateperformance.com.../i-525373.aspx

 

Thanks. Are the springs that come with those stiffer than the stock springs? Will the full soft setting allow any bouncing?

 

Does anything interfere with where the EDFC parts are installed (such as the front strut brace)?

If one or more of the EDFC motors fail or can't adjust the shocks, does the controller know that specific motor isn't turning?

 

Do the Teins have velocity sensitive damping (similar to Gabriel's G-Force technology)?

https://gabriel.com/light-vehicle/th...ce-technology/

I noticed that Tein has a technology called M.S.V.,

http://www.tein.com/products/comfort_sport.html

so I was wondering if that was anything like velocity sensitive damping. I also noticed that they have shocks that have adjustable low-speed and high-speed compression damping. Are those types of settings used more for performance purposes than comfort?

I basically want my suspension to compress rapidly when there is a sudden obstruction on the road. From my understanding, this would be accomplished by a valve opening when the pressure is above a certain point, or the shaft moving at a velocity above a certain point. Do you know if the Street Advance will do this so that a huge bump won't jolt me? This way I can have a damped ride, but as soon as I encounter a bump, the damping is dropped to near zero so that the shock won't be transmitted through the suspension.

I wonder if what's adjustable on the Street Advance is actually low-speed damping, so that if the shock were to be compressed at a high velocity, a different oil circuit would provide significantly less damping.