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Now, when you say that the springs take up shock travel, what do you mean exactly? Because the springs are lower the piston of the shock is already more compressed than on stock springs? Just wondering.
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Precisely.
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If that's the case I think I would be fairly happy with the FA's or any other coilover.
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I wouldn't go with just "any other coilover" but hey, it's your money. I'm putting out suggestions based on the things you wanted in your first post and some assumptions about what you want out of your suspension.
Fortunately, I've owned and/or street tested most of the coilovers you listed in your post:
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PBM looks pretty rough
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I regret selling my Fortunes for PBM. It was solely to go lower and I don't even run my car that low any more lol. In a lot of coilover threads that I've posted in post-2012, I've said this. PBM dampers just aren't all that great for the street. They can withstand the abuses of drifting and daily driving but ride quality just flies out the window. They're alright.
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mixed reviews on Stance
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Their new gen stuff (I think they're called SS+ now) is a revamp of their widely used and loved GR+'s. Some people swear by them, I think they're good.
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Tein appears to be overpriced for what they are
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Glad you've been doing research prior to actually making a thread. Outside of forums, people love Tein and think they're a good value. They're decent coilovers, just would never pay full price for them.
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Megans and Isis appear to be solid but I can't find much info on HOW they are made.
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Megans should be your absolute last resort. Unless you can buy them used and have them revalved, I would never purchase a brand new set with my money. I was given a used Track coilovers set with not that many miles and I blew them after one good drifting sesh. I think they can hold up to the abuse of daily driving but the ride quality and performance aspect of their dampers are just meh.
They now have a EZ street coilovers that you may want to look into though. According to their description of them, they're close to what you're looking for.
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Not sure though. Never ran a set of coils so I am just going off of research and construction of the damper as well as the spring rates.
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Ah I see. I've been lucky to have friends and family that share similar interests in what I like so I've been able to drive on different set ups and try things. See if you can ride along in a friend's car with a certain set of coilovers. Take into account ride height, damping settings, suspension bits, any noise, etc.
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I am sort of biased toward FA just because I can actually get a response from them and they valve the dampers according to spring rate selection.
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You may also like FEAL. They're run by Odi who drives in FD and knows his stuff. They're built in house (in the US) and he can valve them to your specifications as well.