OKay, I'm starting to look for suspension improvements, and I know the most popular brands, but I'm wondering if anyone knows about which brands are the best feeling and the most durable over time.

THANKS!

lime

 

Break Down:

You have two ways to go, the spring + strut combo or the coil-over combo

Springs:
Eibach - 1.25-1.5" Lowering, great performance, stiffer ride, sometimes rear sags.
H&R - 1.5" Lowering, good performance, decent ride, softer than eibach, stiffer than stock
ST - 1" Lowering, a little better than stock performance, stock like ride
Sprint - 2" Lowering, good performance, better than H&R performance, largest drop from spring, lowest price.

Shocks:
KYB GR2 - Stock like quality, cheap, will probably blow over time.
Tokico Blue HP - More expensive than GR2 and stock. Stays strong for about 10-15K miles, gets softer, won't blow but will get soft on you.
Koni Adjustable - Most expensive. Stays strong for life, adjustability of ride, very hard to install because you need to insert the front ones into stock shock housing.

Coil-Overs:
Cattman - Expensive, ultimate lowering adjustability, ultimate handling adjustability. Great combo, a little pricey.
Ground Control - Basic adjustable spring setup, more expensive than springs, no where near cost of Cattman. Still need shocks.

Hope this helped.