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Originally Posted by DZFord

You've got me thinking...

I'm sure the Eibachs would great when coupled with the Koni shocks.

However, $1000 on shocks is a little hard for me to justify when you can get the Bilstein coilover kit (ride height adjustable) for a tad over $1000 as well.

True, the Bilsteins would be nice, although I have read many times that unless you want the full adjustability of coilovers (and also plan to take the car on the track), good quality adjustable dampers are the way to go. Koni Sports and Eibach springs are also a very popular combination (especially in our model Focus), must have similar damping rates. Bilsteins may be better paired with Eibach's in other cars though.

I'm pretty happy with my ride height so don't see the value in adjustable height. I do see value in adjustable damping though. Plus I've already got Eibachs installed, would be a waste to ditch them (despite being able to sell them) and install coilovers.

I have thought long and hard about the damper vs coilover debate though. If I had stock suspension I would seriously consider getting decent coilovers, but once I install the Koni's (and hopefully setting the rears to full soft is best for my setup), I shouldn't have to play too much with finetuning the damping rate. At least the fronts will be easy to change.