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Originally Posted by ArideII
What is the advantage of the coilovers vs. springs, other than the fact that coilovers are adjustable?
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I didn't see this before. First, what you might be thinking when we say "coilover". You may have seen what some companies call "coilovers" as little sleeve that fit over your stock struts and short springs that set on top of them. These are bad because the spring is so short you lose a lot of suspension travel. Also most of them have insanely stiff springs to keep them from binding cuz they're so short, and they bounce around a lot because of that. That's not what these are. These are completely new struts with threaded bodies, and springs. This way you get height adjustability without loosing any travel, and you get a full sized spring with a spring rate that's not too stiff.
Another thing about aftermarket shocks/struts is that you need to find the right ones to match your springs for the best handling. This is a matched pair, so that's already done for you. So what you get with the coilovers that you don't get with the springs is adjustable height, and proper performance shocks/struts instead of using your stock ones.
Also, some of these kits have adjustable shocks/struts, so you can make them stiffer for racing and softer for daily driving with the twist of a knob on top of the strut. Add the EDFC and you can adjust it by the mere push of a button from inside the car. It's a really sweet setup.
On top of that, some of the coilover kits come with new top mounts, instead of using the stock rubber top mounts you get solid ones with increases the resposiveness of the car. Also, I'm pretty sure the top mounts are adjustable for camber too.
Sorry that was so long, but just wanted you to see why the coilovers were so much more special than just a spring setup. IMO it's well worth the extra money, even to a po' college boy like me who already has springs but wants this upgrade.