Noticed H&R has some entry level coilover options. They seem to be endorsed by Kenny brown and Sam Strano for an “affordable” coilover. Two versions are street and RSS (club sport). I discounted the RSS for 3 reasons. Cost, spring rates (650lb seems high for my use case) and that only the fronts have adjustable damping.
I originally discounted the “street” because I assumed they would not be enough for my use case. However at the end of this Kenny Brown video he mentions the street spring rates are around 400lbs.
Each coil-over-shock is custom valved to work in conjunction with a precision-engineered progressive rate spring, creating a finely tuned suspension system. The fully threaded shock body allows for adjustable vehicle height.
kennybrown.com
If correct, that is stiffer than any spring package I am looking at. If valved for those springs, I would think that may be a decent dual purpose setup. Generally H&R is decent stuff, pretty sure they use a Bilstein monotube, but I really can’t find much info or feedback on people using these. Price on the street setup would be pretty close to a koni/steeda shock spring package.
on the plus I would get adjustable preload, height, rake. And maybe more space for a wider wheel. On the negative, no adjustable damping.
thoughts?