After a couple of weeks of driving around I can say that these are a great OEM replacement option for those looking for street performance/comfort rather than trackability or dumpability. Thy are firmer yet not harsh, comfortable but the car feels far better controlled especially during mid-corner bumps and braking. Turn in is sharper, body roll is drastically reduced, and overall the car is much better to drive. There's a little more noise from the alloy camber plates/spherical bearing but I've picked up some 1mm rubber to go under the strut bar and dampen some of the noise. It's no big deal and everything has passed the MRS test so if it makes no difference I can still live with it.
So far I'm still at the factory setting for both height and damping and it'll stay that way until I get it back to Brisbane. Height wise I'll probably drop it another 10mm all round (which will bring it to about -35mm). This will bring the rear to the tyre and the front will have about a 10mm gap. That's about as far as these will go as they've sacrificed some height adjustment to improve the stroke length. If you want more height adjustment then the regular GT version would be a better option.
Aside from a final height adjustment I'll probably just add some roll centre adjusters, get it aligned, and then fiddle with the damping (I still have to mount the rear adjusters). That will probably do things handling wise save for maybe changing to a 225/45 when the S Drives wear out.
Currently it's running
HKS Hipermax GT IV Spec A Coilovers
Whiteline Anti-Lift/Caster Kit
Cusco Strut Bar
18x7.5 +45 WedsSports SA-10R
215/45-18 Yokohama S Drives
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