Some early feedback on Shockworks coilovers fitted last month. I qualify these comments by saying that I was looking for better handling for road use so ride comfort was an important factor.
The ride is firmer than the OE ride but still reasonably compliant. The front end is quite good and the rear has been improved with some minor adjustment of the shocks (still experimenting) to get the rear more in sync with the front over low speed bumps. Above 80kph both ride and handling are amazing. Tracking is precise and the car is totally stable giving the driver heaps of confidence. My Michelin PS3 tyres are near the end of their life so are giving a harder ride than new so I am expecting further improvement to ride when I replace them.
I did wind the shocks adjustment up a bit to see what would happen. The car got quite bumpy on suburban roads but it was loving corners. Maybe enough to tempt me onto a track one day?
I have not lowered the car but adjusted the attitude from about 5mm tail down to 5mm front down (it looked horrible and got even worse with luggage or rear seat passengers). Height adjustment is not as simple as some other coilovers as the bottom attachment has to be disconnected from the suspension each time but it is otherwise a simple process. I replaced a number of bushes that were worn and fitted camber adjustment to the rear to reduce the excess rear camber. I had been using -1° front camber to get some feel into the front end and reduce the dead zone at straight ahead but will now come back a bit probably to -45'.
It took a couple of months to get the coilovers so Shockworks seem to be getting plenty of business. I have some knowledge of mechanical engineering but little practical experience of setting up car suspensions so was grateful for some informative chats with Brett at Shockworks.
Ken