I've been using Koni's "yellow" adjustable struts in conjunction with Apexi progressive rate springs for quite a while now and must say that I still find it very difficult to justify the cost of coilovers for my propose for the car. I participate in a bit of motorsport and only once have I felt that the koni's ran out of damping (I was on r-comps on some pretty tight bumpy stuff). As for springs and ride quality, I've tried both whiteline and kings and both left me pretty disappointed. Until I managed to get my self the apexi's, I thought I had to go coilovers to achieve what I had in mind. It rides reasonably well (recent did a p-wrx trip to Albany and had no complaints from me or my passenger) and I think it performs well at the track as well.

Just my 2c, hope it helps...

Darren

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