the experience people are having w/ the TEIN's SS (P) have to do w/ the setup. the shortcoming of the TEIN SS(P) is the ride height and preload are on a single threaded collar... the TEIN FLEX (not available for our platform) is the next step up in TEIN's line and has the same ride height adjustment as the MEGAN and JIC FLT-2, seperate threading for preload collar and lower shock mount for ride height... of course all 3 have different spring rates and valving but structurally speaking they are similar. well back to the SS(P)'s, the ride height affects the ride quality since the preload is highest when the ride height is highest and lowest when the car is set about 2/3 of the way down to all the way down. so basically to get less preload, you have to lower the car. i felt this first hand when i had the car lowered b4 i got my body kit, then raised for a while after, then lowered even more than before recently (i'm currently slammed around >3". if you are not willing to have a very lowered car (>2.5"), i would not recomend the SS-P's since the spring rate is very stiff on a moderately lowered ride height but near perfect (stiff but not jarring or bouncy) on a very lowered car... you can actualy lower the damping stiffness after you lower the ride height over 2/3 (short body shocks still allow full travel) and keep a relatively smooth ride w/ no bouncing.
