Hello all,

I'm a new owner of a 2000 ACR. My car needs new struts and I've been combing several different places and have found several different options. I decided that, for now, I'm looking for a full coilover replacement. I wanted to post what I had found and the general opinions that went with them so that others in the future would hopefully have a one stop post to let them know what the community felt about the different options. Hopefully some of you even have more solutions then I have found. I'll try to update this top post to reflect the new info. If you own or have tried any of these I list, please leave a comment about what you thought about them. The more info, the better. Just keep it civil. I don't think your suspension is "bad" or that you are cheap or ignorant. This is just a collection of, poorly, gathered information and opinions. The top will just be about the options. The bottom will explain more of my situation if you care to help. I'll also update that with what I decide to do an how I feel about it after an adjustment period. I hope you find this useful!

Aldan Eagle 066:
http://www.viperpartsrack.com/viper-.../custom-shocks
These are considered the most cheap. I have yet to read any thread that endorses these. Most people don't like them and will tell you to avoid them. If you had a good experience with these, please let me know.

BC Racing Z-07-RB
https://shop.bcracing-na.com/product...20256231325784
These have a mixed opinion. Some people see them as cheap, others seem to really like them. They seem to be fine if you are just looking to cruise. These should be considered the bare minimum.

KW VARIANT 2 COILOVER KIT:
https://www.kwsuspensions.com/produc...-15227004.html
These are considered expensive but worth it. One of the two top tier options for this car.

Motion Control Suspension:
https://motioncontrolsuspension.com/...tions-pricing/
Yes, I know that page kinda sucks, I didn't make it. These are the other top tier suspension for Gen IIs. I've read many posts about people who like these. The only two problems seem to be pricing and choosing which type to get. Most people seem to agree on the 2 Way. Only get more adjustments if you know what they do and track your car.

Rebuild/New:
I currently don't have any info yet on these. If/When I get responses on their availability I'll update this section.

Unknown:
https://www.viperpartsusa.com/produc...ble-1996-2002/
I don't know who makes these and as a result I haven't been able to find any reviews. They say they use Hyperco Springs but do not mention the strut. If anyone knows who makes these or have tried them, please let me know. They are pretty expensive for no-name coils.

My tale of woe:
When I bought my car it had roughly 47,400 miles on it. I then drove it 7 hours(5 of which were in the rain and quite terrifying) from Florida to South Carolina. On this drive the car was extremely bouncy. On the highway when I would cross a bridge, the initial lip would cause massive longitudinal oscillations. Like stuff in the trunk was catching air. Then getting off the bridge would not be as bad, but not nice either. It made the car feel very unsteady and not conducive for long drives. I get home and start my research. My car, being an ACR, has the Koni's on it and I found a fair amount of posts where people were complaining about the rear springs being too stiff. Normally to be directly followed be someone else posting about how the car is meant to be driven on the track and you don't know what you're talking about. So I sucked it up and drove the car around for two weeks. It was so bouncy that I was embarrassed to be seen jumping all over for the smallest bumps. To make matters worse, my wife has Miata that is slammed on some BCs. It's less bouncy! So I decided to get some new coilovers. Before I came to a decision I had to change the coolant out for some antifreeze. As I was jacking the car up, about a half cup of fluid suddenly dropped down from beside the front left tire. Great. I get the car up on the lift and sure enough, the left front strut just barfed out all of its fluid. The remaining struts all had the greasy look of 21 year old seals slowly seeping out small amounts of fluid. I needed new struts. I have read many different opinions about putting different spring rates on different struts but haven't talked to any experts. Since I couldn't find any solid info I decided to go with a coilover that had been engineered for the car. Having said that, I don't really feel great about the options I have found for the car. Right now I am thinking about just getting my suspension rebuilt or buying a new set of stock struts. I can't say how I feel about that since I never had a chance to drive a stock set of ACR struts that weren't dying. Are they too stiff? Are the Springs too stiff? I don't know. Any advice would be appreciated. For now I'll contact Koni and see if a rebuild is even an option. Hopefully someone has found something that is helpful for me and others and I can post it in an easy to find place. Thanks for the help!