who makes best coil over front suspension

I would be interested to know how many people actually RACE these different set-ups. What is your suspension/set-up knowledge level? Why you chose one system over another based on more than just hearsay.

I'll go first:
- I Road Race in the American Iron Series with NASA (Brand F....for now....)
- I have Auto-X'd with the SCCA, but once I took the hit from the crack pipe, I have a hard time getting excited about parking lot cone bashing (but still do it from time to time).
- I am a Mechanical Engineer and have studied suspension geometry and design on my own, if only to assist with my racing efforts.
- I don't pretend to know a lot about everything suspension, but I do work hard to grasp the basics and apply that throughout.


In my current project - I am looking for a streetable set-up that will be at home on the racetrack as well. There is a certain amount of give-up to have one over another - you really can't have both (EVERYTHING is an act of balance). While I first looked at the improvements to the stock torsion bar set-up, I discovered that what I was looking for and the balance there-in was not going to be my best choice. The stock-set-up is very well designed (take note of that!!) but it does have its limitations.

My next step was looking at the myriad of "custom" set-ups and after several years of phone calls, investigation, and review I have settled on the fact that the RMS and the HDK are most definitely the best designs for the price. For what I am leaning towards the HDK fits MY needs better than the RMS, if only for the increased range of adjust-ability. As Denny and Bill are both gear-heads and are always improving their systems, I feel more inclined to support them for my needs. Once Denny figures out a couple of details and releases the HDX, I'll be configuring my set-up accordingly.


Notice I used a lot of "I's" and "MY's" in my statement. To each their own, do your homework, take a look at the various options, determine what you want to do with your ride and where your balance points are (cost, function, etc.)
The bottom line is to go out and have fun and DRIVE your cars. Even a basic, nearly worn-out stock torsion bar suspension is more than enough for most any driver. Push things to the limits and you need to start moving your balance point.