first of all the tein s-techs provide a really nice drop. depending on what you want, weather it be preformace or looks, i would say preformance wise, after doing a lot of research on those springs and others, the racing beats are really good. however, if you are going for looks, I would say go for the s-techs. but if you are going for preformance, I would save my money for the acctual coil overs. originally I was going to buy the mazdaspeed sports springs from japan, however, the do provide a sufficent drop, they are still not as stiff as the racing beats. now, what I'm doing is saving my money for actual TEIN HR coilovers or the Mazdaspeed coilovers. it all depends how much money you are willing to put out. it's either you are going for preformance or looks.