Indy-Vert

Like the OP, I mangled my OEM K member in an accident. I bought a used one, installed it and discovered it MIGHT be bent, as well. Here-say suggests the factory unit is soft as butter and contorts easily in the face of even mild-to-moderate front end impacts. If the K member is professionally diagnosed as the culprit, then I don't want another factory unit (even if I could, by some miracle, locate a new one). So, which aftermarket piece should I buy?

It's a DD and I don't want to compromise safety, ride quality or NVH.

Coil-over conversion is appealing to me, as I was planning on lowering the car with an Eibach Pro Kit before I started obsessing over the k member issue. If I can also improve handling characteristics/better suspension geometry correctness/more adjustment range also then I certainly won't cry about that(even if it comes with a pinch of increased NVH)

My concern is that I don't really understand the "cons" of the swap....what do I lose, here?