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post Sep 26, 2006 - 6:55 PM
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Since Snap has been picking my brain about suspension; I thought id write up a spring note for everyone.
Keep in mind that having strut bars, upgraded sway bars, and good struts play a role in a good suspension.
Me having a ton of upgraded suspension parts doe not mean it is perfect but i love my setup so far.

Please feel free to add you input whehter positive or negative:

Sprint:
Blue springs, drop of 1.5" front and rear.
Price is around $150 new.
My experience with them is very good.


Tein S Tech:
Green springs, drop of 1.5" front, 1" rear
Price is $120-$150
My experience from Chanh's car was a bit bumpy but could have been due to the tires.


TRD & Eibach Pro-Kit:
Black springs, drop of 1.5", 1: front
Price: 150+
Minimun drop with stock feel.[/color]

DropZone:
Red springs, drop of 1.25" all around i think
Price: under $150
Seems like stock but a tad bumpy


Intrax:
Purple springs, drop of 1.8" all around
Price: $125-180
No experience


Tanabe:
2 different kind of springs
drop of 1.25 and 1 for the GF210
drop of 1.5 and 1.25 for the TF210?
Price: 150 and up
No experience


Eibach Sportlines:

If theres any brands fill them in for me please.

This post has been edited by LewFX: Sep 27, 2006 - 12:16 PM


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post Sep 27, 2006 - 12:03 PM
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bilsteins have a smooth feel. stiff in the beginning, no complaints about them except the availability. hard to find them and at good prices. ebay for 2 rear struts and 2 front shocks go for over 300 now. theres a site that carrys the front housings yet it says full strut, i called them but sales ppl are dumb. its nice to have a performance shock thats hard to find.

remember this is about srpings, not shocks, or else id go into more detail about strut bars, sway bars, and more.

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- LewFX   Springs   Sep 26, 2006 - 6:55 PM
- - princemb   Arospeed Coilovers Yellow Spring, drop 2.0" ,...   Sep 26, 2006 - 7:17 PM
- - snapshotgt   QUOTE(LewFX @ Sep 26, 2006 - 6:55 PM...   Sep 26, 2006 - 9:07 PM
- - LewFX   i know we have this already in the stickies: http:...   Sep 26, 2006 - 9:18 PM
- - j0e_p3t   pretty much agree with you on dz. a lil lower (1.5...   Sep 26, 2006 - 10:19 PM
- - trdproven   Yeah, does 45 series make a good difference in com...   Sep 26, 2006 - 10:44 PM
- - LewFX   45 feels up the wheel well nicely and does feel sm...   Sep 26, 2006 - 10:46 PM
- - hurley97   the 45 profile rides so much better than 40s IMO ...   Sep 26, 2006 - 11:02 PM
- - celiracer   I love my teins. Not to bumpy for me and i have 35...   Sep 26, 2006 - 11:43 PM
- - airfron   Tanabe: 3 different kind of springs Price: $1...   Sep 27, 2006 - 12:07 AM
- - hitcachi   Intrax: Purple springs, drop of 1.8" all arou...   Sep 27, 2006 - 1:26 AM
- - LewFX   bilsteins have a smooth feel. stiff in the beginni...   Sep 27, 2006 - 12:03 PM
|- - hitcachi   QUOTE(LewFX @ Sep 27, 2006 - 12:03 P...   Sep 27, 2006 - 12:59 PM
- - celicaST   i have the eibach pro-kit. very pleased with them....   Sep 27, 2006 - 12:14 PM
- - snapshotgt   I've ordered Bilstein struts, and Tein springs...   Sep 27, 2006 - 3:01 PM
- - Daftboy   How much did you spend on your bilstein's ?   Sep 27, 2006 - 3:07 PM
|- - snapshotgt   edit, nvm.   Oct 2, 2006 - 11:21 AM
- - Bigmeanbulldog55   What about for someone wanting to race but not wan...   Sep 27, 2006 - 9:03 PM
- - Tech9ine   QUOTE(snapshotgt @ Sep 27, 2006 - 3...   Sep 27, 2006 - 9:09 PM
- - trdproven   Intrax: Purple springs, drop of 1.8" all arou...   Sep 28, 2006 - 12:41 AM
- - Alex-UKSC   I use G-Max 40mm springs & love em to bits ...   Sep 29, 2006 - 11:56 AM
- - My2Celi   I have the Tanabe df210. I have no complaints on i...   Sep 29, 2006 - 1:22 PM
- - 95celgt   riding in the Teins was a pain with the 215/40/17 ...   Oct 2, 2006 - 10:17 AM
- - Daftboy   I can get a brand new set of TRD springs for 130 d...   Oct 3, 2006 - 7:19 PM
|- - Bigmeanbulldog55   QUOTE(Daftboy @ Oct 3, 2006 - 8:19 P...   Oct 4, 2006 - 7:44 PM
|- - Kwanza26   QUOTE(Bigmeanbulldog55 @ Oct 5, 2006 - 1...   Oct 5, 2006 - 10:12 AM
|- - hitcachi   QUOTE(Kwanza26 @ Oct 5, 2006 - 10:12...   Oct 5, 2006 - 10:41 AM
|- - Kwanza26   QUOTE(hitcachi @ Oct 5, 2006 - 3:41 ...   Oct 5, 2006 - 10:47 AM
- - Bigmeanbulldog55   First post info incorrect. Dropzone's are 1.5...   Nov 13, 2006 - 5:26 PM
- - elvasoshexai   Eibach Sportlines: red springs drop of 1.5" a...   Nov 14, 2006 - 2:12 PM
- - j0e_p3t   the rear is slightly lower than the front on stock...   Nov 14, 2006 - 6:42 PM
- - tin_foil   bump. sorry, this is just too good of a thread to ...   Dec 19, 2006 - 3:20 AM
- - baddisintegra   QUOTE(elvasoshexai @ Nov 14, 2006 - 7...   Dec 19, 2006 - 12:22 PM
- - illneversellmycelli   hey i would luv to see the link daftboy has for tr...   Dec 19, 2006 - 9:15 PM
- - trdproven   QUOTE(baddisintegra @ Dec 19, 2006 - 12...   Dec 21, 2006 - 7:21 PM


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