Schoonie3

Do any of you that have lowered notice any loss of ride quality with your springs? If so, in what way? I am not a racer and want to lower for looks, but do not want to make the ride quality of my daily driver any more rough.

I had good luck with Eibachs and 18" wheels on a late 90's accord a few years back, but had terrible luck with an 02 Grad Prix and cheaper Ebay springs / 19" wheels a year later (rode like a lumber truck).

Please post an opinion about what spring offer the best ride quality.

Thanks

iridearocket

H&R's will give you the lowest look of all the spring set's I've seen and the car will end up with very good balance. It's about 2" down and it will change your alignment. The resulting alignment will cause slight wear on the inside of your tires, but if you drive the car quickly around corners, the resulting setup is fantastic. I've done 3 track days on my tires with this alignment and in the process have evened my tire wear out perfectly.

I've read funny stories on this forum of some Eibach's lowering the car unevenly. Who knows why that was ??? Other springs are good too, in fact some might be better if you want to use your stock shocks for a while longer. I found the high spring rate of the H&R's caused me to replace my shocks sooner than 2 other guys I know who are on Tein springs with stock shocks. The stock shocks are really too soft for this firm H&R spring. The ride is not uncomfortable at all, but the spring is too stiff for the stock shocks.

If you're looking to change the shock in the near future, I'd go with H&R springs and you will be very happy. If you want to use the stock shocks for a while longer, go with another spring, perhaps Tein. If you want the lowest possible look and don't care if your car bounces like a rubber ball at 60,000 miles, then get the H&R's.

dtorre

Don't know have tein S techs and Koni's....the ride quality is horrible....feels like your going over an unpaved road on a skateboard...makes me actually happy to jump into my GF's Sebring from time to time just to rest my ***

BaronVonBigmeat

The guy from DPE (the vendor) was raving about Tein H-tech + Konis, I think he said the ride was hardly any worse. Granted that's milder than S-techs. I think he said they were going to test the S-tech/Koni combo and report back but I'm not sure if they ever did.

dtorre, maybe your shocks are set too stiff? Also if I remember correctly, there are several people with S-techs and Tokico shocks who said the ride didn't change much.

NgoRX8

iTrader: (1)

i have s-techs on stock shocks and they are barely any worse in terms of ride quality. you'll feel a lil bit more, but it doesn't bother me at all. i have 19s low profile tires now so i feel even more of the road. its bumpier but on s-techs alone, it works fine.

MadDashRX8

I'm happy with my setup: S-Techs and stock shocks made the ride a little less smooth, but add in the 245/40r18's, and it evened out. Now, the ride is almost back to stock, with more agressive turning and MUCH better looks.

dsmdriver

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Ignore the poster above that acts like you can get away without an alignment. If you change your springs or mess with the suspension at all, get an alignment. A good alignment is one of the best things you can do for the handling of a car.

Razz1

Get Racing Beat if you want ride quality.

you can't go low with out sacrificing any quality. Be prepared for a stiff uncomfotable ride unless you go with RB.

iridearocket

Dtorre,
Try to get in there and adjust your Koni's... and don't just adjust the front's cause that will ruin your car's balance. There should be enough adjustment in those shocks to find something reasonable, despite the stiffer spring.

Razz1 makes a great point if you want to only slighlty improve your ride, but it's only a slight improvement. Personally I have a firmer H&R spring with the D-spec adjustables and I'm never uncomfortable as long as I don't have the shock dialed in to full hard.

grinn253

I'm happy with Tanabe GF210 on stocks.

alnielsen

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I selected the H&R springs for my car. I haven't installed them yet. They are still in the box.