Karmapolice

I need springs and struts for my car. My question is should I go for a lowering spring or stock. I dont want to change my ride quality and I dont want to go too low. Any thoughts?

maximagxe90

what kind of feel do you want your ride to handle,

do you want soft handling then go with stock stuff,

if you want rough or sporty then go with koni or e-bach for springs,

and struts kyb2 or Tokico,

kcidmil

I don't remember Koni making springs. Just the strut inserts for our cars. Eibach or Stock is about your best bet. All the other brands will give you a rough ride considering they lower more than the Eibach.

As far as struts. KYB and Tokico do work, but keep your receipt if you use Eibach springs. They go out anywhere from a year to 3 years. Koni is the best out there right now for our cars.

Dillbag

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Not too low? Not too harsh?
Eibach and kyb or tokico is the only way to go.
Koni struts are nice, but expensive and hard to adjust.
I pity the fool who sez different!

Dillbag

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Wait, wait, wait....Eibach springs go out? What the heck does that mean?

Jbr8k

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I think he means Tokico Struts. Mine did.

kcidmil

Yep, the struts go out, not the springs. And with Konis it's easiest just leave them at the setting they are when you get them.

Me personally, I'd rather just deal with the fact the ride would be a little stiffer than I want, than having to keep changing struts out.

Mizeree_X

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Eibachs are pretty stiff, even though they don't drop you as much as other lowering springs.

Dillbag

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Hmm, interesting results guys. My tokicos have been in since....gosh, i think maybe spring of '01 or something, and they are doin' ok. Of course the the max splits driving duties with the Hon-doo-doo since like. sept. of '01. Although I did blow out the L/F tokico in a really wierd cornering situation, but part of that was due to a scored strut shaft a the very top of the shaft. When it went all the way down, it cut the seal, and it also bottomed out kinda hard. So it went all bouncy. But other than that, me like tokico's. I'm sure the Koni's are cool, but I like to mess with stuf alot, so I would always be taking them out and ajusting them.

tripleGmax

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i like my intrax, but of course its a stiffer ride.....

if you dont want it to change ride quality, then go stock height.