...I was looking through the faqs and could not find a comparison of the combinations of springs & struts available and their corresponding drops, ride comforts, and handling. Can anyone who can search help me out with this one?

Thanks!

 

Some popular springs are:
Tein S Tech
H&R
Sprint
Maxspeed
Eibach

Some popular struts/shocks are:
KYB AGX
Tokico


~limsandy

 

Thanks. Do you know which combo will give a better ride with being close to stock (ie: not too rough)? Oh, and what the drop on the springs would be?

 

Everyone who has the H&R/Tokico Blue combo has said the ride feels very close to stock. I wouldn't know because mine are in the extra bedroom waiting for me to have time to put them on.

 

also, anyone know of a lowering spring that gives a substle drop, stock ride and can handle stock struts?

 

you just described Maxspeed springs, but 'subtle' is about 1.5 inches.

 

good..where can I buy these??? and how much $$??

 

ebay, $124 shipped...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=6771

and no, I am not the seller, he's just got a good price.

 

wow that sounds cheap...whats the quality of these springs?

and a 2" seems a bit much for my liking. I was hoping for an inch or so...no more

 

These are an even drop all the way around? What springs will give you a greater drop in the front so it will be even?

 

tein is 2 in front and 1.6 in back.. i have these but not yet installed.. so i can't tell u how the ride feels.. but the drop looks pretty nice.

 

You do not want to use stock struts with aftermarket springs.

 

Go w/ H&R, I had eibach's and switched over to H&R b/c the ride was too harsh. Now it feels perfect. IMO, the drop makes the car look like it should have off the showroom floor.

 

this is with H&R springs with what brand struts bro?

 

Tokico Blues are the only struts designed for 5th gens. The KYB's have to be modified. I too have Tokico's with H & R. This combo provides a smooth ride and a nice drop.

 

W/ Tokico's

 

I PMed ya dude...

 

I was looking for the perfect spring set up for a subtle drop without the ride harshness, so this is great info. But T-Bone, you said we shouldn't use stock struts with aftermarket springs, right? Why is that? Is it the lack of dampening in the stock struts?