For some reason my search button does not work, so please don’t flame if this is a repost. I’m contemplating between Progress & Tein S lowing springs and would like to hear about there ride quality from those who own them. I’m may be partial to other brands also, so please post your ride quality experiences with the other brands also. Your help will be greatly appreciated….

 

i love my H&R springs with illumina struts. i only wish the wheel gap in the front were about .2-.3" lower.

 

I know what you mean, I’ve had H&R’s on a few of my other cars and the ride quality was great but never quite low enough.

Thanks for the input!

 

I have Maxspeeds and Illuminas. Ride is great, only wish it was a tad lower and I didn't live in NY.

 

Tein H-techs/KYB GR-2's. I love them. A very even drop. Quality build. The only complaint I have is the increase in tire wear due to high speed cornering.

Chris

 

This is odd, I have H&Rs and they seem to be a bit lower in front than rear. This is one thing I disliked about them. Maybe it was my imagination, but it felt liked the car "pushed" even more than with the stock springs. I am sure many will not agree, but the "front rake" on a Maxima (luxury performance 4 door) looks ricey anyway.

 

Great idea for a poll. I'd say my progress are somewhere between pretty smooth and rough. They're comfortable for the most part but on really chopped up/potholed pavement it can crash once in awhile. Basically, they're smooth unless they bottom - which happens rarely - on potholes and ugly explansion joints.

 

teins stechs with gr2 were bouncy as hell. I went with JICs and couldnt be happier

 

maxspeeds and stock struts, love it so far....when those go, tiens & illumina

 

Dude, I just wanted to give you a *huge* thanks. Your site has helped me decide on what springs to purchase. I picked up Maxspeeds and Toki-Blues yesterday thanks to all of the info on your site. Can't wait to get them installed.

 

I'm riding on Tein S-Tech's and GR2's. I couldn't be happier with the look. Fortunately, the roads in the area are quite good so that my ride is most of the time pretty smooth and little rough on occasion.
I really want to switch to illuminas.

 

I voted that Tein S were rough - but that's because of prior experience. I had Tein S-Techs and KYB GR2 struts and the ride was horribly rough and VERY bouncy.

I then went back to stock.

I now have Tein H-Tech springs and Illuminas in the front, and stock suspension in the rear (soon to be Tein H-Tech Illuminas as well). I am VERY pleased with the comfort/ride quality/look of the Tein H-Tech/Illumina combo thus far.

 

If you want a smooth almost stock and subtle drop, then go with maxspeeds.

 

Thanks Arnold. Glad the work was helpful for ya.

 

what housecor said^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

I'll tell you next weekend.....maxspeeds and illuminas going on soon...

btw - the strut/shocks you use make a big difference too. There is a real difference between
OEM struts
KYB AGX
KYB GR-2
tokico blues
tokico illuminas.

I would not suggest OEM struts w/lowered springs...I'd suggest adjustable struts (Illuminas or one of the KYB's which I can't remember) so you can tweak the ride stiff/soft front and rear for more balanced handling.

 

Irish44j, you're finally getting the aftermarket springs/struts heh? Good choice, btw. Are you still gonna get the SFC's?

 

I'm very happy with my Maxspeed & KYB GR-2 combo. I still feel like the car shudders a bit and can't help but think it has more to do with the structural rigidity. If I ever get ambitious enough I'll go with the subframe connectors.

Tony

 

I think it really depends on the strut / spring combination to get the best results. I see alot of members using Teins S with struts such as Tokico blues or Gr2’s which really are OEM replacements and do not have the correct dampening rate for the Teins or Progress springs. I’m thinking a Koni, or Tokico adjustable will provide a stiffer but smoother ride for these applications.

 

I'd love to get SFC's too, but I'm concerned about accessiibility down the road to things like the cat & exhuast. Those things are welded on for good ya know.

 

Yep, it would take quite a while for you to remove your exhaust with the SFC welded in place..

 

If you get a standard SFC (not all the cross bracing), it shouldn't affect the accessibility of anything I can see. Are you thinking about the Warpspeed stage 2 or 3 with all the cross bracing? I feel that the standard units that weld in w/out the cross bracing work great for the daily driver.

 

And IIRC, the standard SFCs without the cross bracing provided quite a bit of improvement by themselves. Becuase I would also be concerned about being able to access my exhaust and other things beneath the car!

Tony

 

yeah, I got the illuminas and then said "might as well try some diff springs while I'm at it"........

I'll probably get the stage 1 SFC in a couple of months...don't know if I'll get 2 and 3 - one step at a time.....