Lowering ride- suspension

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chow
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Ive been debating to get either the eibachs lowering springs or a full suspension setup.

Im leaning towards the suspension setup b/c during winter times.. a 1 inch drop will make me a snow grinding car. I would rather have the choice to drop the car an inch for the summer, and then reverse that.

What are the best suspension setups for the track?


Shift_Altima
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Tein makes some of the best suspension stuff out there. I doubt they'll have anything for our cars but you can go check on their site. They have very high quality stuff.

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adidas2go
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Well im not sure what kind of car you have, but there are no suspension systems out for the A/C yet. However the front runner for top suspension companies would be Koni, Tien, Bilstein, KYB, and Eibach. Slightly under them would be H&R, Hotchkis, and HKS. Also there are other companies that forte in other fields but still make suspension such as: Skunk2, Ground Control, Greddy, and A'PEXi

AkAd3MiKs
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I was thinkin about installing airrunners. Check it out, its pretty cool but damn expensive. Oh, and one more thing, anyone find any other companies (other than eibach and H&R) making springs or coilovers for our 08 cars?? Getting pretty anxious and if I get impatient I might go with the airrunners.

Rkitkt
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i talked with the people at stillen and they said that the Eibach springs are not available yet, even though they are on their ebsite. However, they should be ready buy the end February. I am not sure if you were part of the intake group buy but assuming that this one works out as well as it appears it will maybe we could do the same with the springs. Maybe we could get them down to around 200 on these as. Permanet drop but way cheaper.

chow
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I want suspension that i can lower at the track, and then pop it back up to stock height when im off the track. So im looking for those adjustable ones.. What are their pros and cons?Are they not as good as non adjustable ones? (Id assume so) But i figure theyd be better then eibach''s cuz those just compress the stock suspension spring right?

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adidas2go
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Rkitkt wrote:i talked with the people at stillen and they said that the Eibach springs are not available yet, even though they are on their ebsite. However, they should be ready buy the end February.
They will be done most likely before the end of Feb. They are using my car as the prototype and have me scheduled for the second week in the Feb. So they should be out not to long after.
chow wrote:I want suspension that i can lower at the track, and then pop it back up to stock height when im off the track. So im looking for those adjustable ones.. What are their pros and cons?Are they not as good as non adjustable ones? (Id assume so) But i figure theyd be better then eibach''s cuz those just compress the stock suspension spring right?
Your going to be looking at an Adjustable Coilover System. Again no one makes them for the A/C. Most cars are out for years before coilover kits start coming out for them. For the ins and outs of these systems, use google and type in coilover reviews. There is tons of info on the internet if you just look.

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deicidean
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Adidas, What was the final drop I have been seeing a lot of different #'s. Also do you have stock wheels or what offset do you have? I was going to drop the car before the I get the wheels, and I'm concerned about tire rub.

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adidas2go
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I am using the stock wheels. The car won't be done until friday. I will let you know then.

skiski329
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i wan't to drop my car but i am also thinking of snow and parking but my big issue is if i get a drop and then get a body kit it might not work out.


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