s14 lowest spring drop

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sunnys14
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does anyone know what spring drops the lowest for an s14? also what are the spring rates?


Nismo_Freak
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Believe me, you don't want to drop your car that low on a spring.

240sxjeff
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How low do you exactly want to go? I'm pretty sure that you already know that If you go low enough you are likely to wear your shocks down fast. IMO cars don't really look to good "slammed" I think you should go for no more than a 2 inch drop

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eibach sportlines will drop the car pretty low, but good luck finding a damper to match it. if you like killing struts off every year or less, go for it. otherwise, think about coilovers

aesic
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If you want your car SLAMMED then you definately need coilovers. The Eibach sportlines will drop you ~2", but like everyone has said, you will go through shocks really quick. Also, 2" isn't that much. The other alternatives (Teins, H&R, etc.) only drop you ~1.5". I have a 1.5" drop and my friends still ridicule me for having my car so high.

I'd go Megan Racing coils ($900) if your looking for cheap but good coils. On the other hand, it looks like you've spent plenty of money on your car so you might want to go with a more "proven" coilover set. MR coils have gotten good reviews but have been out for less than a year (although they are made at the same factory as Apexi's and other more expensive coils). Good luck finding some coils. And slammed S14's look sweet.

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sunnys14
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i have kyb agx's and theyre holding fine with my sportlines... i just wanted to know if any other springs dropped lower...

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nismofly
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aesic wrote:(although they are made at the same factory as Apexi's and other more expensive coils)
the world sports, in other words the cheaper ones, the expensive ones are far above and beyond these

as far as springs, no, thats about as low as itll get, you need coilovers if you want lower


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