The Right Drop...

[RyanT]

I am thinkin Tein springs but thats 1.3 in the front and .9 in the back.. i currently have 16's on my car.. should i get these springs or H&R or Eibach that will be like 1.4 in front and 1.3 or 1.7 and 1.9.. i am putting 17's on too

[S14 Wannabe]

Depends what you like. Really. If you want your car lower... than get it lower... if you want just a sportier height and not so low to the ground than get the tein. Really from what I have researched myself any of the above mentioned brand name are quality springs.

[RyanT]

yes but like i want the 17 inch rims to look just right.. fill the wheel wells as best as they can.. not to low where i am that limited driving but not to high that people cant tell its dropped

[TurboKA37]

if u have some type of photoshop u could take a pic of ur car and put the rims u want on it and lower it to the point u like and compare. this will be hard to find how many inches u dropped it but would help

[AZhitman]

Depends on the springs - There are 2 types of Eibachs. The Sportlines are the lesser drop (I think), and they look real nice with 17's.

[TurboKA37]

Depends on the springs - There are 2 types of Eibachs. The Sportlines are the lesser drop (I think), and they look real nice with 17's.

actually the sportline drops it more and the other one(prokit) drops it less. go to the suspension/wheel forum for the exact specs in one of the stickys.

[RyanT]

ok thanks

[AZhitman]

Good cach - Thanks KA37!

[TurboKA37]

no problem, everyone seems to get the sportline over the prokit. is this because the sportline gives a lower drop? i was always thinking the prokit was a better performance spring over the sportline because of the name (sport vs. pro) but i never found out which spring was better for performance.

[SmithSR]

Eibach tends to be very conservative with it's lowering kits. The basic reason is because you don't need your car dumped to turn. Lowering the car mildly, combined with firm suspension, will enable most any car to feel significantly more stable during handling manuevers. This is the aim of Eibach street application kits. Provide realistic lowering, while increasing handling dynamics, with as little sacrifice to ride quality and tire longevity as possible. Superior reputation and build quality are also a plus.

TurboKA37, performance in handling is not just a product of ride height and spring rate, as I'm sure you know....Both kits increase handling dynamics, one will lower the car more than the other.

Pro-Kit is the mild kit, giving least drop and best ride quality...while Sportline kits are what Eibach call extreme lowering. The public is clearly fascinated with lowest possible ride height...this may be while Sportline seems popular..

[MainEvent212]

TEIN S-TECH has the best spring rate out of those 3...if you want a VERY sporty ride get some RS*R springs...those are very very stiff and might be too much for AGX's though

[RyanT]

what about the H&R application for the car?

[offtheline]

I just recently put the H&Rs on my s14 mated with agxs. I really like them. They give a 1.4" drop on both front and back which is low but since i have a chin spoiler, any lower and that would be scraping on lots of stuff. Ill try to take some pictures if you want.

[RyanT]

yes i wanna see it.. i wanna see the spoiler too

[offtheline]

Hey, sorry about the delay on the pictures. I just snagged my friends digital camera and got some pics.

Heres the website:

http://www.cardomain.com/id/offtheline

I hope you guys like my car

[TurboKA37]

yea thats some nice drop. it looks really close to the tires. i think that looks even more than a 1.4" drop

[tinted]

TEIN S-TECH has the best spring rate out of those 3...if you want a VERY sporty ride get some RS*R springs...those are very very stiff and might be too much for AGX's though

eibachs dont have springrates

[offtheline]

yea thats some nice drop. it looks really close to the tires. i think that looks even more than a 1.4" drop

I was thinking that it may be a bit more than a 1.4" drop, but not by much. It is basically less than the sportlines but more than the prokits.