i am hoping to make my car handle like a 04+ TL A-Spec. My buddy has one and after riding around in it I really like the ride height and handling and wish my car drove a bit more like his. I am currently considering the following setups:

KYB G-2s & Tein S-Techs ( Cheapest setup from what I've seen )
H&R sports & Tokico Blues
Eibach Springs and Dampers


I want to eventually be able to upgrade to 18s so the setup needs to acomodate that. Would I need a camber kit for these setups? I've seen people both with it and without. Any imput on which suspension would be most like the A-Spec TL?

Thanks

 

number one, any suspension setup will accomodate 18s, when you plus size your wheels your tires go to a lower profile to maintain stock circumference.

have you rode in many lowered cars before? im sure the TL Aspec suspenion is great for an OEM product but i bet tein and ksport and others will handle better (if that is what your going for). the TL is a different car, different weight ratio front to back so its kind of hard to say "i want my car to handle like ____" when its not on the same platform. i would reccomend to anyone to just get some coilovers, since it sounds like your more into the handling rather than the drop or comfort i would go with tein SS or ksports.

 

Yes I am definately into the coilovers but not into the price or the squeaking. I know-many people will swear up and down that they don't make a sound but I've heard too many loud setups to go that route. I would be fine with better handling and a little more stiff ride than his TL. Any thoughts on those setups i mentioned?

 

Remember you get what you pay for. Not all coilovers are the same. My tiens (when i had them on other cars) never made a sound.

If your not into them look into H&R springs (the best spring) and something like bilstien or koni shocks

 

yeah problem is by friends had some pretty expensive suspensions (apexi N1 for the rsx and buddy club on an evo). why do you say H&Rs are the best? I feel like unlike every other part of our car we actually have options on the suspension and that makes it kinda exciting. Any other shock/spring recs?

 

i havent had any noise from my teins. my friend had eibach springs and i think kyb shocks on his mustang, now that was a squeaky ride!

 

squeak free after 1500+ miles on the tein coilovers. i know you said your friends had loud setups but so far i couldnt be happier.

 

squeak free after 68k miles