rambo627

What are the best springs to use? I wanna drop my car but I want some springs that lower the car at least 2.2 inches..

Rockstar21

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what exactly are you wanting...

just springs.. coilovers... shocks also maybe?

b/c if you just want just drop springs you dont have to spend much (contrary to what most people will tell you)

i dont know much about just springs alone. i've always done coilovers.

i forgot where i am... someone help him

ZEUS'O3TL

im dropped on Eibach's Pro-kit on stock shocks...2.1front and 1.7rear....

jjashaa

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Where is my post with all the springs.....

Flipster23

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Yea where is your post. There are hella.

Im dropped on Eibach pro kit like Zues. well soon to be dropped but another story.

Since you want 2.2 drop i know a guy has eibach sportline he is 2 all around my eibach is 1.7r and 2.1F i think S techs are about a 2"

ZEUS'O3TL

AMGala

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Eibach Pro-kit or H&R Race

fsttyms1

H&R Sport and Koni Yellow on low perch.

R2D

Tein S techs give you about a 2" drop in the front and about 1.5 in the rear. That is what i have.

jjashaa

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oh yay.. found it..

fsttyms1

^ might want to look around more cause most of those prices you have are very high

DaveS221

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verrrry high. i found h&r's for like 230

jjashaa

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i just went on their site and found the price... thus the "~"

jjashaa

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ok... added more info...

just search the part numbers to find low prices.. but these are what i found to be the "lowest" price...

Springs:[/SIZE]

Tein HTECH: Part# SKA34-BUB00 ($248.00~$370.00)
Spring Rate (F/R, kgf/mm): 4.8/2.5
Lowering F/R: 1.5 - 1

Tein STECH: Part# SKA34-AUB00 ($228.00~$350.00)
Spring Rate (F/R, kgf/mm): 5.3/2.8
Lowering F/R: 2.1 - 1.6

Skunk2: Part# 519-05-1620 ($176.00~$200.00)
Spring Rate:???
Lowering F/R:2.00 - 1.80"

Eibach Pro-Kit: Part# 4041.140 ($238.00~$339.00)
Spring Rate: ???
Lowering F/R: 2.1 - 1.6

Eibach Sportlines: Part# 4.4140 ($219.00~$260.00) [98-02 AV6]
Spring Rate: ???
Lowering F/R: 2.0 - 2.0

H&R OE: Part# 51858-55 ($230.00~$329.00)
Spring Rate:???
Lowering F/R: 0.75 - 0.5

H&R Sport Spring: Part# 51858 ($198.00~$329.00)
Spring Rate:???
Lowering F/R: 1.75 - 1.5

H&R Race Spring: Part# 51859-88 ($198.00~$329.00)
Spring Rate:???
Lowering F/R: 2.2 - 1.75

Megan Spring: Part# MR-LS-HA9802 ($120.00~$149.00) [98-02 AV6]
Spring Rate: 230F - 205R
Lowering F/R: 2.0 - 2.0

Flipster23

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ebay has them for pretty cheap brand new too, thats about right if you go to a import store unless you have plugs your going to be looking at 280 for S techs 2 something for pro kit

Flipster23

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O and Jjashaa thanks for that link to those eibachs on craigslist a while back dude shipped them to me I just got to get them put on. Got for 110 shipped

jjashaa

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just be careful with tue ebay... i remember kris getting fake s-tech from a member who got them...

Hines57

I am interested in the h&r oe springs. I know its not much of a drop but I already have a slammed lude. Would u recommend oem or aftermarket shocks? I don't want to spend too much.

Flipster23

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aftermarket FTW you can run on OEM but know that they will give out sooner or later, You can get a whole setup shock and springs from the vendor excelrate (i think thats how the spell it) for pretty cheap I know for what im running on its about 500 shipped to my house

CJITTY

Do yourself a favor and just get HR Sports #50103..this is how mine is sitting after 4 years or so

Silva-type-s

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hows the ride and what shocks do you have?

Rockstar21

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im gonna go with coilover sleeves.. if the ride isnt satisfying.. i can always buy better shocks and still pay a fraction of the 1k coilover setups...

you get the good shocks, adjustable springs.. all for around 600.

despite the bad wrap... the allignment thing isnt true unless you dont know how to count threads =P

but i guess im one of the few who considers this setup

fsttyms1

The alignment thing IS TRUE. Any time you mess with the suspension it throws things off, most noticeably the toe where even the slightest change can effect tire wear. Counting threads has nothing to do with it. Your alignment will change just from the springs settling in. (which is usually very minimal) now tell me how adjusting it 1/2 inch or more wont?
Go have an alignment then raise it 1 inch or even worse lower it 1/2 to 1 more inch and tell me your results.

Rockstar21

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i respect your knowledge.. but i never had any alignment problems with coilover sleeves... tires last almost 2 years or more a set..

and i went from .5" drop to 3" almost every few months "car shows"

but, i guess if this problem were to ever arise, you do know that walmart has free lifetime alignment after you do it once right?

CJITTY

i have never seen a walmart with an alignment rack...i am not kidding...they got them in Lou? Hell, they can't even do oil changes right...the guy who stocks the dog food in the pets dept should not be doing alignments too...

its ok, i used to work at walmart 13 years ago lol

Flipster23

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Wal Mart out here does it well its another city but I wouldnt trust Wal-mart to do anything to my car

thinhthan

i need to get me some h&R. only if someone will buy my s tech

Flipster23

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Why you want H&R's S-techs are lower

Rockstar21

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the only difference between walmart mech's and auto shop mech's is the location...

some of the people working in acura's garage wont get near my car after talking to them about the simplest things...

besides... an alignment isnt exactly something the mechanic needs smarts to do...

Rockstar21

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hmm, i thought they were all relatively the same...

here, walmart has their own seperate auto garage.. always in the back. they have 4 or 5 lifts and can turn out cars in good time... not to mention the same name brand tires as other shops for a fraction of the cost...

more people should try them out...

just dont go in expecting major work... they keep it simple with fluids, tune-ups.. brakes, tires.. etc....

L3wD

heres H&R Race compared to stock

L3wD

oh and my ride is VERY liveable, the TL in front of me is now running Koni yellows with Neuspeed Race springs, so its about the same height as mine and the ride is sporty yet really comfortable.. its a win win situation...

If i were you I would definitely go with Koni yellow shocks for sure

and either:

HR or Neuspeed Race - which is the height of mine, or you can put the yellows on the lower perch and it will be approx. 1" lower than mine

or

HR Sport - which is the same as CJITTY posted and again on the lower perch will be approx. 1" lower. This setup will have a better ride

thinhthan

i thought H&R is lower than the s tech cause i thought the H&R was a 2.5 drop in front ?

Flipster23

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which H&R? Throw the S techs on the BM someone will def buy them

fsttyms1

How long was the car driven from one setting to the next? If you were doing it for just shows thats probably why. On the TL 1" drop will be enough to throw toe off enough to be out of factory spec. Going as dramatic as you posted would wear out the fronts in no time if left like that.

Excelerate

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Hit us up if you need a price on something.

Rockstar21

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correct.. if dropped that low it was never more than a weekend... tire wear did happen.. i was talking more in alignment terms.. just never seemed to have that issue.. i always just made sure all for wheels were even, or at least even with the opposite side. car never pulled hardly at all if any

anything lower than 1" on my honda wore the tires down. but if i got with 2"+ on the TL, i will be using a camber kit. i've bought enough tires in my life. time to make them last for their WHOLE lifespan.

fsttyms1

Doesnt have to pull to wear tires though. .10 deg of toe will kill the tires faster than -4 deg of camber.

slavver01

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so if i were to buy coilovers, i should throw them on, set to the height i want, then go get an alignment done?

on a side note, i have some s-techs for sale for a good price! they have 3k miles on them. let me know if interested
https://acurazine.com/forums/car-parts-sale-361/sold-tein-s-techs-709288/

fsttyms1

Yes. You should do that ANY time you do something with the suspension.