baaao

i just picked up an '03 TL and i'm sooooo sick of stock height. i plan on picking up coilovers but i wanna know which kinda will give me the lowest drop. i was thinking about buying Ksports, Megan, or Tein Basics. if you know of any other brands, lemme know! i don't really mind ride quality because i prefer riding stiff, i just don't wanna be bouncing around over every imperfection on the road. thanks guys.

this is the stance i'm looking for:

oVerBoost

if i recall, that member had the teins, slammed to the lowest setting without the locking collars. the megans give you a pretty decent slammage, just look up member z3ro's pictures. otherwise, you can go with the affordable ksports. the springs that come with the set already allow for some pretty low drop, but of course if you wanted to go lower, they offer shorter replacement springs.

ASASN21

Bags

01tl4tl

Tein SS,
that low you will feel everything on Basics- with SS you can dial it down past OE soft if you need or want.--or run as stiff as you like.
Plan on front and rear camber kits too
See azine vendors Excelerate or MrHeelToe for both of them
they have threads in the Off Topic link at top of pages here,,- Sponsored Sales threads

fsttyms1

You want something that low (damn near undrivable ) Get bags.

Rajca

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my cars just a bit higher, ive got tein basics, still got room to go a bit lower, and the ride quality isnt bad at all.

baaao

Rajca, on Tein Basics, how much lower can you go in the front and rear?

`ill*tl

Thats about the height on my Ksports, maybe a little lower then Rajca and I still have about half of the threading left to slam it.

01tl4tl

You people do realize that just because there is thread on the collar to adjust with--- doesnt mean that ok to use!
These shocks have a designed motion range like any others.
In the tein info it has a min and max setting from a specified measure point on itself.

From the suggested starting point for any particular car- you can go about 1 inch up or down and be in the safe operating limits for the shock.
When you lower the car you also preload the suspension and sway bars, adding to the wear and stress---keep an eye on everything like it was a race car.
If you operate outside the limits and blow a valve or sela its ok- tein rebuilds its shocks in los angeles- $75 plus parts last I checked

Rajca

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about 1/4"-1/2" in fornt, and about 1 1/2"-2" in back, im that low in the back because i have a heavy sound system in the back (had to raise the rear up)

Phrosttz0

go with ksports, or the megans, theyll let you dump it

JDM Inspired

Teins got the lowest stance in my eyes, with the replacement springs, havent you guys been viewing the other threads also??

trailz516

you can get really low on ksports.

02ACTcLean

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Tein basic with replacement springs.. hella low. Ksports..hella low. NOT HATIN.. but i belive that photo you posted is chopped. I have the lower collar on the rears (Basics) removed, set all the way down, with heavy 12's and not as low. front has replacement springs. if you go lower in the front with replacement springs get them out back too. I'll have the rears on in about 2 weeks.

baaao

i think i'm going to be going with Ksports pro coilovers. what do you guys think of them, and can they be abused without blowing up on me? i'll be reading more about them tonight. thanks for the input guys.

02ACTcLean

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Tein basic with replacement springs.. hella low. Ksports..hella low. NOT HATIN.. but i belive that photo you posted is chopped. I have the lower collar on the rears (Basics) removed, set all the way down, with heavy 12's and not as low. front has replacement springs. if you go lower in the front with replacement springs get them out back too. gotta have the rear lower than the front, jus more of an even look. I'll have the rears on in about 2 weeks.

02ACTcLean

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oops.