Suspension spring discussions (The Mother Thread)
#331
To the OP I say try it moderatley first with maybe 1/3rd a coil. And hey if you dont like it then you have this as a learning experience which you can give to someone else to use. It looks like only post came from someone with first hand experience i.e. there car not someone elses. Just do it and post back you results in a updated thread
#332
Lead Lap
iTrader: (5)
Haha...I posted this a long time ago...Since then I sold the car, got a 1st gen gs on JIC's and that was totaled, and now have a 97 LS400 on Megans and Weds Kranze Cerberus. But I originally asked because I didnt think I was going to keep that car long. Its ok to cut for a mild drop but the coilovers are the way to go to slam it.
#334
Driver School Candidate
best way to lower 1-1.5" and keep softest ride quality?
I have a 1997 LS400, and I want to lower it slightly to improve the appearance, but I want to try to preserve the smooth, supple ride quality I have come to expect from my LS.
I realize that anything i do will detract from the smooth ride, but I want to pick the springs that are the least "high performance" in the stiffness dept.
I realize that anything i do will detract from the smooth ride, but I want to pick the springs that are the least "high performance" in the stiffness dept.
#335
BahHumBug
iTrader: (10)
find some old used eibach springs (they stopped making them). H&R would be my second choice.
that's the closest to a 1-1.5" drop, with a reasonably controlled feel (using stock or KYB suspension)
Tanabe's DF210s are actually a somewhat softer spring, but drop the car too much (~2-2.5") to be used with stock/kyb shocks without blowing them.
that's the closest to a 1-1.5" drop, with a reasonably controlled feel (using stock or KYB suspension)
Tanabe's DF210s are actually a somewhat softer spring, but drop the car too much (~2-2.5") to be used with stock/kyb shocks without blowing them.
#338
Driver School Candidate
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: tx
Posts: 40
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
from my experience in all my past cars. if you put lowering springs on and dont change out the shock you have 90% chance your shock will blow within time. even if you lower your car just 1 inch all the way around. to save time and money i would really suggest just buyin a shock/spring combo. there are tons of brands out there some good ones are like tein, h&r. eibach. etc. good luck
#339
Super Moderator
iTrader: (6)
+1, since you have it apart, the better route is to replace the struts at the same time. Springs from any of the known manufacturers will not be an issue. I'm behind the times with mine as I may be the minority on Bilstein and Eibach. The rest are on Megan, D2...etc.
#340
Driver
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: CA
Posts: 110
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I own a set of Eibachs, I believe it's the ProKit. I tried them with fresh KYB Excel Gs and the ride was pretty reasonable. Reason I took them off and went back to stock springs was height -- I scraped going into driveways and the front bottomed out at times -- it was just too low, even though they lowered the car about an 1" - 1.5".
Stan
Stan
#342
Instructor
iTrader: (3)
The Tanabe's have a terrible rep, but I'm enjoying mine. I've gone on 6mo w/o blowing any of the OEM shocks.
However, I feel confident that I regularly hit the bump stops. The OEM shocks can handle just the spring, but it is under damped when you hit the bump stops. So on big bumps it's bouncy.
However, I feel confident that I regularly hit the bump stops. The OEM shocks can handle just the spring, but it is under damped when you hit the bump stops. So on big bumps it's bouncy.
#343
Lead Lap
iTrader: (6)
I did California Customs lowering springs + KYB GR2 and new strut mounts, if I were to do it all over, there's a good chance I would have went with basic coilovers. Price difference was minor but the trade off between being able to rebuild the coilovers vs replacing the shocks is something to consider.
#344
thanks,as i live in the UK you just cant get eney thing off the shelf.it all as to come from the USA,you are all so lucky as the price of importing is as mutch as the springs.i want so mutch stuff for the car but it all comes down to the price of having it shiped over to the UK.