Oleg400

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Well after reading many reviews and getting many ideas from this forum for suspension setups i made a decision and here are my thoughts. I went with Bilstein SP shocks and tanabe Df210 springs. I also replaced my Ball joints and tie rods. Soon i will be replacing the upper control arms as well. Well to start off the drop is just right about 1 1/2 finger gap in the front on stock 17"the rear about 2 finger gap, everything was done today so i still have about a week to let the shocks and springs settle in maybe they will go a bit lower which is a . The ride is firm but not harsh, cornering is amazing its a totally different animal. Turns that i was able to take at 30 mph with some fear i can now take at 60 mph+ with full confidence.The rear doesn't pop a squat anymore its just shoot and go. The car stays planted at all times it feels like you have 0 body roll.
The control is just amazing compared to stock. I am sure others have better results with coils but comparing this to stock the difference is night and day. After replacing the ball joints and tie rods the vibrations that i would get at 55 65 75mph are so minimal its barely noticeable, i experience only some at around 80 but still a huge improvement. The steering is a lot and i mean a lot firmer, huge improvement. Bumps are felt a bit more but its nothing crazy, you will scrape over speed bumps if you don't do the > < steering technique which i expected. In the end these are the best modifications i have done to my car since i bought it, for those that want some fun and a bit more control and some racier shocks i would chose bilstein SP over KYB gr-2, i never owned the KYB's but there are a lot of comments on them that the ride is a bit better then stock and its nothing sporty.But if i was going for a more sports oriented ride i would go with bilstiens bar none. As for the springs i chose tanabe Df210 because they offered a nice drop that i thought would work for me. There are other springs that could offer a different ride, but these seem perfect.
In a couple of weeks i will be installing sways in the front and rear, i will update when i have those installed and how the ride will change. Any who i am off to tackle some twisties questions are welcome and hope this helps make it easier for other that plan on upgrading the suspension.

Stormforge

good to hear about your new mods, even better to hear about how well it handles!

4ntvings

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pics pics pics?

LOL, j/k







congrats on the upgrades!

esolo98

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Any pics, before and after the springs

GS300ToM

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haha NEED PICS!!!!!!!!! and congrats on the new setup