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Old Oct 2, 2009 | 12:05 AM
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was planning on buying springs, my front fenderline is WAYY higher than my rear, any suggestions?
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Old Oct 2, 2009 | 09:43 AM
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was planning on buying springs, my front fenderline is WAYY higher than my rear, any suggestions?
Got any pictures? Could be your springs or could be your struts, but I have a feeling its your springs too. If your looking to lower it, now would be the time to lower it with some quality lowered springs and might as well change out your struts too, they're probably due for a change. I have a 98 ES and my struts are all weak, lots of bouncing when driving. But, I'm planning on lowering it with coilovers, so I can adjust the height and ride stiffness/quality anytime I want. As far as where you can get springs and struts, go to ebay for good prices or the vendors here on CL. Good luck!
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 10:57 AM
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what type of springs would give me the lowest drop; i know theres different kinds of springs for the es300 model; i want one that will give me the lowest drop out of all of them yet keep a nice comfortable ride
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 01:24 PM
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what type of springs would give me the lowest drop; i know theres different kinds of springs for the es300 model; i want one that will give me the lowest drop out of all of them yet keep a nice comfortable ride
You're going to have to get new aftermarket shocks as well if you plan on going the spring route. I believe the sprint springs give you 2 inches all around but I had the tanabe df210 and thought they were decent. I would just go the coilover route but that's just me. Regardless of the springs you get, you need to get aftermarket shocks as your stock ones won't last more than a month or two if you're dropped that low.
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 02:26 PM
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You're going to have to get new aftermarket shocks as well if you plan on going the spring route. I believe the sprint springs give you 2 inches all around but I had the tanabe df210 and thought they were decent. I would just go the coilover route but that's just me. Regardless of the springs you get, you need to get aftermarket shocks as your stock ones won't last more than a month or two if you're dropped that low.
I agree with PlatES300, you'll need struts if your going to go low and I hear the Tanabe DF210 are real good. Also, like PlatES300 stated, better off going the coilover route. With coilovers, you'll be able to adjust your height anytime you want and you can also change how soft or stiff you want the ride.
Coilovers arent cheap, but the best bang for the buck and also level of convinence on making changes.
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