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Old 10-27-11, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by GiantsFan
There is only 1 H&R spring for our cars ... (according to the H&R site). It's called the "H&R sport spring"
Several different ones here:
http://www.hrsprings.com/products/springs/

How do I order from the website ..?
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Originally Posted by dorkacho
Thanks! Do you have a pic of your car?

I'd love to get coils but I don't have the cash for it =( If that's the case, which spring specifically should I get if I want to be conservative? H&R super sport?
Front got cut off, but you could tell how much clearance there is from the ground to the front lip. If you go with f sport, I think it would be close to that.
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Old 10-27-11, 02:10 PM
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Sorry to be off topic, but looking good Will.


I also have a full Wald dropped on coils and I do not scrape if driven carefully. There will be those occasional driveways that you can not avoid scraping on but as long as you take it slow and careful, it'll be fine and the scrape will be at the bottom of the lip where no one will see.

Added a couple pics of your car David. SFFD103
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Old 10-27-11, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by dorkacho
Several different ones here:
http://www.hrsprings.com/products/springs/

How do I order from the website ..?
When I looked up your car the Sport Springs are the only ones with a 1.4 and 1.3 inch drop. You can find them on eBay for cheaper. Around $260.
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Originally Posted by dorkacho
Thanks for the suggestions! May I ask what front lip you have?
I've got the gfx front lip
Old 10-27-11, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Sffd103
When I looked up your car the Sport Springs are the only ones with a 1.4 and 1.3 inch drop. You can find them on eBay for cheaper. Around $260.
^Yup ... he is correct.

They don't make the super sport springs for our cars.
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Thanks for all your help!

Now i'm considering if I should just keep my 18" .. since wald+19" = too expensive... but with 18 probably won't look as good....suggestions?
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There is no "right" answer to that question. Its all personal preference. Everyone will have a different answer.

18" or 19" ... Wald kit or some other kit - Its YOUR car.... do what YOU like.

Take your budget - do some research on what you want - and go from there. Lots of people run both 18"s and 19"s ...
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[QUOTE=Barke;6783478]Sorry to be off topic, but looking good Will.

Thanks David
Old 10-27-11, 09:53 PM
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Glad this thread started talking about lowering springs... I've been thinking about getting F-sports to keep the car more "oem-like" but really like the H&R's after seeing those pic's. So torn now as I'm also using my IS as a daily driver. Don't want it to be too stiff...
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Don't know if this helps or not, but I measured before and after my Wald front lip went on, the lip drops the front of the body by 1/2"... With the F-sports you should be alright like everyone has been saying. Personally I plan on going with the F-sport to keep my extended warranty intact, and because its my daily driver. Got tired of rubbing rims on my Tahoe. Anyway my 2 cents , good luck!!
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Originally Posted by NorCalIS
Don't know if this helps or not, but I measured before and after my Wald front lip went on, the lip drops the front of the body by 1/2"... With the F-sports you should be alright like everyone has been saying. Personally I plan on going with the F-sport to keep my extended warranty intact, and because its my daily driver. Got tired of rubbing rims on my Tahoe. Anyway my 2 cents , good luck!!
Hehe , thanks for your input! Every single suggestion/insight helps! I just need to weight my options because there's quite a few things I want to do with limited cash..

I'm looking at:
19"
Wald
F exhaust
H&R spring..

I am so broke
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Why don't you go with rims and a drop first, or springs, exhaust and then save up for rims and a kit? I started out with intake, exhaust, lights, kit, coils, etc. and now saving for rims. I think it's more satisfying seeing everything come together over time
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Originally Posted by A_Grasso
Why don't you go with rims and a drop first, or springs, exhaust and then save up for rims and a kit? I started out with intake, exhaust, lights, kit, coils, etc. and now saving for rims. I think it's more satisfying seeing everything come together over time
Thanks, that sounds like a good idea. If I get wald on 18, would a H&R drop be too low?


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