Help me Decide: Keep Fsport Springs or switch to Coilovers

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Dec 29, 2010 | 11:50 AM

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Kybball#1

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Im in the same boat, im on STechs and have some BC's commings as we speak, not sure if im going to install bc its my DD and i like how im setting at the moment.

Dec 29, 2010 | 11:52 AM

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get the F-Sport shocks, you will notice your ride is much better. I think someone is selling it in the classified.

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Dec 29, 2010 | 12:00 PM

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All things considered, I'd get the coils. Like Sffd was saying, after selling your springs the cost factor is pretty much eliminated. You can adjust your coils to whatever height works best for you, you can custom order a spring rate to your desire, you can adjust dampening as you like, you'll save on weight, and you can correct that "Lexus lean."

Dec 29, 2010 | 12:37 PM

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i switched from F sport springs to BC coils and love it just look into a camber kit i gotta say even though i will go through tires faster i love the way a car looks with little to no gap

Dec 29, 2010 | 12:47 PM

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My vote is to stay with the springs unless you wanna go lower for the looks... if your happy with the way ur car looks why spend extra money??? But if your gonna buy shocks anyway then I would go for coils because of the flexability you get.

Dec 29, 2010 | 12:48 PM

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Awesome! Thanks for all the helpful comments. I was expecting a lot of "coils FTW". I think I'll get the coils, and start with a one finger gap. I'll hold on to my Fsports in case I hate it and decide to go back.

Dec 29, 2010 | 12:56 PM

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Coils for sure.

Dec 29, 2010 | 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by rebs

Since you are asking for an opinion....

I agree 95% of people on here will say coils, but I'll be the lone vote of dissent. You mention you love your current setup and it's very functional. I personally love your current setup. I think your ride looks very symmetrical.

Although a lot of people in here are into heavy modding it's actually still a minority of IS vehicles on the road (nationally). Your current modifications have a nice blend of maintaining the class/luxury of your ride while still making it more sporty looking. Overall, it's a very tasteful balance that is pretty rare. Kudos to you!

Best of luck ... no matter what you decide! ;-)

I agree, retain the nice ride, easy driveability of the current F-Sport springs. Replace shocks only when needed. No anti-rice cops bugging you, no scraping on driveways, reasonable ride quality at normal speeds is a plus too.

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Dec 29, 2010 | 03:17 PM

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Coilover forsure i've owned them on all of my rides. Nevered like just swapping out spring. I like the adjust my ride depened on rims i swap out from time to time.

Dec 30, 2010 | 05:17 PM

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You're car looks pretty good IMO.

Coilovers will give you ride height and damping adjustment, but...that's all up to you if want it or not.

If you do decide to go coilovers let us know, We carry the popular stuff, KW, Megan and BC Racing and we can get you taken care of

Dec 30, 2010 | 05:21 PM

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I think yur car looks great now but will look sweet with a lower drop. get the coils

Dec 30, 2010 | 05:23 PM

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Just get air runner....lol j/k. well maybe not if u got bank haha. but id say go coils, get to a height you like. my coils ride better than my fsport springs did after playing with the dampening

Dec 30, 2010 | 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by CircuitMS

Well after some thinking I went ahead and bought some Megan coils from Circuit MS. Time to ditch the H&R's and have some adjustability! Go with coils if u can! I feel relieved now that I bought it.