I'm about to order a set of coils and debating between Megan EZ or Form & Function Type 2. I plan to lower the car basically until all wheel gap is gone. From what I hear, the F&F coils are stiff but I have no idea what people consider a stiff ride. Right now, I just have Hotchkis springs and I like the ride on these but want lower. How stiff or soft are the two compared to stock? The rates for the Megan re 10 front/8 rear and for the F&F, it's 14 front/12 rear. Thanks in advance!

I mean it really depends on your comfort, a lot of us on here have either Megan or BC, as well as a lot of Megan owners are switching to BC also. IMO BC Racing are a lot better coils, in the sense of comfort, reliability and different ways of usage. I'm currently on BC 12/10 and pretty low height and the ride is perfect, smooth as ever. If u can spend a few extra dollars I would say go BC because in the event you want to go lower or slammed these are perfect for it.

Thanks for the reply iRyan. I went with Megan EZ Street Coilovers. I sat there for a few half an hour deciding if I should pay the extra $250 to get the BC coils but decided I still want the softest ride possible without bottoming out since I am an "aggressive" driver. Saved some cash for other mods but can't go wrong with either one!

Tell me how they feel! I'm gonna pick up some Ez Streets as well!

EZ are a lot more frequently used on the forums

how stiff is really dependent on your comfort level or more so what you are willing to deal with. me personally i have the BC coils with the standard 10/8 spring rates and i wish i had gone stiffer. like a 12/10 setup honestly.

since the IS isnt the lightest of cars, stiffer springs rates arent abusive on your ride quality like say a honda civic

That's cause they're the cheapest.

That's where u went wrong softest ride and aggressive driving doesn't equal 10/8 spring rate with 15 settings...don't want to bad talk it but I wish you luck. Just in my LexusBoys circle 5 of them switch from EZ to BC because of bottoming out issues n ride quality....just throwing that out there

If anything see if contacting BC themselves sometimes they have deals n u can buy the 12/10 springs separate because trust me you will Feel the difference instantly

I just installed some BC's on my IS350 with the 12/10K Swift springs and I agree anything softer would be a waist of money. It really like the ride. Way better than stock 99% of the time. Only time I really notice the stiffer springs is when I hit a pothole or find some washboard roadway. Almost think I could have gone with 14K up front. But I do perfer a stiffer ride.

myth: higher spring rates are better for the 2is.

fact: see below.

given equal ride height...

if you're running low-offset wheels, you'll want higher spring rates to prevent the wheels/tires from doing a number on the fenders (or vice versa). you'll also want to dampening dialed to the higher side so as to slow the compression/decompression rate of the springs (read: no bounce).

if you're running conservative- or near-OEM-offset wheels, you can opt for a lower spring rate and adjust the dampening rate to get a bit more stiffness/responsiveness or more comfort.

^ Yup. Thats why I went with BC. 14k Front 10k Rear with rear extenders. They are rebuildable. A plus for me.

Warned yah!

You did. Didn't have the ***** to do it though. Still way better than stock though. May be some day I will put some 19's on it and that will stiffen it up a bit more!

No biggie, when you send the dampers in to be rebuilt, you can buy the 14k springs and have them revalve the new dampers for the 14k springs. Problem solved!