Dropped on Hotchkis:

 

just ordered my hotchkins! cant wait to install! how long did they take for the springs to settle? post some more pics!

 

I just order Hotchkis springs last night from trdsparks.com for around $160, and cant wait to get them here soon. I have read through the installation instructions online and it seems pretty starightforward. I am sure I can handle it myself. The only question so far is do I need the tourque wrench or just a regular wrench of appropriate size will work. Spring compressor i can rent in the local AutoZone store.
I also get MMW headrs and spipe intalled, but i want the local shop do it coz i dont want to mess with motor components.
If you guys installed Hotchkis springs before, please let me know how was the istall, which part was the toughest and how to avoid any problems.

 

i had a shop do mine for $100


post some pics when you get yours on!

 

Not many pics in this thread.
Anyone got pics with the hotchkis drop on stock rims?

 

Ya, right here:

http://files.allankintz.com

 

^^soo nice!

 

ok so of everyone who has their hotchkis springs has there been a need to upgrade the shocks? they arent tooo much lower than a fully settled TRD drop so since OEM shocks work with TRD springs then will my Springs which i've had since december 05 still wear out my shocks?

 

I've had my Hotchkis springs on for probably 17k or so and no issues. Ideally, if you can upgrade your OEM shocks/struts, you should. Any lowering spring will likely wear them out faster than the OEM springs ... but the problem is there's no way to know for sure how long they'll last.

 

How are your roads Ack?....Marty? is that you? where have you been!?

 

Our roads suck... hardcore. Like I've been here and there in other states and stuff and nothing even compares to some of the crap I drive on daily.

Who's Marty?

 

oh ok cuz ours do too


oh and never mind .....i was...uhhh...just kidding...marty is nobody...well he's not you at least. LOL

 

the guy who installed my springs said that it shouldnt settle and the ones that do settle mean that they are made of cheap material. this guy has a custom built integra so i'm sure he knows what he's talking about

 

he's not far off. People say springs should settle about 1/2", but that is known as "sagging". A spring that sags is not one you want on your car. While it is true that springs will seat in meaning they seat on the mounts, they should not settle or sag.

 

I'm just wondering: how much did you guys pay for your springs? I really wanna get some, but I'm frugal.

 

144 i think...

 

what's the purpose of a bumpstop ?

 

it stops the spring compression from being a metal to metal hit. which would damage ur suspension.

 

I've never heard of any springs that were the exact same hight the day you put them on as they were a month later. If they did, those would be some super stiff springs.
Does he even have springs on his integ, or coilovers? I could see coilovers not settleing at all.

How long have you had yours on?

Oh, and was there a big chunk of this thread deleted? Or were there seriosly no posts between April 06 and March 07?

My bad...I was thinking of the thread titled "hothckis springs!!!!!" as opposed to this thread titled "Hotchkis Springs" How could I have ever mixed that up?

 

It's been 2 weeks and i just noticed my passenger side rear is 3/8 higher than my driver side.

Havent had any passengers since the install and i'm 210lbs so driver side could have dropped faster