BeQuietAndDrive

I would like the Goldlines or RSR springs because they seem to offer the most drop.

However, I'm looking for a good drop as well as a firm ride. I don't care much about ride quality.

What can you guys reccomend? Tein springs seem like they do not drop enough for use with 15inch wheels.

PandaIst

I'm running Tanabe DF210's. The drop is really nice...2" in front and 1.8" in rear. :D

BeQuietAndDrive

How is the handling? Tanabe's are more geared towards comfort,right?

I looked up spring rates for Tanabe DF210's, they are 140 lb/in front, 174 lb/in rear.

RS-R's are 157 lb/in front, 161 lb/in rear.

Both of these seem like nice springs and the Tanabe's drop is nice. I think the Tanabe's are more "comfort" oriented though.

PandaIst

Handling is much better than stock. Ride comfort is really good. With the clean aggressive drop it still maintains a smooth ride quality.

Both Rs-r and Tanabe are top notch companies.

BeQuietAndDrive

Yeah, it doesn't seem like there is too much of a difference in springs rates.

Teins are rated at 150 lb/in front, 180 lb/in rear

manejounxa

Im thinking of getting the tein s-tech springs when spring season is here.

GloriousMidget

yup s-techs rock (or so i've heard), got mine in, but not installed yet

TakumiJr

<-----------Tein S-Tech

djct_watt

TRD's. . . a lot of really fat people ride in my car and I don't want to rub or bottom out. So far I love my TRD's.

hotbox05

hey pandaist do you ever bottom out with yer tanabe's?

cseika

I dont' know if you are changing out the shocks and how much your willing to spend. If you absolutely don't care about ride quality and has the $, I would go with the Tein SS coilovers. I had that on my Civic and my friend had that on his MR2. THose things are absolutely firm and amazing, almost 0 body lean! But rides like a skateboard though. That setup would prob run you around 1G.

If thats too much, I have tein S tech on my stock shock. They offer great improvement over stock, and it is def low enough, I'm scraping almost every ramp already, I don't think you want to go any lower than that. Also, if you want the TRD springs and just get the eibach. They are the same!

LeeD

Tien H, or S, or both?

I'm also in the market for springs, but don't want a softer ride. I want the same stiffness, if not stiffer.

For those that don't know, the stiffer the string rates are in the rear, the more oversteer you'll get and a more neutral handling car since these cars are set up for heavy understeer.

I've just installed my rear swaybar, and I still could use more oversteer. I'm contimplating installing the rear strut tower along with something along the lines of those Teins. The front to rear ratio and the higher weight rear is attractive to me. Of the numbers given so far, those rears are the heaviest. Although the fr/rr ratio might not be as extreme as the Tanabe's, I don't want too soft for the front either.

BeQuietAndDrive

Leed,

Those are the rates for S-Tech's. I too noticed the nice stiffness in the rear which looked pretty good.

I am also considering the RS-R springs which have rates of 157 lb/in front, 161 lb/in rear. They seem to offer a nice drop.

S-Tech's don't seem like they lower the car enough but, they are probably more performance oriented than Tanabe DF210's.

PandaIst

I have never bottom out on my xA. I don't think it will happen.

phantomxa

i'm running eibach pro kit and i scrape my kenstyle lip on a lot of driveways and speed bumps. i dont like the way they look cause the eibachs dont drop much but i couldnt imagine going lower than 2" and not losing my front end.

aireck

DF210s on 19's and it rides superb!!!

blimon63

i got the s-tech! ^_^

hnefrdo

anyone know what the spring rates are for the eibachs?

tCdestro

tanabe df210's but not installed yet

LeeD

:? ok... and... :?