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cooldandani 01-14-2014 01:00 AM

To lower or not to lower....
 
Hey guys!!! Quick question, any one know how much a decent set of coil overs costs and benefits other than how sexy this beast is going to look when lowered?? Lol I don't want to lower it too much I wanna be able to drive and not worry about hitting anything.... Thanks!

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wlwarfield 01-14-2014 01:06 AM

Lower it! Coilover prices all depend on what your goals are for the car. They can go from about $950 all the way to $5000+. Hop over to the suspension section and you'll find lots of useful information on the pros/cons of other members set ups

HD86 01-14-2014 01:12 AM

I am driving the car at stock height, and the parking garage I park in has a really steep slope going from the ground floor to the second floor and I always gently scrape my front bumper going up. So just make sure you don't have to park anywhere with any hills/slopes and you will be fine.

fatoni 01-14-2014 01:22 AM

dont. if youre on the fence, do the cheaper option. you will always be able to drop it later. lowering a car wont make it handle better. its a lot of the other things coilovers do that give an advantage.

Drive 01-14-2014 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by HD86 (Post 1451596)
I am driving the car at stock height, and the parking garage I park in has a really steep slope going from the ground floor to the second floor and I always gently scrape my front bumper going up. So just make sure you don't have to park anywhere with any hills/slopes and you will be fine.

Yeah... the car at stock height is already pretty low

Luis_GT 01-14-2014 01:46 AM

Lower it! I pulled the trigger on a set of ground control coilovers, which essentially make the OEM struts into coilovers giving you a ride height adjustment between 0 and 1.6" and for half the cost of a set of coil overs.

humfrz 01-14-2014 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Drive (Post 1451647)
Yeah... the car at stock height is already pretty low

I agree with @HD86 and Drive ...... the suspension is set up pretty darn good from the factory, for average driving.

Why limit where you can drive your car by making it lower ..??

How many people are going to exclaim ..... oh, that car sits awful high .. ??

Or, look at that unsightly wheel gap ... ??

As they carry 2x4s around so they can pull into their own driveway .... http://www.runemasterstudios.com/gra...images/doh.gif

humfrz

jflogerzi 01-14-2014 02:02 AM

There is the right way and the wrong way. A mild drop enhances the look of the car. Choose the right spring or coilover set you will improve the handling of your car.

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mush 01-14-2014 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Luis_GT (Post 1451657)
Lower it! I pulled the trigger on a set of ground control coilovers, which essentially make the OEM struts into coilovers giving you a ride height adjustment between 0 and 1.6" and for half the cost of a set of coil overs.

how well does it work?

im on the same boat, i think imma enjoy this car with stock engine/suspension/wheel till the warranty expires

Brndn704 01-14-2014 02:08 AM

If you want to lower the car but can't decide what you want, get some cheap coil overs. Raceland has them for the FRS/BRZ for less than $500. They drop in between 0.0" to -4.0".

N1rve 01-14-2014 02:18 AM

If I were you, I wouldn't lower the car. Subaru and Toyota spent TONS and TONS of money on engineering the suspension to create that perfect balance. I wouldn't want to ruin that.

ericmpena 01-14-2014 02:24 AM

If you don't want to spend a lot then either Eibach Pro-Kit or Sportlines are good. I have Sportlines and it looks great but if you don't plan on upgrading the shocks as well then I'd go with Pro-Kit. My ride is noticeably harsher on Sportlines.

nyfries 01-14-2014 02:26 AM

in the same boat. What i want is a lower rider height and eliminating the body roll.

On the other hand concern that replace the suspension bit even with a set of V3 is actually doing more harm than good to the already factory tuned setup

humfrz 01-14-2014 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by nyfries (Post 1451719)
in the same boat. What i want is a lower rider height and eliminating the body roll.

Don't read too much about "body roll" on this forum ... ??

Wonder why not .. ??

humfrz


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