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Old 01-06-2014, 01:55 PM   #403
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Originally Posted by chanomatik View Post
Why go with ST coilovers over just having STI springs (or any other springs)? Just to get a little more drop? Why not just get lowering springs? I'm going through this debate myself. I actually plan on doing autox this summer, so I'm thinking coilovers might be nice, but not absolutely necessary. The biggest appeal is to have a tiny bit more drop over lowering springs. Was that your reasoning?
2 main reasons: 1) To be able to fit the wheel dimensions I want. 9.5 wide +45 offset wheels won't fit with stock shocks. 2) Bump travel. After experiencing the occasional bottoming out (hitting the bump stops) on my Sportlines, I decided I wanted a shock designed with suspension travel to go with its spring. The only options I could find that also met constraint #1 were coilovers.

Which reminds me, I need to update this thread w/ pics of my coilovers sometime, hehe. Though there's not much to look at since I'm temporarily back on stock wheels.
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