Lowering Springs - Eibach Pro or Sportline? Or something else?

[alaskanthundercat]

Can someone recommend whether to go with the Eibach Pro lowering springs or their "Sportline" ones? Or if someone recommends something different? Trying to keep it under $300. Daily driven.

[BaatLuk]

Swift sport springs? I have Spec-R in my Evo, worth every penny!

[Clipdat]

W-W-W-Wildcard: RCE Yellows.

Thank me later.

Originally Posted by alaskanthundercat

Can someone recommend whether to go with the Eibach Pro lowering springs or their "Sportline" ones? Or if someone recommends something different? Trying to keep it under $300. Daily driven.

[Boomerang]

RSR super low downs, 1" drop, nice spring rate so still comfortable on the street

[Gunman]

Hotchkis.

[DarkSideFRS]

TRD... warranty will not be voided and it's cheaper than RCE and Eibach

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Boomerang

RSR super low downs, 1" drop, nice spring rate so still comfortable on the street

You only got 1" overall?




Approximate Drop:
Front -25mm to -30mm (-1.0inch to -1.2inch)
Rear -30mm to -35mm (-1.2inch to -1.4inch)


Mine is more like 1.4 in front and 1.6 in the back.

[nikitopo]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Mine is more like 1.4 in front and 1.6 in the back.

Why so much? Are your dampers approaching their end of life?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by nikitopo

Why so much? Are your dampers approaching their end of life?

Was like that from new. Never really did figure it out. Work fine so not worried.

[Boomerang]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

You only got 1" overall?




Approximate Drop:
Front -25mm to -30mm (-1.0inch to -1.2inch)
Rear -30mm to -35mm (-1.2inch to -1.4inch)


Mine is more like 1.4 in front and 1.6 in the back.

25mm front, 30mm rear, sure it will settle a bit more over time..

1" was a rough guide for OP

[Lunatic]

Before I got coil overs I used H&R Super Sport springs. I liked the ride height and the handling.

[strat61caster]

Ok so I googled it and they are advertised as Pro-kit lowers 25 mm, Sportline lowers 35 mm, oddly the Pro-kit lists stiffer spring rates which leads me to believe the sportline relies on the bumpstops more heavily which is usually deemed undesirable from a handling and comfort perspective (although the OE setup utilizes the bumpstops frequently so it's not some sort of sin).

I believe that it is speculated that the Prokit is actually the same as the TRD lowering springs (rather that the TRD are rebranded Eibach Prokits), if I had to choose between the two I'd pick those, less drop = more suspension travel = more comfort. 1" is plenty for looks imo, others will likely disagree.

But if you wanna go low then the sportlines are the obvious choice. iirc Eibach designs each line to perform this way, sportlines as a more aggressive drop but ride harsher.

As mentioned by others there's more than a half dozen decent lowering springs for this car.

[alaskanthundercat]

Thanks for the advice guys. Also wondering, with the Sportlines will I need to do more like camber adjustment etc. since it's 1.4" front / 1.6" rear?

Would I also need to do any additional work/buy other parts if I get the Pro's? I've searched and some people with the Pro's said they've needed to do camber adjustments and whatever else, some people say just the springs and nothing else at all. So I'm just confused here.

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by alaskanthundercat

Thanks for the advice guys. Also wondering, with the Sportlines will I need to do more like camber adjustment etc. since it's 1.4" front / 1.6" rear?

Would I also need to do any additional work/buy other parts if I get the Pro's? I've searched and some people with the Pro's said they've needed to do camber adjustments and whatever else, some people say just the springs and nothing else at all. So I'm just confused here.

If you care about your alignment being very good then yes, buy a few parts and have it done.

Given that you're asking the question and don't already know I'd say you'll be fine just putting the springs on, people will say you HAVE to have an alignment after touching ANYTHING suspension related on this car, but as long as you've bolted it together correctly any changes you make will be insignificant.


If you do decide to get it aligned take it to a good shop, expect to spend >$100 as the cheap places are unlikely to improve your alignment and will just put it within factory specs, which in all likelihood means they'll charge you $80 to measure it and not change (meaning improve) anything.

Read these two threads, don't skip parts of it, knuckle down and read them if you care to learn more.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25001
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=103609