whats good lowering springs for frs? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

jsn711 · 01-10-2013, 05:32 PM

wondering if anyone know which brand of lowering springs is good for our frs?

Kevin@RAD · 01-10-2013, 05:38 PM

Eibachs are what I would go with. Either the Prokit or the Sportlines.

Sportlines for more of a drop!

mechaghost · 01-10-2013, 05:40 PM

depends on the purpose you are lowering the frs for. Is it for looks or performance?

BioRage · 01-10-2013, 05:41 PM

Go coils and save you hassel of going through springs than coils.

Everyone I know buys springs because they are "cheaper" but months later they end up buying coils and trying to sell their springs for next to nothing.

BC Coil Overs are decent, close to $1,000. Good for DD and random track sessions.

Rich1 · 01-10-2013, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BioRage

Go coils and save you hassel of going through springs than coils.

Everyone I know buys springs because they are "cheaper" but months later they end up buying coils and trying to sell their springs for next to nothing.

BC Coil Overs are decent, close to $1,000. Good for DD and random track sessions.

I agree totally....was thinking the springs and have been told that performance takes a hit. Coilovers definitely merit some investigation.

whataboutbob · 01-11-2013, 01:53 AM

Loving my RaceCompEngineering springs so far. Def not coilovers, but they feel very nice.

Skurj · 01-11-2013, 07:38 AM

I'm thinking the RCE yellows for mine, though for looks primarily. I don't want to deal with the hassles of having to get coilovers rebuilt every so many miles, especially as I do 40k/per year. I have also 'heard' that coilovers don't take well to the salt that gets spread around over the winter.

If it was a summer only car then I might consider coilovers.

BoostinIX · 01-11-2013, 08:36 AM

Mach V's got a set of springs, rides nice.

http://fastwrx.com/mavlospforbr.html

l8apexr · 01-11-2013, 11:47 AM

Any springs are fine really. Just depends on the amount of drop you want. Esp if its a daily driver. Coilovers for our harsh salty Canadian winters are not a great idea. Especially if you're not targeting an extremely low ride or track days.

Although, even for those who are considering tracking their FRS's, I'd caution that the stock damper is extremely well suited the the vehicle. Not only that - but most coilovers are garbage when it comes to handling performance: proper digressive curves + blowoff valves + enough oil or gas volume to truly control the damper well. If you're going coilover - the purpose is track-performance - and thus, you should grab a properly tuned damper that is proven on the track to provide improved wheel control: Penske's, Ohlin's, MOTONs, Motion Controls, JRZ's, AST's, KW's to name a few of the brands you'd want to stick with.

shu5892001 · 01-11-2013, 11:51 AM

RCE or Swift springs are more performance oriented I believe...

wparsons · 01-11-2013, 11:51 AM

If you want a bit lower and good performance I would go with RCE Yellows or Sprint. I'm leaning towards the Sprint BRZ rates.

f0rge · 01-11-2013, 01:05 PM

i'm going with eibach sportlines closer to the spring, i've had good experiences with them previously.

Mach V Dan · 01-11-2013, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BioRage

Everyone I know buys springs because they are "cheaper" but months later they end up buying coils and trying to sell their springs for next to nothing.

The stock shocks are pretty stiff, and seem to work nicely with some of the springs we've tried. Including ours.

At the track, the Mach V springs and factory shocks did pretty well. Nice neutral handling, maybe a tad bit of oversteer tendency on corner exit if you tried to get back in the power early.

NASA Mid-Atlantic chief (and multi-time NASA national champ racer) Chris Cobetto liked 'em. That's him driving in the photo above. (I'm in the passenger seat trying not to barf, if memory serves.

)

--Dan
Mach V

wWaldo · 01-13-2013, 03:32 PM

I'd get sportlines, I had them on 2010 Genesis and i loved the Look, the ride was stiff but nothing you don't get used to over time...
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Skurj Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: SOLD... Location: GTA Ontario Posts: 955 Thanks: 56 Thanked 192 Times in 155 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm thinking the RCE yellows for mine, though for looks primarily. I don't want to deal with the hassles of having to get coilovers rebuilt every so many miles, especially as I do 40k/per year. I have also 'heard' that coilovers don't take well to the salt that gets spread around over the winter. If it was a summer only car then I might consider coilovers. __________________ WRB MT BRZ Sport Tech Delivered March 21 2013 Its mine now!! Paid for Mar 2018 and its gone... Sept '18 tho I am sure I will miss it Replaced with 18 50th edition ND

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l8apexr Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: hybrid + racecar + FR-S Location: Woodbridge, ON Posts: 282 Thanks: 42 Thanked 64 Times in 43 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Any springs are fine really. Just depends on the amount of drop you want. Esp if its a daily driver. Coilovers for our harsh salty Canadian winters are not a great idea. Especially if you're not targeting an extremely low ride or track days. Although, even for those who are considering tracking their FRS's, I'd caution that the stock damper is extremely well suited the the vehicle. Not only that - but most coilovers are garbage when it comes to handling performance: proper digressive curves + blowoff valves + enough oil or gas volume to truly control the damper well. If you're going coilover - the purpose is track-performance - and thus, you should grab a properly tuned damper that is proven on the track to provide improved wheel control: Penske's, Ohlin's, MOTONs, Motion Controls, JRZ's, AST's, KW's to name a few of the brands you'd want to stick with. __________________ Team Lexus IS300 race car '14 Lexus RX450h Sport Design daily driver '14 FR-S fri/sat/sun car: SARD LSR wing, Downforce front lip, Mann Engineering dampers, TRDsways, Milltek xhaust, AEM Intake, RAYS 57xtreme, OnPoint Dyno ECUTek tuned: +30rwhp!

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Kevin@RAD Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: Infiniti G35X Location: United States Posts: 297 Thanks: 1 Thanked 21 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Eibachs are what I would go with. Either the Prokit or the Sportlines. Sportlines for more of a drop!

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wWaldo Banned Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Asphalt Frs Location: Montreal Posts: 134 Thanks: 4 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'd get sportlines, I had them on 2010 Genesis and i loved the Look, the ride was stiff but nothing you don't get used to over time... If your from Canada we have the Best prices for any scionparts! PM me ************************

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