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Best option for a slight drop
Do I just save for coils or can I get away with STI/ Tein springs?
I have the Aero bodykit with a front splitter and am currently 11.5mm from the ground on stock ride height with 18” wheels on 235 tyres. I have an angled driveway and would scrape on an angle every day when I was on my 17” wheels so I believe anything over 15mm will be too low for me. I daily drive, my commute is fairly bumpy in one area (not an issue on my current height but I had to be careful when I was on the smaller wheels). It’s hard for me to justify the cost of coils unless it’s REALLY worth it as I don’t care to mess around with camber. I just want to close the fender gap slightly and retain a similar ride quality Any recommendations on what I do? |
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Best option for a slight drop
Do I just save for coils or can I get away with STI/ Tein springs?
I have the Aero bodykit with a front splitter and am currently 11.5mm from the ground on stock ride height with 18” wheels on 235 tyres. I have an angled driveway and would scrape on an angle every day when I was on my 17” wheels so I believe a drop greater than 15mm will be too low for me. I daily drive, my commute is fairly bumpy in one area (not an issue on my current height but I had to be careful when I was on the smaller wheels). It’s hard for me to justify the cost of coils unless it’s REALLY worth it as I don’t care to mess around with camber. I just want to close the fender gap slightly and retain a similar ride quality Any recommendations on what I do? |
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Racecomp Engineering Yellows would be a good option but they're a 20mm drop. I'm not aware of any springs that offer less of a drop than that. Maybe coilovers set really high would work if cost isn't an issue.
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STi and RSR Down are both 5-10mm drops while being stiffer.
RSR SUPER Down takes you lower than an inch I believe. |
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I know JDM sti springs and Tein are 15mm I just haven’t heard much about how they handle on stock struts or whether there’s a better alternative. At this stage I would say I’m on a budget. It’s hard for me to justify paying 4x the cost of most springs when I wouldn’t really be utilising everything coils offer aside from ride height |
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If you're not looking for aggressively spec'd wheels, springs and struts work fine for cheap (especially if you're installing them yourself). Some specs require coilovers to fit.
I commute in my 86 on Tein Flex Zs and haven't had any harsh ride issues BUT I only dropped the car an inch.
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I just installed Tein Flex A and lowered about an 1". Similar report as @Wally86 as to ride quality.
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Yea the body kit visually lowers the car a lot. The 11.5 measurement was from the front of my splitter, if I go off the side of my splitter it’s 10.5mm. This is my ride height after installing larger wheels. On 17” wheels I would scrape leaving my driveway and entering work on a daily basis. That’s why I’m hesitant to go beyond 15mm All my suspension components are completely stock ![]() ![]() Height on 17” wheels (about 5mm lower than what the 18” raises me by) still stock suspension with 225/45 tyres. This height was fine for 90% of my daily driving but there were the occasional steep ramps/ dips I would scrape. 1inch drop from where I’m at would put me around 20mm lower than this picture which I think will just be that little bit too low for the repetitive scraping to start causing damage to my bumper over time ![]() Last edited by Sam86; 06-08-2022 at 12:05 AM. |
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Drive more aggressively and wear your tread off. Replace the tires with smaller OD tires.
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My Lip is 120mm 10.2cm clearence and the car is low enough on 18" x 9" rims with 255 35 18 Zestino Gredge 07rs
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I’m visually at the same height as you with no suspension mods, just my front lip and splitter…. ![]() |
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Mines a Ts its factory lowered on the sti springs and sachs shocks to start with. I am now on Mca coilovers lowered 30-35mm. Measure upwards from the wheel center to guards lip. Mine is 355mmFront and 350mm rear. So mine may have a different rake angle. Mine is all recommended settings by Gazoo racing car suspension builders MCA (Mike Cootes Australia). And it handles f**king perfect street or track with some simple turns of a dial.
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From what I've seen for minimal drop, I'd say best bet is JDM STI springs or RSR Downs (very mild 15mm drop), followed by Racecomp Springs (mild 20mm drop).
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