Lowering Springs: RS-R Super Down vs Swift - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

SurfAndSand · 10-06-2015, 07:17 PM

hi all

I'm looking at a set of lowering springs for my wife's car. I'm contemplating RS-R and Swift because: a) I'm currently running RS-R springs, and I think they're all right in my car albeit a little jarring and b) I've heard a crap ton of good stuff about Swift - people telling me that the ride will remain closer to comfortable than any other lowering spring out there.

I'm hoping to get some information from people who have direct experience from both sets of lowering springs.

Which set is the more comfortable ride? My wife only cares about getting a comfortable ride, and I only want to kill the wheel gap.

Thanks in advance!

Cole · 10-06-2015, 07:48 PM

Well no spring will be as comfy as OEM. If she just wants to be comfy, why not just leave the car as is? I mean, it is her car after all

SurfAndSand · 10-06-2015, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cole

Well no spring will be as comfy as OEM. If she just wants to be comfy, why not just leave the car as is? I mean, it is her car after all

She wouldn't mind it being lowered and a little firmer, but she wants the most comfortable lowered spring.

SurfAndSand · 10-07-2015, 09:26 PM

anyone with experience with these two spring setups?

BrandonB · 10-07-2015, 09:35 PM

I had rsr super down springs on my car I thought the ride was fine. If you want comfort you should splurge for rsr black-i from what I hear they ride much better than stock and goes low.

bfrank1972 · 10-08-2015, 11:13 AM

FYI there are differences between springs, but they are more subtleties. The rule of thumb is, lower your spring, stiffer the ride. You also lose bump travel with lowering springs, so lower you go, closer you are to hitting the bump stops on your dampers. The swift springs will ride a little better because they're not as low as the superdowns.

JazzleSAURUS · 10-08-2015, 01:10 PM

I have the FRS spec swifts in my BRZ and love them. Smooth and comfortable, definitely much firmer than stock but they are not jarring at all.

No experience with RSR products. I felt the Swifts were the best on the market, along with the RCE's for handling so I waited for a good deal on one of those sets.

10-08-2015, 01:10 PM	#7
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Cole Not a troll Join Date: Apr 2015 Drives: FR-S Location: Canada Posts: 5,104 Thanks: 8,237 Thanked 5,399 Times in 2,694 Posts Mentioned: 266 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	Well no spring will be as comfy as OEM. If she just wants to be comfy, why not just leave the car as is? I mean, it is her car after all

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BrandonB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: 2014 Whiteout Monogram Frs Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 120 Thanks: 15 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I had rsr super down springs on my car I thought the ride was fine. If you want comfort you should splurge for rsr black-i from what I hear they ride much better than stock and goes low.

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bfrank1972 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S Argento Location: Westport,CT Posts: 1,855 Thanks: 517 Thanked 1,039 Times in 616 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	FYI there are differences between springs, but they are more subtleties. The rule of thumb is, lower your spring, stiffer the ride. You also lose bump travel with lowering springs, so lower you go, closer you are to hitting the bump stops on your dampers. The swift springs will ride a little better because they're not as low as the superdowns.

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