Spring Recomendations?
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HOWEVER, If you are planning on lowering your car 2" or less and you use a spring like Eibach, Neuspeed Sport, H&R Sport or either Tein S-tech, H-tech, You should be fine for quite a while.
These Springs are generally promoted/made for just this situation..........unless you are close or past an OEM shock's life expectancy of 65K miles
If you lower a car on stock shocks/struts, You have a safe resting area of about 1.75"-2" in the shock, This is called the "Sweet Zone" (no, I didn't make that up).
The definition of Sweet Zone: The inside top area of the shock where the piston sits when not being compressed or in action.
This area is stronger then rest of the shocks inner wall and is made for the piston to sit in when not being compressed.
These Springs are generally promoted/made for just this situation..........unless you are close or past an OEM shock's life expectancy of 65K miles
If you lower a car on stock shocks/struts, You have a safe resting area of about 1.75"-2" in the shock, This is called the "Sweet Zone" (no, I didn't make that up).
The definition of Sweet Zone: The inside top area of the shock where the piston sits when not being compressed or in action.
This area is stronger then rest of the shocks inner wall and is made for the piston to sit in when not being compressed.
+1 ... tein s-techs only drop your car about 1.7 -1.9
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I've had good luck installing Skunk2's for people,
but 1.5" seems to be a good street lowering.
Sitting them too low destroys shocks when
you go over a bump and the shock bottoms out.
And be aware that with some spring MFG's, to
get the advertised drop, you have to also buy their
shocks.-Bob
but 1.5" seems to be a good street lowering.
Sitting them too low destroys shocks when
you go over a bump and the shock bottoms out.
And be aware that with some spring MFG's, to
get the advertised drop, you have to also buy their
shocks.-Bob
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awsome thnx guys +1....
I will probably forget about the slam and just go with an ebach set up , from what i hear is a very good spring and only frops 1.75 which is still better look then stock lol
thnx again guys
I will probably forget about the slam and just go with an ebach set up , from what i hear is a very good spring and only frops 1.75 which is still better look then stock lol
thnx again guys
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JUNK2 sucks i had a set of springs and they gave me nothing but problems.
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like i said before s-techs! best for oem shocks
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I had Tien S.Techs with stock shocks on my EG hatch, they lowered it nicely and were not bouncy at all. I was still able to clear parking curbs and what not, but then again I didn't have a front lip. They do throw your camber off a good amount though.
I think they were great for the price.
I think they were great for the price.
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I had Tien S.Techs with stock shocks on my EG hatch, they lowered it nicely and were not bouncy at all. I was still able to clear parking curbs and what not, but then again I didn't have a front lip. They do throw your camber off a good amount though.
I think they were great for the price.
I think they were great for the price.
