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Anyone know any good springs to lower with out hurting comfort. I just want to kill the gap between wheel weal and the tire, but I dont want to ruin the comfort. Its only a daily driver so im not to woried about performance.

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Any good springs with a nice set of shocks and struts will do the job and you won't notice much of a difference at all. I am getting the MaxSpeed springs with Tokico Illumina shocks and struts. I'll let you know how it feels.

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Posts: 206 | From: San Jose | Registered: Feb 2002  |  :
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I have eibach sportlines on mine..nice springs, not too harsh not too soft..drop real nice.(of course I had to drop more)
eibachs sportlines together with tokicos go real nice..

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Posts: 728 | From: San Jose | Registered: Jan 2001  |  :
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My c springs are cool. It is a little harsh but very liveable. I will probably add shocks/struts in the future. But I am not in a hurry.

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Posts: 1307 | From: Hayward | Registered: Nov 2001  |  :
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I went with the griggs racing setup. Its all fully adjustable but it still rides rough. Find one smooth road though and its totally worth it!

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Mirza has the right idea. In order to achieve the best ride you must buy a spring/strut combo. His combo is a great suggestion. I think that if you are using the tokico illumina setup you can pretty much go with any spring but I suggest Eibach or Steeda. Also, and this is a must, after your car is lowered your rear pinion angle is off. Steeda sells an upper control arm to correct this angle but if your a suspention genius you can simply buy adjustable uppers and do it yourself.

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Posts: 1000 | From: Roseville, CA | Registered: Oct 2001  |  :
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quote:
Originally posted by Mirza:
I have eibach sportlines on mine..nice springs, not too harsh not too soft..drop real nice.(of course I had to drop more)
eibachs sportlines together with tokicos go real nice..

may i ask what you did up front?

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Posts: 2959 | From: east bay | Registered: Nov 2001  |  :
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definately... Springs/Shocks/Struts/Caster Camber Plates/ upper & lower control arms...

I'm missing... Caster/Camber plates & Shocks & struts.. soon i'll have the whole package!

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