I installed the Progress springs yesterday that I bought from Shane (Xtreme4utnv) and/or Jen (Kitten81). Thanks for deciding not to lower your car Jen! If you change your mind again, these springs are awesome! The ride is super smooth and they really tighten up the cars handling on twisty roads. I found the best twisty road I could find and ripped up and down the same stretch of road 3 times just to get a feel for how my car performs around curves now. Body roll is almost undetectable and the car felt like it was glued to the road. Even though the spring rates are stiffer than stock, the suspension soaks up most bumps and pot holes without flinching. In the front I cut the bump stops in half like the instructions called for, but in the rear I only cut about 13mm off the bump stop. That is what Eibach recommends when installing Sportlines, so I didn't think it would be necessary to cut the rears in half considering the Progress lower 1/2" less than Sportlines. So far I haven't bottomed out, so that's a good sign. After completing the installation on saturday I was a bit disappointed to find that the back was sitting a full inch lower in the rear. The front was 26.5" to the bottom of the fender and the rear was 25.5". I knew the fronts would settle a bit, but I didn't think it would be any more than 1/4". I was surprised when I checked the front again today and found that it was sitting at 26". The rears were sitting at about 25-3/8". The approx. extra 150lbs of stereo gear in the trunk probably made it sit a bit lower in the rear than a stock Balt would, but I came up with a solution. I decided to add a 3/4" spacer between the bottom of the rear springs and the lower mounting platforms. I made them out of a PVC sheet product called AZEK. I work with it on some of the custom garage doors that I build. Here are some pics of the process:

PRE-SPACER RIDE HEIGHT:



THE FUTURE LOCATION OF THE SPACERS:



THE PLASTIC LOWER SPRING HOLDER:





THE MAKING OF THE SPACERS:





I GLUED THE CENTER PIECES THAT I CUT OUT OF THE SPACERS USING A HOLE SAW INTO THE BASE OF THE SPRING HOLDER SO THE BUMP STOP WOULD STILL HAVE SOMETHING SOLID TO BOTTOM OUT ON:




THE FINISHED SPACERS IN PLACE:




THE FINISHED PRODUCT WITH THE FRONT SITTING AT 26" AND THE REAR SITTING AT 26-1/8" TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FENDERS:




The fronts and rears will probably both settle a bit more giving it a lower stance overall. It was a lot of work, but now I'm happy with the ride quality AND the appearance of my Balt!

EPIC POST! lol

 

Your epic post is epic fail.

 

lol. I fixed the issue with the pics.

 

i did a very similar job on the old civic! helps a lot, and maintains the stiffness of the springs.

 

thats sick, just may need to keep this in mind for when i get some springs, how much you going to charge for a set of these?

 

I'm loving this setup! I took the long way home from work today just so I could carve my favorite twisty road!

 

bump for people with the same problem

 

what do u mean there 1/2 inch less then sportlines do u mean lower or higher

 

That is a nice stance. Which Progress springs are those, and where did you get them from? Thanks.