Suspension Springs, Shocks, Brakes

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Old May 26, 2009 | 02:13 PM
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i need some help....

i wonna lower my car more than it already is. I have the HR springs 1.5 (f) and 1.4 (r). I wonna put the Eibach Sportline springs on. My question to anyone who has this set up on a 2.2L is...was your cornering grip increased....how is body roll....what kind of shocks did you use....and what about a strut tower brace?
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Old May 26, 2009 | 02:17 PM
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so your lookin for sumthing like this?



and for me i went from stock FE1 suspension to FE5(ss/sc) struts and shocks paired with sportlines and i mut say that my car handles pretty damn good now....well at least WAY better than the FE1 ****

and as for as the strut tower brace, sum people say they can feel a difference, sum people say it doenst help at all, im not to sure tho cause ive never used one

but if your lookin to tighten up the rear more, look into a sway bar
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Old May 26, 2009 | 02:21 PM
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i have the h&r's as well and want to go to eibach
it's just not low enough for me

but for the strut bar i'd say go for it if you find a deal
but i wouldn't spend more than 100 bucks on one
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Old May 26, 2009 | 02:21 PM
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Those H&R springs actually drop more then sportlines.
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Old May 26, 2009 | 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by CobaltSS 16
Those H&R springs actually drop more then sportlines.
the race kit doesn't but the sport kit does
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Old May 26, 2009 | 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by CobaltSS 16
Those H&R springs actually drop more then sportlines.
i think it depends on the model of H&Rs

according to the OP his car is only droped 1.5, while sportlines drop the car 2in front, 2.5 in the rear
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Old May 26, 2009 | 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by zackss
the race kit doesn't but the sport kit does
So you have the sport kit? Why would you switch them out if they are lower then the eibachs? Unless you have the race kit.

Originally Posted by dman090
i think it depends on the model of H&Rs

according to the OP his car is only droped 1.5, while sportlines drop the car 2in front, 2.5 in the rear
Those are ratings for the regular models. Eibach states a 1.0 F and 1.3 R drop with the sportlines for the SS. H&Rs state they drop 1.5 F and 1.4 R.

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Old May 26, 2009 | 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by dman090
so your lookin for sumthing like this?



and for me i went from stock FE1 suspension to FE5(ss/sc) struts and shocks paired with sportlines and i mut say that my car handles pretty damn good now....well at least WAY better than the FE1 ****

and as for as the strut tower brace, sum people say they can feel a difference, sum people say it doenst help at all, im not to sure tho cause ive never used one

but if your lookin to tighten up the rear more, look into a sway bar
thanx man i appreciate the feedback. how does it do going over speed bumps? im pretty sure you probably have to crawl over them huh?
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