stuck686 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 looking for a slight drop for 18s. nothing crazy. debating between EPIC and H&R. Which one will go better with stock suspension parts? Read a bunch of old threads, perhaps there are new opinions out there. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypher0117 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 The stock springs are really the best for stock struts. I have Eibach (Epic) springs and they are fantastic with koni. I tried them with the stock struts alone and they were great for about 10k miles at which point 3 out of the 4 struts in my car were blown and making noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuck686 Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 im not going to track it or anything, just freeway to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JermTheElf Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Added stress on the struts will cause them to blow prematurely. You need to change shocks with springs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuck686 Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 i understand but i thought some springs were for stock ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttnio Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Big difference using performance/aftermarket springs. For your driving pleasure,stay with the oem's set-up. I am on oem's as my driving pleasure is unspirited most of the time.When the time comes to replace my set up, I might consider something other than oem's. I am quite happy with my stock set up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuck686 Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 yeah but i want to lower my car and stay oem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttnio Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 No oem spring will lower your car. Evaluate your needs & understand how the suspension system works to make it beneficial to get the maximum performance. Whatever you decide on, I wish you luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypher0117 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 ANY aftermarket spring will prematurely wear the stock struts. Depending on how you drive and what roads you take will determine how soon they will go. At the very least, with a mild drop you'll want to save money for the KYB GR2 struts which are built better than the oem struts and are cheaper than any performance option for this car. Eibach/Epic, Rallitek, or H-Techs would probably be your best bet for any mild drop mild stiffness increase over stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twall Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I am on H&R springs on stock struts. I've had them on for about 10k miles now with no issues. H&R claim that their product works fine on the stock struts and so far I agree. The ride is great; I have let a friend who is 60+ years old drive my car and he loved it. Also, my mum doesn't complain when she rides in my car which says something. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCASEYS Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 also have H&R's on Excel-G's w/ 18's rides nice, subtle drop I donated to LegacyGT.com which allows me to have this nifty signature. If anything SCASEYS posts ever becomes a sticky i'm gonna light this whole place on fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king_j Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I use eibach on stock struts with no issues for the past 10k miles. Best spring to match oem struts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twall Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I use eibach on stock struts with no issues for the past 10k miles. Best spring to match oem struts. If you can still get them The quality of the H&Rs cannot be beaten. That's a fact. It will be on "who wants to be a millionaire" soon, watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuck686 Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 sounds good how about Cobb. how do those compare? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twall Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Not sure about COBB.. This may help some if you haven't read it already... http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/lowering-springs-recommendations-suggestions-please-111909.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew888 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 ^^^ Can you share a pic or three? [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=1586"VbGallery/URL] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twall Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 You were asking me right? http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m574/teddywalton/Before%20and%20After%20Springs/After.jpg http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m574/teddywalton/Before%20and%20After%20Springs/AfterBackSide.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dam itz Lou Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I remember when I was thinking about doing it a lot of people said H-techs were fine with stock struts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuck686 Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 im really on the fence about getting some springs only or not. I might just keep it stock with the new wheels then get koni+epic springs this summer. what else goes with new struts and spring, top hats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twall Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 You shouldn't need new top hats.. How many miles on your stock struts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuck686 Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 53k on the car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twall Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Yeah.. that's more than twice I had when I put lowering springs on stock struts. I would replace your struts too just to be safe. I plan on going with coilovers eventually.. So all things considered I stopped worrying about my stock struts blowing out and just did it. Keep me posted I'd like to know/see what you decide on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lccl Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I put H&R's on brand new KYB G2's. I wanted to go with Koni's but I bought the car with coilovers on it, thus did not have the stock housings for the front inserts. Due to budget reasons (and a sweet deal on the struts) I got the KYB's with hopes of getting the Koni's down the line. So far (8k miles) I can say that the set up is great imo, though I can't compare to Koni's. I can say my dad borrowed my car for a couple days and didn't mention a thing about the ride. He did mention it being kind of loud and too "giddy" for him though I recommend H&R's a lot. Great product being Zeh Germans and all. But if your struts are already a bit old. I'd save up for Koni's also. Hear nothing but great things about them with aftermarket springs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
510Finn Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I'm surprised no one has mentioned Swift springs here? For the sedan, the part no. is F4008. 08 Spec B details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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