swifts or pinks

i have a 05 2.5i riding on bilstein HD's and h&r Springs. the only thing i don't like about the suspension is that the front end sits higher than the rear. the ride is firmer than stock, and leans not too bad in turns, but i want something like an evn drop. which springs would be more comfortable to use ? also some pics of lgts dropped on swifts and pink would be nice to make my decision

Here are some pics of my car on Swift springs and stock GT shocks.

 

http://www.neurosybir.net/nkoan/images/swift_springs/DSCF3024.JPG

http://www.neurosybir.net/nkoan/images/swift_springs/profile.jpg

 

I've never had pinks on my car, nor do I remember riding in an LGT with pinks so I can't compare directly. But, I was mostly happy with the Swifts. They rode pretty well but maybe a bit underdamped. At autocross I liked them because they were nice and stiff, and I didn't notice the bounciness I did on the street.

 

I think the stock shocks are a bit too soft for these springs, but I've heard good things about these springs with Bilstein shocks. I think a majority of my complaints weren't necessarily about the springs themselves, but how they paired with the stock shocks. If I had replaced those with some stiffer shocks, I bet all my complaints would have gone away. FYI, I drove on them for about 10 months w/ about a half-season of autocross on them until I switched to Tein Flexes.

This is my Liberty GT spec B with pinks. Very happy with the result and it still allows good ground clearance with front lip.

 

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r80/OzSTi/DSCN3227.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r80/OzSTi/DSCN3230.jpg

The most difficult question ever posted on LGT.com

 

Myself as well as many others are in the same boat.

Pinks.

Swifts lower your car a bit more than Pinks. Perhaps that can affect your decision.

swifts lower your car a lot more than pinks

are the swifts a jdm fit ? i see that nKoan's lgt has the usdm shocks and the car actually sits the way it shoud.

if your tryinhg to drop more in F the R why would yo ubuy pinks that drop the same? seems like an easy answer. swifts, provas, etc

if your tryinhg to drop more in F the R why would yo ubuy pinks that drop the same? seems like an easy answer. swifts, provas, etc

 

because the swifts seem to have too low of a drop for a place that gets up to 2 foot snow falls in the winter time. Also i kinda like the stance of the white spec b here.

+1 for pinks. Just installed them on my MY08 Spec B and it is like night and day. It should have come like this from the factory.

It depends on what kind of a drop you like.

When I was deciding on springs I ruled out the STi pinks because I don't like the front drop.

So I went with Swifts (on JDM Spec B Bilsteins) and never looked back.

FWIW I love my swifts. It's going to be hard to find an owner of swifts or pinks that will complain about them.

 

That being said, swifts are what almost $200 cheaper? If price is an issue that may help. Best of luck to ya, it's win win either way!

I'm still up in the air. I like the price of the Swifts but I have heard from a few people that they don't ride so hot on JDM SPEC B's (what will be running).

 

No pinks on the used market

because the swifts seem to have too low of a drop for a place that gets up to 2 foot snow falls in the winter time. Also i kinda like the stance of the white spec b here.

 

provas for the win! car plows through the snow just fine

 

should have posted this earlier for ya

 

JDM Spec B Rev A Bilsteins

-Prova Sedan Springs (F: 4.35kg / 25mm drop, R: 6.7kg /20mm drop)

-double rear spring pads

-Spec B 18's with RE50's

(1 finger gap all around)

 

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/vxcl/legacy/provas/IMG_1118.jpg

 

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/vxcl/legacy/provas/IMG_1102.jpg

 

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/vxcl/legacy/provas/IMG_1106.jpg

 

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/vxcl/legacy/provas/IMG_1094.jpg

 

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/vxcl/legacy/provas/IMG_1111.jpg

 

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/vxcl/legacy/provas/IMG_1100.jpg

 

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/vxcl/legacy/provas/IMG_9039.jpg

SWIFTS FTW.

 

Low, stiff, cheap, and sexy red baby.

 

Forget the pinks. 400 something new is too much money for them.

 

Oh, and did i mention? They're PINK...

I have a stock '08 spec b. what is the impact to the ride from pinks and swifts? Any harsher - my wife likes the current ride.

after trying to track donw a set of pinks and not wanting to wait to spend extra money (because they are always on back order) i went with the swifts. when i found out they have a better kg rating i was happy they were riding on my tokico's.

Bah... Pinks for a more "even" all-around drop.

 

Coilovers FTW Scrap the springs.

 

I had my H-tech/Bilstein setup in only for 2 weeks before I pulled them out.

I'm still up in the air. I like the price of the Swifts but I have heard from a few people that they don't ride so hot on JDM SPEC B's (what will be running).

 

No pinks on the used market

I hope you didn't take my PM about the Swifts to be a negative one. If so I'll clarify right now that it's been an overall positive experience.

 

Also, Prova's are made by Swift. Their specs are nearly identical as well. Prova's are a tiny bit stiffer (probably negligible).

provas for the win! car plows through the snow just fine

 

should have posted this earlier for ya

 

JDM Spec B Rev A Bilsteins

-Prova Sedan Springs (F: 4.35kg / 25mm drop, R: 6.7kg /20mm drop)

-double rear spring pads

-Spec B 18's with RE50's

(1 finger gap all around)

 

 

i have seen the pictures of your car in the other thread that you posted. My car used to be that low on k-Sports, but they blew out, so i needed a new suspension. Also i managed to high-center the car this winter. the only problem i have with being that low is that we get a lot of lake effect snow.

i have seen the pictures of your car in the other thread that you posted. My car used to be that low on k-Sports, but they blew out, so i needed a new suspension. Also i managed to high-center the car this winter. the only problem i have with being that low is that we get a lot of lake effect snow.

 

that sucks, but what is lake effect snow?

 

becuase of the 18's the car sits only slightly lower the stock i would say about .75". not sure how much lower since i have yet to put my 17s back on but i plan to buy winter tires that also have over a 25" diameter like the oem spec b re50s vs the 24.6 or whatever the re92s are.

 

so maybe you should try to suck up wheel gap with larger diameter tires as well so you dont have to drop the car as much to kill the wheel gap.

Lakes, and the bigger the lake the bigger the effect, can cause snow to be unpredictable and unusually harsh.

 

Something to do with harsh arctic winds running over the relatively warm lake.

I hope you didn't take my PM about the Swifts to be a negative one. If so I'll clarify right now that it's been an overall positive experience.

 

Also, Prova's are made by Swift. Their specs are nearly identical as well. Prova's are a tiny bit stiffer (probably negligible).

 

Extended review coming sometime?

I am looking for a set of Legacy GT STI Pinks. Anyone know where I can get a set. I am hoping I can find somewhere that has them in stock and I can get them in next week because I have the week off. Any ideas?