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Old 01-14-2009, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by 562cobra
Tim, A member on here and on a local forum did research on spring rates. The stock springs are stiffer than eibachs.

I would recommend you go with H&R Race springs. They give you around the same drop as the prokits if you reuse the isolators.
Problems I've read with the H&R's, which I think are a great spring, is that they drop the car too much (for me that is!) + a "softer" spring a little better for the drags...

...I really don't want to go go then an 1" up front & I think the H&R's are 1.6" ...Steeda also makes a spring that drops 1", but more $$$
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Old 01-14-2009, 06:05 PM
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Yeah, I understand Tim. Maybe you can cut your stock springs.
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Old 01-14-2009, 06:45 PM
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I had a guy around here that cut his stock springs and was never happy! ...he offered them to me for free after he sold his car...should have taken them to try!
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Old 01-14-2009, 10:03 PM
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I have the Steeda sport springs, it drops it about 7/8"-1" and thats just enough because i scrape into my garage and over speed bumps.

but they handle frickin great... Steeda baby...
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Old 01-16-2009, 12:40 AM
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I ended up with H&R Sport springs which ran like $270ish shipped from Leathel performance. Between the spring install, camber kit install and exhaust install and aliegnment it came around $1,000 (Labor only). Parts ran me 270 springs, $200 for camber kit and I got a set of SLP lm1 resontors due to I have a magnaflow catback on it and really liked the tips vs SLP tips. Place did a GREAT job (Injection connection - Horsham, PA).

Hopefully this weekend will be nice to take pics but its suppose to be FREEZING.

Also it seems like alot of people switch from sport springs to race springs due to how low it is. I havent bottomed out on anything yet but I m sure I will. As of now I can only put one finger between the tire and fender up front (Poor mans measure). Pics make it look alittle higher then what it is but the stance is perfect.

The Sport springs drop 1.6 front and 1.5 rear. The springs dont ride as ruff as I though they would which kinda worries me but I think their the best way to go. Lucky I dont have a low driveway haha.
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Old 01-16-2009, 02:39 AM
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nice. In for additional pics.
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Old 01-16-2009, 05:18 AM
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Drop is a little too much for my likens! ...post some pics so we can that a look!

Cold... its -15 deg. here at my house this morning!
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Old 01-17-2009, 12:00 AM
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^^ I kinda of hear ya haha, its the lower in i m not sure how many year here in PA. Its about single digits hear but not sure what it feels like with windchill. I drove my mustang in it though. Didnt try to kick any boost though.
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Old 01-17-2009, 08:52 AM
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looks way better than stock ride height
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Old 01-17-2009, 12:01 PM
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^^ yea, now i enoy driving it alot more. Cant wait to take more pics. I wanna try to get or have a sig made like everyone else haha.

I love the H&R springs.
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