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Old 04-20-2009, 01:01 PM
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Upgrade Springs without lowering?
Hey, Anyone have ideas on the possibity of upgrading springs without dropping the car? I would like to improve both the handling and comfort of my fit but I am concerned about the times when I have 4 of us in the car. It looks like the new Eibach pros or the T1r's that are coming out might be possibilities as they only have a small drop. When springs are described as 10% stiffer does this mean that small bumps at the top of the springs travel will be harsher?
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Hey, Anyone have ideas on the possibity of upgrading springs without dropping the car? I would like to improve both the handling and comfort of my fit but I am concerned about the times when I have 4 of us in the car. It looks like the new Eibach pros or the T1r's that are coming out might be possibilities as they only have a small drop. When springs are described as 10% stiffer does this mean that small bumps at the top of the springs travel will be harsher?
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If your worried about ground clearance and fender clearance I would go with Tanabe NF210's. They lower you slightly but spring rate is minimal difference to stock. I had them on my Acura CL-S and they helped handling dramatically but looked felt stock (stance wise/ feeling wise)

I have the DF210's on the fit (little more aggressive drop and spring rate) and I think even with the aggressive drop they are pretty darn close to stock feel. I have had 4 people in my car with the DF's and no problems.
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Thanks, That's exactly the info I was looking for.
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my experience with DF210's on my GD was not that impressive. quickly changed to endura-techs and glad i did. wat i hated most about the DF's were they're okay until you hit a larger dip or bump. then your suspension quickly runs out of throw and fullbump. not a good feeling.

with my current setup shocks are shorter and have more travel so even at the lowered height it truely feels like stock (actually waaay better).
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