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Originally Posted by kevvur
The tire gap bugs the hell out of me lol.
I'm looking to lower my car (picking up an 08 black fit sport in the morning) but I have no idea where to start. I was never really a car techie so what's the difference between having a set of coilovers and just using springs? Springs go for ~$2-300 whereas the coilovers are $8-900. I plan to keep using my stock sport rims/tires for a while
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lowering springs on stock dampers can work if the dampers are firm
out of the factory. but the Fit's dampers are pretty soft and when you
reduce the shock travel using lowering springs it will full bump (full stroke)
the shocks very easily if you are lowered any more than 1". if you want
to go on a budget, try finding a low spring rate, linear rate spring set.
i tried some DF210's on my car before, over stock springs. i cut the
bumpstops, etc as the instructions say. it felt good over smooth surface
but very different over bumps and dips. the sus just full bumped easily
even going over normal dips on the road. it was uncomfy. also, being
that they were progressive rate springs, the car swayed left/right very
easily by crosswind, it felt disconnected. so then i naturally tried
the rear swaybar. it was tight going straight, but still, the ride was
quite terrible vs wat my other modded cars feel even on a much stiffer
setup...plus the swaybar made the car feel like shit running +40offset
15x7 wheels.
on the Enduratechs, not only are the springs linear rate and low rate
springs, the shocks are shorter and comes with new bumpstops, etc. so
it lowers the car while still maintain a full stroke of the suspension.
i have yet to scrape bottom at my current setup which is basically
where the ET' come preset out of the box. comes with step by step
instructions with pictures so very easy to install too. and no need for
the rear swaybar. i tried it with and without the swaybar on the ET's
and car feels much better without the rear swaybar.