holy crap!!!! spring choice

[pastadog]

Please dont jump down my throat about asking this bc i really cant find an answer and been looking for awhile!! So i want to lower my fit for better handling and looks but dont want to go really low bc i carry people in my back seat pretty often. I love the look of a lower front end so i thought the Tanabe GF210's were the one's but now after seeing a pic of some them on a car with 16's it looked high in the front also,therefore not looking rite to me. So my question would be to you, What springs would give me that stance but not on the ground and scrapping and rubbing with my 195/55/15 on 15x7 +38 offset? Thanks guys so much and i really hope this doesnt make a big argument if its a re-post bc i really did look alot!!

[jeffquach]

i'm pretty sure you'll rub either way with that offset/tire size.

check out the tanabe df210's,skunk2,eibach pro kit,tein s tech's, and t1r springs. they all give an aggressive drop imo.

and a 195/50/15 tire size should minimize rubbing.

[pastadog]

Thanks for the reply and advise. thats like all the springs availble for that car though hahaha and doesnt really narrow it down . Also some of those i heard are a substansial drop!! well i mite buy rims that are a +40 offset also but whatever im gonna do its this week so im kinda in a hurry! any other opinons?

[kennef]

the swifts i just put on retain good clearance. and the rates are stiffer than stock with less than 1" reduction of ride height in the back.

[c_mack9]

dont get the tanabes. if you want a little rake get tein maybe. they look lower in the front to me. i had tanabes and loved the performance and ride but just not low enough for me in the front. i hate when the back end sits lower than the front.

[pastadog]

im rite there with ya man!! what springs did u end up with?

[pastadog]

The tein"s are gonna be way to low from what ive read but what about skunk 2's???

[fitoromocto]

Eibach in my oppinon better, the name brand speek for itseft and the drop is looks good. Have mine for over a year an no problem or regrets.

[pastadog]

any pics? what was the drop? was it level or raked or what not? thanks

[SD_MR_FIT]

im always from tein s-techs. it has the angel drop look where the front is lower.

ive parked my car next to fits that have the df210s. and the eibach sportlines and both those cars where lower in the back, but mine was lower in the front.
i really hate that boat look.

you will not rubb AT all with the stock tires with the teins. i never did, i actually never really scraped either, but thats a whole another story.

but if i had a choice if the teins were not available then i would get the eibach sportlines, because i have ran them in my other cars and i know how they ride.

[c_mack9]

Originally Posted by pastadog

im rite there with ya man!! what springs did u end up with?

i ended up gettin megan street coilovers. still not low enough for me.

[pastadog]

i just ordered skunk 2's and i really hope i made the rite choice!!!

[davela72]

I'm surprised no one runs 195/45/15's in here. I ran those on one of my VW's with a 15x7.5 wheel, et25, and had no rubbing. the car was lowered on 60mm Vogtlands as well....Toyo T1R.....something to consider.