Ok guys im looking into lowering the Fit. I am looking at lowering springs like the Tanabe GF210. Was wondering how many miles are u guys are at on ur springs and any problems with them on the stock struts. It really comes down to this should i save for coils or am i good with the GF210 for my fit its my dd. And i want it to last a long time with no problems. i am keeping the stock rims to.

 

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You might have a hard time finding this answer out because there are tons of new people with small amount of miles on their car and also it seems like guys that had springs like to upgrade to coils after a short while of having springs.

I have only had my springs on for about 5000 miles and have had no problems so far besides scraping more from being lower

 

what kind springs do you have?

 

Since your fit is DD, i say springs till u blow ur stock struts, then upgrade to aftermarket struts. You should be fine with GF210's on stock struts. Eventually down the road, like 13K+ miles or so, you might start to notice the struts giving out BUT many members have said that their struts are perfectly fine after alot of miles. Iv been running GF210's on stock structs for about 4K miles and nothing negative yet. Coilovers do offer peace of mind but i personally think that if your not tracking on a regular, it overkill.

 

i had about 10k miles on my skunk2 springs. the ONLY reason i replaced them is because i got a REALLY good deal on a set of skunk2 coilovers

 

So how much more, if any, do you like the coilovers rather than the springs. Different driving impressions...

 

I have Eibach Prokit springs.

 

oh, night and day difference. i LOVE my coilovers. but the price to looks comparison, springs>*.

if you want to do any aggressive driving, spirited driving, if you will, get teh coilovers, if you want a lowered fit, and thats it, get springs

 

I'm definitely a "function over form" guy and plan on buying some coilovers (probably HKS) as I take the twisties rather aggressively. I want the lowered look to close the wheel gap but wouldn't spend $1K for it unless it really added to my driving fun.

 

anyone you know who has stock shocks w/ lowering springs who put over 20,000 miles?

 

i dropped my fit two days after i i got it in nov 07, i have 22,000+ miles and i still have good oem struts/shocks, i am dropped on sprint blue springs and live un utah with really crappy roads, i will admit i know where damn near every pot hole is on every street i drive on, so i very rarely hit one

 

22,000 miles. that's pretty good. prps to you man. proffesional dd =]

 

Mines been lowered for 2 years on the eibach pro kit and i have just over 40,000 miles on it since i dropped it, and i have never had any problems with anything.

 

i think this thread should be sticky. so other people wouldn't keep on asking the same question. =]

 

you serious? do you run into potholes? oh man! i can't wait for my Tanabe GF210 to arrive. i'm getting nuts already just thinking about it.

 

your stock shocks will hold up fine for a very long time. aftermarket springs with stock shocks will not last as long as all stock suspension, but it will still last.

 

I have hit a few potholes and along with other weird shit that has been in the road and I have never had any problem.

 

I have close to 25,000 miles on my Skunk2 Springs, on stock shocks.
Zero problems thus far.