What lowering springs have the best ride quality?
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For the '93 ES, look into the Eibach Pro-kit spring kit. Designed to drop the ES 1" all around, high performance handling, and provides excellent ride quality. Check it out
http://eibach.com/cgi-bin/htmlos.exe...93862700018221
http://eibach.com/cgi-bin/htmlos.exe...93862700018221
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Re: What lowering springs have the best ride quality?
Originally posted by 93lexES300
What lowering springs have the best ride quality?
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What lowering springs have the best ride quality?
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Thanks for the quick responce. I was thinking of cutting off a coil from the stock springs to drop the car a little. I know this isn't the best practice, but I don't autocross this car(that's what my z3 is for ), so I just want a softer ride. The thing I dont know is which coils are stiffer, or more progressive, from the bottom of the spring? or from the top? I would like to leave those so I won't bottom out. Like I said this would only be the loos of one coil. In the rear it doesn't matter since when the car sitslevel, a couple coils are on top of each other(dead coils) but I can't see that far up into the wheel well up front to see if there are any dead oils there. What do you guys think ?
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Originally posted by 93lexES300
Thanks for the quick responce. I was thinking of cutting off a coil from the stock springs to drop the car a little. I know this isn't the best practice, but I don't autocross this car(that's what my z3 is for ), so I just want a softer ride. The thing I dont know is which coils are stiffer, or more progressive, from the bottom of the spring? or from the top? I would like to leave those so I won't bottom out. Like I said this would only be the loos of one coil. In the rear it doesn't matter since when the car sitslevel, a couple coils are on top of each other(dead coils) but I can't see that far up into the wheel well up front to see if there are any dead oils there. What do you guys think ?
Thanks for the quick responce. I was thinking of cutting off a coil from the stock springs to drop the car a little. I know this isn't the best practice, but I don't autocross this car(that's what my z3 is for ), so I just want a softer ride. The thing I dont know is which coils are stiffer, or more progressive, from the bottom of the spring? or from the top? I would like to leave those so I won't bottom out. Like I said this would only be the loos of one coil. In the rear it doesn't matter since when the car sitslevel, a couple coils are on top of each other(dead coils) but I can't see that far up into the wheel well up front to see if there are any dead oils there. What do you guys think ?
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Originally posted by 93lexES300
But even with the eibachs, if it's 1 inch drop all around, I will still want the front sropped a little lower than the rear to make the wheel gaps equal.
But even with the eibachs, if it's 1 inch drop all around, I will still want the front sropped a little lower than the rear to make the wheel gaps equal.
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Originally posted by juan01
or coilovers
or coilovers
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Then you need airbags. You can't have ride quality and at the same time the drop you want. You have to give up one for the other. Can't have both.
Then you need airbags. You can't have ride quality and at the same time the drop you want. You have to give up one for the other. Can't have both.
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Originally posted by 93lexES300
Has anyone put airbags on a es300 ? Is there a kit for it ? Anyone know what this runs in term of cost ?
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Has anyone put airbags on a es300 ? Is there a kit for it ? Anyone know what this runs in term of cost ?
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Well I just ordered some eibach springs. I figure this is probably the best way to go. I was going to cut the stock springs but this just seemed like too much work getting the struts in and out while not doing something that will make a worth while improvement in some way.
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Originally posted by 93lexES300
Well I just ordered some eibach springs. I figure this is probably the best way to go. I was going to cut the stock springs but this just seemed like too much work getting the struts in and out while not doing something that will make a worth while improvement in some way.
Well I just ordered some eibach springs. I figure this is probably the best way to go. I was going to cut the stock springs but this just seemed like too much work getting the struts in and out while not doing something that will make a worth while improvement in some way.
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Here are some pics of the new Eibach springs in the front, stock ones in the rear. The car looks to be level. If I put the Eibach springs in the back now I think it'll look funny. What do you guys think ?