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Old 03-20-05, 12:34 PM
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what's the best way to lower the car for 2"....got the wheels and body kit on it, and don't like the space between the wheel to the wheelwell....so please help....heard some springs out there give very stiff rides???
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Eibach springs seem to be doing the trick for most of us..
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yeah eibachs are good
espelirs should go about an inch lower than eibachs
ideally you should get coilovers

edit: what wheels and body kit did you get? post some pics
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SC Eibachs = 1" drop
Supra Eibachs = 2" drop
SC Espilirs = 1.6" (I think?) drop
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Supra Eibachs??? so i can take a set of eibachs for supra and install them on the SC no problem...just keep the stock SC shocks?? i will have picture up very soon, waiting for a nice weather around here...we just finished the bomex bodykit on my personal car....they fits PERFECT...
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Supra Eibachs??? so i can take a set of eibachs for supra and install them on the SC no problem...just keep the stock SC shocks?? i will have picture up very soon, waiting for a nice weather around here...we just finished the bomex bodykit on my personal car....they fits PERFECT...
Nope, if you plan on getting Supra springs of any kind, you will need Supra shocks as well.
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so prob better off just stay with SC Espilirs springs, on all sites, they say those Espillirs drop the car front 55mm and rear 60mm, which that's 2 inches....anyone got these springs?? how's ride feel?? thanks
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I have the, can be a little rough but for the most part they are nice. A lot sportier ride then stock. Personally, I LOVE them
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with those espilers did you guys need a camber kit?
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I have Espelir springs on my Soarer and they ride a charm (I'm still on stock shocks too... for the meantime anyway). I think it drops it a bit more than what it states on the website... BTW the camber is pretty mean on the front... just looking for a good set of shocks and swaybars (got no cash for coilovers)...

Some pics of my car with the Espelirs... firstly, the ride height of my Soarer.
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^^ Nice car....
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Soarer.... hows the ride with that setup...

Whats the best (NON coilover) set-up for a fairly smooth ride and still1.5 - 2.0" drop..????
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Cheers guys, you don't wanna see how it is at the moment... silver and mud brown two-tone

Silversprucesc3,

The ride is close to stock, I haven't tried many other suspension set ups (I used to have Kei-Office coilovers on mine which were buggered...) soft spring rates, the car rides very nice with it, to be honest though I was expecting it to be a little stiffer and the ride height a little higher but that's about it really. I've ridden in other Soarers with different set ups, and in all honesty I think had the smoothest ride from all of them (compared to those with A'PEXi springs, Bilstein shocks/King springs, K-Mac's etc...). I've had these spring on for over 9 months now and they still feel fantastic, all I need are a real good set of sways and new shocks to firm up the ride a little.


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