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I'm constantly vacillating between coilovers and springs. On one hand, coilovers give adjustable height and ride stiffness. Also, you won't have to worry about shocks blowing out like you do with springs. On the other hand, springs are cheaper. Way cheaper. The whole shocks blowing out thing is the only thing keeping me from getting springs. Sigh!
Coilover dampers blow out as well. Type CS don't allow the shock body to be lowered. So if you were to slam your car, you would still be compressing the shocks beyond normal. The lower the vehicle, the shorter the life span of the shocks.
JIC Magic allows shock body to be lowered. What this means is you can lower the entire coilover assembly without having to adjust the spring perch. This allows for more suspension travel at a given height. More adjustability, longer life span.
Bottom line, coilover shocks are not indestructible. Eventually you will have to have them overhauled.
After lowering about an inch, does anyone have trouble parking with those parking blocks or curbs?
Most parking blocks no but some curbs are too tall, you just have to try to realize when it's too tall and not hit it. Oh yeah, 6 months, NO second thoughts.
i would think twice if bumpy roads and potholes are unavoidable (think midwest) on a daily basis. i swapped out the suspension in my old daily driven Si and the aftermarket shocks blew out in a year. what a waste...
No regrets. Love the Eibach pro-kit. Not worried about premature wear on shocks. One Inch drop is nothing. Had it with all my other cars with no problems.
Learned the hard way after my front lip literally went on top of parking block. Lots of scratches. Every time I see parking blocks I park with rear end first.
04-04-07, 05:04 PM
No regrets. Love the Eibach pro-kit. Not worried about premature wear on shocks. One Inch drop is nothing. Had it with all my other cars with no problems.
1 inch is nothing, like ^^^ he said.
