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Old 01-24-12, 10:07 AM
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i am entered in a facebook contest to win a set of wheels. obviously im IN the contest and have not won and am not sure if i am going to win or not. i am trying very hard though to get these wheels. nonetheless i have been wanting to drop my car but i see different options. i see stech ,htech etc..
i want to know which springs will make my car drop nice on either a set of 20's or 22's? i dont want to make the ride horrible but i do want the car dropped. if i do win the wheels they will be custom to fit my car. the contest is for a set of 20's but if i pay the differance they may upgrade me to 22's (imo look much better on our car) 20's look kinda small
. i already have the stock 18's in chrome i feel like 2 inces more wont be that much. anyways please leave your advice.and if you can help with a face book vote please lmk aswell you can vote daily if not mods let me post this on here. ill give you my facebook name so you can find me. thanks
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I suggest you do not do 22's 20's are just right. I just ordered some 20's and I'm thinking of going with Eibach Springs Pro kit. You can't go wrong with Eibach. Just my 2 cents.
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20's. 22's is going to make your car ride pretty bad...

also, having been a person who was previously on eibach springs, and now on megan 32-way adjustable coilovers.....i will never go back to springs. My car on a pretty moderately soft spring setting and LOWER drop than when i was on springs - my car rides ALOT smoother,yet more firm on the streets.
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20's and when you lower it will be perfect. What are you looking for ? Minimal(F-Sport), mild (NF210's & H-Tech), large drop (DF210's & S-Tech), there's a couple more brands I'm missing but that's the jist of it.
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i have eibach springs. decent dropped and very similar to stock ride
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I first had the NF210 and ride quality was close to stock with mild drop but soon after I wanted to go lower so went with the BC Racing coilovers and loved them. Wish I would have gone straight to coilovers. If you can afford it I would go with coils, more flexibility.
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I actually would recommend going with coils springs won t drop the car so that the wheel gap is the same over each wheel go ahead and spend the couple extra dollars and get coils plus the ride quality will be better since you can adjust dampening
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Same I had NF210's at first, then I realized it wasn't cutting it and coilovers are definitely the way to go.
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22's? No.

Coilovers are the wya to go with staggered 20's.
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i was thinking about coilovers but they're pretty expensive. and i dont have that type of money right now. if not i would definately go with coilovers. im looking for a good drop on 20's then. something that will be low but not so low its rubbing all over my wheels.
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If you want low but not so low. F-sport spring all the way. It is OEM parts it is low but still keep the confortable. I have one set for sale. only has 200 mies. big discount. if you are interesting. let me know. lol.....
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F-sport springs are pretty much rebranded eibachs but they are cheap for springs, i have some swift springs right now on my car, it drops the car about 1' front and rear and maintains near stock ride comfort, it's a little bit stiffer, but it just makes the car feel more firm
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