Woohoo, my first post! I just bought a sportback LS and I know I should technically post this in the US lancer section but since my car has the 2.4 mivec and 4 wheel disk and such that it might be better suited to the ralliart forums. I work in a Mitsu service department so I will be doing a lot of the work myself. My question is that I don't see any sportback springs so I need to know what direction to go. I am not looking to lower the vehicle too much, I mainly wanna stiffen it up a bit along with sway/strut bars. I guess I need to know which springs are best suited to handle the weight in the back from the extra metal in the wagon. I'm mostly looking at tien H-techs but I'm open to most any suggestion (maybe tien S's, progress, eibach...)

 

Teins H techs lowers the front more than the rear but the ride is almost stock. The Eibachs are a little more even and the ride is good.Some people here installed Progress so they can tell you. For me i prefer my NEX coilovers.

 

First off, welcome! I'm not sure what the differences are between a LS and a Ralliart sportback, but I would think you can use the same springs as the Ralliart, as long as you don't have the same suspension as an ES Lancer.

 

yeah, for me the LS sportback was the deal of the century. The only major differences are the lack of a front strut tower bar and the fact that it has 4 lug hubs. (it also has a regular all black lancer interior but thats totally ok by me) The suspension peices are totally interchangable as are the engine components. I guess what I'm looking for is advise on weight. Because its a wagon there is like 125 lbs added to the rear end compared to a regular rallliart. I guess I need whatever will give me a decent drop up fron, and then a reasonable drop in the rear taking the added weight into account. I know what I want I just have no experince with the aftermarket springs.

 

Sportback is the same as regular RA so you have options. Eibach, lower but not stiffer really than stock. Progress lower and stiffer. That is kind of a guide for you.


ROAD/RACE

 

Tein S techs is how I roll, and the look on my RA lancer is pretty extreme. By extreme I mean slanted as I dropped approx 1.5" to the front and 0.3" to the back.

Welcome to the site

 

ya, welcome new Sportback owner!