I have these springs and love them, but do not put them on without the matching sway bars. Without the upgraded bars, you will bottom out on mild to extreme dips. I know, because mine does and smacks the front lip and engine cover. Other than that they are great just don't forget your new bars. Without the bars you will have more body roll.

 

Ive been running these springs for 20k miles and have not bottomed out once on any dips, and I live in NJ! I dont have the rear swaybar and the car doesnt roll anymore, if anything it rolls less than it did before! However, I plan on getting the rear Hotchkis sway bar soon.

 

How does the car feel with 20k miles on them? Any more bounce than with stock?

 

Did you get your car aligned and where? and was it to factory specs or something else?

I'm looking to get these soon and curious to the alignment info.

Thanks

 

Did I get you thinking about these again I know I'm very tempted.

 

Mine does roll and I only have 12000 miles on mine. I would recommend at least the front bars. I'm in Ohio and we have the worst streets around and I swear it seems as if I bottom out every day on these crappy streets. I have noticed more roll in extremely hard turns unlike stock without the hotchkis bars, but I don't know how hard some of you turn. The springs are great and I like them alot, I just need to upgrade my bars, some people may not. Whatever you do when you get it aligned(if they have never seen an Evo before) tell them it is stock ride height they will never know and they will align it correctly. When I told two places that it was lowered they wouldn't align it. Mine aligned right to factory specs, but when I told the guy at Sears and Pep Boys it was lowered they wouldn't align it. It's funny when I told Grismer that it wasn't lowered and he aligned it in about 35 minutes to spec. Most of these places don't even know what the car is to know if it is lowered or not(unless you have coilovers).

 

I went to Sears to get it aligned immediately after lowering it. Took them about an hour and 15 minutes to do it, they have a great machine at my Sears. Factory specs its at.

They still feel the same as the 1st day they went it.

Overall I couldnt be happier with the springs, they sit perfect (I get compliments on the drop) and they ride phenominal, no sagging! What more could you want!

 

I recently bought a set of these springs and will soon be doing the install. I have read the DIY install and would like to know what everyone is using for the special tool needed to loosen/tighten the top 17mm nut? Can anyone help me out with this? Also please let me know if there are any other surprises or anything to make the install as easy as possible. Thanks in advance.

 

Im about to order as we speak a set of these springs but need to know about the sway bars. Hotchkis only makes a rear but cusco makes front and rear.....what is neccesary? Front, rear, or both?

 

None are necessary. Install the springs, see how you like them, if you feel the need that a rear swaybar is going to do something, get it! Dont spend money you dont have to though! Unless of course you want to!

 

Thanx for the response!!!...............Just out of curiosity, when is a front sway needed? Ive only heard of the rear being upgraded.

THis should be a vast improvment since im curently using Tein Type S springs

 

Get the rear, you may not need the front but some do and it depends on your driving habits and/or track time.

 

As for DIY install, rent a coil spring compressor from Pep Boys, Advance auto parts, or any other that rents the tools(they don't cost much to rent, actually I think it is just a refundable fee). You will need it. Besides that, all you need is standard tools and a couple of hours time.

 

Yes, should be a definite improvement! As for front sway... I think its completely unnecessary, only the back IF THAT.

 

Anybody running aftermarket rims with these springs??? I plan on going with 18x8.5 volk or ssr rims with 40 series tires. Just worried about rubbing