ive done some searching. i think im going to buy SWIFT Sport Springs. they seem to be the best buy, but i dont know.

is this the way to go?

 

i have swift and they are good

 

swifts work really well with the bilstein struts..

 

if u have to go with spring swift would be the way to go,but it will proably handle worse the stock,i got my tanbe coilovers for 850!

 

I have the Tein S-tech's and love em...they are decently priced too

 

I have also heard good things about them and that they dont ruin the stock shocks

 

ive had my hotchkiss springs for over a year now and i love them. perfect drop and good price too. no loss in handling performance

 

By the use of the word "proably" I assume you have nothing to back this claim up.

Why do you feel/know the use of Swift springs would be worse than stock? Or if this is a guess, what do you have to back this up?

I am not a fan of coilovers on street cars because a large percentage of the population does not set them up correctly, nor has access to cornering scales to do so.

More adjustment does not mean a better suspension. In many cases it just gives you more ways of shooting yourself in the foot.

 

tein springs are crap plain and simple.Most of us learned this before we put them on our evos.Go with swift,hotchkiss,tanabe,etc. Search button and long nights will do wonders.

 

Another vote for Hotchkis springs. Great performance, perfect drop, and nice price. Can't beat them.

 

i have the swifts as well, huge fan of them, and they are made specifically for the MR bilsteins

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i actually have not had one problem and 0 complaints about the springs. they ride great and look good, which is all i was looking for when i bought springs...

 

Unless you're into looks only, I would NEVER go with lowering springs, you will get less traction in all the critical areas. If you only street the car and aren't into handling thru corners, then springs alone may be fine for you, but if you want better than stock performance, don't do it. I recommend that you give Robi a call and tell him what you want from your car, here's his link. http://robispec.com/main.html
There is a certain spring combo that will work well w/ the Bilstiens for street & mild track, but I can't recall.
be careful, you don't want to put some cheap springs on and ruin your good factory ride.

 

Again, What evidence do you have to back this up? With a proper alignment with good springs, on more than 20 different cars, I have improved lateral and transitional lateral acceleration with springs alone. Proper lowering springs not only enhance apearance, but also lower the center of gravity. With the correct spring rates they increase traction to the corners.

Why all the hatred towards springs on this site? I have had nothing but good experiences with well engineered springs. True there are some springs that drop cars so much that you bottom out the strut housings, but those don't qualify as "good" or "well engineered" springs in my book, and thus I don't use them.

 

i got myself a set of works ride springs a couple months ago. i would reccomend them.

they've stiffened up the ride quite nicely, and defintely helped me to improve my autoX times.

they are only a temporary bandaid though. i will hopefully have some very nice coil overs, very soon.