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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 11:15 AM
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tanabe or eibach?

hi. wich springs are better. between tanabe gf210 or eibach prokit? thanks
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 11:54 AM
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The pro-kit is much softer than stock, definitely not recommended. Tanabe's look ok, but I would stick with the GTworx or Swift springs.
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 11:56 AM
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I've had the tanabe gf210s for two years now and I love the ride and look.
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 12:36 PM
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Had Tanabe GF210s for a year, love the look and they perform decent but wanted better for autocross. Drop looks perfect but too low for NY area. If you want them I'll sell them to you for a good deal.
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 02:53 PM
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You should search more (Swifts, GTWorx, RobiSpec).
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 03:58 PM
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Tanabe

I have Tanabe GF210s for a couple of months, love the look and they perform decent . Drop looks perfect
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 05:08 PM
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I got Hotchkis springs on my car for about 5 years now. I'm tainted and will not go to anything else. it rides extremely comfortably and also handles very well.
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by evilempire18
I got Hotchkis springs on my car for about 5 years now. I'm tainted and will not go to anything else. it rides extremely comfortably and also handles very well.
Glad you're happy with them (Evilempire), but if you want anything other than DD comfort and a low ride, stay away from Hotchkis springs.

My car came with the kit and the front was lowered way to much and under moderate cornering ride on the bump stops. Front spring rate is the same as stock with a significant drop (something like 1.5 in, forget exact numbers though) and the rear is marginally higher. With the SE lip I scraped on everything.

I even gave auto-x a try with it, also terrible. No roll control in the front and the rear stiffness just lead to a bit of twitchyness when you were able to get it to turn.

I'm infinitely happier on the GTWorx springs on the street, but it'll be a couple weeks before I can analyze it at an auto-x. But just a bit of slaloming on the street really shows the 50% stiffer front springs extra roll resistance and grip.
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Old Aug 25, 2010 | 06:53 AM
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the pro-kit is much softer than stock, definitely not recommended. Tanabe's look ok, but i would stick with the gtworx or swift springs.
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Old Aug 25, 2010 | 10:19 AM
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thanks

thanks
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