Oops nevermind I paid 700$ too. Everything's just sorta blurred into one massive purchase so I tend to forget what I paid for things.

 

Yeah but as a freshman in college and currently no job, i cant afford it. Before suspension i need some rims, and thats awhile away.

 

For the price of rims and tires you could get a good suspension set up which will make your car handle and look better.

 

Trust me, it is worth it.

Thank you good sir.

 

Id prefer the rims first, suspension ill get later. Both of them are far away, i have no money, freshman in college, no job.

 

Suspension first then wheels/tires. That is the way I went and I couldn't be happier not to mention I can't afford new wheel/tires right now and I couldn't deal with any kind of hideous wheel gap. You could always change your tires to a 205/55-15.

 

So much advice, so little listening.

If the kid wants rims, let him get rims. You guys don't even know if he's building a show car or a racecar. From the tone of his answers, it doesn't sound like he's building a road racer.

First lesson from all this should be "it's OK to ask for advice on the Internet, just don't believe all of what you read."

If you want springs/suspension, why do you want it? What are you looking to change on the car?
Same question for the rims. Are you going to get big, ricey 17s or a set of lightweight wheels?

You have to tell us what you want before we can steer you.

 

Definately not for racing.

When im talking about suspension i just want it to be a little lower to the ground so it looks better, other than that i just dont want it to damage my car.

With rims, not lightweight, just something stylish.

Im not looking to take this car to the track or anything, i just want it to look nice.

 

Springs might be for you then.

 

Yeah get the Tein S techs, thats what I have. And as everyone else is saying....get the springs before the wheels.

Stock wheels + drop looks better that aftermarket wheels and 3 inch wheel well gap.

 

if you're determined to go springs, i think the TEIN H-techs are softer than the S-techs and MAY not kill your struts as quickly. someone please correct me if i am wrong.

 

Well if they are going to damage the car one way or another, im not really interested. I just want to lower the car in a cheap but safe way. As in i dont have to pay $700 for it and it wont damage any part of the car, and so the performance doesnt drop drastically, if there is a little bit of a downgrade, i dont care.

 

Unfortunately there are no cheap but safe methods, if you want coilovers, you have to pay.

 

So springs are just entirely a bad idea? Even if its a big brand name?

 

for a 4 door grocery getter car, yes. the struts are designed to work with a very soft suspension with a lot of travel.. add shorter springs that are stiffer and the combo doesnt work. You will blow struts.

Other cars you are able to buy springs and a set of stronger struts rated for a stiffer spring. we dont have this option on the lancer.