Well Im looking into lowering springs as I would like a lower more agressive looking stance but Ive heard from most that any after market "lowering springs" are still not even as hard as the stock springs, another told me that most lowering springs are softer but after initial travel of the spring they become much harder than the stocks.
Anyone have any input on how much they like or dislike going with lowering springs with stock shocks?

 

First off, if you have a lot of mileage on your car, you'd likely be better off getting new springs AND shocks. Putting brand new springs on with blown out stock shocks is kind of a waste .

Some springs are progressive-rate - this means they're softer (lower spring rate) at light movements, like road bumps, but get stiffer when they're leaned on. It is a good compromise, but someone who's very tuned in to suspension setups might be bothered by the change in rate.

I would reckon that most aftermarket springs have higher spring rates than stock, but I'm not sure about 3rd gen springs. That's generally the case, though.

Dale

 

Some people have paired up some of the softer springs (H&R) with NEW oem R1 shocks. But in general, I would recommend getting adjustable shocks (Tokico or Koni) to pair with the stiffer springs.

Please run a search and go through the archives, there's tons of info.

I will be posting a full review on the HKS springs/Koni combo I'm running now, soon. The HKS are progressive but are much firmer than stock (and firmer than Eibach's or H&Rs). During street driving, I notice the progressive spring rates, but not on the track.

 

Awesome respones, Im gonna look into it more and see what I can come up with...