R26B

I've been looking for pics of this setup for a while, but haven't found any yet(not a good sign I guess). As this car will be mostly used for road driving with the occasional track day, I'd rather keep away from coilovers. My concern is that with the Eibach Pro kit on the original shocks, will the car have the appearance of a 4x4?.... :/

Thanks in advance guys.

GreatShamanGT

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Why are you keeping away from coilovers? To be honest, the adjustability of coilovers are great.

R26B

The adjustability of coilovers is great alright, and if the car was going to be used more on track, I'd definitely buy a set, but Irish roads are....... mostly awful. I've driven other cars with coilovers on local roads and it was painful, for the car, and for me.

Ideally I'd like something that has a reasonable level of comfort with an improvement in the handling department, although the factory setup is really good. The other requirement I have is to get the car looking the part with the kit. Its a mix of genuine Feed parts with Shine parts, on Gramlights and apart from the gap around the wheel I'm happy with the setup as is. I've read Howard Colemans threads and info from others and think the Eibach Pro kit is exactly what I'm after, but with the 1 inch drop it provides, will it achieve the look I'm after?

All help/advice/pics etc greatly appreciated.

cabaynes

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Then get a set of coilovers that are setup and valved for street use. It's not rocket science. Look into Tein Flex and other street coilover options.

gracer7-rx7

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Most coilovers aren't valved as comfortably for street use as a traditional shock/spring setup and will offer less ride comfort - especially on Irish roads. Worse still on old cobblestone roads.

Eibach or H&R springs over stock shocks will put the front of the car around 25 1/4" - 25 3/8" and the rear around 25 1/2 to 25 3/4". Ride quality will be great.

R26B

Cabaynes, these are the the kind of setups I've experienced already and were too harsh(for the rubbish roads here at least). The big advantage would be the adjustability. Being able to precisely alter the height and with relative ease would be a big plus.

Gracer, thank you for the info, thats what I was after. Time to get the measuring tape out and see what I'll end up with. The metal arches have been cut to maximise clearance in conjunction with the rear wide arches, so I'll be needing more of a drop than originally planned.

Thanks to both of you for your input. Appreciate it.

juicyjosh

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R26B,

If you want to lower your car, stiffer suspension is part of the deal. But that doesn't mean automatically making it uncomfortable. Compared to my Cadillacs, yes the Flexes are harsh. Compared to other lowered tuner cars, they feel less harsh. Instead of "stiff," I feel that "controlled" better describes the feel of the Flexes. The ride height, spring preload and dampening are all easily adjustable. And they're more comfortable than a lot of other tuned cars I've driven.

If harshness is measured by how much your body jiggles over bumps, my friend's 05 WRX with the huge fender gaps on stock suspension is harsher than my slammed FD on TEINs. It was almost like riding in a school bus and getting a seat over the rear axle. I'd touch the window and end up drawing a heartbeat algorithm. It was just uncomfortable. (Sorry Carl...) I dated a girl a few weeks ago that said she liked "harsh browns." Actually we kind of just (ahem)...

Click my profile for a pic of the Shine Burnout/TEIN Flex combo.
Josh

R26B

Thanks Josh, going to take a look at your pic now. I agree with what your saying regarding a car being stiff vs controlled. I have a sneeking suspision that the cars I have tried to date with coilovers were possibly not set up for lunar surfaces such as the excuses for roads we are provided with and on which our hard earned tax money is "wisely" spent.....

Jiggling in a car is almost never good, with the exception of when in the company of a suitably endowed female, then jiggly suspension is worth its weight in gold

Thanks again. I'll look into a set of Teins, provided there is still some cash left down the back of the sofa!