pugg57

i know little-to-nothing about suspension guys... so be gentle please. is it possible to put new springs (H&R coil-over springs) on my stock struts?

if it is, what are the pros/cons of doing this? i have a little extra money at the moment... probably not enough to get a full set of struts also... unless i go the ebay route and get the tokico's i've been looking at. i'm a little leary of buying something like that on ebay though seeing some of the horror stories on here.

any links, personal stories... recommendations (aside from "go f*ck yourself) will be greatly appreciated.

Fatman0203

Dont get Racing Beat springs, they drop the car too much and the spring rates they provide are not adequte for the drop.

pugg57

was looking specifically at the H&R springs

does anyone know anything about either of the RS*R springs the rx7store sells?

Mahjik

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RSR spring info:
https://www.rx7club.com/suspension-wheels-tires-brakes-20/just-installed-rs%2Ars-344245/

Other spring info:
https://www.rx7club.com/suspension-wheels-tires-brakes-20/drop-spring-specs-fd3s-338746/

DaleClark

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You can put aftermarket springs on stock shocks no prob - they bolt right up and work great. But, if your car has a lot of miles, you may have blown shocks that need replacement. If you've got over 100,000 miles, I would strongly recommend new shocks as well.

Dale

pugg57

only have 43k miles on my car... does anyone else agree with what he said? judging by 1,805 post count, the Jan 2002 join date and the "off the scale" rating... i'm thinking i trust you

Mahjik

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If you plan on doing struts any time soon, I would wait and do the springs and struts at the same time. It's a royal pain in the **** to change all 4 so it's best to get everything done and over all at once.

Yes, you can use aftermarket springs with stock struts. Yes, the eBay Tokicos are "real Tokicos". You get the same Tokico warranty as if you were buying from a normal store. Myself and many others have bought the struts from the eBay store and are using them without any problems.

pugg57

its not the quality of the parts on ebay that i'm worried about... its the quality of the seller on ebay that scares me. i've read of people getting a set of tokico's... but for the wrong car. getting springs and struts right now might be a little more than i have laying around to spend so i'm not sure what i'll do... just looking at options of what toys to get.

Mahjik

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If you can point me to the threads of people getting the wrong car type shocks, I would be interested in seeing them. There are many people who use eBay as their store front to sell items, and of them is a guy who sells Tokicos. He has them up for sale every week.

As far as the amount of money, IMO, wait until you can afford to do them all at once. Once you deal with those bushings in the rear for the first time putting every back together, you won't want to do it again any time soon.

pugg57

i'll see if i can find them... mostly in the lounge if memory serves me... at least one or two specfic ones come to mind. thanks for all the advice again