Guys do anybody have any experience of a great set of springs or suspension mainly for road/street use but quite competitive aswell, in other words an all rounder! any help appreciated

 

I had a set of Prodrive lowering springs fitted to my newage WRX and these improved the handling quite a lot and they were at quite cost effective at £220.00 plus fitting.

 

I changed my STI springs for Tein S-Techs.... and have to admit, the STI's were are much much better than the Teins, but i kept them on cause they make the car look swish hehe...

well.... untill i steal enough money for Cusco's....

i'd go for full coilover setup if i had the choice

 

WHAT ABOU THE EIBACH SPRINGS, I HEARD THEY ARE THE DOGS???

 

The Prodrive springs are made by Eibach but do not suffer from the spring knocking noise as certain parts of the spring have a wrap over them to stop the noise.

 

Second that! I had the same problem with my Eibach springs but the place that fitted them sorted it in 5mins.

I have looked into it in deapth and adjustable coilovers are the way to go. If you have money to burn, some can be fitted with a kit to do all the adjustments while sitting in your car

 

Great guys, cheers for the info.. I think I'd better keep saving then and go for adj. coilovers! Which ones though guys Tein, D2, HSD, Eibach, Spax, BC Racing, Cusco, JC-Project.... Arggghhhhhhh! Too many please help???????????????????????????

 

i thought coilovers where the way to go when i first bought my type r so i got cusco coilovers and they were the worst thing ive ever done you cant beat eibachs with standard struts un less you track it then the coilovers are the best but for road use you wont beat sti5 suspension.

 

most go for tein / cusco in coilovers and eibach etc.. for lowering springs but you can get a good set up ( handling wise ) with just lowering springs
as it's not just about springs and shocks and need to consider arb nylon bushes front and rear /uprated rear drop links (but not front as you tend to understear if uprated ) strut brace front / rear plus you could go for front h brace to stiffen chassie even more anti lift kit and so on

 

Talk about trying to spend someone else's money here

What about H&R springs no one has mentioned them yet

You better go out in a car with coil overs before you consider them.... they will have your eye ***** falling out over every pothole

 

thats the name of the other springs h&r well done si could not think of the name lol

if i took him in mine he would go for just springs as it's hard as nails and will shake your teeth out on cuscos and white line

 

Coilovers are that bad hey... I'm getting lost here! H&R? haven't heard of those. I'm sorting the handling and stopping out first before any engine mods begin as it's probably wise so looking for some great handling but practical and brake conversion if anybody can list what I need as I'm out of my depth???????????????????????????????????? cheers for the info so far guys!

 

Best advice is to go to the next meet and make yourself known then we can all show you our car's everyone has something slightly different.

What are you looking for when you change them ?

Is it simply handling or do you want to drop it right down as well... or do you want to improve and keep the ride height more standard.

 

I wouldn't use coilovers for a road car just use Eibach lowering springs and nylon rear subframe bushes. Once the body roll is sorted spend some more money and sort the understeer out by fitting a 22mm whiteline anti roll bar and solid rear drop links. Standard Sti Subaru's come with solid front drop links as standard so check whether these are fitted to your car before replacing. Anti lift kits are very good and once all the above is fitted have the suspension geometry setup along with four wheel alignment by a specialist.
Don't be tempted by a bump steer modification or strut braces as they don't work effectively so you would be better off spending your money replacing worn suspension and running gear bushes with upgraded Polyurethane bushes. But use nylon bushes your rear subframe as these alone will transform the feel of your car and reduce body roll.

 

My few pence on this.

I had a Newage WRX wagon which was quite modded, remap, decat, Brembo's etc and found that STi Struts and Eibach springs were excellent.

As stated new uprated bushes, rear ARB and drop links certainly made a big difference in conjunction with the struts and springs. The car was sharp enough for some spirited driving and comfortable for normal use.

I have pinks (STi springs and STI shocks) all round on my Classic and they are a very good package too. Japperformanceparts have these as a full set with mounts etc on the shelf for about £275 + p and p.

IMHO.

 

im running on ohline coilovers and they are harsh. but im yet to turn them onto the soft setting. but when i do i doubt i will notice anydifference at all.

good for handling though

 

Ideally I would like to lower the car a little as the 18's with low profiles still show alot of the arches really! The problem I have with Eibach springs on the struts is that these (I'm told) only lower uk types and not the import's as imports are already lowered by 40mm!

I will definately have to come along to the meets and checks the others out in the flesh as there are so many variations to choose. Arrrgggghhhhh! Dicisions hey!

 

I had Eibach's on standard shocks on my MY00 UK car, and it hardly lowered it at all, more just leveled the car out, was a bit disappointed with the look on them to be honest, but the ride quality was great.
I then switched to Tein Super Streets (one of the more forgiving coil overs on the market) I've driven a car with Cusco and they were unbearable IMO. The Teins were Ok for road use but still a little hard really for me.
Si's car is an excellent set-up IMHO with standard shocks and H&R Springs, give a nice ride height whilst retaining a comfortable ride.

On my current car i have STI shocks and Eibach spring, which i will changed to H&R at some point and maybe some KYB AGX or Ultra SR shocks.

 

no knocking with my eibach springs and they do have the wrap at the bottom of the springs

 

But the Prodrive springs have extra wrapping not just on the base.

I had a look at mine before fitment, I bought them after checking out the thread below:
https://www.scoobynet.com/suspension...ns-wanted.html

 

I'll have to check si's ride out at the next meet and make my mind up from there... There are so many choices available! Cheers for the info though guys my brain is a little clearer with what options are out there!