a jdm sti version if poss.

am trying to get a idea of how low they sit with a spring kit on.

thanks
ian

 

Here is mine.

 

What springs did you use please?

 

They are Eibach drop the car about 30/35 mm.

 

What do those eibachs ride like.? Bumpy or relatively smooth.? Ive prodrive reds on my sti and think I want to be able to drop it ever so slightly more, particularly at the front.

 

nikh667 the Eibachs are a bit hard to be honest and the fronts are a bit noisy.

 

Cheers Paul - not a biggie at the mo but looking for that slight drop. Nick.

 

Tein S Tech springs

 

what are the tein s tech like powerwrx please?

 

very good mate, sits well ,slightly stiffer but nothing bad.. I was very happy with them

 

Might have to bag some of those teins, the ride height looks spot on.

 

another view

 

looking good there

 

bttt

any more bugeyes with tein springs on please, and if poss standard wheels

 

17" STI alloys with 225/45/17 tyres and standard shocks with Tein -30mm lowering springs.



Or

18" alloys with 225/40/18 tyres on same suspension setup.

 

thank you lineker, that looks very good to me!

 

Teins look great on bug

 

Thanks fella. Hope it helps you with your decision.

 

for normal day to day driving, would any of you say the extra cost of coilovers is worth it over a set of springs?

All i am really after is to get away from the tractor look with the massive gap between the wheel and arch.

tein springs.. £150
coilovers.. £770

I know the coilovers will go lower than the springs, but is it worth all the extra ££ when I will not be doing any track work etc.

thanks
ian

 

I thought about this too, but have heard that the ride with some coil overs can be harsh on our roads, plus I don't think I'll be putting the car on the track anytime soon, so I'm happy with the Teins on mine. It is my daily driver too, so I don't think my spine could handle such a hard setup with coil overs.

 

I had Hks coilovers and on softest setting was horrid, I had bc on my evo 7 and softest setting was great but quality off the kit? ****! They came loose, knocked, rear top mounts knocked, then they agreed fault with top mounts please £100 to us to fix, sod off,
So my answer,
My sti used ultra sr, sti GPN mounts and h&r springs, brilliant combo,

 

here is how my car looks at the mo, as you can see, fine if you want to drive across fields :-)

 

Nice clean look bug sti tho , here my old one on h&r springs

 

Comfty and felt nice I used ultra sr shocks all round
Now on my new bug going to use hsd coilovers

 

ive had 4 sets of teins now, had them on my bugeye and my type R as well as a starlet GT and my current e46 M3.

Cant rate them highly enough

 

Love the look of the Teins but I've read a lot of negative reports on them being "too low" and not strictly suitable for the standard shocks (no experience myself and no personal opinion, only what I've read and was directed to when I was enquiring about them myself). There is a whole thread dedicated to why no one should buy them on the NASIOC site I believe. shame if it's true because I love the look they give the car.

 

thanks again for the replies all, but I get a set of coilovers at a good price in the end.

a quick before and after shot




thanks
Ian