Scoobyblues

So at the moment I'm running STI suspension, but there's far too much room between the tyre and arch. I want something the will go straight on the STI shocks. I've seen that eibach do a set for around the £220 mark which drops the car all round by 30mm approx. Just wanted to see what you guys thought and what you may have used/experienced in the past. Cheers for you time.

Tony Harrington

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I used Tein 'S' springs, got them off a group buy & very happy with them, the ride is not too hard

Scoobyblues

Wicked had seen them too. Thanks Tony.

killbill

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i have ultra SR#s and eibach pro springs fitted on my blob and they lowered it more than i expected.

Scoobyblues

Cheers for the info guys

6VOLT

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Apex springs, £112 on eBay...work great on my wagon. 30mm drop

JDM_Stig

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H&R Springs are good, I didnt find Eibachs that low.

moneys

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I've got a set of twins I bought on here off someone. I'm not fitting them now as I got coil overs I paid him 120 make me an offer mate

Scoobyblues

Do you mean Tein 'S' moneys? If so maybe interested, for the right price. Pm me condition,age pics etc. could have a deal.

mantazini

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So basicaly you rely on the above replies??? Dude, have a dig a bit deeper, and for the tein springs is a big , their lower the car to much strech the suspension fok your shocks and top mounts eventualy. The struts are not traveling enough and the handling will be **** on bumpy roads.... the understeer gets bigger as well but that depends on a situation really. Eibachs are ok but even then is not ideal as you have to add some other mods ( bump steer kit )to make the suspension work perfectly.... Subarus dont like to be lowered almost at all... That's why people like John Felstead who does know abit about handling kept the original sti springs and shocks on his past sprints... Arnie_1 on here knows his stuff , use a search option for their threads .... Dont jump on the same boat as everyone...Good luck

bonesetter

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mantazini - nail on the head Tein S-techs are really to be avoided at all costs UNLESS it's looks only you're going for

Another big Q:

what car have you got?

Few more:

what will you be using your car for?

Any other mods to the car suspension/power?

what tyres are you running?

Is it just the height you are concerned about?

Gambit

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Anybody actually running the h&r springs? Looking at options for my spec d. Dont wanna go too low so eibach or potentially h&r

Scoobyblues

Thanks for the replies people, the springs/suspension has taken a back seat as the bottom end has crapped out on me so getting round to sorting that at the minute.

Going back to the suspension tho, I'll only be using it for road use. Its an 03 WRX running a the following mods.
Andy Forester Remap
(dual switchable maps & ECUTek liecence)
TD05H 16G Turbo
STI Intercooler & Undertray
650cc Injectors
NGKPFR7B spark plugs
Warlbro fuel pump
K&N panel filter
Exeedy Organic clutch
Roger clark oil pump
Timing belt replaced
Magnex Headers
Magnex Decat Downpipe
Magnex Centre section
H&S Decat Upipe
Prodrive backbox
Full Geometry setup
STI Suspention
whiteline droplinks
whiteline rear anti roll bar
Front upper strut brace
Rear upper strut brace
B&M Short shifter
Racetec Boost guage
Racetec Oil pressure/temp guage
Samco intercooler hose kit
Eath grounding kit
its mainly the height, just looks a liitle high at the mo but it is running tyres too thin so the gap between tyre and arches looks huge :-/.It'll be running 225/40/18s

jura11

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Hi there

If you will be lowering yours car you will need too Roll centre kit(speak to Alyn@AS Performance,he is dealer for WhiteLine and service from Alyn is awesome and after sale support is just second to none)

About the best springs,not sure,we are run Pi springs which has been OK,Eibach seems are good,many people hate the Tein,but know few people who running them and they're pleased,everyone can/have different opinion on that and everyone is different,if we are the same,world will be so boring

Jura

stvscooby

running spax springs on my bugeyebeen on three yrs now and no probs

sunny1989

would agree that the Tein S-Tech springs don't to anything for the handling. they are mostly for aesthetic gain!

had them on my classic and won't be going back, even with supporting modifications they weren't great. but we live and learn...

SirFozzalot

Anyone got opinions on the Prodrive springs?

Fonzey

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I will have next week hopefully if we get a nice weeekend.

I've got some sat waiting to go on my Widetrack Blob.

vance1

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My tuppence worth on the Prodrive springs is that they are excellent. Much better than the standard sti springs, handle a little better but ride much better.

bonesetter

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I'll say the Prodrive's are a good bet.

They don't overlower, are firm enough and I like their progression

mantazini

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I guess it's preference..I did like Prodrives driving normaly, a bit better tighter, but didnt on a blast..Still to much body roll , too soft.... My Eibachs are not ideal either , a bit bumpy on slow motion but nothing to much. To soft on Cadwell we did this weekend but that might be the case of combination soft springs and tired oem shocks. But they still a bit harder than prodrives when you give it a go...So Eibachs for me . I've tried to dig an info about Swift springs( Jura advised) , US guys use them alot and are very happy, but then importing them here is to much money and i'm not sure their much better than Eibachs ... I think i'm staying with Pro R kit but replacing oem to KYB Ultra Sr's ... should do the job for fast road stuff...

ScoobyForLife27

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Hi. THE BEST springs (In my opinion) you can get for a Classic are P1 springs. That's what I have on my V2 Sti. Eibach (red) P1 springs. These work perfect with OEM shocks and lower the car about 20-25mm. Handling and ride quality is absolutely PERFECT !
Was told by few people on here that these make a very good combo with adjustable KYB shocks.

You'll be VERY lucky if you find a set these days :-(

ScoobyForLife27

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These ones

ScoobyForLife27

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Long time ago a member on here had a group buy on these and was selling them for £100 Delivered !!! In the same time Tim from ScoobyParts had them for £136. Both prices a REAL bargain IMHO. Happy Days :-)

bonesetter

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They pair even better with Bilstein dampers

ScoobyForLife27

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Hmmm...
Can I have exact model of Bilstein ones and where I can get them from ? :-)

bonesetter

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These...



You see sets of them going occasionally on the bay for ~£600

Quite a better performer than the KYB's. Can be refurbed easily too

mantazini

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Had them P1 speings/Kyb red shocks on the classic. Perfect combo IMHO...I'd wish they've done smtn like that for a new age...

bonesetter

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Yeah, it's a crying shame there's not something similar in new age flavour. Choice there is extremely limited. There are a few US companies with decent offerings...

But the P1 spring is just perfect for UK fast roads. It only lowers by 1" and is firm enough with just the right progression for soaking things up, especially in the rougher stuff.

Of all the Impreza's I've owned, the classic with this 'P1' set-up seems to the epitome of what the Impreza was/is...

Most of the current offerings from Eibach etc are too soft and over lower, including the worst of the lot Tein S-Techs.

mantazini

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Spot on, when i had a classic it wasnt an issue so i was concentrating of omproving some other corner of the car. Now when i've got a new age , 7th month i'm just digging the perfect shock/spring combo from different forums all over the world. NASIOC is full of knowledgable people and they have a couple of options BUT, haveing read and spoken to few people and the reviews sound very simillar to Eibachs which makes no sense of bringing them here because the cost is very important for me to as well... The only better things them springs do is distributed hight front/back which doesnt effect (strech)the chassis (sorry for my english )... And there no more equivalent unfortunately, Coloivers are just not yet for me ....so i'll keep what i've got now, just waiting for Ultra Srs to come sometime this week...