Springs or Coilovers??!

twindragons11 · 02-02-2008, 02:49 AM

i want to get H-TECHs from Tein. and will it be safe to lower my car, or should i get the entire coilover kit. and how many miles will the spring will be good for. thanks alot.

***mbringle*** · 02-02-2008, 04:01 AM

I know very little, but I know to ask:

1) How much money do you have to spend
2) What are you goals with the car

friedk · 02-02-2008, 04:03 AM

What happened to searching or looking at other posts for your info?

I'm not trying to be an ass but we get way too many posts like these that don't contribute anything new. The same question has been asked over and over hundreds of times.

H-tech will be fine and they should last the life of the car. Your dampers will blow at a faster rate than stock because of the lowering though. You might also need camber bolts and a camber kit if you wanna keep a decent performance camber setting after the drop.

Jardiniboy · 02-02-2008, 04:19 AM

If you just want it for a drop get the springs. But I would say get the eibach pro-kit over the H-techs.

friedk · 02-02-2008, 04:24 AM

Yeah, I'd personally go with pro-kit as well. It's pretty much the same height drop.

I Vtec, do you? · 02-02-2008, 04:51 AM

Unless just a drop is your goal, I wouldn't go with Tein.

dtexan · 02-02-2008, 05:06 AM

coilovers will give you a much more controlled ride compared to springs. Eventually your stock struts will crap out and you will be bouncing all over the place. If you have the money I would go with something like the mugen or HFP kit. Just depends on how low you want to go

lalocali68 · 02-04-2008, 01:46 AM

If you can't wait to drop your car, then get Eibach Sportlines, you will not have any scraping issues even with after market wheels, front/rear camber kits from Ingalls, keep your stock shocks until Konis come out. If you can wait "my advice" get Ground Control and Konis, they'll be out in 3 to six months that way you get the best of both worlds.

FG2nv · 02-04-2008, 01:10 PM

I was gonna make my own thread but I ran into this one, do you guys suggest the Eibach Sportline Springs? With stock struts?

I want a nice ride with a decent drop, nothing slammed though.

friedk · 02-04-2008, 01:13 PM

You can pair Eibach with konis for a decent drop and a nice ride.

Your stock struts should hold up fine until konis come out in March.

FG2nv · 02-04-2008, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by friedk

You can pair Eibach with konis for a decent drop and a nice ride.

Your stock struts should hold up fine until konis come out in March.

true, or do you think it'll be worth it to save some money up and get one piece teins?

friedk · 02-04-2008, 01:49 PM

Most definitely.. not.

The lower end tein coilovers handle pretty badly. The damper is also lower quality than koni's.

**Yodums** · 02-04-2008, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twindragons11

i want to get H-TECHs from Tein. and will it be safe to lower my car, or should i get the entire coilover kit. and how many miles will the spring will be good for. thanks alot.

If you were going to do it right in terms of lowering the car, then a coilover setup is a lot better than simply throwing on aftermarket springs onto your stock dampers. It's not a matter of the springs wearing out, it's the dampers that is to worry about. The biggest disadvantage to these coilover setup is that they aren't necessarily the best bang of the buck in terms of performance. In some cases, they are worse than your stock suspension. But if your goals include dropping it like it's hot with your wheels tucked, then it should be fine. It's just a matter of equipping the proper dampers with the desired spring rates.

ngking1 · 02-04-2008, 02:32 PM

well i've been looking at this to cause i'm debating if i should get springs or coilovers and i've actually sat in my friends car with coilovers and honestly i fell in love with them.. so i would say go for tein coilovers but not the basic maybe ss or flex...and i love old boy one of the weirdest and best movies i've seen

friedk · 02-04-2008, 02:52 PM

The ending of oldboy was...oh my god. lol

Oh, korean people.

There are alotta used Tein coilovers in the suspension for sale forum. Take from that what you will.

Are you serious about handling? If you are, I really wouldn't go with the Tein

Jardiniboy · 02-05-2008, 04:09 AM

If you want coilovers, I would buy the buddy clubs over the teins.

ngking1 · 02-06-2008, 01:51 AM

i heard the buddy clubs are amazing but someone posted that their spring rates are 14k in rear and 10 in front.. thats pretty intense...

reckywind · 02-10-2008, 06:53 PM

Dude why are even posting this on here? Go to 9thgencorolla since you have a corolla man! Jeez! Not to be a hater but it's kinda dumb to post asking a honda forum on what should go on your rolla.

Anyhoo i had the Tokico HP (blue) and Tein H-Tech on the rolla remember?
This is how low it was:

Hope that helps

02-02-2008, 02:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
twindragons11 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 782 pj iTrader: 0 / 0%	Springs or Coilovers??! i want to get H-TECHs from Tein. and will it be safe to lower my car, or should i get the entire coilover kit. and how many miles will the spring will be good for. thanks alot.

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friedk Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,615 iTrader: 2 / 100%	What happened to searching or looking at other posts for your info? I'm not trying to be an ass but we get way too many posts like these that don't contribute anything new. The same question has been asked over and over hundreds of times. H-tech will be fine and they should last the life of the car. Your dampers will blow at a faster rate than stock because of the lowering though. You might also need camber bolts and a camber kit if you wanna keep a decent performance camber setting after the drop. Last edited by friedk; 02-02-2008 at 04:21 AM.

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Jardiniboy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Waipahu, Hawaii Posts: 3,831 Jasten iTrader: 2 / 100%	If you just want it for a drop get the springs. But I would say get the eibach pro-kit over the H-techs.

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friedk Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,615 iTrader: 2 / 100%	Yeah, I'd personally go with pro-kit as well. It's pretty much the same height drop.

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I Vtec, do you? Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: mn Posts: 8,389 iTrader: 11 / 100%	Unless just a drop is your goal, I wouldn't go with Tein.

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dtexan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 634 iTrader: 1 / 100%	coilovers will give you a much more controlled ride compared to springs. Eventually your stock struts will crap out and you will be bouncing all over the place. If you have the money I would go with something like the mugen or HFP kit. Just depends on how low you want to go

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lalocali68 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 16 iTrader: 0 / 0%	If you can't wait to drop your car, then get Eibach Sportlines, you will not have any scraping issues even with after market wheels, front/rear camber kits from Ingalls, keep your stock shocks until Konis come out. If you can wait "my advice" get Ground Control and Konis, they'll be out in 3 to six months that way you get the best of both worlds.

02-04-2008, 01:10 PM	#9 (permalink)
FG2nv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 384 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I was gonna make my own thread but I ran into this one, do you guys suggest the Eibach Sportline Springs? With stock struts? I want a nice ride with a decent drop, nothing slammed though.

02-04-2008, 01:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
friedk Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,615 iTrader: 2 / 100%	You can pair Eibach with konis for a decent drop and a nice ride. Your stock struts should hold up fine until konis come out in March.

02-04-2008, 01:49 PM	#12 (permalink)
friedk Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,615 iTrader: 2 / 100%	Most definitely.. not. The lower end tein coilovers handle pretty badly. The damper is also lower quality than koni's.

02-04-2008, 02:32 PM	#14 (permalink)
ngking1 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 40 iTrader: 0 / 0%	well i've been looking at this to cause i'm debating if i should get springs or coilovers and i've actually sat in my friends car with coilovers and honestly i fell in love with them.. so i would say go for tein coilovers but not the basic maybe ss or flex...and i love old boy one of the weirdest and best movies i've seen

02-04-2008, 02:52 PM	#15 (permalink)
friedk Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,615 iTrader: 2 / 100%	The ending of oldboy was...oh my god. lol Oh, korean people. There are alotta used Tein coilovers in the suspension for sale forum. Take from that what you will. Are you serious about handling? If you are, I really wouldn't go with the Tein

02-05-2008, 04:09 AM	#16 (permalink)
Jardiniboy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Waipahu, Hawaii Posts: 3,831 Jasten iTrader: 2 / 100%	If you want coilovers, I would buy the buddy clubs over the teins.

02-06-2008, 01:51 AM	#17 (permalink)
ngking1 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 40 iTrader: 0 / 0%	i heard the buddy clubs are amazing but someone posted that their spring rates are 14k in rear and 10 in front.. thats pretty intense...

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reckywind Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: San Dimas, CA Posts: 369 Erick Wiindsor iTrader: 1 / 100%	Dude why are even posting this on here? Go to 9thgencorolla since you have a corolla man! Jeez! Not to be a hater but it's kinda dumb to post asking a honda forum on what should go on your rolla. Anyhoo i had the Tokico HP (blue) and Tein H-Tech on the rolla remember? This is how low it was: Hope that helps