Lowering my R
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Re: Lowering my R (friedsqrl)
Not being a dick, but why do you want to lower your R? If it's just for looks, don't do it, the R is tuned precicely from the factory, getting cheap springs just to lower it will ruin that balance. To do it right, get some good coilovers (Tein are popular), or if you want to get a fixed lower ride, the Mugen lowdown kit is good. If you get just springs (that have higher rates than stock), your shocks will blow out jiffy quick, so it's a good idea to do both at once. Expect to more than a grand for a decent setup, but again, unless you're racing at the track, your stock springs and shocks should be more than sufficient until the shocks wear out....even then, take changing things seriously, you're not going to improve things without spending some serious bank.
Re: Lowering my R (friedsqrl)
Since the R is so well tuned from the factory. Improving it won't be very easy. Which means that it will end up costing alot. Tein HA's are very good for street and track.
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Re: Lowering my R (friedsqrl)
I want to lower my R but i dont want to sacrifice handling. How should i do this, and how much is it going to cost me.
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Re: Lowering my R (Aleph)
Not being a dick, but why do you want to lower your R? If it's just for looks, don't do it, the R is tuned precicely from the factory, getting cheap springs just to lower it will ruin that balance. To do it right, get some good coilovers (Tein are popular), or if you want to get a fixed lower ride, the Mugen lowdown kit is good. If you get just springs (that have higher rates than stock), your shocks will blow out jiffy quick, so it's a good idea to do both at once. Expect to more than a grand for a decent setup, but again, unless you're racing at the track, your stock springs and shocks should be more than sufficient until the shocks wear out....even then, take changing things seriously, you're not going to improve things without spending some serious bank.
i could not agree more
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Re: Lowering my R (itr0032)
well i've been running neuspeed race springs on the stock shocks for about 10K miles and everything is fine, the hidden cost with just getting springs is that you have to get the camber kits as well as a really precise alignment to lower it properly, i have no complaints about handling and no wheel gap. -rob
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Re: Lowering my R (itr0032)
H&R sport springs, Tein S Tech medium, and spoon springs are all decent springs if you are using the stock shocks. You really should get a nice coilover setup(zeal, buddy club, mugen) if you are going to lower your R, but i have heard good things about the springs i listed above with the stock shocks. the H&R sports are ITR specific and will drop the car about 1.5" you can pick them up pretty cheap too- $150
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