Hello,
Now, before anybody says anything about the search button, I searched and read ALL the treads on lowering springs for the R. The springs that seemed to be brought up a lot, were the Spoon, H&R, and the Tein S. Now, I have comptech springs on my car now with stock struts, but I just recently bought 16" wheels with 205/45/16 tires, as you can see from the picture it left a gap between the tire and the fender. All I want to do is close the gap without messing up my suspension too much. I do not track the car or race it, it's simply for my enjoyment. Please help me find the best springs that will lower my car(to close the gap) but not screw up anything as far as having my car bounce around or slam my car. THANKS

 

These pictures might help you get a better idea of the gap.

 

Nice R!

 

ahhh buy new springs with more drop or get coilovers

 

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That's just it, I'm not sure which springs to buy.......Spoon, H&R, etc. That's why I'm asking you fellow Type-R owners on this one, which ones will drop my car enough to close the gaps but not ruin my ride?

 

A lot of people have great things to say about the H&R sport springs. 2 friends of mine run them on their R's and like the ride. I think the drop would be a tiny bit lower than where your caR is at right now. BTW, I think your caR looks great as is.

I'm currently saving for a coilover setup

 

Coilovers! Your car looks too nice to deserve something cheap like a mere spring upgrade.

 

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yea i agree looks good the way it is

 

ground control coilovers

 

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Yes that is right coilover can adjust the height... Seen your car as person at the Austin Meet.. Look awesome!!!

 

My shocks were blown after about 6 months on the tein S-techs. Dont go cheap and get a nice set of coilovers.

 

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I agree. It's only a matter of time before the stock struts give the big "**** you" and refuse to do their job anymore. Simply installing springs in the long run is going to hurt your wallet. It would be advisable, to just save the money needed to get a proper coilover setup. I also think the ground control setup isn't that great.

Aloha,
Brandon

 

Or you could do the cheap Omni coilover route. I did and I'm happy about it. &lt;$600

Yeah, stock struts aren't going to love a stiffer spring.

 

get tein S or something.

 

You could do it the real ghetto way...use your stock springs after you cut them. I am very happy with my Omni's for the money.

 

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what shocks? stock? or what..

i got illumina's on s.tech's.. 2" drop all around and nothing blown

yeah this is on a DA but still, same setup

 

the H&R Sport springs have the perfect drop i think.. but you have to get koni or bilstein shox.

Here's a bad picture of my ITR with H&R Sports..a long time ago.

 

Hey, thanks for all the great comments and info.........so after thinking about what you guys said, which would be a great coilover setup? Forget the lowering springs only idea, I just thought coilovers were bad though? Can anyone recommend a great coilover setup(Brand), I don't want anything to cheap or too expensive. Will a coilover setup ruin the suspension that the ITR already has?
Thanks again for all the info, you guys are great.

 

Tein Flex.

 

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O.K., just want to confirm, these cost about $1300? Does anybody disagree with or have complaints about these coilovers? Thanks for the input guys!!

 

i run the H&R sports springs

perfect drop, kinda soft in my opinion, but not bad, makes the ride a tad more bumpy than stock

i run bilstein shocks, great shocks

your car looks great, but im not diggin the sides, at all

 

Get coilovers and get the stance that you want, make sure the spring rates are not too aggressive. The Tein flex is a good option but I hear they make some noise but most coilover systems do.

 

Omnipower Sport Coilovers

 

I'd probably go the Koni/GC route if I were you

 

H & R