I was told by a representative at a local auto performance shop that i can't fit my lowering springs into my current oem shocks. He told me it would destroys the shock due to the fact the oem shock has a low tolerance to go any lower than it already is. He also told me that in order for me to have my lowering springs installed onto the vehicle he just had to ordered 2 new sets of aftermarket shocks. I dunno. Something doesn't sound right here. I mean i had lowering springs installed onto my 2011 Corolla S before ,and i had no shocks issues at all. Is this guy bsing or what?

 

You CAN put lowering springs on your stock shocks, however it's not ideal and they eventually will fail. No telling how long or short that will be. In a perfect world put a good set of aftermarket shocks on it.

 

That's what i figured. I was thinking if i would have gone for the slammin' vehicle route i might as well go with a coilover system. Something like this, perhaps...


Progress Csii CS2 Competition Coilovers 96 00 Honda Civic SI 93 97 Honda Del Sol | eBay


Watchu think? Smashed or pass?

 

CS2's are a great budget coilover, however they are absolutely not meant to be "slammed". Progress recommends not going lower than 1.5-2''


if you are looking to close up the wheel gap a bit and still maintain a decent ride Cs2's are not bad choice for the money. Koni/GC is a very popular setup for these cars, but will run you about double. $799 i think is the cheapest I've seen them for.

 

Spring length and shock length are matched from the factory. a shorter or longer spring will alter what happens and wear the shock out faster. you can get away with a lowering spring on a stock shock for a while but it could go quickly or take longer...if you are going with an eibach pro kit you can get away with a stock shock for a bit longer usually (if its in good shape/low mileage), if you want to be slammed and actually dont care about comfort, or safe handling just go for it, if you want it to be safe and reasonable comfort you need to step up and buy well matched shocks and springs.