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Old Mar 24, 2003 | 08:16 PM
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can anyone tell me which lowering springs should i get for my 98 R..... i'm not sure what to get this week for my R
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Old Mar 24, 2003 | 10:35 PM
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i've got the H&R sport springs. they happen to be for sale
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Old Mar 24, 2003 | 10:56 PM
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can anyone tell me which lowering springs should i get for my 98 R..... i'm not sure what to get this week for my R
[broken record] drive your stock suspension[/broken record]

save up and buy REAL coil overs, or buy a sufficient suspension set up (bilstein/koni shocks and XXX springs [rates that match the dampening]).
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Old Mar 24, 2003 | 11:02 PM
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i am running tein, running good with 16 and u don't need to slow that much when u go over bump even with cf lip
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Old Mar 24, 2003 | 11:34 PM
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i like my spoon springs quite a bit. great drop and great ride quality.
the car seems to have picked up a bit over understeer though, so i'm adding a bigger rear swaybar to negate the effect.
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Old Mar 24, 2003 | 11:37 PM
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pics with spoon springs:







[Modified by delinquent, 12:39 AM 3/25/2003]
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Old Mar 24, 2003 | 11:58 PM
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looks like a perfect drop!!!
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Old Mar 25, 2003 | 05:58 AM
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whats the best combo with the spoon springs? billstein,kyb,koni?
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Old Mar 25, 2003 | 08:58 AM
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i've heard of people having problems getting an even drop with the koni/spoon combo. in my opinion, the bilsteins are the way to go.
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Old Mar 25, 2003 | 09:03 AM
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I have both H&R's sports and Tein S-Tech's on my ITR. Out of the two I would get the Tein S-Tech's becuase the H&R sports are too soft for my tastes. I felt like the Tein S-Tech's imporoved stock handling capabilities with little sacrifice to ride characteristics. If you are just going for a lower look and don't plan on tracking the car then get the H&R sports.
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Old Mar 25, 2003 | 09:08 AM
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Lovin' my bilstein/spoon set up
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Old Mar 25, 2003 | 09:12 AM
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depends on wat kind of a drop you want.

i just ordered some H&R's. heard good things about them.
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Old Mar 25, 2003 | 11:28 AM
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H&R Race

Still debating on struts.. Bilstein SP or Koni Yellow's??
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Old Mar 25, 2003 | 01:49 PM
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Delinquent~

nice drop you got there...where'd ya buy those spOOm springs??!!

Glad you like them

mike
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