Lowering Car With Resetted Stock Springs?

[5ky]

hey guys, i am thinking of lowering my car, i done abit of research and found out that aftermarket springs will make my ride very stiff and bouncy, or the other way is to get my stock springs resetted to what height i want, and it will make my ride feel liek stock? is this true? will it be bouncy liek aftermarket springs? can any1 with experience tell me how it rides?

thanks

[Busky2k]

Well all I can tell you is that my car came with reset springs and they are next to completely stuffed. The front spring rate is a lot softer softer than stock and although it remains captive at full droop, it actually compresses so much the car sat on the bump stops. The rear is stiff as, much stiffer than they should be. It basically is rock solid. The springs were Eibachs which got reset by the old owner. So yeah.. I don't recommend it. Whiteline springs in my experience are not much harder than stock and are definitely worth looking at.

Edited September 22, 2006 by Busky2k

[MANWHORE]

basically, your assumption is incorrect. I would not go there. Plain dangerous, illegal, etc.

[salad]

just get the whiteline group buy sydneykid is organising

springs are 25% stiffer than stock and 30mm lower.

you should notice that much difference in comfort

[scathing]

If you get an actual suspension manufacturer to reset the springs, I'd say that you'll get what you want.

But if you're letting some random do it on the cheap, then I very much doubt it. How many of these "spring resetters" have the tools to measure the spring rate of their finished product? Anyone with a ruler can measure the height, but if they can't measure the rate they can't even guarantee that your springs will have the same rate as each other anymore, let alone the rate of OEM.

You can go get custom springs made up for under $500 by a proper spring manufacturer. I'm pretty sure King, and Whiteline, will be able to sort you out. It may cost more but at least you know the guy making it actually knows what he's doing.

[5ky]

ahh ok no worries, thanks for the help guys, mite just leave it or get some tien flex coilovers, heard they are very good for street

[Xizor]

I have stock springs with aftermarket bilstein shocks, using the circlip grooves on the shocks to lower car 16mm (compensate for 18" rims). Seems alright to me.

[scathing]

ahh ok no worries, thanks for the help guys, mite just leave it or get some tien flex coilovers, heard they are very good for street

I find them a bit stiff (but then I don't own a Skyline). If you're complaining about a bouncy ride, you might want to consider something softer. Super Streets maybe. Or if you don't need the adjustability, a lot of guys in different cars find that Eibach springs and Koni dampers tend to be great for the street.