Which springs are the best to get?

Does anyone recommend any particular type of springs to get? I'm looking for a 2-2.5" drop with a good spring rate. Tien? Tanabe? H&R?

wow 2" drop? do you plan on having a body kit?

with the body kit it's already lowered. The most I would do is probably 1.5"

Unless where you live are all flat roads then that's a different story.

I have problems going to mini stores or plaza's around here because the

parking lot goes upward.

To answer your question, Tien or TRD would be best for tC.

Thanks

Hey Leon,
Thanks alot! I really appreciate your response. I'm not going to get a body kit yet. Right now I just have the stock one. I just wanna drop my car enough to cut the gap in half. So I'm thinking about 1.5" to 2". I checkd your car out and that is a frickin sick paint job! Dude how long did that take to paint? How much is something like that?

What's your goals with your car? Daily driver, track car, or show car? Generally the lower you go, the stiffer the spring and the harsher the ride.

Hotchkis Springs! 1.7" front 1.97" rear






No rubbing or scrapping!

yanki's got the sickest hotchkis tc around....i bought the hotchkis's just cause i saw his tc

I would say TRD suspension kit. Great handling and its all under warranty! Can't go wrong.

I personally can't stand lowering springs. Just save you money and buy a GOOD set of coil-overs. You'll enjoy the ride better and have the adjust-ability and beefed up shocks of the coil-overs.

I thought only TRD was covered under warrenty? If i bring in Hotchkis to the dealer they'll be ok in installing them?

i didnt think the hotchkis dropped it that much. the other pics it looks like its riding kind of high. soooooo now i need to do some more looking around... and decide wether im gonna do the hotchkis or skunk2 setup

he does have 18's if that makes a difference.

plus isnt there a settling period for springs?

Yes, he does have 18's on there, and after a couple months your springs might settle a little bit.

just got some TRD lowering springs used not to much millage on them hopefully they ride smooth if not back to sale lol i got them for 85 shipped

sounds like a good deal! but how much mileage is "not too much mileage?" hope it works out tho!

I just can't seem to understand the sense in dropping your car below 2.0inches. Especially with 18's.

I guess I'm just a traditionalist tuner. Only point of springs is to lower your car. If you're looking for performance gains, full coil over kits = the way to go.

I just hate being lowered, on bigger wheels, taking a corner hard, and encountering rebound or rubbing because the spring rates aren't stiff enough.

But that's just me.

i see your point Soulbane. i argue with a friend of mine who wants his civic "Slammed" with just springs. i think it's just for "the look" tho. I'm all for "the look", but not slammed where you can't even see the tire and you gotta start cuttin the wheel well! a finger or two gap is good enough for me!

i think yanki01's drop with the hotchkis (near the top of the page) is as far as i'd go with it!