need help with decision on springs

AVENISIS

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i just bought a 91 supra turbo hardtop for 800 bucks and runs great.the suspension on the other hand is a disaster.i was looking around for springs and three companies caught my eyes, Eibach, Tanabe GF, or RsR springs. i wanted to know if anyone on here had these springs and what was your comments about then. i need help with this so guys help me out!!!
 

Mr.PFloyd

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it all depends on wha you are aiming for. Drag, autox, drift, eve god forbid rally lol. Oh and welcome to the forums, and its customary for:ttiwwp:
 

shaeff

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first, don't type in caps, as it's annoying. and second, that's still too broad of a statement for us to help you.

and where in NY are you?

-shaeff
 

AVENISIS

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i live in queens,ny i need the car to be low and stiff going into twists and turns and feel confident without the car wanting to go its own direction
 

Yellow 13

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Its a heavy car so its gonna take more than springs to keep it from wanting to go its own way.

I wouldnt get the Eibachs since theyre a progressive spring and it takes some getting used to, to find the soft spot.

Eibach does allow you to order custom springs if you want to design your own, but it cost a few hundred more.

If your serious save up and go coilovers If your doing mountain runs its what you'll want.
 

IJ.

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Upgraded Solid Sway bars made the biggest difference in my cars handling and left it compliant enough to be drivable.

Stiff springs and shocks leave a lot to be desired in a DD on public roads.
(having said this I upgraded to ext adjustable Koni Coilovers)
 

shaeff

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you'll want a linear spring then, not a progressive, as Yellow stated. i hate my eibachs. :( but i love my koni shocks.

in the winter, i'll be switching over to coilovers.

-shaeff
 

DaSuprawolf

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i also have the B&G's and there ok, the only thing is the drop is the same all around, it needs to be droped alittle more in the front. but their progressive i believe and i like the feel. but i need new sway bars!!
 

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Coilovers ftw.
Theres a few sets on ebay last I checked, and they were going for ~$500...
that's where I'd look.

Swaybars is what makes the supra come alive though.
 

Wills7MGTE

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Well I still plan to get the kit off suprasotre.com for 870 you get 2 sway bars, 4 tokico illuminas tems compatible struts, and 4 eibach springs, I don;t plan to do anything other than street drag, track drag, and a bit of highway pulling. So I figure these will give me aggressive stance, and decent enough handling I heard the sway bars will help, lets see I guess.
 

mkIIIman089

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Suspension Techniques will be the cheapest and supposedly they are of good quality. I can't verify this with any experience though.