Tokico's+sleeves

gtimportfanatic

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May 21, 2008
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i need the car to go lower than my current springs have the car, but if i were to buy coilovers it wouldnt be anything but Tein.. now seeing i wont have Tein money til like next summer if i save for it.. and i am rolling on 3 lowering springs and one stock one due to my stupidity.. i found coilover sleeves and i was thinking of picking them up so my car can at least be balanced when i drive. i just need some advice on what i should be doing. should i buy new springs that i am then gonna take back off again next summer.. or should i get the coils to get the ride height i want plus deal with my fix?
 

Wiisass

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Why not anything but Tein? I mean Tein may be a small step above Megan and Ksport and such, but it's nothing to really brag about. The best crappy coilovers are still crappy coilovers. But if that's what you want, then just save up for that.

And since you're going to save up for that, just so whatever is the cheapest for you to do now. I would at least get the same springs on all 4 corners, meaning either a full set of lowering springs or a full set of stock springs. Running 3 of one kind of spring and a stock spring is really dumb.

Sleeves and good springs can be a good choice, but I don't know anything about those tokico dampers and if they're good for anything. But you could balance out the car at least. I thought the spring perch was welded onto the tokico's. If it is, you're going to have to do some work to get the perches to sit on there correctly, which might end up being more work than it is worth for those dampers. So I would at least get decent dampers if you're going to go that way.

Or just buy cheap coilovers for now. Then you can sell them next summer if you still want Tein.

Or just put stock springs back on and deal with it until you have the money to do it right.

Those are your two best options right now. Or at least the two I would suggest.
 

gtimportfanatic

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May 21, 2008
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thanks much for the advice.. but i think u misunderstood me a bit.. im buying some coil sleeves.. which are ride height adjusting springs.. and i already have tokico struts. i will def be ordering those soon then.. next paycheck hopefully