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    Spring swap suggestions plz

    So, I'm thinking of swapping in some new springs,

    I am considering 3 options:

    1. Sprint
    2. Drop Zone Coilover
    3. Ground Control Coilover

    I am running all four corners with Koni Specials, btw.

    Suggestions!



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    Re: Spring swap suggestions plz

    Ive heard great things about ground controls and not so great on the drop zone. sprint's are good too

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    Re: Spring swap suggestions plz

    yeah both sprint or ground controls

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    Re: Spring swap suggestions plz

    i think im leaning toward the ground control coilovers also, but i'm not sure the best place to get them

    i saw that there are two sellers on ebay stores. they are selling them at 100 dollars less than ground control sells them for... and they seem legitimate. if anyone has bought the GCs and knows, please post!

    and also they are offered to match to my koni struts. i'm not sure if that is a big thing to worry about or not.

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    Re: Spring swap suggestions plz

    the only springs that i really suggest are discontinued and you cant find them lol (tokico's, ST Springs, etc) but GC's are a good second
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    Re: Spring swap suggestions plz

    i saw some of the ST springs on ebay stores.

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    Re: Spring swap suggestions plz

    ST Springs and Tokico Springs are almost identical. The ST Springs are a bit stiffer, i wish i had found some of those before i sprung for my tokico's, cuz those would have been awesome with my konis. But, i am extremely happy with my koni/tokico setup
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    Re: Spring swap suggestions plz

    ive always heard good about sprint springs

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    Re: Spring swap suggestions plz

    yeah, i think i'm probably going to end up going with the sprint springs. i wish i could afford the coilovers, but I think I should be fine without the adjustability.

    although if i could get the ground controls for a good price, i would put the money down for them.

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    Re: Spring swap suggestions plz

    it depends on how low you wanna go... if you want a suttle look the sprint will do.. if not the ground control will be good.

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    Re: Spring swap suggestions plz

    i like my drop zpne sports there not to bumpy

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    Re: Spring swap suggestions plz

    Quote Originally Posted by ghettogeddy View Post
    i like my drop zpne sports there not to bumpy


    you only driven your car like 20 miles after you installed them.

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    Re: Spring swap suggestions plz

    Quote Originally Posted by MessyHonda View Post
    you only driven your car like 20 miles after you installed them.
    more than that lol like 1k lol

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    Re: Spring swap suggestions plz

    but still....thats nothing. i put like 6k on my suspension. driven as far as cambia....and im happy with mine....i wish the drop was more like the eibach springs on my dx cuz it looks soo good.

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    Re: Spring swap suggestions plz

    I have a set of H&R srpings. I just need a set of good struts, I was told that the tokicos blues were junk unless you got a set of reworked one.

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    Re: Spring swap suggestions plz

    nah their not junk, their just not meant for anything but stock replacement. They are supposed to be 15% stiffer, so they would be a great combination with H&R's
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