New springs installed... :), Pity there already is "how to"... I have lot of pics ;) Options

[malpaso]

At last have bought lowering springs... ehm... lowering... drop 0.9" front and 0.6" back but higher spring rates (20% - 30% over stock). Everything plug and play. Like OEM installation .





Funny, my car looks exactly the same or maybe is even raised now (seems my old stock springs were really, really tired)...





More pics (or if after all will be interest in that "how to article") will follow

This post has been edited by malpaso: May 10, 2007 - 1:12 PM

[manphibian]

Hopefully they'll settle down lower. Lets off road!

[Valo666]

i wanna c what they look like after they settel. Your the first person ive seen on the site whos used Tanabe springs.

[j0e_p3t]

my springs didn't look lowered after installation either. but now it looks much better. i hear tanabe makes good springs. that should add a lil more fun to your 7afte.

[airfron]

i see the install went fairly easy.

they will settle in a week or two of normal driving, thats about how long it took mine to settle, but you have a higher spring rate so...?

How do they feel in comparison to your stock springs?

[DSToyo]

nice....
did you replace the shocks/struts as well?
good photoshop too

[malpaso]

DSToyo: nope... just springs (according to manufacturer's instruction they should be used with OEM shocks).
airfron: I have ones with 3.5/3.0 kg/mm spring rate (stock should have something like 2.9/2.3 and I believe your DF ones has 3.1/2.8). So I believe it would be the same like yours...
j0e_p3t: that is my aim. Feel more grip and drop just a little...
Valo666: me too , however I'm at least number 2 here (sphinx leads )
manphibian: I don't need drive off road and meet this



that's why I just did not want to drop my car too low... However I didn't know my car was already lowered by stock springs

[manphibian]

Woah, is that for real? that thing's like a quarry man! 8-O

[malpaso]

Woah, is that for real? that thing's like a quarry man! 8-O

I'm afraid it is... It's the middle of road not roadside or something and pic is two months old. See this article named "25 percent of Czech roads in bad condition"

[GTSOwner]

Hmm... Reminds me of Montreal, lol.

[bhawk94]

^geez, hitting that would ruin your day!

[Batman722]

glad you got them in Martin

They will settle a bit and after about a week or so the car will be lower than it is right now, just be patient.

also, be prepared to replace your old struts in a few months

[Rockford]

Woah, is that for real? that thing's like a quarry man! 8-O

I'm afraid it is... It's the middle of road not roadside or something and pic is two months old. See this article named "25 percent of Czech roads in bad condition"

well i know how do you feel bout that... here in my country it's like 60-70% of venezuelan roads wrecked!

[supradog1]

i used tanabe springs also and the drop is not that much if at all... can any one ealse comfirm this? and why you don't get a good drop with there springs???

[trdproven]

When I first bought my TRD springs and lowered the jacks little by little, I was like whoah whoah thats too low. After a while I began to realize that they don't look low anymore. So I bought Intrax suspension because like they say "Lower is Better".

[airfron]

my tanabe's are low enough that i cant fit a regular jack under the side of the car. i have to either jack up the front first or use the wimpy one that came with the car and twist it up until i can fit a regular jack under it. it might not look really low but it is definitely a lot lower than stock because it was never a problem before.

[malpaso]

If talking about Tanabes, there are more ways to drop than my 0.9"/0.6". airfron has springs with 2.2"/1.5" drop so it's more than double in comparison with my ones. I'll post pics of my old OEM springs and you all will understand why nothing has changed