Why People Still Run Lowering Springs

You want something that is affordable, going to lower your ride and handle well. So, Coilovers; right? Hang on just one second, with modern technology in factory struts you might want to consider lowering springs. Alex goes into detail on how lowering springs shouldn't be brushed off immediately and are becoming a more common choice with today's factory suspension.

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[FitmentIndustries]

What is your go-to brand for lowering springs? We might just have a set for you.

[SeanOBryanZZ]

Lowering springs are fine. Especially if it's actual springs from a place like Eibach.

[jorilarson]

I chose lowering springs cause making car payments while modding is not easy with a family. Keep it under budget.

[matthewmcmullan]

I buy lowering springs because its not a race car 😂

[moggacinoo]

cause they are damn cheap, that´s the only reason for me^^

[imcnblu]

Generally speaking, coilovers are there to actually improve the handling characteristics of your car. If you're even remotely considering doing any kind of sanctioned racing, coilovers all day.

But, if you don't care about how many hundredths of a second you can shave from lap times by fine tuning height, preload, etc. and just want to get rid of some wheel gap for purely aesthetic purposes, buy a nice set of name brand lowering springs. Quality springs won't drastically compromise your car's handling capabilities, and should be perfectly fine for daily use.

It's a difficult thing for some people in the automotive community to wrap their minds around, but not everyone wants to build racecars. Some people just want a good looking car that sits a little closer to the ground.

[gqfilipino]

I am old school. Love lowering springs and use them in all my cars. Teins, eibach and H&R. Stock ride quality on a budget.

[HeyBigChriss]

I use lowering springs because they are a cheaper alternative to bags/coilover’s.

[THop]

I'd take expensive springs over cheap coilovers anyday

[Kevintil]

Lowering springs are pretty common in performance applications. Coilovers are very adjustable and offer great benefits. However, an inexpensive set of coilovers will not perform as well as a high end set of lowering springs paired with a good set of high performance struts/dampers. Not to mention, a brand new set of high end lowering springs with struts will usually cost the same or less as a low/mid tier set of coilovers. If your goal is not to simply slam your car, lowering springs are worth a good look.

[simplistek]

I’ve been modding cars for over 15 years. My new daily is running springs with kyb agx’s because coilovers on a daily is painful when you get older. Lol

[ChirsSmedely]

Worth mentioning is that if you buy lowering springs that have a really significant drop, so much so that they advertise you should use them with appropriately paired aftermarket struts/shocks, and you stick them on your factory strut/shocks anyway it will be bouncy and horrible and you won't have a good time at all. Speaking on behalf of I was 19 once

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I run lowering springs on my car because I drive it everyday but I still want to have that low look and ride comfort

[ZheikoNileth]

installed lowering springs from eibach on my first impreza- never had any issues, regardless of what others said, I was perfectly happy with ride height, stiffness and general performance in combination with stock dampers. Went the coilovers route on my second impreza - sure, it was BC coilovers, and I did cheap out there(in coilovers life) but all the benefits everyone talks about were gone - set them up once, and then forgot about them, but kept bottoming them out all the time and ride was way too harsh. Now my GT86 I went springs again - the dampers are really good and lowering springs allowed me to drop the height and stiffen the ride a bit, while keeping most money in my wallet - sure its not as good of a ride as friends of mine who spent nearly 2k on coils and setup, but it is the way TRD intended it to be, so I am happy there as well

[Moonchcroonch]

I think the desired use of the car is a big piece too. I run a set of Eibach Pro Kit springs with some Koni Orange shocks on my 8th gen Si daily driver. It's great to be able to have the car look great and maintain a comfortable ride for a good price and since it's a daily, adjustability isn't a concern.

[rod]

Just like he said, i love the way my Jaguar F-Type feels and handles. Springs are perfect for a nice classy drop while retaining all technology the factory suspension has

[TeddyGyro]

Been running lowering springs for over half a year and it's been amazing.. I don't see why people hate it.. still rides just as well as it did on stock and the shocks are fine... So yeah. Lowering springs my dude

[Mr.Walker]

I chose lowering springs because of price, and it's a great balance of performance and aesthetic increase, without making the ride suffer much more than stock. But get quality ones. (H&R or Eibach ect.) I run H&R super sports on my e30. Love them. I never scrape or rub, but I have a finger width or less between tire and fender 👌

[mrturbo]

Lowering springs are perfectly fine for a daily as long as the drop isn't 2" or more. If you're going to use OEM shocks, then plan on replacing them every 2-3 years

[neitomonoma]

I'm waiting for people to stop hating under glow.