Daily driven suspension setup

[Keas109]

Aloha guys kinda new to 9th gen scene but had my car for a lil over a month now, she has 25% titanium tint all around and im looking to lower her to lessen the amount of body roll for better handling around corners and closer ground holdbut i still want a functional look. Im located in hawaii so we do have alot of hills and uneven roads and i was debating weather to get springs or coil overs. If i was to get springs, i was looking to about around a 1.8-2'' drop all around but then i would need a camber kit right?? I need help deciding what springs to go, ive been doing so much research and seem too confused right now would be really appreciated if you gus could chime in help fellow 9th gen out

 

[Asteezy88]

Especially with that drop your going to need a camber kit. I ran my skunk2 springs (about 2" drop) without a camber kit and there was noticeable camber wear. I'm going to be selling my springs and a new camber kit I just got soon so let me know if you'll be interested. It's a great set up and the lowest springs you can buy.

 

[Nix]

Hey, welcome the forum,

If you're looking to reduce body roll the best thing you can do it upgrade the rear sway bar. There are a few options out there. Read up in the suspension section as there are quite a few threads, especially about the Progress bars.

As far as camber arms for the rear and camber bolts for the fronts - its really personal preference. Generally any drop over 1.5" should seriously consider getting camber arms for the rear as the car gains negative camber as it is lowered. Some people are fine with a large amount and the arms would just allow you to adjust the angle to where you want it or just back to factory spec.

The front should gain no camber under lowering so the bolts are not needed but are a nice feature if you wanted to dial in the camber to an exact number.


Springs alone are ok for a while, but if you really want to run low consider a set of coilovers. A good drop spring and Koni strut setup will offer superior handling compared to entry level coilovers but are a bit more expensive. Either option really just depends on your goals for the car and your budget. A decent set of coilovers are around $1000 and a Koni setup with all the fab work done is close to $1500. Remember to leave a little left in your budget to get an alignment done once everything has settled.

Let us know if you have more questions.

 

[Iheartvtec]

I've been running about a 2- 2 1/2inch drop for over 15k miles. My rear camber isn't bad at all and I don't run a camber kit.
Just rotate tires every oil change. I'm running D2 coils. most hate them but I believe most have no idea how to set them correctly (or they just slam there cars to the ground).
I highly reccomend Coilovers... any over the $800+ with full height, preload and damper adjusts are amazing.

as for sway bars... If your like me and running the all seasons, no point in sway bars. I think the coils set up proper can't even see full potential with these tires.
get Coilovers, then tires, then sway bars.