Aaron W
Well-Known Member
First things first, I've never lowered a car, nor do I know anyone who personally has. I have a very limited knowledge on the concept, mostly from what I've learned browsing this great forum of ours. With that out of the way, I have a 2013 Si sedan that I've decided to lower. I don't have any mods done to the car yet, so its all stock under there. All season tires on 17s.
Now in terms of what I want, its pretty simple. I want to reduce wheel gap & improve performance. I bought the sedan because my girlfriend and I are going to be having kids here in this car's lifetime. That said, what I don't want is also simple. I can't be spending money on the scale of coilovers. I don't want a ton of drop because I don't want to have to worry about any scraping, rubbing, ect. I also don't want to have to spend money on something to correct what I just spent money on (if that makes sense).
I've narrowed it down to two I think (I'm open for other suggestions). Eibach Pro-Kit gives me the reduction I want, and is also half as much as the HFP kit. I'm torn though because I can't seem to get a straight answer searching the forum on wether or not I'd need to also buy a camber kit. I've read that you don't NEED one, but that its a good idea to get one for your rear so your tires to wear evenly. Also, I've read that just swapping out your springs can cause your stock struts to die faster than they would normally. Is this a 10% faster rate? Higher?
On the flip side, I've yet to hear any issues with the HFP kit. Some say the drop isn't enough, but I think these people were looking for more of a drop than myself. Its a little more expensive than the Pro-Kit, but not outside of my reach.
Anyone have any suggestions one way or the other? I'm not in a huge rush, but of course I'd like to get this going sooner rather than later.
Now in terms of what I want, its pretty simple. I want to reduce wheel gap & improve performance. I bought the sedan because my girlfriend and I are going to be having kids here in this car's lifetime. That said, what I don't want is also simple. I can't be spending money on the scale of coilovers. I don't want a ton of drop because I don't want to have to worry about any scraping, rubbing, ect. I also don't want to have to spend money on something to correct what I just spent money on (if that makes sense).
I've narrowed it down to two I think (I'm open for other suggestions). Eibach Pro-Kit gives me the reduction I want, and is also half as much as the HFP kit. I'm torn though because I can't seem to get a straight answer searching the forum on wether or not I'd need to also buy a camber kit. I've read that you don't NEED one, but that its a good idea to get one for your rear so your tires to wear evenly. Also, I've read that just swapping out your springs can cause your stock struts to die faster than they would normally. Is this a 10% faster rate? Higher?
On the flip side, I've yet to hear any issues with the HFP kit. Some say the drop isn't enough, but I think these people were looking for more of a drop than myself. Its a little more expensive than the Pro-Kit, but not outside of my reach.
Anyone have any suggestions one way or the other? I'm not in a huge rush, but of course I'd like to get this going sooner rather than later.
