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CoprEklipzMay-16-03 06:22 PM
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#17765, "Poll question: Drop springs: best ride, best looks, best handling...just let me know what you like and what you're ..."


          

Poll result (17 votes)
Eibach Pro-kits (6 votes)Vote
Eibach Sportlines (3 votes)Vote
Goldlines (3 votes)Vote
Tokico springs (2 votes)Vote
H&R Sport (1 votes)Vote
H&R Race (2 votes)Vote

  

  

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RE: Drop springs: best ride, best looks, best handling...just let me know what you like and what you..., soulcontroller, May-16-03 06:52 PM, #1
RE: Drop springs: best ride, best looks, best handling...just let me know what you like and what you..., Eclipse550HP, May-16-03 07:21 PM, #2
      RE: Drop springs: best ride, best looks, best handling...just let me know what you like and what you..., MotoFool, May-17-03 10:10 AM, #3
           RE: Drop springs: best ride, best looks, best handling...just let me know what you like and what you..., BigBald, May-19-03 11:28 AM, #4
                RE: Drop springs: best ride, best looks, best handling...just let me know what you like and what you..., coClipse_97, May-19-03 01:15 PM, #5
                     RE: Drop springs: best ride, best looks, best handling...just let me know what you like and what you..., woo2gnt97, May-19-03 02:56 PM, #6
                          RE: Drop springs: best ride, best looks, best handling...just let me know what you like and what you..., mitsuman297, May-19-03 04:41 PM, #7
                               RE: Drop springs: best ride, best looks, best handling...just let me know what you like and what you..., zerog16, May-19-03 07:41 PM, #8
                                    RE: Drop springs: best ride, best looks, best handling...just let me know what you like and what you..., jerseystyle1, May-20-03 10:10 AM, #9
RE: Drop springs: best ride, best looks, best handling...just let me know what you like and what you..., coppereclipse95, May-20-03 12:03 PM, #10
RE: Drop springs: best ride, best looks, best handling...just let me know what you like and what you..., honcal98rs, May-20-03 05:18 PM, #11
      RE: Drop springs: best ride, best looks, best handling...just let me know what you like and what you..., Amish_Eclipse, May-21-03 07:15 PM, #12

soulcontrollerMay-16-03 06:52 PM
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#17766, "RE: Drop springs: best ride, best looks, best handling...just let me know what you like and what you..."
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ive got the pro kits and they look great IMO. all you need is a rear camber kit, or the free camber mod. they give an aggressive stance, while not being too low. i would go with some tokico struts w/ them. my sig pic really doesnt do them justice...

the H/R sports look nice too. not sure how they ride, but they look tight.

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Eclipse550HPMay-16-03 07:21 PM
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#17769, "RE: Drop springs: best ride, best looks, best handling...just let me know what you like and what you..."
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I love my SportLines on KYB AGX's

Before

After

  

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MotoFoolMay-17-03 10:10 AM
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#17771, "RE: Drop springs: best ride, best looks, best handling...just let me know what you like and what you..."
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H&R ride the best absolutly no question...

You can have it cheap, fast or good. Pick any two.

If you want it cheap and fast, it's not going to be good.
If you want it cheap and good, it's not going to be fast.
If you want it good and fast, it's not going to be cheap.

  

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BigBaldMay-19-03 11:28 AM
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#17809, "RE: Drop springs: best ride, best looks, best handling...just let me know what you like and what you..."
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I have the Tein springs and love them....... emoji

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coClipse_97May-19-03 01:15 PM
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#17812, "RE: Drop springs: best ride, best looks, best handling...just let me know what you like and what you..."
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May-19-03 01:16 PM by coClipse_97



          

I love my goldlines, cheap and no sag guarantee. My car sits right where I like it, just under a two inch drop.

97 Eclipse GS
Saving for turbo, exhaust, and all that good stuff...

  

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woo2gnt97May-19-03 02:56 PM
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#17814, "RE: Drop springs: best ride, best looks, best handling...just let me know what you like and what you..."
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W3rd. I'm w/ ^^^^ on the goldlines. They were the perfect drop imo for myself .. before my RS was totalled. Handle was excellent and the drop was so perfect. Low enough to get rid of wheel gap but not so low that I was scraping everything. Ride quality change was barely noticable. And they were only $110 shipped.



Black 97 Eclipse RS a/t (totalled but being rebuilt)
17'' HP Typhoons
Goldline Springs w/ Tokico Blues
Nakayama CAI
Cat-Back Exhaust
Final Drive Gears
AFX UDP

Metallic Fiji Blue 92 3000GT VR4
new engine on its way

  

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mitsuman297May-19-03 04:41 PM
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#17815, "RE: Drop springs: best ride, best looks, best handling...just let me know what you like and what you..."
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to those with the goldline springs, did you need a camber kit for the front or just the back? Sorry for hijacking. I'll let you know my vote after i put them on.


winter project: custom t3/t4 turbo and some others

  

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zerog16May-19-03 07:41 PM
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#17818, "RE: Drop springs: best ride, best looks, best handling...just let me know what you like and what you..."
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>to those with the goldline springs, did you need a camber kit
>for the front or just the back? Sorry for hijacking. I'll
>let you know my vote after i put them on.

Also... how many washers did you use on the back?

  

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jerseystyle1May-20-03 10:10 AM
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#17837, "RE: Drop springs: best ride, best looks, best handling...just let me know what you like and what you..."
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Don't believe the hype! I love my Skunk2 coilovers emoji

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coppereclipse95May-20-03 12:03 PM
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#17840, "RE: Drop springs: best ride, best looks, best handling...just let me know what you like and what you..."
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Pro-kits all the way!!! w/ Illuminas!!!

1995 Eclipse RS

  

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honcal98rsMay-20-03 05:18 PM
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#17845, "RE: Drop springs: best ride, best looks, best handling...just let me know what you like and what you..."
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May-20-03 05:23 PM by honcal98rs

          

Does anybody have a pic with their or someones car lowered with the eibach prokits and sportlines with 18 in. wheels with 40 series tires?



Brian
West Melbourne, FL

1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse RS

Mods: Airbox modification, NGK-BKR5E spark plugs. There was a filter at the end of the stock intake pipe, but i ran over it. GS-T Muffler soon(maybe)!

  

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Amish_EclipseMay-21-03 07:15 PM
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#17878, "RE: Drop springs: best ride, best looks, best handling...just let me know what you like and what you..."
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you can't get ultimate performance and looks all in the same thing. to be absolutely honest our cars would benefit from being lifted over stock height. it make look bad but it will perform better. i'm not going to explain the science again but the easiest tell tale sign is the control arms. at stock ride height on stock wheels and tires our control arms are dead paralell. that means when the car rolls the control arms are positioned above the frame and the weight of the car has to shift at a higher angle into the wheel and springs etc. this is very negative for handling. also just about every spring listed will not be stiff enough for the amount of drop they provide. the H&R's are probably the best of the bunch for performance but they'll hurt your ass on the bumps. point is you can only have one extreme or the other. there's no middle ground on this. the only middle ground you can find would be to mod the suspension as to stiffen it without lowering it.

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