Hi Folks,

I have a 2004 STI just slapped some 17x9 rota grids wanted to know what would be the beat way to lower it about an inch and a half both front and back.

Thanks,

 

RCE springs and koni yellows.

 

coilovers. your budget is your business. but refrain from drop springs. good luck!

 

I hate coilovers. Ride like ****. Grab a nice strut/spring combo.

My Opinion..... Ive owned Stance GR's and Tien Flexs.

 

to each his own. everyone has their preference. i personally never had good results with springs as a DD. didnt last nearly as long as coilovers. my .02

 

RCE yellows and feal revalved struts.

 

No matter what you get, you will be replacing or rebuilding your struts too. Due to the age of your car you're going to need top hats as well.

 

The op is only looking to drop a inch and a half. Why would you need coilovers ? And coilovers are less comfortable than shocks and springs for your dd

 

again, all personal preference. just throwing the OP the idea. he could have them on a DD, but an agressive DD. and i know the springs are out there. just MY thought on the situation. no matter how much i dropped, i will always switch to coils. springs just dont go well ESPECIALLY on OE struts that were made for OE springs. A chill strut AND spring combo would be awesome. but id never recommend drop springs on OE struts, where the struts are now working at a lower stroke of the strut.

 

Im running cobb springs on the OEM struts for 45k miles now and mine are still working great. It rides fine. Its actually a little soft for my taste but my old *** million miles of ruck marching spine does not mind at all.

Either way you go its the same amount of work, but if you are not going to spend the money on good coil overs then go with springs.

 

Thank you everyone for the help!!

 

if you go with a strut and spring i have a set of Scooby921 Strut Spacers ill give you for $20

more info here but basically your going to need a set Scooby921 Strut Spacers

also if i could recommend a spring ... im running Tanabe GF210 on tokico D-Spec struts and FREAKING love it!

ive been on stance coilovers and will never do that crap again on my DD.

 

(cheap) Coilovers are bad, mkay?

Dspec struts for $800 will do nicely with lowering springs, or you could send yours to Odi at Feal for a revalve for ~$500. New springs will cost ~350. Any coilover setup that you can find for under $2000 will leave you wishing you hadn't ruined your car and blown all your money on looks.

 

for a 1 to 1.5 inch drop getting coilovers is the expensive route imo

Ive ridden in zeals ohlins KW and many other high end brands and the ride is always harsh.

most get coilovers to drop the car down past 1.5 inches and to do that you reduce the suspensions travel which means your going to have to get a aggressive spring rate and adjust it to some stiff settings to keep the tires from rubbing... which is always a recipe for a crappy ride on a DD car. I dont care how much you spend on coilovers... at that point its pure race car and race cars are not DD hehe

 

Disregard