So I'm looking into throwing on some lowering springs for my 03 wrx, and I'm not too familiar with lowering springs.

I want a nice drop to make the car look nice and mean, I know Tien S-techs are garbage...

I don't know if I should go with EIBACH, TANABE GF210, Agency Power, or Megan Racing.....or any that I'm not aware of.

Also, what is the difference between the Tein S-Techs and the Tein H-Techs.

Thanks guys.

 

Also what kind of Sway bars would you guys recommend?

 

i love how 31 people so far have viewed this but no one knows. so much for i-club

 

I have swift springs on my 05 wagon. They work great for me because the ride is very similar to stock in terms of comfort and drivability, while moderately lowering the car. Plus they work fine with stock struts.

Do a quick search if you haven't already, there's gotta be a ton of threads on this topic.

 

If you're strictly looking for form rather than function, S Techs will probably give you the lowest drop.

If this is not the answer you're looking for, give us more detail about the goals you have for the suspension.

 

I always liked the Whiteline springs and would probably get them.
It just depends on what kind of drop you want and what kind of handling
you are looking for?

 

What are you looking for as far as handling goes? Do you want just a drop or something that will handle better?

I have a set of Swift Sport Springs on my car and it sits a little lower and I can corner a lot better.

For sways, I am kind of partial to Whiteline myself, I plan on getting front and rear Whiteline adjustable sways along with their endlinks and a few of their bushings and supports.

 

Well I'm looking for a good nice drop...anything better then the stock look, and plus i want some handling to go with it. The only problem with springs is, that the sellers don't post pictures of what the car looks like with the particular set of springs on them.

 

Most of the springs out there give around the same drop. I own the S-Techs (not really a big fan, going to switch out to a coil over system within the next year). I installed a set of Tanabe's on a friends Sti, it was not a drastic drop but the cornering increased tremendously. I wouldn't recommend Megan though. The price is right, but you have to replace the factory camber bolts with their plain bolt (that takes away the ease of camber adjustment). Google all the springs you are interested in and look at reviews. Just remember 99% of the time you get what you pay for and 1% of the time you get lucky.

 

You would be surprised by how much a 1" drop changes the look and feel of the car. It will look a lot nicer as far as the wheel gap goes and how the car generally sits, but as far as you driving it day to day, getting in and out and just walking around the car it will be very noticeable.

Here's a picture of my car before (top) and after (bottom) I installed my Swift Sport Springs on my car. Very subtle, but noticeable.

 

I went with Swift Springs for my '05 Sedan because I wanted a set of springs designed to work with the factory struts.

I am pretty happy with the results, I like the way the car has 'settled.' Ride quality wasn't sacrificed too much, the geometry wasn't thrown off too much to where handling felt worse.

 

Swift springs
Decent drop but they perform well and are also very confy compared to the stock STi springs
no more bobble head

 

Whiteline Ground Control

 

Oh, and get bent

 

EPIC springs,