# Help me decide: Springs vs Coilovers **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [April 23, 2012, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-springs-vs-coilovers/263495 "2012-04-23T12:28:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-springs-vs-coilovers/263495/21 "2012-04-23T13:11:33Z")
> [@NYSpeed Watkins Glen (IRL) Showcase - July 4th, 5th & 6th 2008! \*Now With TRACK TIME!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-watkins-glen-irl-showcase-july-4th-5th-6th-2008-now-with-track-time/45532/88): > > **Preferred would be drop off in the morning and pick up in the evening. Or I can stick around and help you so we can get it done faster?** I’ll just let you do the front compressing of the springs cause like I said…spring compressors are like the plague to me. Can’t even explain why I hate them so much. > > **Here is a general install howto for my car (it’s actually for an FX35 - but similar setup) to give you an idea of the time needed**: > > [http://www.infinitiscene.com/forum/threads/9333-2003-2008-FX35-FX45-BC-Coilover-Install-DIY](http://www.infinitiscene.com/forum/threads/9333-2003-2008-FX35-FX45-BC-Coilover-Install-DIY) > > I’m not concerned about the winter height. Just the maintenance (which springs have zero of). I drove a Maxima that was even lower than this will be once it’s dropped through a blizzard or two with no issues. 1. Drop off in morning and pick up later works best. I can’t have people chillin because insurance. 2. My only question on the install: Is it mandatory to install the springs in my living room?? ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-springs-vs-coilovers/263495/22 "2012-04-23T13:11:36Z")
> [@time killer of the day](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/time-killer-of-the-day/49272/2): > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_2B3lRkAgLQ](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2B3lRkAgLQ) Stop trollin, troll. > [@NYSpeed Watkins Glen (IRL) Showcase - July 4th, 5th & 6th 2008! \*Now With TRACK TIME!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-watkins-glen-irl-showcase-july-4th-5th-6th-2008-now-with-track-time/45532/90): > > 1. Drop off in morning and pick up later works best. I can’t have people chillin because insurance. > > 2. **My only question on the install: Is it mandatory to install the springs in my living room??** :crackup Works for me. I’ll let you know man. ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-springs-vs-coilovers/263495/23 "2012-04-23T13:11:58Z")
> [@time killer of the day](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/time-killer-of-the-day/49272/2): > > Your luxury car is going to ride like a 1995 Honda Civic on cut springs after you go through with this, blowing struts and the whole 9yds. Depends on what you buy. ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-springs-vs-coilovers/263495/24 "2012-04-23T13:14:44Z")
Knowing Ilya he’s going to get the lowest and the illest ![http://static.tumblr.com/sfyiv4f/Y3slzpqi6/illest.png](http://static.tumblr.com/sfyiv4f/Y3slzpqi6/illest.png) ---
**Author:** ![RTrac1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rtrac1/32/6312_2.png) [@RTrac1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RTrac1)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-springs-vs-coilovers/263495/25 "2012-04-23T13:14:55Z")
i used to coat my coilover adjusters with white lithium grease before winter. never seized up (tein ss coilovers, 3 winters old) but yeah, still say go with springs. ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-springs-vs-coilovers/263495/26 "2012-04-23T13:15:41Z")
Yeah, get springs. “Coilovers” are a waste of $. ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-springs-vs-coilovers/263495/27 "2012-04-23T13:18:07Z")
> [@FS: 06 yamaha raptor 350se-SOLD](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-06-yamaha-raptor-350se-sold/39490/24): > > Knowing Ilya he’s going to get the lowest and the illest > > [IMG][http://static.tumblr.com/sfyiv4f/Y3slzpqi6/illest.pngIMG](http://static.tumblr.com/sfyiv4f/Y3slzpqi6/illest.pngIMG)] :rofl A guy I used to work with at Price Chopper when I was 17 could NOT say Ilya…so I had him call me Ill. lol. Anyhow, these Espelirs drop the car 1.25" or so. The sprint rates are designed specifically for this car. ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-springs-vs-coilovers/263495/28 "2012-04-23T13:18:56Z")
you’ll be good man. ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-springs-vs-coilovers/263495/29 "2012-04-23T13:20:43Z")
I just snagged them for $225 shipped. Got him to drop the price from $300. Damn…what a steal :lol. ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-springs-vs-coilovers/263495/30 "2012-04-23T13:21:29Z")
1.25" is nothin. That’ll be good. I was afraid you’d go 4" or something insanely ridiculous like just running struts without the springs. ---
**Author:** ![ReDevil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redevil/32/6385_2.png) [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-springs-vs-coilovers/263495/31 "2012-04-23T13:22:01Z")
Are you replacing the shock also? Not sure how many miles on your stock stuff… but maybe something you also want to do, with some meant for the shorter spring. Although the car you posted doesnt look crazy low so may not be a huge concern. Love my form/functions coils in my TL (Type2 adjustable) and Civic (Type1 non-adjustable), going to try H&R coils out in the Tsx I think. The f/f ride nice actually, but will lower the car more than you want I think, even at the highest setting. Im a lot of help right? lol Edit: So I was typing that when you guys responded, youre probably fine with that little bit of drop. Okay bye. ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-springs-vs-coilovers/263495/32 "2012-04-23T13:22:09Z")
> [@3 wheel Busa downtown tonight??](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-wheel-busa-downtown-tonight/49249/42): > > 1.25" is nothin. That’ll be good. I was afraid you’d go 4" or something insanely ridiculous like just running struts without the springs. I ain’t no stunter :lol > [@time killer of the day](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/time-killer-of-the-day/49272/3): > > Are you replacing the shock also? Not sure how many miles on your stock stuff… but maybe something you also want to do, with some meant for the shorter spring. Although the car you posted doesnt look crazy low so may not be a huge concern. Love my form/functions coils in my TL (Type2 adjustable) and Civic (Type1 non-adjustable), going to try H&R coils out in the Tsx I think. The f/f ride nice actually, but will lower the car more than you want I think, even at the highest setting. Im a lot of help right? lol Nah I’m not. I’m at 84k now…but I just had an inspection done and the guy doing it said my car is immaculate for it’s mileage. I should be alright. ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-springs-vs-coilovers/263495/33 "2012-04-23T13:22:12Z")
> [@SoloIIscoob Lapping Dunnville](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/soloiiscoob-lapping-dunnville/49267/70): > > I just snagged them for $225 shipped. Got him to drop the price from $300. > > Damn…what a steal :lol. makin me proud with the lowballs. nice work!!! ---
**Author:** ![RTrac1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rtrac1/32/6312_2.png) [@RTrac1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RTrac1)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-springs-vs-coilovers/263495/34 "2012-04-23T13:22:23Z")
1.25 is not worth it. just put some fatties in the back seat. ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-springs-vs-coilovers/263495/35 "2012-04-23T13:23:14Z")
As long as you don’t tint the tail lamps I think you’ll be alright with the springs ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-springs-vs-coilovers/263495/36 "2012-04-23T13:24:07Z")
:lol @ fatties and tintin tails. ---
**Author:** ![Fcukjdm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9adbd/32.png) [@Fcukjdm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fcukjdm)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-springs-vs-coilovers/263495/37 "2012-04-23T13:28:25Z")
lol coilovers arent a waste of money at all… springs with stock struts are … if you plan on upgrading your struts and lowering springs is your best bet .Once you step into full coilovers. make a list of what you want out of them. do you want comfort VIP style aggressive stance or something that can perform in the corners and not sag… not all coilovers just track coilovers. there is also a plus side to coilover… if you ever want to get rid of them its a easy swap back to all the oem stuff… another down side to springs to is if you buy the wrong spring weight meaning this [http://www.tuninglinx.com/html/spring-rate.html](http://www.tuninglinx.com/html/spring-rate.html)… so you could get something too hard and you will hate it… or you could get something to soft and it will ride like a lincoln with blown everything and just bounce like a bobble head ---
**Author:** ![PFaux](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pfaux/32/6722_2.png) [@PFaux](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PFaux)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-springs-vs-coilovers/263495/38 "2012-04-23T13:29:06Z")
> [@any welders in op/ea area?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-welders-in-op-ea-area/49199/11): > > I ain’t no stunter :lol > > Nah I’m not. > > I’m at 84k now…but I just had an inspection done and the guy doing it said my car is immaculate for it’s mileage. I should be alright. yea i’d just leave stock in until its done, but thats assuming i’d be doing it myself and no install fee ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-springs-vs-coilovers/263495/39 "2012-04-23T13:32:49Z")
Nah, don’t leave it stock. That’s boring and your car won’t stand out when you’re driving. ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-springs-vs-coilovers/263495/40 "2012-04-23T13:56:07Z")
> [@3 wheel Busa downtown tonight??](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3-wheel-busa-downtown-tonight/49249/45): > > Nah, don’t leave it stock. That’s boring and your car won’t stand out when you’re driving. He meant leave stock struts in. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-springs-vs-coilovers/263495.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-springs-vs-coilovers/263495.md?page=3)