[Colin11200]

Are there any lowering springs that I can get for my car? All the ones I seem to find online are for the ECS suspension.

I have read about the KYB struts to convert to non-ECS, but would those fit on my car? "KYB 335013 GR-2" are specifically the ones that I read about on another post.

I want to get new 18" wheels and have my tires and sizes and everything all sorted and picked out for what I want, but since I have 16" wheels atm, the 18's will raise the height of my car a bit, and I would really love to use some lowering springs to fix that.

These are the rims and tires I am getting here(they will fit on stock suspension too):

Rims:

Car Wheels and Rims | Aftermarket Car Wheels In Stock | Fitment Industries

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Tires:

Vercelli Strada II 215 35ZR18 | AOTVC290 | Fitment Industries

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I have seen other threads mentioning that with the lowering springs, I may need some kind of rear camber adjustment or something? I will also be getting new rubber strut mounts if I am able to get some new struts to use some lowering springs on.

Basically, can I get some normal OE/OEM struts, either KYB or from the 3sx website for stock ones, and use lowering springs on my car? I am unsure what my options are here, if I have any. Not a whole lot of info out there for customization on the base(sohc) models 97 and after.

Edit: Put tires up.

 

[_Marauder_]

From my understanding Springs will not lower the car very much on the SOHC cars.

I went with cheap ebay coilovers on my 99 SOHC.

The ride is pretty rough but I got the ride height I wanted.

 

[mini_cal]

What tire size were you planning on running for the 18s?

Assuming you are running stock tire size for the 16" wheels, running 245/40/R18 tires would more or less give you the same height.

There are some cheap no name coilovers on eBay as Marauder suggested, or pay a bit more for some Megan racing ones for entry level coilovers.

 

[Colin11200]

From my understanding Springs will not lower the car very much on the SOHC cars.

I went with cheap ebay coilovers on my 99 SOHC.

The ride is pretty rough but I got the ride height I wanted.

Well I am trying to stay away from coilovers. I live in Colorado and the roads can be rough sometimes.

What tire size were you planning on running for the 18s?

Assuming you are running stock tire size for the 16" wheels, running 245/40/R18 tires would more or less give you the same height.

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There are some cheap no name coilovers on eBay as Marauder suggested, or pay a bit more for some Megan racing ones for entry level coilovers.

I just put the link up for the tires I am getting, much smaller than what I currently have on. Vercelli Strada II 215/35ZR18 | AOTVC290 | Fitment Industries
I'm trying to go for a flush look, the wheels and tires with the current offset and size will look nice and flush with the fender, but I am sure I will need to lower the car to get it to look how I want to. Like I said up there, I want to stay away from coil overs because of the rough roads up here. If they are the only way, I will get them, but I'd much prefer getting the smoothest ride I can(stock or aftermarket struts with lowering springs).

 

[_Marauder_]

Tein lowering springs and KYB struts drove much smoother than any coilovers setup I have run.

I would getting wider tires with a taller side wall if you want to achieve a nice ride.

 

[Colin11200]

What KYB struts did you run? And will they work on the 97 base SOHC model?

 

[Colin11200]

Tein lowering springs and KYB struts drove much smoother than any coilovers setup I have run.

I would getting wider tires with a taller side wall if you want to achieve a nice ride.

What KYB struts and which type of Tein springs? S or H type? And would the setup work on a 97 base SOHC model?

 

[_Marauder_]

They were S, not sure if they fit on the 97 sohc

 

[2jayde]

intrax lowering springs are my choice (if you can find any )
never had tein springs so i dunno how they perform