Well i do want to drop my car, just not sure what to drop it on. Im just not looking for a drop, im looking for my ride to stay basically the same. Ive heard multiple stories that the ride on H techs SUCKS, and then i heard its ok... I didnt hear much on the tanabe springs and i want to learn more about them. And i do kno that h techs do have a lower drop, are the tanabes to suttle? (I am not looking for that big of a drop)

So owners of both can you please post up feedback on how ur ride is with these springs installed.

(P.S please dont say get coils, or get a strut those arent options)

Thx

 

I have Tanabe NF 210's and love'em... The ride quality is actually BETTER than stock IMO... Not too stiff, not too soft... The drop is perfect... I've gotten a lot of compliments on the road... If you're not looking for too big of a drop, then I would suggest the Tanabes...

 

^^^everything he said. But if you plan on going with 20's its going to leave a gap in the front. If your rolling sport wheels then its not noticeable.

 

what if you just got a different set of 19s? would the gap be noticeable?

 

im sure if u went thinner on the tire size which most members including myself did im sure theres gonna be a lil gap in the front.

 

with tanabe, when any of you guys go over bumps, does the car bounce? or its stiff and it wont allow the car to bounce.

 

Not sure what you mean by bounce, but they handle speed bumps and dips really well... Kind of stiff but nothing too outrageous... They are very good, all around comfortable springs...

 

It needs to be stiffer, otherwise the car would bottom out. I actually wish tababes were a litter stiffer. Overall its a pretty comfortable ride.

 

I've had the Tanabe for several thousand miles. The ride is very similar to stock with better handling and no harshness. It's a subtle drop but I can still go up steep driveways and over speed bumps without a problem. Also consider the lift where you get your car serviced, many cannot acommodate much of a drop. I ran into that yesterday at an alignment shop even though I'm not dropped very much. The only place I notice the increased ride harshness is over expansion joints in concrete roads. They are more jarring than before but nothing too serious.

 

+1 it's pretty much stock for tanabe's... love them! i even think they're somewhat smoother of a ride, just a little tho

 

A lot of people with H-techs say the ride is bouncy and sort of harsh, but they seem to love it.

!00% of people with Tanabe's love them, not one negative feedback on them.

 

yeah but does the tanabe give off like a noticable drop.. h techs has a nice drop but ride sucks..

tanabe no problems but the drop is very subtitle.. i think im hinting toward tanabe here.. can you guys with tanabe post up links to pics

 

I'll be posting some in just a little while that I took today. Mine are fully settled.

That's the tradeoff you'll traditionally have to make - a really low drop will ride like crap. A drop that rides great won't be low enough for some people.

 

Did you have to install a camber kit or were you able to get your alignment close without one on Tanabes??

 

I could still get to the outer limits of being in alignment spec with no kit and stock wheels. However, I got 20" wheels and installed the Eibach rear camber kit this week. Took it to be aligned today and everything was OK both front and rear.