What's up guys, pretty new to this forum! Just placed a down payment on one of these beauties a week ago and will be picking her up in about two. Will post pics.

I'm gonna be getting right to the modding. One of the first things I want to do is lower the car. While I was originally going to do coilovers, I am rethinking because I am on a budget. If so, are springs the way to go for now? If I do springs, do I not need to upgrade the struts? Or should I go something like Tein Basis?

Also, is a camber kit necessary? Does it depend on the springs/coilovers? Is rear more necessary than the front?

I'm kind of a noob so please excuse all my questions. Thanks guys!

 

Welcome to the forum and congrats on your purchase. If you are on a budget, Tein Basis is probably the best overall product for you. They don't go super low, but enough to kill the wheel gap. If you get springs, you will eventually have to replace your shocks because the stock shocks won't be able to handle the change in spring rate of aftermarket springs. So if you do decide to get springs, you will be shelling out probably close to $500 on a solid spring & shock combo, which is the same as a set of Tein Basis. The only thing with the Teins is that you cannot adjust the damping, only height. However, to my knowledge they aren't available for AWD, only RWD. Coilovers vary by price range, but a decent set starts at around $800.


Camber kits are necessary depending on how low you are. For a moderate drop, let's say an inch, you can probably get close to factory spec with just an alignment. Anything more, and you'll probably get out of spec. I'm lowered about 2 inches and my camber is roughly at -2 in the front and -3 in the rear. If you don't want camber wear on your tires, you should get a camber kit. Rears wear out faster than the fronts, so most people just get the rear camber kit.

 

This is a good thread. If you get coils/springs are front control arms necessary??

 

If you want as minimal camber as possible, or to be able to adjust freely, then yes, but most get by without the front kit.

 

You can start out with Tein springs like I did. Eventually, after saving up for a little I moved to Stance coils. You will need rear camber arms at least. As long as you're not slammed like frame touching ground slammed, you can get away with not having front camber arms.

 

Springs are a temporary solution, as they will be floaty, and they will destroy your shocks eventually. I've had Einachs, and do not recommend them. If you must go low for cheap, then sure. But I would recommend slightly used or basic coilovers. As to camber kits, it you buy brand new tires, then yes. If you buy good used tires, than having 2.5 degrees of negative camber is not a big deal to me.