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Hey all, I'm looking to drop my 05 coupe. I was leaning toward a setup of Tokico HPs with H&R Sports. I have read some old posts that H&Rs will provide the drop I want (around 1.5"), but they sag in the rear. I am purchasing new rims and tires (215/45's) this month as well.

Does anyone have a setup similar to this? How do you like it? Having a fairly smooth ride is important to me as well, along with NOT scraping over speedbumps. No lip kits or anything either. If I don't go with the H&R Sports, I'll most likely go with Eibach Sportlines...your thoughts?

 
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usually the only reason springs sag is from carrying heavy crap in the trunk, or blown shocks.

 
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Thanks, gear! Anybody have this setup on a coupe? Pics? The pics in the stickied "official suspension drop" thread are mostly gone and I couldn't find any of this setup.

 
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Bump....anyone have this setup?

 
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hey man i got stock struts with h&r springs. the handeling is great, and its not to much of a drop but its still noticable.

 
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Cool, how long have you had the springs on your stock struts?

 
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i have had my h&r springs and stock struts for over a year. the ride is pretty smooth for the most part, but some bigger bumps hit hard. i love the drop, it is perfect for me.

 
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You could always look into Progress springs 1.8" F 2.0" R. You might think there to low though but I love em, there's not enough low springs for this car.

 
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Thanks for all the input guys, I will go with the H&R springs after all. 17" wheels are on the way too, I'll be sure to post pics (in a different thread...)

 
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i wish more people would post more pics of suspension drop and tire size...like he said most of the pics in the sticky is gone...i want to see more of the lower drops like h&r, progress, and skunk 2...but cant find any anywhere...

 
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So the drop went well this past Saturday. The ride looks CLEAN on the H&R Sports and 17's! I'll be sure to post pics when I get home from work today! Thanks for the input, guys!

 
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I'll be looking forward to some pictures.

 
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Okay, here are some pics, before and after. BTW, I'm running 215/45/17's, stock shocks, and H&R Sport springs, for reference.

BEFORE:


4-finger gap




AFTER (This is 2 days after the drop):


Just barely lower than a 2-finger gap:






I don't know why the pics look so small, but you can still tell how much it dropped...Let me know what you guys think!

 
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i'd go eibachs I don't have the sag in the rear with them and I keep a full size spare and a speaker box in it. Oh and i'm sitting on tokico hp's too. It's about a 2 finger gap all around.

 
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Thanks, dj, I dropped it on the H&R's after all (see pics above), and I love it so far! I'll be upgrading to tokico hp's next year after I move into my new house!

 
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The ride looks great, man! Those "before" shots made me chuckle as they reminded me of how my Civic looked before the drop. I'm not sure how I ever went 2+ years on stock suspension! Keep up the good work...

P.S. - Congrats on the new house

 
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Thanks! Yeah I didn't realize how bad it looked before the drop until the new springs were installed. It sits the way it should now!

 
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looks great man! great choice on the rims too. btw how many inches was the drop?

 
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Thanks, dude! The drop is right around an inch and a half and the car handles great! I'm not into auto-x or anything, just some 'spirited' street driving, so I didn't want anything extreme.

 
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yeah i feel ya. I just want my car to look nice and at the same time have fun driving it. no racing or anything for me.

 
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just dropped my ride as well, thanks to the DIY on the site. didnt run into too much trouble. springs still need to settle tho, its only been about 3 or 4 days. gosh im impatient..

nice pics tho man. mine looks like that right now, but then again its supposed to settle to a 2" drop all around, so im hoping it drops a little more.

 
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Yeah, definitely major props to Mex for that DIY, it was a life saver! I was afraid to go lower than about 1.5" since there are some fvcked up driveways around North Texas, lol! Post some pics of your drop when it settles!

 
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So we're about two weeks after the drop and I just got the car aligned and boy am I glad I did! The before/after alignment spec sheet was SCARY! Everything is pretty darn close to perfect specs now, and the ride is excellent!

 
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Good deal your tires now love you for getting that allignment lol

 
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my tires hate me right now for not getting an alignment. but i need the damned springs to drop first, because im not spending twice the money

 
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I don't blame you, dude! Turns out, with zero camber in the rear on my setup I get a little rubbing on the passenger side rear when i take a hard left turn or go over a deep dip in the road. I'm looking into a DIY for rolling my fenders since I want to retain the zero camber setting and NOT have any tire rub (of course)... I found one on the Infiniti G37 forums that involves heating the fender with a heat gun or hair dryer and rolling the fender lip with a baseball bat or thick PVC pipe...might give it a shot here in a week or so.

 
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anyone have a problem with the shock bottoming out ie. slamming and making a loud BANG?

 
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Hahah uhmmm no not me .. that can't be good though

theyre probably blown

 
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I agree with Kev, I would think you have a blown strut. Or maybe that's what it sounds like when you hit the bump stop? IDK for sure though...

 
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I've had Tokico with Eibach sportlines for now over a year and a half.
I live in NY, the roads are **** over here, plus the car was abused sometimes.
Also I have fairly heavy sub in my trunk.
So after a yeah and a half I have killed my control arms, the springs sagged, and lost about 1,5 additional inches or more.

The springs are so bad now that the rubber is completely mashed in the strut, but! surprisingly the strut survived. There is not leaks. Tokico struts are very good.
When they were brand new and just installed, the ride was very good, firm but not too rough.

As far as Eibach sportlines, I'd like them to be more lasting