Neuspeed sport rides like stock
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Neuspeed sport rides like stock
I just got my neuspeed sports put on today. They ride almost exactly like stock. This is my first lowered car and am pleasantly surprised at how smooth the ride is. I thought the ride would be harsher than stock but it is not and does not even feel stiffer from the drivers seat.
But thats not say they don't perform, I can now take highway ramps at about 20km/h faster with much less body roll. Its a win-win situation with these springs. Also, there's a dip in the highway (401 in toronto) where my car used to bottom out on stock but it didn't today and was much smoother.
Anyone that doesn't want to drop their ride 'cause they think it will ride rough should get these springs.
But thats not say they don't perform, I can now take highway ramps at about 20km/h faster with much less body roll. Its a win-win situation with these springs. Also, there's a dip in the highway (401 in toronto) where my car used to bottom out on stock but it didn't today and was much smoother.
Anyone that doesn't want to drop their ride 'cause they think it will ride rough should get these springs.
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Im looking to get the same springs because i hear they r the best in the market but im woundering if I should get shocks with them also or just springs. The dealer by me sell them with the stock shocks but im woundering about them blowing out after 30k miles, and he just wants job security. Anyone else has put shocks and springs or everyone just uses the stock ones.
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Rep Power: 0 i got them too about a month ago and they are great! much better than my ground control coilovers. i got mine from tornactive for $160. i think it will be less if you don't live in ca
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Rep Power: 417 i have sports with stock shocks and they are pretty confortable but it gets badd on some roads. n it just isn't enough. if your not getting a kit i would recommend the race ones. if you do get a kit sports would be perfect.
Redline Autosport has them for $140 shipped...best deal I have found.
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Rep Power: 417 sports are probably like .1 inches lower... ya i wish i gotten race. its only like .5 but that .5 makes a big difference n would look perfect... race 2.25 front 2.0 back. sport 1.75 front 1.5 back
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Update on the ride characteristics:
Like stock on normal roads. If you hit a pot hole though than whoah it makes a strange noise. Not a big deal since you shouldn't drive in pot holes anyways. In bumper to bumper rush hour city traffic it is noticable that its slighty stiffer but nothing bad unless you hit really bad roads. I drove my GF around this afternoon and she didn't notice that it was lowered until she got out of the car, and she rides in it all the time!
In typical driving at normal speeds feels exactly like stock. On the highway it actually rides better than stock IMO.
Basically if they ride well enough that my passengers don't notice its different than it must be smooth.
Update on the ride characteristics:
Like stock on normal roads. If you hit a pot hole though than whoah it makes a strange noise. Not a big deal since you shouldn't drive in pot holes anyways. In bumper to bumper rush hour city traffic it is noticable that its slighty stiffer but nothing bad unless you hit really bad roads. I drove my GF around this afternoon and she didn't notice that it was lowered until she got out of the car, and she rides in it all the time!
In typical driving at normal speeds feels exactly like stock. On the highway it actually rides better than stock IMO.
Basically if they ride well enough that my passengers don't notice its different than it must be smooth.
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Rep Power: 417 ya my friends didn't notice it was lowered, good thing is it means that the rides not that badd, badd thing is you cant really tell its lowered. thats why i recommend race because you could hardly tell its dropped with sports...
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Rep Power: 0 If anyone needs these springs, let me know. i have plenty of them. dynamicauto11@hotmail.com
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[hr]Originally posted by: SQCivic
Look at 01IncaPearl's ride and tell me that it hardly looks dropped. He has Neuspeed Sports.[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: SQCivic
Look at 01IncaPearl's ride and tell me that it hardly looks dropped. He has Neuspeed Sports.[hr]
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Rep Power: 417 ya in pictures it looks fine, thats why i got it. but in person its not that low... you still have a noticable gap in the front and back. probably about an inch
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VNlilMAN, Trevor, anyone else with 18's - 215/40/18 tires...42 offset wheels...Neuspeed Sport springs...SPC camber kits...Tsunami body kit...will I need to roll the fenders for the camber adjustment? I just read about this in another thread and have never heard it mentioned before on the forum.
VNlilMAN, Trevor, anyone else with 18's - 215/40/18 tires...42 offset wheels...Neuspeed Sport springs...SPC camber kits...Tsunami body kit...will I need to roll the fenders for the camber adjustment? I just read about this in another thread and have never heard it mentioned before on the forum.
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Rep Power: 417 i dont have 18s yet but i plan on getting that same exact tire size in a month...
according to the tire calc, its about .6" bigger then stock. now that i think about it i'm kinda worried i might rub... i know like one or two people here have 215-40 tho so maybe they could tell me/us. most have 215-35 but those are too thin to be driving with in ghetto streets of LA.
btw, do you know what kind of tires come in that size? only ones i know are yokohama paradas and pirrelli 7000.
225-35 is very very close to stock diameter but the tire shop said it would probably rub. not sure if this is true tho. i know this one guy on the site is running 225-40 or 45. he didn't roll his fenders but he did gut out the fender well... i would do that too but i'm afraid too much dirt/water is gunna get into my engine.
according to the tire calc, its about .6" bigger then stock. now that i think about it i'm kinda worried i might rub... i know like one or two people here have 215-40 tho so maybe they could tell me/us. most have 215-35 but those are too thin to be driving with in ghetto streets of LA.
btw, do you know what kind of tires come in that size? only ones i know are yokohama paradas and pirrelli 7000.
225-35 is very very close to stock diameter but the tire shop said it would probably rub. not sure if this is true tho. i know this one guy on the site is running 225-40 or 45. he didn't roll his fenders but he did gut out the fender well... i would do that too but i'm afraid too much dirt/water is gunna get into my engine.
