artie93

Hey guys Ive started to look at suspension for next season , getting sick of my ride hight right now its stock. Ive only owned the car for about 6 months and with school was not an option but since school is over in april for good, I need some help deciding what to do.

So here the layout right now the car is sitting on 15's nothign to big and keep in mind this is my daily driver and winter car until I can afford to store it so I either need something that can easily be taken off or that will with stand the frigid temperatures and conditions. Also for now this will not be tracked and is considered a work in progress

Heres what I was thinking

Pics or F2 not sure on spring rate for the pics need help there, (Pics non adjustable like 750 I think from teknotik and F2 I was quoted at somewhere around 1000)
LCA's Blox, Skunk 2 or Megan ( which and do I need to replace the bushings for winter / should I ) ( anywhere fomr 150 - 200 for skunks if im not mistaken )
ASR sub frame ( 250)
Beaks sub frame not sure if u can use ASR and beaks at the same time ( 100 weksos )
Camber kits no idea do I need front and rear ? ( no idea here )
ITR probably 22 mm sway bar ( 150 or so )

have been quoted aorudn 500 for asr, blox, and itr sway bar so with that and the pics about 1200-1400 Im guessing

prolly looking for spend like 1500-1700 I guess being a student I love income tax time

So my quesiton is what do you guys think do I have better option should I go this far with suspension or is it way to much to spend on a DD ? ( might change depends on my job situation , might turn into an only summer car soon )

360_vortex

well it seems like you are on the right track for suspension...but i highly suggest the coilovers come with dampening adjustables so you can choose your desired setting for daily or the track.

ITR rear sway bar is a good upgrade and IMO mated with ASR is a better combination as opposed to beaks. I would personally upgrade front and rear camber kits as well on top of all this setup.

98hatch

First off, All the upgrades you mentioned are great and you will notice a ton of difference over stock. Almost everything is going to be alot stiffer and your car will be quite a bit funner to drive thats for sure.

You seem to be doing quite a bit of research and has lead you to some good products and decent prices. One of the main Tips i can give you is when it comes to suspension it is probably best to buy a setup, New so you don't have any trouble with used products, you'll also have the warranty still in tact. As for things like ASR/Beaks Swaybar and LCA's, look on the forums for used Parts. If anything you may have to replace bushings in LCA's and Maybe endlinks for Sway, but those are easy to come by and you'll end up saving some cash if you do or dont have to replace anything.

Another thing, It may be a bit more work and PITA but If your going to be driving the car in the winter it is that much more worth while to Keep all your stock components, Suspension Assembly/LCA's and swap them in the winter. This Saves alot of long term headaches when Adjusting Ride heights Swaping other compontents and whatnot. Once you swap in or out your suspension for the first time, Since you drive an EK, you'll realize how easy it really is to do, doesnt take long at all and you dont have to pay some joe shmo you dont know to do this stuff for you. If you dont have the toold for this then thats another situation.

As for a Camber Kit, This is what i Have learned and researched of the years. Being lowered for a good 4-5 years myself i can definitely relate and have followed alot of the info that i have gone through. Camber Kits are basically not worth the money you will be spending on one. Unless your dumped and really want a kit thats the only time you should debate whether you should spend the money or not. Also if you Avidly track your car and want some camber adjustment then its a good thing to have. Other than that a Camber kit is worthless, Camber Does Not Wear your tires, As long as you get an alignment and set your TOE to Zero, you will be 100% fine with -3 Degrees of Camber. Even if you are dumped you will have to sacrifice the dumpness of your car to have the Camber Kit on your car without hitting the Shock Towers every time you hit a little bump.

The Debate between the PIC's and F2's, Im assuming you have priced out the PIC Apex and F2 Type 2's. The PIC's are non adjustable. I've heard a ton of good things about them, amazing track suspension and whatnot but i think you should go with the PIC Selects, Adjustable Damning Setup, you dont want to have a pretty nice suspension setup w/ alot of goodies ie. LCA's Sway Bars and whatnot and not have an Adjustable Dampener. As for the F2's, they are also a good setup, you should see what price you can get them for with the SWIFT Springs.

As for Spring Rates, you just have to do some research, Let ppl know what you want to do with your car.......DD, Street, Track, Drag, SOLO all that kind of stuff. Personally im running Koni Yellow G/C Setup w/ 450lb/in front and 375lb/in Rear Rates for just DD right now. Im tuckin tire had to do a couple mods but its a great setup.

bbarbulo

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Pics or F2 not sure on spring rate for the pics need help there, (weak son! spend the majority of the money here up front.... forget the rest of the crap: consider Tein, H&R, Koni, etc...)
LCA's Blox, Skunk 2 or Megan (save money by reusing stock ones and replacing the bushings! spend money saved on better dampening)
ASR sub frame ( 250 see comment about ITR bar....)
Beaks sub frame not sure if u can use ASR and beaks at the same time ( 100 weksos ) - don't need both, either ASR or Beaks... I use Beaks myself but I got it before ASR was available
Camber kits no idea do I need front and rear ? (how low you wanna go? i run camber kits, but for a daily driver you're giving up reliability)
ITR probably 22 mm sway bar (good choice but can be done later on, spend money on good coilovers first!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)