Best springs on stock shocks? what are people using ?


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Hey as title says what are the best springs on stock ek9 shocks. Coilovers are on the list just later on.

I want better handling and more low

I'm thinking tein springs .

What do you guys think and run. Cheers
 
My 9 came with EK9 shocks and Eibach springs and they are amazing. I'm just rebuilding the whole car and I've got a set of new coilovers but I'm keeping the Eibach/EK9 shock suspension until I'm completely happy with the new setup. The only thing to point out is that with Eibach springs the front sits lower than the rear which some people don't like, Spoon springs are supposed to be the same just not as much so. Never bothered me as care far more about how the car handles than how it looks.
 
Thought Eibach spring rate was lower then standard? I was thinking spoon but they make it no lower.
 
TBH I'm not sure what the spring rate is, but I find them perfect. Suspension really depends on what you use the car for, it is a very common misconception that stiffer is better - this is definitely not true, at least not for all applications. One thing I'm worried about is that the coilovers will be too hard. Also lowering ride height affects the geometry and other things. If you just want to lower your car get the Tein springs and be done with it, if you actually want it to perform I suggest you do some reading. If you look at rally cars they are not much lowered (if at all) and they mostly run £3k Proflex suspension. Have a look at Kozy's website if you haven't seen it yet, very interesting!
http://www.blackartdynamics.com/Chassis_Articles/Springs.php
 
Want low track / fast road car. Not "slammed" haha

Thing is coilovers have so many things to adjustment and play with when springs your stuck with what you got :/
 
Want low track / fast road car. Not "slammed" haha

Thing is coilovers have so many things to adjustment and play with when springs your stuck with what you got :/

But then having your suspension optimally setup for you isn't a bad thing either. E.g. OEM/Spoon dampers with Spoon springs.
 
Well, they actually don't have that many adjustments really, at least not meaningful adjustments. I'm talking about budget coilovers below £1k which is what most people play with. Sure, ride height is a cool feature but you'll probably set it and let it be. 1 way adjustable damping is good as you can buy different springs and adjust the damping to suit, but what people actually use this for "stiffening up" suspension is imho wrong, sttiffer suspension should be achieved by changing spring rates not bumping up damping. I do have a set of coilies to go on the car, but I might well end up with a set of Spoon springs and Spoon shocks if I can find some. Their engineers sure as hell know about suspension and damping way more than the vast majority of us. Here's another nice article for you to read :)
http://www.vikingspeedshop.com/how-shocks-work-rebound-compression-adjustable/
 
Your right about using the spring to set the "stiffness" damping control is just that, damping the spring.
IMHO for a normal set of Coilovers e.g 10k front and 8k rear spring rates is not too hard for most applications that the op is going to use them for, saying that I've used the above rates at the Nurburgring and I personally wouldn't want much more spring than that but then others have run 22k springs and found them fine.
 
This is the only one I could find, this was still with full interior in the car. When I removed the rear seats, plastics and everything the rear got a fair bit higher.

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Eibach, skunk2, & Tien springs. If you don't want to go Coilovers.. I've owned all 3, Eibach adjustable were the top. Ibgive about 6-9 months on stock shocks..
 
Spoon Springs, from a performance stand point the Spoons will to any springs previously mentioned here. Yeah they only drop the car ~.25-.75" but it's got proper rates to handle well. Eibachs are for looks only IMO, you can say softer rates handle better than Standard, just doesn't make sense. Teins are too low to have proper suspension travel on Track, with good tires they'll bottom out easily.

I'm sure @Kozy will agree with me :)
 
The Tein springs (H-Tech / S-Tech) both offer an even drop, if that's any concern...
 
Spoon progressive springs. Didnt notice a drop in height. But alightly stiffer. Great compromise for track and road
 
I've driven the spoon springs on ek9 dempers on a ek4 limo a few years ago.....I thought they were amazing, felt imo better then Tein Pro Street coilovers, thats why I bought them again last year, but I suddenly changed plans even before I received them so I now have them still brandnew sitting in the box, no plans to use :(, should someone be looking for them....willing to take a big loss.
 
My ek9s on tenzo-r springs 50mm drop which looks good, and I think it handles fairly well, crashy ride though but that doesn't bother me tbh.
 
I've driven the spoon springs on ek9 dempers on a ek4 limo a few years ago.....I thought they were amazing, felt imo better then Tein Pro Street coilovers, thats why I bought them again last year, but I suddenly changed plans even before I received them so I now have them still brandnew sitting in the box, no plans to use :(, should someone be looking for them....willing to take a big loss.
You selling spoon spings still ?
 
I used the spoon spings on OEM EK9 shocks... not a noticeable difference in height but being progressive springs handled and performed like coilovers in the bends and was smooth driving on motorways, worth it imo if your not looking for a slammed car
 
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My shocks are 15 years old, not sure if putting springs on them will shorten the life of them and end up needing new shocks. So might hold off and buy new coilovers
 
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