gotboostawd

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Well kinda like the title says, i am looking for the pros and cons about these springs...


i have been hunting a good deal on a set of Swift springs...but really no luck...what do you all think about the Hotchkis lowering springs....anyone had any bad luck with these?


How about anyone had good luck with them as well.....



Thanks for your feedback



Sean

BenJ

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Pro: Havn't heard of them blowing out the stock struts
Lowers the car a bit
Cost

Cons:Reduces the travel in your suspesion

Advice: save the $300 that you would spend on the springs and buy either a used set of megan streets for $500-$600 or brand new for $892 shipped.

mikenjulie

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I had a similar question a few weeks ago. See this thread

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...installed.html

I bought mine from TireRack for $169 dollars on sale. I installed them myself, it took me about 6 hours, first time I've ever done springs, did it on car jacks with no air tools and went slowly to make sure I did it right. I love the stance the car has now. Rides a little more stiff in general, but actually takes the bumps a little better. I'm going to get pics as soon as it warms up in stupid Ohio. If you have any questions let me know. I didn't find any cons, other than I should have done it a long time ago!

Mike

atkins

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used them on my other car and loved the stance plus way better handling

gotboostawd

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great..thanks so far for your input....i have got a deal on a set of springs for like $90 shipped. so its really not gonna cost a lot for this set up.....thats way im leaning towards them....


any other comments would be great...

thanks again


sean

im4u2nv

Have had them on my evo for over 6 months. Ride good, look good. I also installed the hotchkis rear sway bar at the same time. Great package for my daily driver needs.

EvoIXJDM

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Had them for almost three years.... and are fantastics, better handling and lower a bit.

gotboostawd

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awesome.....so i guess that for 90$ they are a good deal then i guess....


im glad to see no one has any negative things to say about them


thats a good thing

gotboostawd

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for all of you that installed your own springs, how big of a pain in the butt is it....should i just take it to someone that can do professionally?

typac69

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have them also for 5 years.. still perfect ride height, very nice for the roads.. awesome cant go wrong for the price.. took the bump stops out and it sits LOW

typac69

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do it yourself simple and saves you $$$.. or get a buddy to help if your unsure..

gotboostawd

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ok cool....thanks for the suggestions .....i dont think that i want to take out bump stops, i think the normal drop height will get me what im looking for....i really dont want to rub...i am running 17x9.5's and i think that if i remove the stops, i might get some rub on deep turns...

nonojoe66

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anybody got some pics of their car with the hotchkiss springs installed and stock enkis? Just bought a set from tirerack and I wanna see what its gonna look like

gotboostawd

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i dont have any pics but i bet some of these guys on here with them on there car would have some that they can share with you

red devil

I got my spring and rear sway bar kit from greg over at GSC for my Evo VIII that I owned for 3 years. Loved the improvement that it made. Sold car for an Evo IX and bought the same kit for it (nuff said)! Just get them you will not regret it.