Is Aftermarket Suspension

[Fidgits]

Lowering Springs

The easiest and cheapest way to improve your cars looks and handling.

Eibach

Approx Cost: 150GBP

Lowers: 30mm

Ride Quality: Slight loss

Handling improvement: good improvement

Spax SSX

Approx Cost: 140GBP

Lowers: 25mm

Ride Quality: very slight loss

Handling improvement: good

Pi

Approx Cost: 99GBP

Lowers: 25mm

Ride Quality: slight loss

Handling improvement: ?

HKS Sf5

Approx Cost: 230GBP

Lowers: ?

Ride Quality: ?

Handling improvement: ?

Fitting of lowering springs should cost between 100 - 200 GBP and take 3-4 hours.

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Coilovers

Using a 'coil-over' damper, the ride height of the vehicle can be adjusted, ride height can be reduced much further than with just a spring kit as above. This allows a safe drop of up to 50mm, giving superior roadholding and handling.

TTE

Approx Cost: 1000GBP

Lowers: upto 50mm

Ride Quality: ?

Handling improvement: ?

HKS

Approx Cost: 2000GBP

Lowers: upto 50mm

Ride Quality: adjustable

Handling improvement: adjustable

TRD

Approx Cost: 2000GBP

Lowers: upto 50mm

Ride Quality: adjustable

Handling improvement: adjustable

Tein

Approx Cost: 1000GBP

Lowers: upto 50mm

Ride Quality: adjustable

Handling improvement: adjustable

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Anti-roll bars

These bars dramatically reduce body roll through corners.

TTE

Approx Cost: 250GBP

HKS

Approx Cost: 500GBP

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[SteveAudioX]

Ian...

How about Tein Coilovers...

Tein NA kit £745+Vat :)

[Fidgits]

Thanks Steve, I was hoping people would add to this post their knowledge of the different options...

[Bazza-old]

i didnt think the tte had damper adjustment

[Fidgits]

According to the TDi website it does?? or am i misreading it?

It is height adjustable though isnt it Bazza?

[SteveAudioX]

TTE coilovers have height adj only. No damping settings. and cost more then the Tein kit :)

[Bazza-old]

According to the TDi website it does?? or am i misreading it?

It is height adjustable though isnt it Bazza?

yes

[Fargo]

TTE coilovers have height adj only. No damping settings. and cost more then the Tein kit :)

TEIN Flex witht he EDFC.. ride hieght and damping force adjustment..

Price.....ahem... good..

[yemgi]

you forgot KW coilovers discussed in one of the lost threads :

Variante 2 : height 30-60 mm with damping adjustable rebound

Variante 3 : height 30-60 mm with damping adjustable rebound and compression

[ColinBarber]

TEIN Flex witht he EDFC.. ride hieght and damping force adjustment..

Price.....ahem... good..

ride height adjustment and in-car damping force adjustment with memory settings.

[javadude]

Anyone know if Koni Height Adjustable Suspension Kits are any good? (Site just says from £585+vat so not sure what IS200 ones would be.)

[tdiplc]

The HKS SF5's have been discontinued.

I was also told recenty that the HKS Hipermax 2 kit has also been discontinued - although this is not confirmed yet.

[Monster-Mat]

TTE anti roll bars are approx £250

[Colin P]

I have a few questions, according to need for speed they have Apex, H & R and also PI springs for the IS200, it says they all lower the car by 35mm but above the post has 25 for some.

Does anyone know which one is true as the Apex springs are only £87.13 excluding Gold discount. I'm presuming there cant really be that much difference between the ride quality of the spings?