springs

if i just put good springs on my car for now until i can save up money to get shocks also. how bad would the ride be with aftermarket springs and stock shocks?

depends on how low you go. I'd say anything lower than 1.50'' than that's when you'll start to experience the bumpiness. 

so if i went with a 1.5in drop i would be fine for a little bit and the ride wont be to to bad?

i've got my 07 coupe on sportlines with stock shocks. its roughly a 2" drop and occasionally it does get a bit bumpy but most of the time it's hardly noticeable... just so you know brakecheck is running a special right now on kyb shocks. buy 3 get 1 free.

double labor.  better to wait if it's not going to take too long to afford the dampers.

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double labor.  better to wait if it's not going to take too long to afford the dampers.

yeah you have to consider that too.

i work at a ford dealership so my mechanics will do it for free or dirt cheap. but with a 1.5in drop i should be good and the ride wont be do bumpy?

The amount of drop has little to do with how bumpy your ride will be.  The stiffness of the spring is what you need to be concerned with.  Typically these are related since as you drop the car, you have less wheel clearance so you need stiffer springs.  A progressive spring will offer more comfort than a linear, but then again, we do not know anything about the parts that you are looking at.  This is a very subjective question and what I might think is ok, you may hate and vice versa.  Personally, I strongly believe in doing a job completely and properly which means that if you want to lower your car, have the camber adjustment, springs and dampers in hand before you loosen a single bolt.  Obviously, it is your car and you will do what you want, but I'd rather wait and collect parts before installing half of the job.    ...... I guess at FORD, the mechanics are used to having the same cars in the shop for Fix Or Repair Daily maintenance, but I'd still be courteous and give them a single job to do rather than multiple installs of the same part.  From my experience, it is best to minimize the favors that you ask people for.

oh i know. i pay them everytime i have them do anything on my car. there is a mechanic there that i go to that worked on hondas and has a honda and i have him do all my work. i had one guy fix my headlight and i paid him. i will pay no matter what.
well the springs that i was looking between are
1) Tein S. Tech lowering springs. 2'' front and 1.7'' back
2) Skunk 2 lowering springs. 2'' front and back
3) Zenn lowering springs. (ive never heard of them but someone has mentioned them before) 2'' front and back

What do you think is my best bet to go with. cuz i still want a semi soft ride, and not one were i will feel every bump in the road.

Definately Tein!!!!

Skunk 2 is a pretty hard spring and I've never heard of Zenn.

I have Tein SS and love them.  I still wouldn't do half of the job though.

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Definately Tein!!!!

Skunk 2 is a pretty hard spring and I've never heard of Zenn.

I have Tein SS and love them.  I still wouldn't do half of the job though.

its been 2 months and you have over a thousand posts. thats amazing.

ya i know i would rather do them at the same time, but i have alot of bills and i wouldnt be able to buy the shocks for a lil while. i just want it lower then it is now cuz lowering always looks good. so should i go with skunk 2 then cuz i am putting them on stock shocks?

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Definately Tein!!!!

Skunk 2 is a pretty hard spring and I've never heard of Zenn.

I have Tein SS and love them.  I still wouldn't do half of the job though.

 ......  hmmmm, how can I rephrase this????  

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Definately Tein!!!!

Velo ..... thanks for pointing that out ..... I didn't realize that I broke 4 digits!

ok then ill go with the teins. one more question. my mechanic at ford said that i might want to buy camber plates so my wheels dont bend inwards

definately get camber adjustments.  Pillowball mounts are not really necessary.  There are a few types of adjustments.  In the front I have Ingals upper control arms because the offset balljoints that I originally had got killed in a year and in the rear I have adjustment rods. ..... Pillowballs (camber plates) work also though!

ok thanks

oh and how much were your camber adjustments? and whats a good site to get some at?

It has been too long for me to answer that properly.  The Control arms were expensive, but they don't have any problems.  The rears are cheap.  Ingalls engineering is a good company for these, but there are others.  As mentioned, stay away from the offset ball joints because 6th gens eat them and spit them out (costing me an alignment, parts and tires) ..... they are attractive because they are cheap.   TAS auto parts has a ton of stuff for our cars .... I'm not sure how their prices compare.  I've recently bought some stuff for my friend's EP3 from Corsportusa.com and their customer service is unmatched as well as fast shipping and no additional s/h cost.  A very honest business that I will do business with in the future.

oh ok thanks for your help man. ill go check out that site

No problem & good luck ...... also note that the rears can be from ebay as long as they are solid and are the same type as mentioned ..... I'm not sure what they are actually called, but the work like a turnbuckle.