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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by handdoc
agree, i love my gmg springs and sways...in the non sport mode they work great
i have h&r s but was wondering if coil overs would give a softer ride and keep same ride height ?
 
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i have techart springs.the ride is great
 
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Originally Posted by edelectra
i have h&r s but was wondering if coil overs would give a softer ride and keep same ride height ?
With coil overs your can pretty much choose your shock setting and spring weight so you options are endless.
 
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The gmg springs are an awesome setup. In fact I had them, tried coilovers, and promptly went back. They will drop the car exactly 20mm, no more/no less...ever. the HRs will be more like 30mm and a lot softer, not good imo.
They are that good.
1000$ labor is cheap if it includes a good alignment, imo.
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I had the opportunity of directly comparing the H&R lowering springs on a local friend's car vs my stock suspension. No doubt about it the lowered car LOOKED way
better and more aggressive. Although it's not a drastic change I could notice the bumps and "slaps" on the road irregularities a lot more on the H&R car. Enough so that I decided against "upgrading" at this time. My car is a dd and I quite like the ride quality of the "soft" setting and the sport setting is fine on good roads.

I went to the track for the first time and have to say that the sport setting was fine. Sure, the "pros" might like a better suspension setup but for me it was awesome. I'm still considering the GMG springs and sways as a future upgrade...
 
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Originally Posted by sbkim
Slightly off topic but what are you guys paying for spring install? My dealer wants $1000 for labor. I am not sure if that even includes a four wheels alignment.

How much does GMG drop vs. H&R?
I think H&R will be 1"-1.5", spring install is a 5-7hr job. Maybe u should use a trusted indie shop for that job, prob give u a better price.

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I forget what I paid for labor and alignment, but I want to say it was closer to $1,400 give or take. This included the sways which the rear is quite a bit of work, or so I was told.
 
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Originally Posted by The Bogg
I had the opportunity of directly comparing the H&R lowering springs on a local friend's car vs my stock suspension. No doubt about it the lowered car LOOKED way
better and more aggressive. Although it's not a drastic change I could notice the bumps and "slaps" on the road irregularities a lot more on the H&R car. Enough so that I decided against "upgrading" at this time. My car is a dd and I quite like the ride quality of the "soft" setting and the sport setting is fine on good roads.

I went to the track for the first time and have to say that the sport setting was fine. Sure, the "pros" might like a better suspension setup but for me it was awesome. I'm still considering the GMG springs and sways as a future upgrade...
yeppp it looks great but im not happy with ride little 2 firm will coilovers keep stance and improve ride the magic quest
 
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Originally Posted by sbkim
Slightly off topic but what are you guys paying for spring install? My dealer wants $1000 for labor. I am not sure if that even includes a four wheels alignment.

How much does GMG drop vs. H&R?
That is way to much the H&Rs I just got installed were less than that installed and aligned...........
 
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