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Old 08-04-2009, 05:50 PM
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Springs that won't lower the car

Can anyone think of aftermarket springs that will not lower the height of the car. I have a 08 Fit Sport and I would like to stiffen up the ride but don't want to lower it. Any suggestions would be great. I've been looking around and the closest thing I can find is a coil over kit that can be limited to a .8 inch drop.
 
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Old 08-04-2009, 09:15 PM
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Stock springs will not lower your fit
Swift springs give you the least drop being like an inch lower.
Some of the c/o can be set at stock height.
 
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Old 09-08-2009, 06:27 PM
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lol stock... your best bet is look for something that doesn't offer too much drop
 
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Old 09-08-2009, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Fitting
Some of the c/o can be set at stock height.
Many of them, if I'm not mistaken.
 
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Old 09-08-2009, 08:06 PM
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might as well just keep oem or look for shocks
 
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Old 09-08-2009, 09:20 PM
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I can't think of one good reason to raise the spring rate if you're not lowering your fit. The stock rates are plenty high. As Redrumm said, you're better off just upgrading the shocks or if you want to balance the car a little better you could just install a progress rear sway bar. That's what I did and it was a worth while upgrade for not much dough.
 
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Old 09-08-2009, 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Fitting
Stock springs will not lower your fit
Swift springs give you the least drop being like an inch lower.
TEIN High-Tech springs drop about 1" too...these are gold-painted instead of the green S.Tech springs which drop lower.
 
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Old 09-08-2009, 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Type 100
TEIN High-Tech springs drop about 1" too...these are gold-painted instead of the green S.Tech springs which drop lower.
Last I checked, Tein didn't offer the H-Techs for the GDs. (I'm not sure sure about the GEs though.) I called tein before I lowered my car to ask if they were going to make it for the Fit because I know the H-tech's don't normally drop too much, but they said no. :/ I wanted a mild drop, and opted for the Tanabe GFs. It's too low, so no worries.

Swifts, however, offer the smallest drop.
 
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Old 09-20-2009, 07:02 AM
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RS-R's offer a drop of 1.1 all around, but you'd have to be in japan to get them as their not available to the us market yet.
 
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