silvery2ks2k

is there anything need besides the springs and an alignment to make these work on stock suspension just goin for a lower but still daily driven ride height with some modest performance gains.

negcamber

If you buy the springs new or if they have been sitting without weight on them for more than a month, you need to let them settle for a couple hundred miles of mixed driving (ie, not all on nice smooth interstate highway). Once they have settled, then you can get the alignment.

FYI...the car may handle like crap for those first couple hundred miles while the springs are settling.

silvery2ks2k

okay is there anything i should do to the stock suspension i.e. change any bushings or swaybar

negcamber

Your car may start to get a vibration at the rear, especially when accelerating while turning (like an on ramp). If that happens you have a couple of choices:

1) Install 2-piece axle spacers. They are relatively easy to install, but will cost $150-200.

2) Swap the inner CV buckets from passenger to driver side and vis versa. That is free if you can do the work yourself, but does take more time.

silvery2ks2k

okay any special place to get the spacers from and what does switching the cv buckets do and how long will that fix the problem?

negcamber

Take a look at the sponsors...I think most folks go with the T1R 2-piece spacers. A&J Racing and possibly Evasive carry them.

To understand what swapping buckets will do is a long explanation. If you are really curious, read a few pages of the following:

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=490050

Bottom line, it will fix the problem permanently so long as you don't change the ride height again. But the same is true of the spacers.

silvery2ks2k

ok i think im gonna go with the spacers ive been doin some research and some people say that the spacers weaken the driveshaft and others say it's a good fix so ile go with the two piece spacers and hopefully dont start getting gremlins in my suspension.

s2k aok

i was going to do the spacers but then went through the install and everything turned out fine. eighty thousand miles when installed and no problems (eibach pro kit too)...

silvery2ks2k

hmmm im stuck between the two ile see how it goes and if i need em ile install em i guess.

vtec9

I wouldn't buy spacers up front. probably going to be a waste of money.