evilcat123

Hi, all~

I know many ppl have already discussed question...
but I seem to have hard time figure out what's the best for me.
So I need your experience and advice.

I have a 06 AP2~ I am thinking about lowering it by 1"
So I ask around and finally decided to go with Ebachi lowering spring pro kit.

Later on, my friend is telling me that if I run that spring with stock shock,
the shock will be gone within a year..."Believe it or not"

Now..I am back to the starting point...
What should I do??

paul__chen

the eibachs are made specifically for the s2000's in mind with users whom don't plan on changing shocks, well at least that's the way it was with ap1s. double check by emailing eibach or asking a vendor

u should be fine, obviously changing shocks would make the driving experience 'more enjoyable but definitely not necessary

iDomN8U

Eibach's are built for AP1's, they were released when only Ap1's were out and have a spring rate set according for thier dampners.

I'm totally against springs on oem shocks. Personally the very least I would do would be koni yellow shocks with ground control springs.

dolechy596

I'm not an expert but, the optimal situation is to have shocks that are valved for use with a specific spring rate. However, I don't see how throwing a set of generic koni shocks with aftermarket springs will achieve that. A full coil over would be an ideal setup. If you don't want to spend the big bucks on that setup then look for a spring that has a similar spring rate to the oem spring. I ended up cheeping out and getting tein S-tech springs. The reason I went the the Tein is that I read somewhere that the spring rate is only about 30% stiffer then oem (I don't know how accurate that is but it was the closest to oem I could find). I find the ride is decent and I haven't blown my shocks yet (original shocks with 70K on them and 2.5 years lowered).

Thats just what I've learned and experienced during this process. Hope it gives some insite

starchland

true, it is optimal to have a shock tuned to the spring aka coilover however I have no problems recommending a 1" lowering spring on stock shocks as I am doing.