P5 Springs...opinions

[Crazee D]

What setups have you love/hated?
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[mountjonas]

Pro-kit. loved it.

[Crazee D]

Used the Pro-Kit but need to swap rear springs, got Sedan ones installed by mistake.

[nalspeed]

i've had eibachs probably the best ride comfort and good drop, but it was not low enough so I got goldline springs and never look back I thought it had better handling and realy good drop 2in to be exact a

[verseoneMP5]

espilir all the way, perfect drop and excellent handling...also very comfortable for daily driving...

[capnsavem]

got prokits, but want espilirs... or B+G coils.... we'll see.. mmuuuuwaaahahaha... heh... umm.. sorry.

[gimpo2]

I had some Eibach Sportlines, Very nice drop. if you have 18's with the wrong offset don't even think about getting Sportlines. With 2 12's in the trunk the rear would just barely tuck. Passengers in the rear w/ sportlines = NO NO. With added weight in the back the rear tucks ALOT... *rub* *rub**rub* I then put some MSP springs in (for only a week). don't get these. the rear sits ALOT lower than the front. looks kind of... no really goofy. Now I have ground control coilover sleeves. I should have gone with these in the first place. VERY stiff... you will feel every bump and groove in the road. you are the road. its awesome. unless there is a big ass bump... HANG TIMe! i would vote Ground Control but it is not an option..

[Iamgoodyy]

Espilir rocks!

[Pretzellogic]

Prokit. I'm very happy with mine.

[booom]

ESPELIR

it's spelled e-s-p-e-l-i-r

doomahsses...

(rlaugh)

[Crazee D]

no offense to Espelir...

[cheapmiata1600]

I have the Tein S techs, they weren't on the list. I'm really happy with them.

[JOMO]

I have goldlines. There great,but theres better.

[r00k]

I used to have Racing Beat springs, but now I'm using Eibach Pro Kit springs. A huge difference. Not too low, and not too high for my rx8 wheels. Another satisfied customer.

[Crazee D]

oops, sorry...can't seem to edit that now..


I have the Tein S techs, they weren't on the list. I'm really happy with them.

[altspace]

Tein S-tech all the way!

[mooS mooS]

Tein S-techs turned out perfect for me.

[Protephile]

Pro-kit.

[Hellnightkid]

I voted Skunk2 Spring...2 " All round..

[Crazee D]

anyone else care to weigh in?

[NRRfrogmanP5]

tein s-techs i love em 32k miles still on stock struts still feel like new

[altspace]

Heh heh...you already know my answer.

[traitorhound]

TEIN and mp3 struts

[Boston5761]

Gotta go JDM...get the Tanabe df210, great drop and ride

[Robot Romeo]

prokit rides like stock, except on bumpy roads. i'm very happy with mine. :)

[urbanbiker]

hey

I had a guy sell me a set of sportlines designed for hte protege sedan 99-04 not the MP5. He told me they would work. The springrates are good, i checked that out but i dont know about the drop. If it will be good front to back and such. Anyone have any info on this?

Matt

[Crazee D]

Def clearance issues with Sportlines.
The P5 needs more support for it's heavier ass end.

***CORRECTION***
per Ken at Protege Garage, the Sedan is 50 lbs heavier! Mostly cuz it sticks out further from the rear.

[urbanbiker]

but if you look at the spring rate numbers between the the pro-kits for the sdan and the MP5 the MP5 actually has a softer rear spring. The fronts are the same. And if you look at the sportlines, they have a stiffer rear rate than the pro-kit for the MP5.

Matt

[Crazee D]

but if you look at the spring rate numbers between the the pro-kits for the sdan and the MP5 the MP5 actually has a softer rear spring. The fronts are the same. And if you look at the sportlines, they have a stiffer rear rate than the pro-kit for the MP5. Matt

You make an excellent point, Matt.
I have the Sedan Pro-kit on by mistake and it was rubbing on turn even unloaded until I rolled the fenders some.
I would think a lower drop designed also for the sedan would have even bigger problems.
The spring rate may make a difference, but I would imagine it might sit lower in the back anyway.
I'm sure the Eibach engineers tried these things before deciding to offer a P5 prokit and not a P5-specific sportline option. You could call them though, I got through pretty quickly.

[jsgolfer]

eibachs and tokico illuminas for me, love it but not if you like quiet comfort, i have mine on the hardest setting up front and second hardest in the back and it rattles everything on these shitty GA roads

[urbanbiker]

hey,

I took the sportline kit down to my local performace store and matched them up with a pro-kit for the P5. The front springs are the same height but the rear springs free standing were 2 inchs lower. So SPortlines for the Sedan will not fit the P5 properly.

For my new setup I am going to be running Tokico Illuminas with Sprint springs 2.0 drop all around. Still waiting for an e-mail back on spring rate.

matt

[Crazee D]

kewl...

[altspace]

Order them already and get over here! Safety first. Hehe.