Swift Spec R :tup:

Depends on the cans. The first gen scraped more I think I remember hearing. If you are gonna buy springs SWIFT is the way to go hands down. They will lower it about 1" rear and 1.25" front

Am I wrong in saying there was a first gen that was lower than the current model. I forget.

Yup, you got it right. Second Gen gives a touch more clearance.

I've touched the exhaust down once, but that was when I was hooning on a rough back road in Central PA. Other than that, no issues!

Also, don't forget the Koni's. Swift without Koni is like a day without sunshine. It's like toast without butter, eggs without bacon, a dog without its bark.

It's like going to the prom with your sister (or brother), like going on a blind date and it's your second ex-wife (or husband), like having the house to yourself for the weekend and all of your friends are busy, like showing up to work on a Sunday by mistake, it's like getting socks for Christmas.

Please, please, please do not get me started on tire selection.

I am onzedge and I am born to help (and rep) others.

Dammit guys, now I'm shopping around.:shakes head:
Going to have to seriously think about it tonight and decide in the AM. Thanks for all the helpful info and answering my noob questions! This is why you all are my faves. :tup:

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What intrigues you most?

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Damn dude! You've got a Buncha free swag from promoting all these goodies dont you? Big screen tvs and the like perhaps? :icon18:

I am here to learn, sir. Teach me! :p

Springs + sway bars. I really want better handling.

I wish that were the case. Alas, I am a simple guy who knows quality and am obsessively driven to share knowledge with others so that they may benefit from my experiences.

People often ask me "what's it like being you?". I can only answer that it's the hardest job I have ever had. :icon17:

To summerize Mr.onzedge's post: It's like Mr. without Dr.Mrs.

Yep. :tup:

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The best advice I can give you is to purchase the Swift Spec R springs($300) and the Stillen sways, I believe they go for $300 as well. For only $600 bucks it will dramatically change the way your car handles. Plus the springs will lower it which will give it looks:tup: Keep in mind though that after lowering you will need to align it a couple hundered miles after driving it. A good alignment can be had for 100 bucks or so. Also after lowering you may consider wheel spacers to push the wheels out further seeing as how lowering will "tuck" them more. Spacers are fairly affordable as well. Doing all that will keep you well under $1100. You may even have enough left over to pick up a used Stillen Gen 3 intake:tup:

:iagree: all good advice.

Also, If you want a bit stiffer sways you can go with Eibach, hotchkis or even whiteline for not much more.

You're not making this decision easy. :p
Thanks for all the help Ryan!

I believe Whiteline and Hotchkis are at least 1-200 more for the set, no? I wanted the Whitelines but remember not liking the price.

Yah, we're the club of tough indecisions! CTI?? :tup:

Don't forget SPC camber arms and toes bolts.

Thought I WAS making it easy:ugh2:

No problem Tracie, always feel free to ask questions:tup: You are a nice addition to the great group of people in this thread:tiphat:

The Whiteline rear sways are $220 on Kamispeed

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While nice, not always necessary. Although I do plan on gettin some rear camber arms to sooner or later to improve tire wear. VERY upset I only got about 11k out of my last set of rubber:(

Yeah, there have been a number of people that have reported being able to get back into stock specs with the Swifts.

Only getting 11k out of your tires due to too much negative camber indicates that they are necessary ;)

I have Hotchkis and I paid about $354 for them around 1 1/2 years ago. The front is not adjustable and I have the rear set in the middle. I went with the Hotchkis because of past experience with the brand and the front is a larger diameter than the Stillen or OEM (I am unsure about Whiteline or Eibach). Hotchkis uses its own swaybar to frame bushing and mount, not the OEM as at least Stillen does. Stillen is a high quality product and gets consistently good reviews (plus they are red). I went with what I knew.

All that said, my swaybar replacement made one of the largest differences of any modification.

Right -- camber arm replacement is a must.

But...this is the way we roll! :)

http://www.luanpa.net/wp-content/upl...ber-wheels.jpg

Yeah, just the rears.... I got my Stillens on sale for only $200!!!!! I think when I originally looked at the Whitelines the set was 500ish.



Another thing Tracie, keep an eye on the Stillen website. They run GREAT deals all the time. Like I said I got my sways for $200 and when I bought my exhaust from them they were running a deal where you got a FREE Gen3 intake:tup:

Do you know what kinda camber you are running in the rear??

OK, what's a complete list of what i should look at?

Very much so!

:)


Can I just turn my car over to one of you and have it modded?
It would be so much easier.

If I remember correctly, it is around 1.6 degrees.

LOL, I know. Im at roughly 1.6 front and 2.2 rear which isnt terrible.

I am happy to take care of it for you. I need your car and about $3,000.00

I'll start saving....:ugh2:

Hmmmmm interesting. Ill end up getting arms eventually. Really gotta chill on the modding, thankfully Ive done about all I want. Just gotta tie up some odds and ends. Nothing Im in a super rush to do. Last year I went mod crazy. Felt good but my wallet needs a break.

Before SPC camber kit, I was like 2.6.
Now, I'm spot on: Facebook

whitelines are about 440 on kamispeed minus any forum discount. Eibach are 369 less any discount. Stillen does run discount on their products periodically so watch for that.

Edit hotchkis is 410