Racing Springs or Sport Springs????

MOMOTL · 11-11-2004, 12:47 AM

Need you opinion whether to go with H&R racing springs or sport springs for my 2004 TL

Racing lowers: 2inch front 1.75 rear

Sport lowers: 1.5 front 1.25 rear

I like the lower look and cannot stand the gap btw the wheel well. Although, if I went for the racing springs would a camber kit be needed????

kapao818 · 11-11-2004, 09:13 AM

what are you going to do with your car? is it only going to be for looks or are you looking into autoXing / racing ur car? cause if you're only going for looks, i would suggest sport since it is a better ride and wheel gap can be corrected if you get rims with sport springs. my friend is on sport springs and he has no wheel gap. he has an accord.

kommon_sense · 11-11-2004, 10:56 AM

The Sport springs would most likely be a better choice for the TL... You go with the race springs and it will ride harsh like a horse and buggy... most likely not what you want in a tl...

MOMOTL · 11-13-2004, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by kapao818

what are you going to do with your car? is it only going to be for looks or are you looking into autoXing / racing ur car? cause if you're only going for looks, i would suggest sport since it is a better ride and wheel gap can be corrected if you get rims with sport springs. my friend is on sport springs and he has no wheel gap. he has an accord.

The TL will be my daily driver and I want to make driving more fun. I am planning to lower the car first then add 19's to the car. I have already have a 1500watt Rockford Fosgate sound system ready to be installed anytime from my previous car. Plus I aslo want to add an CAI/and aftermkt performance muffler to it. So it will not be a race car but I would like it to go faster and looks sharper. I don't mind the stiff ride because I had my previous Type R lowered 3inches. And I have a feeling 1.5 inches is not enough and I will regret it later. But I also worry if I go for the Racing springs that I might need a camber kit. But some ppl say I might be able to get away from it. So which springs should I go for?????

kapao818 · 11-13-2004, 02:50 AM

i would say race springs. since you dun mind the harsher ride.

terrylee79 · 11-13-2004, 10:55 AM

Are you gonna get aftermarket shocks as well?

kommon_sense · 11-13-2004, 03:47 PM

the new TL is a beautiful car in stock trim... don't mess it up.

MOMOTL · 11-16-2004, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by kommon_sense

the new TL is a beautiful car in stock trim... don't mess it up.

I know what to mean but once you have done up your previous car, you can't stop the fun adding stuff to it. I am so used to a lower car w/some spanking rims and sound system. I miss all that from my previous car. But I am not going to over do it tho. I like the clean look and nothing too crazy. I guess I will go with the racing springs it is. Thanks dudes!!!

kommon_sense · 11-16-2004, 09:25 AM

you really wanna ride around on a $35k car with a harsh ride and on top of that, it scrapes? too each his own....

MOMOTL · 11-17-2004, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by kommon_sense

you really wanna ride around on a $35k car with a harsh ride and on top of that, it scrapes? too each his own....

I wouldn't call it "Harsh" ride but a "Sporty" ride!!!

J.O.A.T · 11-20-2004, 05:52 PM

I have crap springs in my Ek right now. They where on there when I bought the car. The maxspeed coil overs. I am having lower back problems because of them. Im not kidding. Dont get race springs. There to hard, please trust me on this. In a month or so, thats what im going to do (get Skunk2 sport lowering springs, fuk race springs). If it was meant for the street it would be called street springs, not race springs.

Matt

UltraMagneticAL · 11-20-2004, 06:37 PM

the TL is a luxury car......i say get the softer sport springs and then just get a bigger tire w/ the 19" rims.

that way, you don't have to worry much about camber issues or messing up that $35,000 body when going over bumps or going up driveways

MOMOTL · 11-26-2004, 02:19 AM

But don't you all think the car would look better with Racing Springs. I don't know about you guys but I not too fond of the gap in btw the wheel well!!!

kommon_sense · 11-26-2004, 06:12 AM

A luxury sports sedan just isn't a car that you slam... I'm looking at getting a tsx in a few months... I'm either doing h&r oe sports or h&r sports. And yeah, dumping the TL on race springs will most surely give you a harsh ride. I don't mind feeling like someone just kicked me in the butt in my civic... That is not the type of experience that I want in a $35k car...

Jree$e · 11-26-2004, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by MOMOTL

But don't you all think the car would look better with Racing Springs. I don't know about you guys but I not too fond of the gap in btw the wheel well!!!

Once you get the sports and some rims then the wheel gap will be to a minimal...why the hell would you mess up a 35K luxury car with race springs....it sounds like you already have your mind made up to get race springs...so why even ask our opinions..