Lowering spring questions

[kalumia01]

Hey everyone,New to the forum, and to the vibe in general. Just got new wheels and tires on the vibe, and am thinking about installing lowering springs as well. I dont want to slam it to the ground, or totally kill the ride either. I am just looking to close up the gap in the wheel wells to make it look nicer! I once owned a Focus hatchback, and put the SVT springs on it which dropped it about 1.5 inches. I think that would probably be what I am looking for here as well. What do you guys recommend I look for? I hear the Eibach kit is good, as well as the Tein set. Like I said, this is my DD, so I dont want to kill my ride, just firm up the body roll in the corners, and eliminate a bit of gap in the wheel wells. I am running stock size wheels and tires, so rubbing should be a big issue.Any help would be great! Thanks!

[BlueCrush]

Sounds like Eibach Pro Kit or Tein H-Tech springs would be perfect for you.

[waveresponder]

in my signature at bottom of this post you can kinda see how much Tein H-techs lower (18 inch wheels/tires)Tein S-techs lower even more, i chose H-tech cuz i still wanted clearance for trailer hitch and was worried mud guards would rub too much even though i took off the mud guards eventually anyways (rubbed on big speed bumps, etc.) Tein H-techshttp://www.tein.com/products/high_tech.htmlTein S-techshttp://www.tein.com/products/s_tech.htmlif you want to elimate roll or make ride a lil stiffer they say to install a front/rear sway bar (hotchkis, progress, trd) I dont have either the front or rear aftermarket installed, am going to install one soon probablymy vibes a DD and I also use it as a personal emergency vehicle for my local volunteer fire company

[bull77]

if you want to see how it looks - i'm running the prokit on stock wheels

[kalumia01]

That looks great, It is like seeing my car with the suspension installed....and stock wheels. I think the eibach kit sounds like the right way to go. It will get me just a bit lower without compromising ride quality and wont slam it down to the ground! My wife has to drive this car sometimes too, and we have a little girl, so I dont want to beat them to death. It sure would be fun to be able to take the corners with less body roll though when I am driving by myself!So I am pretty much sold on the eibach's or the Tein H-tech's. Any ideas what pricing I should be looking for on a set? Where have you guys bought yours from?

[Kincaid]

I have Pro-Kits on a Civic. They are great! Three years w/no issues. Handles great and looks better.I got mine off of eBay, but I've not seen any for a Vibe there. Probably just going to have to do a lot of Googling until you get the price down as low as possible.

[northvibe]

well for best ride the hotchkis or trd springs, but they dont drop as low.