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As the topic says does anybody know? Why the price difference as well? I would have figured the lower the drop the higher the price not the reverse?

Well, I would honestly wait and get a good suspension kit. IMHO I would get the Hotchkis. Inder

to answer your question, h.tech is a lower drop...not sure the actual specs on it, tein's site is pretty cruddy and hard to navigate...my understanding is s.tech gives you better handling and control then h.tech...it's more balanced between performance and style, whereas h.tech is more style...

I thought the S-Tech lowered the car more? I could've sworn. But anyways. Yeah, if I had the choice of the "high" techs and the "s" techs, I would get the "S" techs.Inder

Quote, originally posted by TRD4reel »Well, I would honestly wait and get a good suspension kit. IMHO I would get the Hotchkis. Inderwhats wrong with Tein?I have s-tech and i haven't had any problems with my 2 inch drop.

Quote, originally posted by TRD4reel »Well, I would honestly wait and get a good suspension kit. IMHO I would get the Hotchkis. Inder Tein is an excellent product. They are well known and respected worldwide. They also give a lower drop than Hotchkis. To me if you are going to drop the car for handling and appearance, lower is better. That said, the h-tech is 1.7 and 1,5 inch drop for $187.00 and S-Tech is 2.3 and 2.1 inch drop fpr $177.00. If you get what you pay for, Hotchkis are only $140.00 with 1.5 inch drop. http://neverenuf.com/index.cfm...id=74

Quote, originally posted by Sunny » That said, the h-tech is 1.7 and 1I stand corrected.

I've one of those people that are kinda (removed) about blowing a strut since it's happened to my brother's 98 Sentra. It sucked. It happened to drummerdude as well. That's why I'm gonna invest in the TRD coilover kit.Inder

I have the H. Tech springs on my TL, they are great, good handling and not too low (I have to pack the wife and kid in, well that was until we got the Vibe). Overall a great buy. They are supposedly a better spring material (new type of material, I forgot the name), so probably why the price increase, I thought the same thing. Not too familiar with the Vibe yet to let you know about what TRD4reel is talking about, but my TL has 35K miles on the H. Techs and the struts are fine, so not sure if the Vibe Struts are the same way with all springs or not? Someone else have any input?

riding on S-tech myself, they are about a 2.2 and 2.5 drop front and rear. Handle like a charm IMO

how do they ride compared to a stock suspension?

hey, how much did the led lighting cost?

Quote, originally posted by ib2loud »how do they ride compared to a stock suspension?other then the expected stiffness compared to stock, not all that bad really. Not as rough as I had first thought they would be. Train tracks can be a killer but you should slow down for those anyway, otherwise regular street bumps and dips, you can hardly tell. Either that or I'm just used to it now. Car steers better on those sharp curves to, combine that with my low profile tires. I just need a strut brace now for front and rear.