GTS-R 001
Enthusiast
A couple of months ago, I decided to lower my Gen 3 coupe and in doing the research on feedback from various individuals about the current options out there I found that there is a big performance / price variance. My findings were as follows
Caps
- $150 - $200 plus shipping depending on vendor,
- No determinate spec on quality of product
- Lowers car .5 inches, some claim more but the facts are the facts
- Unadjustable
- DIY-able - yes
- Install labor $300 to $500
Eibach Street Kit
- $329 - $500 plus shipping depending on vendor
- Lowers car approx 1 inch
- ride quality - Bouncy
- DIY-able - yes
- Unadjustable
- Install labor $300 to $500
Combination of Caps and Eibachs
- $479.00 to $700.00 plus shipping depending on vendor
- Lowers car approx 1.5 inches
- Ride quality bouncy
- Unadjustable
- DIY-able - yes
- Upgradeable ability NONE - sell or throw away and go with complete new high end system
- Install labor $300 to $500
KW Variant 2's, Moton Club Sports, Penskes.
- $3500 - $6000 plus shipping depending on vendor
- Lowers car approx 0 - as low as you can go
- Ride quality Stiff but Good (race car like)
- Adjustable height
- Adjustable dampening
- Adjustable rebound
- DIY-able - not usually
- optimal Spring rates 500lb front - 800 lb rear
- Install labor $300 to $500
- Allows corner weighting
Most people that can afford or justify the $4K - $6K for the high end systems do in fact go that way, but a lot of these people never "adjust" the rebound and dampening after original set up etc. they just drive
Given the above and the fact that I have owned and tried tried all 3 of the high end systems, I set out to "get the best of both worlds, as much as I could put together, with an upgrade path to the "high end" and as much adjustability as one could expect for the price.
What I came up with is a set up that specs as follows
VIPAIR PERFORMANCE KIT
- VCA price $995 plus shipping
- Pro Kit which includes helper springs $1295 plus shipping
- Lowers car approx 0 - as low as you can go
- Ride quality Stiff but Good (race car like)
- Adjustable height
- DIY-able - YES
- Upgradeable - keep the springs for use on High end systems
- optimal Spring rates 500lb front - 800 lb rear
- Install labor $300 to $500
- Allows corner weighting
- Lowers weight per corner
- All components made from T6 6061 Aircraft quality Aluminum and anodized for evtra surface strength
Here is before and after shots of the car with and without the kit. The car can still go down an inch or so but I have a steep driveway and a large splitter on the front so I can only go sooooo low.
Before
After
Here is a pic of the standard adjustable kit
Here are some pics of the kit installed on the shocks
Here is a pic of the "PRO" Kit which includes the helpers to keep everthing in place
Rear prototype installed
Front Prototype installed
Rear new weight
Rear Stock Weight
Front New Weight
Front Stock Weight
Caps
- $150 - $200 plus shipping depending on vendor,
- No determinate spec on quality of product
- Lowers car .5 inches, some claim more but the facts are the facts
- Unadjustable
- DIY-able - yes
- Install labor $300 to $500
Eibach Street Kit
- $329 - $500 plus shipping depending on vendor
- Lowers car approx 1 inch
- ride quality - Bouncy
- DIY-able - yes
- Unadjustable
- Install labor $300 to $500
Combination of Caps and Eibachs
- $479.00 to $700.00 plus shipping depending on vendor
- Lowers car approx 1.5 inches
- Ride quality bouncy
- Unadjustable
- DIY-able - yes
- Upgradeable ability NONE - sell or throw away and go with complete new high end system
- Install labor $300 to $500
KW Variant 2's, Moton Club Sports, Penskes.
- $3500 - $6000 plus shipping depending on vendor
- Lowers car approx 0 - as low as you can go
- Ride quality Stiff but Good (race car like)
- Adjustable height
- Adjustable dampening
- Adjustable rebound
- DIY-able - not usually
- optimal Spring rates 500lb front - 800 lb rear
- Install labor $300 to $500
- Allows corner weighting
Most people that can afford or justify the $4K - $6K for the high end systems do in fact go that way, but a lot of these people never "adjust" the rebound and dampening after original set up etc. they just drive
Given the above and the fact that I have owned and tried tried all 3 of the high end systems, I set out to "get the best of both worlds, as much as I could put together, with an upgrade path to the "high end" and as much adjustability as one could expect for the price.
What I came up with is a set up that specs as follows
VIPAIR PERFORMANCE KIT
- VCA price $995 plus shipping
- Pro Kit which includes helper springs $1295 plus shipping
- Lowers car approx 0 - as low as you can go
- Ride quality Stiff but Good (race car like)
- Adjustable height
- DIY-able - YES
- Upgradeable - keep the springs for use on High end systems
- optimal Spring rates 500lb front - 800 lb rear
- Install labor $300 to $500
- Allows corner weighting
- Lowers weight per corner
- All components made from T6 6061 Aircraft quality Aluminum and anodized for evtra surface strength
Here is before and after shots of the car with and without the kit. The car can still go down an inch or so but I have a steep driveway and a large splitter on the front so I can only go sooooo low.
Before
After
Here is a pic of the standard adjustable kit
Here are some pics of the kit installed on the shocks
Here is a pic of the "PRO" Kit which includes the helpers to keep everthing in place
Rear prototype installed
Front Prototype installed
Rear new weight
Rear Stock Weight
Front New Weight
Front Stock Weight
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