Lowering springs to Improve the Looks and Performance of Your Vehicle

The lowering springs are used to give exactly that to the suspension of your vehicle. The lowering that your vehicle's suspension gets has an impact on its looks and more importantly, performance and control. The suspension of your vehicle can be lowered but there is one flip side to the performance enhancement. The drivability improves only on flat roads and no other. That is why you need customized lowering springs to suit your needs.

OE Drop Springs are the kind of lowering springsthat give a very slight drop for your vehicle. It is between 0.25 to 0.5 inches. The lowering give is as minimal as possible. Your vehicle gets a marginally enhanced performance and as little impact on looks. You may need such lowering springs if your car is already quite low but require that quarter to half an inch of extra drop. If you have a car with unusually large wheels or tires with shocks that lower the vehicle, or just very low body kit, OE drop springs are good for you. You can also get them for having an inexpensive option when compared with factory products. H&R Sport Springs is one good example of this type of spring.

Normally, a drop of 1 o 1.5 inch is considered normal for a vehicle. Standard Drop Springs are used for this purpose. This is a safe choice too because it gives you a good upgrade due to suspension lowering and neither is it too low to affect drivability. You would not need to take speed bumps at an angle for saving the vehicle from getting a scratch. The appearance of your vehicle also improves and is much better than the usual. Some examples are H&R Sport Springs, Tanabe Sustec NF210, , RSR Down Springs and Eibach Pro-Kit Springs.

If you are a racing enthusiast, you need an aggressive drop for even better performance. Race drop springs are used for this purpose. They drop the suspension of your car by 1.75 to 2.5 inches. At times it is even 3 inches. This does give you much better performance but at an expense of problem in the daily drive. The very low center of gravity gives you an advantage in racing though and if it is a bargain despite the need for reaching steep driveways and many speed bumps at an angle, you can consider it. There is a risk of the vehicle's bottom scraping the street when meeting with speed bumps and steep driveways. Eibach Sport-Line Springs and H&R Race Springs are good examples of this kind of lowering spring.

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