Lowering springs on stock shocks? 1 inch?

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Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

I'm riding on S.Tech with OEM dampers with Dory. Doesn't handle as well as the same springs on TRD dampers (what I had on the sedan). I'm experiencing more understeer, and this is with better tires too.

That's why I also mentioned about having higher miles since buying springs and then having to buy dampers may end up costing close to those Tein Basis Z coilovers, especially if labor is being paid twice to remove the suspension. If it's on the lower mileage side, like me with Dory, I'd just throw on springs, granted I already had the springs laying around. lol.

With that said, with a little under 40k miles since putting the springs on, I believe my rear dampers are going out on Dory. Once they do blow, I'll get a set of Tein Flex Z and give the S.Tech's away.

Since I don't track my car, I've been thinking about replacing my OEM shocks/struts with Bilstein shocks/struts when they eventually blow. I've been hearing that a good set of springs and shocks/struts can outperform the value level coil overs. Not sure how much truth there is to that, but I've heard it from several sources now.