VW lowering springs + Rear sway bar review

[cyclopathic]

This is why I went with them. Especially because people were reporting struts blowing out due to extra strain placed on them with the greater travel required with shorter springs.

actually shorter/stiffer springs reduce travel.

OEM shocks are crap. You can get by w/o changing fronts but rears gotta go.

[Minihaha]

Just wanted to point out that the lower coils are completely bound in this photo, effectively making them a solid piece of metal (i.e., a spacer & not a spring), not really a useful application.

This is buttressed by the calculations 91cavgt did for these springs and their load in your Mirage. Clearly this set-up works, you have reported it functions to your liking, and have indicated continued use; however, I would advise against others repeating it - it is not a 'sorted-out' application.

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[Ares]

^ The reason behind that is because those are supposed to be for the rear, which I can only imagine is to stop the body from bottoming out?

[cyclopathic]

^ The reason behind that is because those are supposed to be for the rear, which I can only imagine is to stop the body from bottoming out?

+1

Looks like there will be not enough negative travel

[91cavgt]

Those coils are dual rate(progressive rate) coils. There are a softer set of coils for comfort, and then on the same spring, there are a few stiff coils for better handling. In this scenario, the softer coils are compressed together due to the weight which leaves the typically stiffer coils to support the weight.

[Ares]

I just had a thought on swapping the f and r springs. While the weight calculations were made, I didn't see the weight of the passengers for the vw rear springs put up front considered. The fact is, the rear springs on the vw can probably take more load, if not just as much as the front springs. With that said, I think, the only difference now is the spring rate. If it matters to the owner which is stiffer, f or r.

[cyclopathic]

Those coils are dual rate(progressive rate) coils. There are a softer set of coils for comfort, and then on the same spring, there are a few stiff coils for better handling. In this scenario, the softer coils are compressed together due to the weight which leaves the typically stiffer coils to support the weight.

That is only true if springs were not compressed to fit in. If springs are held by shock then no

[Littlestan]

Just bought the 175lb/200lb springs from Amazon here:

http://www.amazon.com/Mitsubishi-Mirage-Suspension-Lowering-Spring/dp/B00QLTTPNW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1440698356&sr=8-1&keywords=2014+Mitsubishi+Mirage+springs

Look at the review and notice how flat the car sits with these installed? I prefer the rear up in the air slightly. I'm getting 0.5" metal or poly spring spacers for the front, and 0.75" spacers for the rear so that strut/shock integrity will be minimally compromised while still giving a better stance and far stiffer and improved ride. Like this...

[f0k4l]

The softer springs are bound together because I had to compress them to fit in the front assembly. So they were like that before I installed them and the weight of the car on them. Visited San Antonio yesterday, round trip of 316+ miles, springs were fantastic. Traveled on some roads had I been stock I would of been uncomfortable for sure. Been a week now.

[cyclopathic]

Just bought the 175lb/200lb springs from Amazon here:

http://www.amazon.com/Mitsubishi-Mirage-Suspension-Lowering-Spring/dp/B00QLTTPNW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1440698356&sr=8-1&keywords=2014+Mitsubishi+Mirage+springs

Look at the review and notice how flat the car sits with these installed? I prefer the rear up in the air slightly. I'm getting 0.5" metal or poly spring spacers for the front, and 0.75" spacers for the rear so that strut/shock integrity will be minimally compromised while still giving a better stance and far stiffer and improved ride. Like this...

Let us know what you think of them when you drop them in. I've looked at them and then finding better rear shocks but ultimately we decided to go with TEINs.