Dropped with 19's?

[02on19s]

Please get me some info if you can.......

I'm getting ready to drop my 02 galant......It has 19x7.5 wheels.......


Can't decide between coilovers or springs....

I would appreciate any pictures or advice you can get me...........
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[pinoyesv6]

what makes you want to go with coilovers?

[cardude03]

well, this is coming from a person who hasnt dropped his car yet, so keep that in mind. what i have HEARD is that with coilovers, unless they are a very good company, will ride pretty shitty. and springs will ride a lil nicer. but on the other hand, with coilovers, u can change the height.

it might help us help you if we knew what you were looking for. doing it jsut for looks? just for handling/performance? wanna keep the smoothest ride possible? etc etc.

[ChikagoGTZ]

Unless you wanna spend the cash on some JIC or TEIN SS Dampers I'd say just get springs. TEIN and some KYB AGX (or GR2) should give you a drop that can handle 19s.

[Reelax]

i vote for neither. get tein basics. they are non-adjustable for dampening but they are ride height adjustable and less than $1000.00 (not sure about the exact price since i have ss-p's). with the ride height adjustment you can get the exact look you want and lower and raise according to conditions (show vs. daily driving). if i could go back i would have gotten coilovers instead of springs from the beginning (problem is there were none made when i dropped the car in 1999!) here is my car dropped on 19's and tein ss-p's so that the gaps are 1 finger in front and back:

[Danger DANJ]

I'm with Reelax. I love my Tein SS-P Dampers. They do not ride like shit. They are better than my old Progress spring setup. The Tein SS-P Dampers can be a little noisey compared to springs, but they definitely do not ride shitty. I can only assume the Tein Basic Dampers would also ride nicely.

[COgalant]

With 19s I definitely say go with coilovers or tein basics. Much like reelax and DANJ, height adjustability is key especially if your going for a desired look. My next setup will be the tein basics.

If you want a very reputable and quality company for a bit less than the tein setup, you can always run Ground Control coilovers with some KYB GR2's. This is the setup I have on my car right now and the ride quality is not bad at all. This setup would run you around 700 total, maybe a tad less.