Honestly after reading the entire Spring thread here... I'm convinced I'll either: stay stock height (the angle of a pic can exaggerate the gap) or save up for Ohlins. That would allow me to preserve the stock suspension as a whole, which is an attractive thing to me. Ohlins aren't cheap, but if I save a little here and there, content with stock height, I might be able to pick them up next year.
yeah man, factory springs are good imo...its an addiction once you lower it, hard to go back
I just noticed this too going from 19" 22 lb to 18" 18 lb. Did NOT think it would be as drastic as going from stock 20" to 19" but it is! Somehow still rides even smoother and better gas mileage with a harder tire compound on the 18".
Quite simply it's just a matter of tire height. At 255/40-18, the height is almost dead on with the stock diameter, coming in about .25" taller. Having had 255/35-18s, those were way, way too short. Additionally, my wheels when I bought the 255/40's were +38 offset. Had I had, or even ordered the +45s at the time I bought the 255/40's I'd have probably just gone 265/35 but honestly, I like the 255/40 size. In a PS4S I don't feel I've left any steering feel on the table relative to thinner sidewalls, but I get a little more protection from road imperfections, the aforementioned slightly taller tire, and it looks fine on the wheel. In fact, I didn't like how stretched it looked on my old wheels but on the Regas, it's fine. 265 would look better though, no question.
mind to share why you wont lower it with swift or spoon? thought those two are quite decent spring..
Swift, to me, is too low and based on feedback from that thread, is a bit of a stretch unless your roads are perfect. At least that's what I gathered.
you have some good points there.
