I went through the search, and could not find any useful information on the quality of Intrax springs. How are they (in comparison to Eibach)?
Thank you.
Thank you.
Does anyone have Intrax springs on their car?
- Thread starter TigerNSX
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I've been using INTRAX for the past 4-5 months with no problems. But the car is lowwwww!! But that's partly because I still have the OEM 15/16. You can notice that they are stiffer, but not too stiff. I live in pot hole infested Houston, and I manage. However, I hear with these springs, you will have negative camber that cant be adjusted back to spec. I haven't been able to get an alignment since my cars too low.
Hope this helps....
Regards
Z
Hope this helps....
Regards
Z
Thanks for your reply! I guess that I will just have to go with Eibach!
For a simple drop, I would recommend Eibach. Almost like stock ride, looks really clean with the right wheels IMHO. But I like that slammed look. Thats why I picked the lower springs.
Z
Z
The wheel size doesn't make a huge difference. The other two sizes of OEM wheels/tires and the most common size of aftermarket wheels tires raise the front by about one third of an inch and the rear by less than one tenth of an inch. Remember, the wheel size is bigger, but the sidewall height of the tire is shorter.
Ken, let me ask you this. I plan on up grading to 18/19 setup. Here are the specifics:
18x8 front with 215/35/18's
19x9.5 rears with 265 0r 275/30/19's
Can you tell me how much higher this will bring my car? Changing out the springs is something I've been considering. But I wanted to try the car with the 18/19 wheels first.
Thanks
Z
18x8 front with 215/35/18's
19x9.5 rears with 265 0r 275/30/19's
Can you tell me how much higher this will bring my car? Changing out the springs is something I've been considering. But I wanted to try the car with the 18/19 wheels first.
Thanks
Z
Well, first of all, I wouldn't recommend wheels that large, for multiple reasons: tire availability is very limited, tires are more expensive, wheels and tires are heavier and hurt performance, sidewall height is very short and wheels will be easily damaged on potholes. 17" front and 18" rear are much more practical in all respects.
Anyway, here are the height differences from your '92 stock tire sizes:
FRONT
215/45-16 ('94-01 stock): +.27 inch
215/40-17 ('02-03 stock): +.35 inch
215/35-18: +.43 inch
REAR
245/40-17 ('94-01 stock): -.07 inch
255/40-17 ('02-03 stock): +.09 inch
255/35-18: +.08 inch
265/35-18: +.22 inch
265/30-19: +.20 inch
275/30-19: +.32 inch
(The height difference is half of the difference in the outer diameter.)
Ken, I'm well aware of the negative performance effects of 18/19's. The wheels are going to be strictly for looks as I have the stock wheels if I ever want to track the car. I don't street race at all, and only drive the car to work on Fridays, weather permitting.
As far as height differences, I was under the impression that the 18/19 set up would raise the car more then .22/.16 inches. Thanks for pointing this out to me. I guess I should expect to change out the springs soon to Eibachs. Thanks for the calculations Ken!!
Regards
Z
As far as height differences, I was under the impression that the 18/19 set up would raise the car more then .22/.16 inches. Thanks for pointing this out to me. I guess I should expect to change out the springs soon to Eibachs. Thanks for the calculations Ken!!
Regards
Z
That's not correct. Maybe I wasn't clear enough in my post above? The figures listed in that post are the changes in height, not the changes in outer diameter. So sizes of 215/35-18 front and 275/30-19 rear will change the height by +.43 inch and +.32 inch respectively. (They change the outer diameter by +.85 inch and +.64 inch.)
