I've had my Tein S Types on for about a year now. I also have 19's. Stock shocks. It's a 2005 Enthusiast with around 32,000 miles.

I don't know if it's always been like this or if I'm just getting older and growing weary of the ride but it just seems to be too stiff for the car. The ride itself is great but hit a bump and the car rattles off it's bones. I feel like I'm tearing up the car.

What do you guys think - byproduct of the lowering springs and 19's? Any better options out there? Shocks I should use or would a coil over setup be better?

Interested in hearing people's thoughts. I know I know, search - however I searched and couldn't find an answer to this question so just wanted to talk to the suspension guys.

Thanks.

 

could certainly be the stock shocks going bad. With our roads, there is only a certain amount of abuse they can take. Easy enough to check them (have to pull them out, compress them by hand and pay attention to the rate at which they rebound (if they rebound at all!). From there, set a budget, define your goals, and the choices tend to make themselves in this department

 

+1 Your ride is due to your stock shocks (on top of being worn out...) they were not designed to work at the ride height that you lowered it to.

My suggestion is to get aftermarket shocks. Tokico (I have D-specs works great) and Koni are some of the most popular ones. Or save up and get some nice coilovers.