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[buzzda]

hey all, Just after some opinions on king springs, they've been recommended to me by the susp. place I'm getting the billies from (fulcrum, Capalaba) but have read some neg things bout them and am wondering if anyone has had experience with em. Am I better off spending more and gettin something diff? Thoughts?? Cheers, Josh

[ams]

Yes. Definitely recommend spending a bit more and getting a better brand. I regret getting King's right after the first bump in the road.

[legacy rsk]

tiens they are tuned by the tien spring company in japan on a b4 rsk and gtb

[ams]

$300 on e-gay

At that price - they're hardly even more expensive. Go the teins i say.

Unless you want to buy my Kings?

[buzzda]

LOL I'll be right. Cheers guys. Confirmed what I was thinking.

[SUBARU]

Yeah, as above. Don't go for Billies and Kings. The car will sit too high. You will need to go for STI pinks or Tein. Get onto Import Monster, you can usually pick up some Tein's off there. You can also get Tein's off Ebay, you want to go for the S-Tech. They should drop your car by about 35mm compared to stock springs on the Billies. Oh, BH5/BE5 won't make much of a difference.

[buzzda]

will they (s-tech teins) be right with std height shocks? or do I have to get lowered shocks aswell? sorry just wanna do it right the 1st time.

[SUBARU]

will they (s-tech teins) be right with std height shocks? or do I have to get lowered shocks aswell? sorry just wanna do it right the 1st time.

Are you using standard gen3 shocks or getting bilsteins?

[buzzda]

Are you using standard gen3 shocks or getting bilsteins?

I got a B4, getting new bilsteins as can't take car off rd for a week to get old one reco'ed

[SUBARU]

The S-Tech's will suit it perfectly. They are designed to match the Bilsteins that you will find as standard on the RSK over in Japan.

[buzzda]

The S-Tech's will suit it perfectly. They are designed to match the Bilsteins that you will find as standard on the RSK over in Japan.

Saaweeeet! thanks for the help.
@ $326 delivered a WHOLE $6 more than the kings (damn... will have to break open the kids piggy bank again! LOL). Bargain! Just don't tell my missus it'll be lowered eh .

[CRUISN]

$326 delivered a WHOLE $6 more than the kings

Seriously?

Brand new Kings $220 for a set of four.

But yes The Teins will be better.

[buzzda]

Seriously?

Brand new Kings $220 for a set of four.

But yes The Teins will be better.

yup, was quoted $320 for the kings. I'd rung a few places bout the shocks and they were heaps cheaper so I didn't bother ring back round bout the springs. ohwell I was getting ripped then neways so to them.

[Soop]

How about sleepmaster? They make rockin' springs, they don't creek at all...

[buzzda]

How about sleepmaster?

They make rockin' springs, they don't creek at all...

lol nah King Coil bro- has handle'd the bumps good so far but starting to sag a bit after 3 yrs!

[provar]

bit late now, but for anyone else, beware there are fake teins on ebay. if you google it there is a page showing the difference of fake and real teins.

[buzzda]

Cheers mate will check em out before installing them, and won't if they're fakes. But for anyone else looking, here's the website provar was talking bout.
http://www.tein.com/...feit/index.html

[Soop]

After having king springs in my Liberty for 12months. I can say without an ounce of doubt that, that is the single biggest crock of sh!t. They are terrible springs.

[SUBARU]

King Springs aren't as bad as everyone thinks. They're decent and provide a firm ride with the right setup.

I remember reading in a comparison test that they were stiffer than the more expensive springs.

Dude, we're talking about kings on Bilstein struts here...

Kings are an "OK", cheaper option for factory struts if you want the lowered look while still maintaining a sort of resonable ride. Kings are not tuned or rated for the Bilstein struts and will make the car sit too high due to the Billies being slightly longer than OEM.