well, it looks like the sprints have been released. since intrax is screwing me, im looking at these, but i am a little concerned about the 2" total drop. seems a little much. the look would be badass, but i am worried about scrubbing with passengers and 17 inch wheels. anyone had any experience with these?

i will be purchasing the camber kit also,

ben

 

i have heard that the stock struts wont handel anymore than 1.5"....at least on my mp3....i really have no knowledge on SPRINT but 2 inches seems a lil too much for daily driving..

 

I don't have any experience with Sprint springs, so I don't know about their quality. The stock struts will wear out more quickly due to stiffer springs, not the amount of lowering, as long as you keep enough of a bumpstop to prevent the strut from bottom out internally. A 2" drop in the front of the Protege is going to have you spending a decent amount of time on the bump stops, unless you live somewhere with exceptionally smooth roads. That will hurt ride AND handling. It probably will look good, but you should give some thought to what's most important to you.

 

this is the reply i got from sprint yesterday if anyone wanted to know. i asked about clearance with 17" wheels.Thank you for the inquiry. Unfortunately, our 2000 Protégé part #7505 springs have not yet been released. We are expecting them in before summer.

Our camber kits part# 81250 F/R will adjust 1.75 degrees front and rear. One kit is needed for front and one kit for rear.

Depending on what size wheel and tire package along with the offset, you should be fine. Our springs are designed to be used with your OEM equipment but upgrading to a plus two fitment should have no clearance problems.

Give us a call if you have any further questions.

Brandon Leung
Sprint Performance Suspension
909.364.2440 office
909.364.8311 fax
www.sprintspring.com


ben

 

If you use 17x7" wheels and 205/40R17 tires you shouldn't have problems with the tires rubbing even with the car lowered. You need 38mm to 45mm offset for the 3rd gen sedan, and 42mm to 48mm offset for the P5. Right Rishie?

 

Hey I have sprint spings on my civic and they good for the most part and for the price...my protege has cut spings because my sprint springs were on order since x-mas and now I think im going to get coil overs because I love the 3" drop I have right now with the cut springs I will take a pic up close so you can see that I have no wheel gap......

 

with the cut springs and the 3"drop, do your 17's scrub with people in the car?

ben

 

 

well with my box with 4 10''s and 4 people in the car the front is fine, but in the back my wheels tuck my whole tire and dont rub at all because of the offset I have on the wheels..When they tuck tire you can just fit a drivers license between the tire and the fender... holy **** that looks sweet

 

lol. good answer.

ben