Standard suspension contains a damper (shock absorber) and a spring. generally (almost always) the standard ones are non adjustable.
Springs will lower your car, and you can re use the original dampers (if they are still in good nick), the problem with lowered springs though is that over time it will kill the damper because the spring is only holding the car a fraction of the height that the original damper was designed for ontop of this they arent adjustable and if they are too low for you then too bad (sort of).
also they are generally stiffer yet fairly soft for real sporty driving.
*tein s tech springs
you can get dampers that match springs you can buy Height adjustable ones where i think the damper stroke is set (so you never only run it part the way up) but it is adjusted by a perch which can turn up a thread and then the bottom where it mounts to the car is higher, making the wheels sit higher up in the car (effectively lowering it).
better dampers have adjustable valving or a good valve preset for a stiffer spring.
*koni yellows
Coilovers are good from a track point of view, the spring rates are hard and the shocks are already matched (fittment and valving) to the spring so its an easy one piece buy (the springs fit perfectly over the damper), pretty much all of them are height adjustable and the better ones are damper adjustable (adjust the rate at which the springs return the car to full height this is called matching the valving -or something to that effect).
*Tein coilovers
there is another alternative!
you can buy Coil sleeves/spring sleeves.
*ground control sleeves
these are basically a spring on an adjustable base so the give you completely height adjustable suspension.
they can fit aftermarket Dampers or stock ones, provided u get the right set.
get ground control dont just settle for a lame ebay brand because the springs rates will all be the same and it will make the car a pig t drive.
i think if your car is new and u dont mind flogging out the dampers (it will take a while though) then just use adjustable sleeved springs.
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