lowering springs or coil overs?

[Electric]

Originally Posted by Spartan01

Well, yeah, you are trolling, kind of....
Op said he really wanted to change Ride Height and Looks.
In this regard the lowering springs WILL help.

I was responding to this claim:

Originally Posted by Tmick5jr

The 1le already handles really well, the springs will only help.

Lowering springs will help with looks. It is however very questionable what they will do to your handling. A claim like "go get any springs you want, because the car already handles good" makes no sense, because it is too easy to mess up a well tuned stock suspension with a set of aftermarket springs.

[Spartan01]

Originally Posted by Electric

I was responding to this claim:

Lowering springs will help with looks. It is however very questionable what they will do to your handling. A claim like "go get any springs you want, because the car already handles good" makes no sense, because it is too easy to mess up a well tuned stock suspension with a set up aftermarket springs.

You are correct, I apologize.
I was in a bad mood yesterday, and it seemed like trolling at the time.
My bad.

[Tmick5jr]

Originally Posted by Electric

Not trying to start the stock vs aftermarket argument. But he can’t just state that the aftermarket springs will “only help” like it was a fact. And it he does have something to back his statement up (which he doesn’t) than the discussion will be very short, and we will all learn something new today.

yes it will only help. the springs are going to decrease body roll and lower the cars center of gravity making it more agile. Ive done springs with the stock struts and yes IT HELPED A LOT. Im not sure why your making such a big deal out of this. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. If you think springs won't help your car handle better and are just for appearance then cool thats your opinion. based on what I'm reading you probably haven't done springs on you car so shouldn't be voicing any opinions and claiming that a spring won't positively affect the way the car handles. Their are tons of people on this forum who love their new driving experience with their springs.

[Electric]

Originally Posted by Tmick5jr

yes it will only help. the springs are going to decrease body roll and lower the cars center of gravity making it more agile. Ive done springs with the stock struts and yes IT HELPED A LOT. Im not sure why your making such a big deal out of this. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. If you think springs won't help your car handle better and are just for appearance then cool thats your opinion. based on what I'm reading you probably haven't done springs on you car so shouldn't be voicing any opinions and claiming that a spring won't positively affect the way the car handles. Their are tons of people on this forum who love their new driving experience with their springs.

Do you have before and after lap times? Have you even been on a race track? What about autocross?

Your personal impression on the street means nothing. You might be all happy about less body roll, but is your car still as balanced and as controllable at the limit? Can you still put the power down as well as stock while exiting the corners? How does it handle transitions after altering spring/shock balance? How does it handle bumps? (even race tracks have bumps)

The bottom line is that 1LE was tuned from the factory to be as fast as possible in the real world. The only constraint was that they had to use standard springs (not coil overs). Chevy has put a significant effort into the R&D followed by extensive testing to accomplish this goal. Now, what in the world makes you think that some third party spring manufacturer that will prioritizes looks, flat cornering and ride over everything else, can do it better?

Edit, looks like you don't even have 1LE. What ever mods you made to your 1LT even remotely do not represent how they will effect 1LE. Most street cars will benefit from a good set of aftermarket springs, but 1LE is not most cars...