I am currently running koni red shocks and neuspeed sports springs. Im getting tired of the rough ride, and I purchased some ITR springs. I am planning to put them on sometime next weeks. This will bring the car's height back to almost stock (I think ITR is .5" drop?) and hopefully make the ride a little less harsh. At the same time, I'm wondering if I should make the shocks a little less stiff, they are adjustable, but only when they are removed, not externally adjustable.

So, what I'm wondering is if I should or shouldnt touch the shocks. To me it seems that the springs are more responsible for stiff ride, because when I couldnt compress the springs with my hands, while shock were fairly easy to compress, even with on the stiffest setting. So basically, if changing shocks' stiffness wont affect ride quality much, I'd rather leave them at the stiffest to keep great handling.

 

The springs are responsible for how harsh the car rides, for the most part. The shock is there to control the motion of the spring, so your car doesn't bounce all over the place when the spring compresses and rebounds.

 

So other words if I put the new springs on, I should be fine without touching the shocks? Also, which is more responsible for body roll? I am so used to almost no body roll with my current setup, and if I get a lot more body roll with ITR springs I'm not gonna be happy.

 

Actually either can be responsible for stiffness. My shocks are adjustable for rebound, but you can also get shocks adjustable for rebound and compression.

But aftermarket springs on stock shocks is a no-no. It would be like buying a 400hp turbo kit with a car that has 135/70x13" tires.

 

Yeah you don't want to get aftermarket springs and use the stock shocks.. the stock shocks aren't made to handle the more agressive spring rates of most lowering springs, plus they are not made to operate in the range of motion the lowering springs would put them at. You can "get by" for a little while when you get lowering springs, but you will eventually have to get new shocks. If you have the money, it is definately easier to do them both at once.