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Subaru fans, get ready for the RS-R Subaru WRX Down Sus Springs and RS-R Subaru WRX Sports-i coilovers! In typical RS-R fashion, they are the first to come out with 2015 WRX lowering springs and coilovers. Also, like the other RS-R springs and shocks, the Subaru WRX kits are manufactured in Japan from the finest quality materials and a specially designed for the 2015 WRX. This allows them to ensure the lowering springs and coilovers fit perfectly, look good and provide you with a comfortable ride.

RS-R Lowered WRX

RS-R Lowered WRX

Available Now: WRX Down Sus Lowering Spring

Like other RS-R springs, the RS-R F400D springs for 2015 Subaru WRX are designed to offer you the best of both worlds – good ride quality and an exceptional looks. With the Down Sus springs, you can expect to enjoy a moderate drop height and increase your spring rate by 30-50%.

Down Sus Springs Specs:

Coming Soon: WRX Sports-i Coilovers

If you’re looking for maximum ride height options, then the RS-R XSPIF400M Sports-i  coilovers for 2015 WRX are the coilovers for you. With 36 way adjustable front and rear dampers, you can easily adjust your WRX for to get the perfect look. Plus, the Sports-i coilover shocks come pre-tuned and pre-set for the optimal balance of comfort, performance and style.

Sports-i Coilover Specs:

  • Part Number: RS-R XSPIF400M Sports-i Coilovers for 2015 Subaru WRX
  • Preset Approximate Height:
    • Front: -1.4″
    • Rear: -1.4″
  • Maximum Adjustment Ranges:
    • Front: -0.2″-3.1″
    • Rear: -0.4″-3.5″
  • Recommended Adjustment Range for Optimum Ride Quality:
    • Font: -0.6″-2.4″
    • Rear: -0.8″-2.4″
  • Spring Rates:
    • Front: 7.00kg/mm
    • Rear: 7.00kg/mm
  • Warranty: 1 year/ 12,000 mile manufacturer’s warranty from date of purchase

Contact Us

If you have questions for about the RS-R springs, coilovers, or any of the other 2015 Subaru WRX performance parts we carry, be sure to give us a call at (866) 250-5542.

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Since first opening its doors in 1986, STILLEN has been known throughout the industry for being product experts in each part we manufacturer and sell. Today, we continue our dedication to this tradition by not only keeping up with our own products, by also maintaining the same level of product knowledge about the other vendors we carry. To do so, we regularly invite vendors to visit us at STILLEN headquarters to train us on their product line. Just a few weeks ago, we welcomed RS-R to our facility and enjoyed an intensive training learning more about their product line, including their coilover shocks and lowering springs. Here are a few things we learned.

RS-R Coilover Shocks & Lowering Spring Training

RS-R Coilover Shocks & Lowering Spring Training

100% Japanese Made Coilover Springs

With a goal of delivering “a nice drop, great performance, and a factory-like comfortable ride,” the RS-R coilover springs truly live up to their reputation as the #1 spring manufacturer in Japan. Each of their springs is made from the highest quality steel that is sourced from Japanese domestic metal providers. From there, RS-R’s expert R&D team develops a quality spring that is model specific. This practice ensures that you get the optimum spring rates and drop heights to ensure the best ride in terms of comfort and performance based on the amount of drop you would like.

RS-R offers three different lowering spring options for you to choose from, allowing you to select the perfect balance of comfort and style for your ride. Check out their product line up below:

  • Half Down Sus Lowering Springs – With 20-40% increased spring rate and a conservative drop height, these coilover springs are ideal for up to a 1/2 inch drop.
  • Down Sus Lowering Springs – Characterized by an increased spring rate of 30-50% and known for its moderate drop height of approximately 1 inch. It’s no wonder the RS-R Down coilover springs are RS-R’s best-selling line
  • Superdown Sus Lowering Springs – With a 40-60% spring rate, the RS-R Superdown springs offer RS-R’s maximum drop height and are ideal if you’re looking for a slammed look.
RS-R Coilover Shocks Training

RS-R Coilover Shocks Training

Quietest Coilover Shocks Available on the Market

RS-R has earned their reputation for having the highest quality coilover shock available on the market for good reason – they are. Like their springs of their shocks are constructed from high grade metals sourced from top Japanese metal providers. From there their team develops a vehicle specific valve set up, uses advanced laser cutting techniques to shape their upper mounts, hand welds their lower brackets and hand assembles each coilover in RS-R’s Japan headquarters.

Here are a few features that the RS-R coilover shocks are known for:

  • Monotubes are hand assembled and
  • Urethane bushings
  • Roller bearings
  • Rubber padding
  • Ti2000 springs
  • 36-way adjustable damper adjustment dials
  • Add up to 1.5 degrees of camber

The RS-R coilover shocks come in two different styles for you to choose from based on your driving habits and look you are going for.

Black-i Coilover Shocks

RS-R Black-i Coilover Shocks Training

RS-R Black-i Coilover Shocks Training

If you are looking for an extreme drop height for your vehicle, the RS-R Black-i coilover shocks are the perfect balance of comfort and style. These coilovers come pre-tuned from RS-R, are 1 way adjustable and has a pre-set rebound.

Sports-i Coilover Shocks

These high quality performance coilover shocks that are suitable for everyday use, provide a comfortable ride and come pre-tuned from the RS-R performance team. Additionally, the RS-R Sports-i Coilover shocks are 1-way adjustable, come with pre-set rebound and are tuned from RS-R to strike a perfect balance between performance and comfort.

Questions? Call Us

The STILLEN Team Learning about RS-R Lowering Springs and Coilovers

The STILLEN Team Learning about RS-R Lowering Springs and Coilovers

After the intense training session, our sales team can comfortably say that we are experts in their product line and would love to answer any questions you have about the RS-R coilover shocks and lowering springs. To speak with one of our experts, simply call (866) 250-5542 and we will be happy to help you.

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We’re all pretty excited to be selling RS-R coilovers (RS-R Black-I and RS-R Sport-I) and RS-R lowering kits and when one of the sales guys had an opportunity to test the ride quality of an AWD Q50S, you can imagine how excited he was. Check out his review below:

“I got a chance to drive the Q50 before and after the coilover install and I was very impressed. It is not night and day difference obviously being a luxury car; however, I noticed it was more compliant on some of the bumpier roads and felt very solid over road imperfections (the run flats suck though). Handling feel was definitely improved and the car felt very well composed and planted in turns (though I did not push it at all). My wife rode in the car and had no idea it was lowered until I told her.” – STILLEN Imports Sales Specialist, Infiniti Q50

 

More RS-R Reviews:

After hearing his review on the forums, other reviews started pouring in from other STILLEN customers and forum participants.  In each case the story is the same – they love the ride quality and handling.  Check out STILLEN customer, Manny E.’s review of the RS-R Sport-I:

“In summary, the sports-I is awesome. Ride is perfect. Very minimal bounce or none at all. my wife didn’t even notice I had them in there until my front scraped while we were coming down a steep driveway then she asked– DID YOU LOWER THE CAR AGAIN???!!! Did a little canyon driving and handling was very impressive just don’t overcook too much. This car is my DD and I am very satisfied with the comfort and the performance if the need arises.” – STILLEN customer Manny E., Infiniti Q50

Then we saw even more reviews…

“I would like to thank RS-R and Stillen for making my car looks fab— I had the RS-R coilover over a month now and I may say ( thanks RS-R for installing my coilovers) ..the quality of my ride really improved … the handling … very nice as in very nice….. and the drop level RS-R did on my car.. i loved it!!!!” – STILLEN customer Ricky P., Infiniti Q50

“Compared to the OEM…the ride quality difference is day and night. Right away, car feels much more planted and balanced, very predictable and gives great feedback. From the picture, look at the top mount, you’ll see a rubber layer over the top-mount where it connects to the chassis, this reduces coilover clunking noise with metal mounts, been over 3 weeks now and haven’t ran into any noise/chatters, or problems. Customer service is awesome, they even offered me to come in when their Japanese engineers were in town to ask any questions or need any help.

Performance wise, I did couple of canyon runs and I’m more than satisfied, feedback from the car is top-notch, handling greatly improved!” – the370Z.com forum participant, Nissan 370Z

Next Steps

As you can see from our sales rep’s review and the customer reviews, the RS-R system is top notch and provides superb ride quality.  So much so that there were several wives that didn’t realize the car had been lowered until the dreaded scrape gave it away or until questioned if they noticed anything different about the car. If you’re interested in getting a set for yourself or have any questions, be sure to give our experts a call at (866) 250-5542 and we will be happy to help you. We should add that the Q50 RWD RS-R Coilovers are available now and are ready to ship!

 

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Born from frustration caused from low quality suspension parts available in the 1980’s, RS-R has become the premier manufacturer of coilover kits and lowering springs. As such, STILLEN is proud to announce that we are now carrying RS-R Sports-i series coilovers, Black-i series coilovers and lowering kits for select vehicles!

RS-R Black-i Coilovers

Just because you want your car to look good, doesn’t mean you or your passengers should have to suffer through jarring and uncomfortable ride each time you take it out – that’s why RS-R created the Black-i series. These coilovers feature valving, spring pre-load, and spring rate that is designed to work well with lowered cars that most other coilover shocks would not be able to handle.

Check out the top RS-R Black-i coilovers we carry below:

RS-R Sport-i Coilovers

Characterized by versatility that is not normally associated with a track suspensions, the RS-R Sport-i coilovers are designed to be a solid option for a range of uses. From the track to daily driving, with the RS-R Sport-i coilovers, you can enjoy a comfortable ride during your day-to-day driving without the hassle and headache of having to make damper and camber adjustments or adjusting your suspension settings after a day at the track.

Here are a few of the top vehicle applications we offer for the RS-R Sport-i series coilovers:

RS-R Lowering Kits

Enjoy superior performance and handling, while still getting the low look you love with the RS-R Sus and Down Sus lowering springs. Both styles of lowering springs factor in factory suspension geometry, ride height, spring rate and shock dampening to ensure you are able to lower your car’s stance without impacting the performance and comfort.

RS-R Lowering Springs

RS-R Lowering Springs

Here are a few of the RS-R lowering kits we offer:

Next Steps:

For more information about the RS-R Black-i coilover shocks, RS-R Sport-i coilover shocks or the RS-R lowering springs, please visit www.stillen.com or give us a call at (866) 250-5542 and we will be happy to help you.

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Every so often we get a car come through the performance shop that is BIG news here at STILLEN and that happened just a few weeks ago with an Infiniti G37x. It all started a few months ago when one of our performance specialists took a call from a potential customer about a supercharger for a G37x. Over the course of a few months, the performance specialist worked with the customer making suggestions and answering questions until the customer was completely confident in his purchase. By this time, this car had transformed from a very nice G37x into many employees’ dream car.

Infiniti G37x Customized with STILLEN Parts

Infiniti G37x Customized with STILLEN Parts

The Infiniti G37x Wish List

This customer is a professional mountain bike racer, who also manufactures mountain bike and motorcycle performance parts. He wanted to make sure that he could modify a G37x to handle and perform as close to a GT-R as possible. To achieve his dream, he was looking to combine GT-R performance with the luxury and practicality of a sedan. Therefore, speed, handling and braking were of utmost importance to him. This car needed to be able to perform and handle the way everyone dreams a sports car will handle, but also be reliable so that the customer could drive on a variety of services with confidence. That meant that he was looking to upgrade the car’s power, suspension, braking and also had to make sure he had all of the other performance upgrades necessary to ensure the other aspects of the car were ready for the modifications that were being made.

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Infiniti G37x in the STILLEN Performance Shop

Performance Upgrades

Supercharger

Infiniti G37x with STILLEN Supercharger

Infiniti G37x with STILLEN Supercharger

Parts: STILLEN 407730 Supercharger System, STILLEN 400338 STD Crank Pulley

Since additional horsepower was what had originally drawn the customer to STILLEN, we wanted to make sure we got him set up with the perfect blower for his car.  We recommended the STILLEN Supercharger for Infiniti G37, which comes in a polished or satin finish. This customer elected for the satin finish. While we haven’t dyno tested this customer’s car, this blower has previously been tested during development to output over 500 horsepower.

Cooling Kits

G37x with STILLEN Supercharger and Cooling Kits

G37x with STILLEN Supercharger and Cooling Kits

Parts: STILLEN 400740 Transmission Cooler, STILLEN 400632 Gold Oil Cooler

While power is important, so is longevity. Since this was also one of the customer’s concerns, we recommended he add a STILLEN transmission cooler and STILLEN oil cooler to the car. The transmission cooler will help preserve the car and help with power during hill climbs. The oil cooler will help keep the oil at the right temperature to make the supercharger last.

Coilover Shocks

Infiniti G37x with Aftermarket Coilover Shocks

Infiniti G37x with Aftermarket Coilover Shocks

Part: BC Racing BCRV-08U BR Serues  Coilover Shocks*

Since this customer’s vehicle is all wheel drive (AWD), our shock selection was admittedly slim. That being said, we found a solid option in the BC Racing coilover shocks. With their swift spring upgrade, it allowed the customer to get a higher quality shock with a more consistent spring rate. These coilover shocks also feature less coils per spring rate, which allow for a larger spoke and better travel.

*Note: These coilover shocks are not available online. Please call 866-250-5542 for more information.

Sway Bar

Part: STILLEN 304375 Adjustable Sway Bar Kit

Being an experienced driver that wants to enjoy a thrill when he drives, this customer was looking for a bit more oversteer than the stock sway bar could provide. With that in mind, we recommended that the stock sway bar be replaced with a STILLEN adjustable sway bar for G37X. This sway bar is made from high strength aircraft grade steel and is specially designed to reduce body roll and improve cornering.

Grounding Kit

Part: STILLEN 606358R Grounding Kit

With all of the upgrades being made to the car, we wanted to make sure that the electrical components were as optimized as possible and the customer agreed. To do this the sales representative recommended a grounding kit be added to the vehicle.  By adding this feature, it will allow the electrical system to work better, allowing the customer to enjoy all the performance benefits of the upgrades he had made.

Cat-Back Exhaust

Infiniti G37x with STILLEN Cat-Back Exhaust

Infiniti G37x with STILLEN Cat-Back Exhaust

Part: STILLEN 504377 Cat-Back Exhaust

The STILLEN cat-back exhaust was added for performance gains and sound improvement. Like our other STILLEN exhausts, it features a mandrel bent 304 stainless steel construction and boasts the trademark STILLEN sound that is mild while cruising, but becomes more aggressive as you accelerate.

Big Brake Kit

Infiniti G37x with Big Brake Kit

Infiniti G37x with Big Brake Kit

Parts: AP AP5700R Front Brake System, AP AP3752R Rear Brake System

When your car packs as much power as this Infiniti G37, it’s important to make sure that it has the necessary stopping power to safely slow the car down. In this case, stock brakes just weren’t going to cut it. That’s why we recommended the cross drilled and slotted AP Racing Brake Kit, which are known for being the top big brake kit manufacturer in the industry.

Wheels

G37x Aftermarket Wheels

G37x Aftermarket Wheels

Parts: TSW 1985NUR455114S76 Nurburgring Wheel, TSW 1995NUR415114S76 Nurburgring Wheel*

To complete the makeover, we suggested the customer go with a set of TSW wheels.  This was because the customer’s existing wheels would not fit the big break kit that was installed and because he wanted a sportier look with better functionality. Additionally, these wheels have a rotary forged design, which maintains strength and durability, while being light weight.

*Note: These wheels are not available online. Please call 866-250-5542 for more information.

The Results

STILLEN upgraded 2013 G37x

STILLEN upgraded 2013 G37x

After the dust settled from all the upgrades were made, the customer was extremely happy with the power and performance he’s now getting from the car. As you can imagine, his car has plenty of power and torque to meet his goal of turning his G37 into a four-door GT-R. He’s also loved the suspension adjustments that were made with the sway bar and coilover shocks – it’s handling wonderfully for him. Plus, he gets to enjoy the stealth factor when street driving. Other drivers have no idea how fast his car can go until he chooses to leave them in the dust!

Check out the slide show below to see the full transformation this car made!

Next Steps

If you have any questions about the Infiniti G37 parts above or want to explore upgrading your car, please contact one of our performance specialists at 866-250-5542. We will be happy to answer any questions you have about our parts, make suggestions of upgrades to make to get the most out of your vehicle.

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Eibach has been a trusted vendor with STILLEN for over 25 years having created many products needed to meet the extreme requirements of racing, from the 245-mph Mulsanne straight of Le Mans to the fender-to-fender combat of the Daytona Motor Speedway.

Eibach pro truck shocks

The chassis of a production vehicle is designed to be built at a minimum cost, and suited for an “average driver”. We enthusiasts, however, are anything but average. We know what we want from a vehicle. We want immediate response, reduced body roll, increased stability and enhanced cornering ability. And we want the look that comes with those characteristics-a lower, more muscular, more athletic stance.

The special skills of Eibach engineers are in the tuning of the individual components (springs, dampers and stabilizers) to achieve the best possible harmony between the driver, the automobile and the road. As a driver you immediately feel more direct handling and greater predictability. Nose dive under braking is reduced, as well as excessive body roll in hard cornering. In any performance driving situation, tracking stability-and driver confidence-is greatly enhanced.

Eibach anti-roll kit

Eibach production technology is recognized worldwide as leading its field. This company is know for high-strength spring-steel alloys, advanced CNC winding process, high-quality corrosion protection and the legendary longevity of their components.

The entire process, from initial development to final shipping, is subject to a rigid Quality Control System that is certified by the highest ISO 9001:2000 international quality standard. In fact, Eibach operates in accordance to its own, often more rigid, specifications. When you see the Eibach logo on a part, you can be sure that it is of the highest possible quality.

Eibach springs

Eibach springs have supported innumerable race and championship winners over the last two decades. In series as different as Formula 1 and NASCAR, the winning factor is often chassis setup and tuning. When everybody has comparable power, the guy who wins is the guy who can put that power to the ground-and maintain his momentum through the corners. The list of Eibach partners reads like “Who’s Who” in Motor Sports: AMG, Audi, BMW, Ferrari, Ford, Honda, Lamborghini, Lola, MazdaSpeed, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Porsche, Renault F-1, Toyota, and many, many more.

Whether you’re talking about F1, NASCAR, WRC, CART or Indy Car, Eibach regards Motor Sports as the ideal proving ground. The experience Eibach gains at the highest levels of racing is directly converted into their development of the highest-grade chassis components on the planet. And the enthusiasm created by the challenges of motor sports drives them to ever-higher performance-performance that you will enjoy every time you pull out of the pits-or your own garage.

Eibach coilovers

To speak with an expert and find out more about our full line of Eibach products, give us a call at (866) 250-5542. You can also visit STILLEN.com and check out the entire range of we Eibach products offer.

Founded in 1986, STILLEN is recognized as one of the premier tuners in the world. With Engineers and a full R&D department on location, STILLEN has long been engineering big brake kits with Brembo and AP Racing, developing superchargers with Magnuson, Edelbrock, Whipple, Vortech, and under the leadership of championship race car driver Steve Millen, trusted by thousands of enthusiasts, manufacturing STILLEN branded products and upgrades, as well as wholesale distribution and retail partners.
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