Dampers good enough?

[ahiggins_1]

Could someone advise me on whether the standard dampers are good enough on a 172 cup to take lowering springs?
I've always thought and have gone for coilovers over lowering springs as I believed that most standard dampers won't be good enough, I might be wrong on this. I've also thought, never to go more than 40mm on lowering springs too.
To be honest I like how the standard car drives and had no plans to lower it but thought it could do with some of the arch space being reduced. I see that a lot of people on here use springs alone so am assuming there are no longer term issues with using them?

 

[Badgerman85]

Standard dampers and eibach sportlines are a pretty tried and tested combo on here, they dont offer too much off a drop either

 

[Kelv]

The misses 182 has run standard cup packed shocks with a set of Eibach springs for a little over 2 years now and no sign of any excessive wear as yet, everything feels as tight as it did initially when fitted.
we didn't want it stupidly low, just a moderate drop for a slight more sporty feel on the road but retaining a decent level of comfort, and the sport lines have done exactly that for us.

 

[ahiggins_1]

Thanks for the replies...I think I've come across threads in the past saying Eibach's were the way to go. The shocks on a cup are going to be better than my previous cars so thought there might not be an issue with using just springs.