Nova_Dust

High spring rates, if mated with the right shocks, will still produce a firm but acceptable ride.

If you just want a daily driver that won't be too hard, try Koni yellow + a good set of springs.

imported_SaYjAiBaO

or koni yellow + gcs. that's a good proven combo also.

DumbasSi

I know the Yellows would be a great option, but for the model of car I'm looking at, they are inserts and the stock struts need to be cut-up and re-used. I'd rather not do a butcher job on a new car worth $30g's.

I've always thought that OBX was extremely crappy like Ractive.

movielover

at optionjdm buddy club its round $2600 and for tein ss it around $1700 and that it b4 tax.

bdotdan

pm john lo, im sure you'll get some sort of tcc discount

movielover

i havent got my tcc membership id yet still waiting to print out. dont know if we have temp one or not

Nova_Dust

Buddy Club Racing Spec is around 1250 USD for a new set. You probably asked for N1 Spec?

movielover

just check buddy club officical web site no list of my application which 04 civic. u mean N+ SPEC DAMPER not N1 right?

Younes Si

you said just for daily driving right? dont' spend 2G's on that man, just get some Omni Power Full Coilovers from www.OptionJDM.com for under 1G and save yourself some money

Nova_Dust

I thought BC has 3 coilover setups: Racing Spec, N+ Spec (the new one) and P1 Racing Spec.

Racing Spec being the cheapest, which was on sale all over N. America. Price aren't that bad for a decent set of coilover.

imported_vicsir

I have omnipower sports on my ek hatch right now and i love them. They are a little stiff. I would either go omni or ground control

movielover

yea BC does has 3 coilover setup but racing spec it most $$$ it over my budget already. i dont want after buying it and cant affort to install it. atless 100-200 for install and proper tune

Nova_Dust

Ask some of the paid members for help as far as installation goes. And tuning of the coilover should be done by yourself. If you don't know how to tune it, then perhaps you shouldn't buy adjustable coilovers, just get decent struts plus lowering springs.

I am surprised BCRC Dampers are over 2G.

imported_4drEx

i have tein ss on my car and love them they dont rust if you take care of them WD40 every oil change thats it BUT tell me if i'm wrong(most if not all do rust)

Price: 1100 with tax

preludeking

Chcek out the Megan Racing Kits. They have 32 levels of dampening adjustibility, so you will be able to set them up exactly to your needs.

These are a really really nice product. High quality and they ave great reviews all over the net. Honda tech members rave about them.

We just installed a set on a clients car and they really ride amazing. I was very impressed by the quality...check them out:

http://www.teknotik.com/product_sect...pid=159&cat=42

movielover

read some of review it say " the coilover are lowering it with the spring preload causing a lot of problems such as noise and knocks and ripped dust cover boots and etc" it that true?

Nova_Dust

I also recommand Zeal B, or B2. Again, you need to know what you want with your car, before you spend the money and realize it was not necessary at all.

imported_SaYjAiBaO

nice update to the page. .

preludeking

I'm not sure what coilovers this was refering to but most of the models metions in this thread all have lower perch adjustment. Some of the lower model Teins, do not, but most others do.

By having a lower perch that is threaded and adjustable, you can properly lower the vehicle without changing the spring preload. Many people who are not familiar with a full coilover setup set them up wrong. The ideal way is to leave the sprig tension alone, and lower the suspension by raiseing the lower perch on the thredaed column.

This allows the shock itself to retain full suspension travel, whereas when you lower car by changing spring height, you limit the shock travel, which often leads to premature shock wear.

Take a look at this pic of the Megan Coilovers to see what i mean:



There are so many choices out there on the market. The first thing you have to decide is what your budget is, and then decide what you needs in a coilovers. There are models out ther for every budget, it all comes down to what feature you need, such as dampening adjustibility.

Hope this info helps!
Eric

imported_GoldBadge

^^^ I did a write up on this when I got my Omnis.

However, you may not be affecting the travel distance of the shock, but by lowering the car, you're shortening the suspension travel of the chassis. So you're going to lose suspension travel no matter what. Like Eric said, the nice thing about these kits is you can adjust spreing pre-load and ride height separately.

I'll go dig up my how-to thread.


Found it: http://www.torontocivics.com/tccforu...hlight=preload