diesel

Hey guyz, new comer over here..

anyway, I'm thinking of changing shocks and all that crap... I was thinking of Tein, JIC kinda coilovers, but costs so much, do you guys have any alternative suggestions (meaning cheaper )

bbarbulo

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Hey and welcome. I have H&R coilovers, but Progress competition is good too, about the same price... $1250USD, which is about $2000 canadian. Another option is Tokico or Koni kits that come with all the bits, I've seen those for about $850USD, about $1400 canadian. My philosophy, go big or go home. so you are looking in the right direction with JIC. But it has so much adjustability, you prolly wouldn't be able to use them. Another idea, some Progress or Eibach on Koni or Bilstein.

imported_sketch

ground controls, skunk 2,
pair these up with some Koni's, Tokico, or KYB's

diesel

Ya I thought about Koni too. I'm new to this, but does Koni and JIC has that big of a difference? (function wise, ya, but what about performance)?

bbarbulo

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Performance wise, you are buying a perfectly matched spring/shock (JIC) versus matching the rates yourself as is the case if you buy shocks/springs separately. Thankfully, Koni is adjustable, and will allow you to match the dampening quality to a good spring.

diesel

Sounds good, I think I gotta check out these things a bit more before coming to a conclusion. Man.. so many options

bbarbulo

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Go with the most expensive thing that will not put you in the poorhouse. Esp on a 2002 Si. By the way, you know your hands are bound on this....ie. not many good susp are made for your ride. If you want the Koni ones, you have to destroy your stock ones by removing the steering link on the shock. Ask Marty (Si Veloz) about 7th gen susp.

diesel

Oh... ya, I checked some stuff before and have a hard time finding good stuff for my car right now. Hopefully more good stuff will be coming out soon... lol

SiR-Racer

i have the neuspeed/bilstein coilover combo. costs about $2000 (not sure on the exact price cuz i got them used). they've been working great so far...nice ride, not too firm. the only exception is the fact that i never lubricated or cleaned them so now one of the coilovers are seized

diesel

haha, cool. I guess I'll change mine around late march or early april once the snow stops. (well, i need some time to recover from my xmas shopping... dam.....), I'm still open to suggestions and still checking out other potential stuff. lol

imported_94EG6HB

H&R Cup Kit...

Rivers

I've just replaced my suspension with a Neuspeed/KYB combo. It aint bad used to have the bilsteins, good too!

Rivers

how do coilovers work exactly?.. does it replace the spring entirely or combine with it?..

JDM_FERIO

I would suggest u buy the real coil over set up. I had all the other stuff before. Man the Teins and the JIC's are sooo wiked. They have a firm but quality ride. I would never use springs and shocks again. When they are a matched kit u dont get all the bounce and u still have the stiff spring rate ready for da track but comfortable on da street. I picked my JIC's up at a shop called Kensai Racing in mississauga.

Whiplash

JIC not yet available..
H&R Cup kit not yet available
Koni..i'd really hate the thought of destroying a brand new strut to do the swap over..
KYB not available..
Bilstein not available..
tokico not available..
skunk not available..

atm, Teins or wait for the JIC...
quickly learning that just doing springs are a waste, and the Koni setup just screams "half-assed" product..like, what would it take to add the steering link..??

JDM_FERIO

You can use the RSX kit on the civic u must buy the RSX tie rod ends and it gives u a stiffer spring rate.

JDM_FERIO

The P.A.C.E.R car has the rsx kit on it and it worked.

imported_Joker

so its better to go full coilover system? rather thatn coilover sleeves and kyb agx's?

bbarbulo

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full system is better matched for each other than combining bits here and there.

BB1_EG6

TEIN.......all the way