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Old 05-Mar-2007, 12:55 PM
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what springs to get for my 97 SI?

i tried a search and I couldnt find anything

looking for 1.8-2.0 drop
want something more confortable then stiff, but a bit stiffer than stock

any ideas?

I don't want a bumpy firm ride

how are neuspeeds?
thanx in advance
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Old 05-Mar-2007, 12:59 PM
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this is just a guess on my part after looking into getting a 1" drop

For the most part, going down 1.8-2" you will lose alot of ride comfort unless you go for a full coil over setup, or get some really good dampers, which then you might aswell get the adjustable coilovers since the price will be close. if you want to retain close to stock comfort and a bit more stiffness, I think H&R OE wouldn't be bad, but those are only a 1" drop.

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Old 05-Mar-2007, 01:03 PM
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ill sell you my eibach sportlines (1.8 drop) and my tokico blues.

YOu can go for a ride in my car, its very comfortable. Even ask zeeman, he commented on them last time he was in my vehicle mobile.
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Old 05-Mar-2007, 01:08 PM
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Tein S-techs will give you the drop your looking for while being only slightly stiffer then stock.
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Old 05-Mar-2007, 01:12 PM
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thanx everyone so far for the imput. Im extremly new to hondas, had a bunch of VW's and normally springs were good enough for them..

chris_si98, i sent you an PM.

how are nuespeeds? any good?
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h&r sport... they are stiffer than stock but still comfortable

before those I had sportlines, they felt just like stock to me, wasnt satisfied.
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also, Ive been talking to Rich at OptionJDM, he recommened I get the Omni camber kit, good idea right?
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Old 05-Mar-2007, 02:08 PM
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H&R SPort springs with Koni Red struts. The ride and drop were perfect IMO. Camber was ok, but toe was out until I got a proper alignment.
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Old 05-Mar-2007, 04:56 PM
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Originally posted by golfman
also, Ive been talking to Rich at OptionJDM, he recommened I get the Omni camber kit, good idea right?

Meh.. it's a 1.8" drop you may still be able to get within specs. If not, you'll still be able to get damn close to the specs.

But if you got some cash to burn, it's not a bad idea (if your over 2", i would get one though)
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Old 09-Mar-2007, 05:17 PM
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im leaning more towards the Tiens, the S-techs

my friend has them in his toyota corrolla S and the ride is actually pretty good
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Old 09-Mar-2007, 05:40 PM
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i got h&r sports, ride is pretty comfortable.
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Old 09-Mar-2007, 06:06 PM
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1st of all I can't say enough good things about H&R. I love them! Everything about them. I have their full coilovers and it's absolutely a joy to drive my car.

I also recommend Tein, Progress... that is all.

Neuspeed is *** for Hondas. I wouldn't put them on my car if they were free. Good on euros, bad on jap cars.

what year vehicle we talking about? how many kms on it? what you wanna do with the car, how long you wanna keep it, and how much is your overall vehicle budget?
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How about AGX with Eibach pro kit? Is that any good of a combo?
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AGX and prokit would be a good combo. It would be a very good ride (almost stock) but keep in mind that the height will not be too much different from stock either.
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sportlines are good
h&r sport are good
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Originally posted by jdm ek4
How about AGX with Eibach pro kit? Is that any good of a combo?
why not just burn money, or spend it on euro style lights? Eibach and AGX would be near stock... maybe slightly more dampening. It would be a complete and total waste of money. Which is fine if you wanna remain OEM ride, just a lil lower. but I think you'd feel like a geek spending almost a grand with virtually NO difference.
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Originally posted by bbarbulo


why not just burn money, or spend it on euro style lights? Eibach and AGX would be near stock... maybe slightly more dampening. It would be a complete and total waste of money. Which is fine if you wanna remain OEM ride, just a lil lower. but I think you'd feel like a geek spending almost a grand with virtually NO difference.
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Old 11-Mar-2007, 11:38 AM
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its going on a 1997 Si Honda Civic
it has 220000Km on the current suspension
i plan to drive into the ground
im willing to spend around 250 on suspension for now,

later ill add shocks to the equation


Originally posted by bbarbulo
1st of all I can't say enough good things about H&R. I love them! Everything about them. I have their full coilovers and it's absolutely a joy to drive my car.

I also recommend Tein, Progress... that is all.

Neuspeed is *** for Hondas. I wouldn't put them on my car if they were free. Good on euros, bad on jap cars.

what year vehicle we talking about? how many kms on it? what you wanna do with the car, how long you wanna keep it, and how much is your overall vehicle budget?
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Old 11-Mar-2007, 11:40 AM
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oh sorry, question, will springs (tiens) off a acura 1.6EL fit my 1997 Civic Si.. i assume yes, but im not 100% sure
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Old 11-Mar-2007, 05:19 PM
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The reason why i asked cause my friend has it on his 96 talon and it looks decent and nice ride comfort. Just wanted some feed back if anyone had this combo on a civic so i know what to go for and what not too. LoL thanks for answering it tho LoL
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