ebay coilovers?

[CB7_Boy]

does any one have the no name coilovers from ebay on there cb and if so how do they ride and wat not ?? FEEL FREE TO POST PICS

[D1sclaimer]

My buddy's got some on his EG hatch and they're bumpy as hell. Surprisingly they do help the car handle way better than stock, but his car is always jerking up and down going over bumps.

[cb7dazz]

they are terrible

from a 0-10 scale they are a 0

save up and just get some springs

[BillKisme]

Yes please save up and do it right. ebay coilovers are Junk.

[deevergote]

Save up and get some proper springs AND shocks. I assume anyone that wants ebay coilovers is expecting to put them on their stock 20 year old shocks...

If you're too cheap to modify your suspension properly, you're too cheap to modify your suspension. Buy yourself some stickers and an aluminum wing. Then at least you won't be risking your life with your idiotic mods.

[AstroVannin]

Personally, I think they are OK for what they are. If you think you're going to put them on beat up stock shocks... you might want to reconsider.

If you got them, and some GOOD (Koni red/yellow or the like) struts though you would be alright. The rates might not be perfect, but you can always pick up some used GC springs later on when funds allow and just use the sleeves that came with the cheapos. Used GC sprigs can be had at a good price on some of the SCCA or GRM forums. Even Ebay from time to time.

[90whitecb7]

so what are the right springs n shocks should we get ????????

[DejectedAngel]

Just like AstroVannin said there ok if your going on name brand struts kyb,konis,yokicos,skunk2. But if there going on 20 year old struts dont even think about it. If your on a budget you might want to buy Dropzones full set they do come with lifetime warranty. Some people say there good others say there bad but its up to you. Also there are Skunk2 full set great set-up if you want a firm suspension feel. Its all about what you want the ride feel how much of a drop your wanting and your budget.

[92smokeaccord]

Just like AstroVannin said there ok if your going on name brand struts kyb,konis,yokicos,skunk2. But if there going on 20 year old struts dont even think about it. If your on a budget you might want to buy Dropzones full set they do come with lifetime warranty. Some people say there good others say there bad but its up to you. Also there are Skunk2 full set great set-up if you want a firm suspension feel. Its all about what you want the ride feel how much of a drop your wanting and your budget.

dropzone.but op there is a guy in the classified who has a full skunk 2 set up hes lookin to get rid of.

[Shadow1]

im riding on ebay coilovers with Skunk2 struts. it rides fine and smooth on the highway. doesnt have much on low speeds around the city. still bounces a tad bit but rides good. sideswipe and LeosH22 both have them on KYB GR-2s and both love the ride.


cliff notes:

-if your putting them on your old and beat up OEM struts, dont do it.

-some good aftermarket struts like Koni/Skunk2/KYBs/ect. will make the ride better and keep you from bouncing all over the road.

[jhoff]

check this out:
get 30 post, and gotot the classifeds on cb72nr
look for used springs
buy gr-2s

boom your done


thats what i did, and it cost me 280bucks total

[AccordWarrior]

check this out:
get 30 post, and gotot the classifeds on cb72nr
look for used springs
buy gr-2s

boom your done


thats what i did, and it cost me 280bucks total

GR2's are a terrible choice for any lowering spring. They're not designed to handle the higher spring rate of lowering springs.

The problem really lies in that CBs are typically a $500-1000 car, so no one wants to spend the $500-700 to buy a proper setup for the car.

Hell, I bought Neuspeed Sport springs and KYB AGX brand new and thought I'd be set because even though KYB themselves don't warranty the AGX to below a 1.5" drop, that I was only at 1.8" in the front. I blew a strut in less than 20k miles. They were $350 struts and they didn't last because I ignored their warning and ran it on a lowering spring. In hindsight I should have went with Koni Yellows.

Get a full coilover system or go with a Neuspeed/Koni setup or Tokico Illumina setup with a good set of springs or don't do it at all.

Unless you're the type that enjoys half-assing your car.

[jhoff]

my gr2s give me no problems
im going tein or function forums next year

[AccordWarrior]

my gr2s give me no problems
im going tein or function forums next year

I will bet your GR2s will be blown by the time you switch them over. They're OEM replacement struts. They'll only hold up to a lowering spring for so long before the blow.

So not worth it IMO.

[Pito389]

I use to have neuspeed with tokiko blues and mi car ride smooth ass hell but like evrybody say save money and doit rite is worthed!!!