springs OR coilovers?

[90exkId]

so which do u prefer people, springs, or coilovers? which do u have an have they held up ok? any problems? looking into gettin some, but not sure which way to go....

[deevergote]

I prefer springs. I'd mess with coilovers too much and need an alignment constantly.

I've had both H&R Sport and H&R Race. Both are very good.


I woudln't recommend cheap stuff. Spend a little extra for quality. Coilover sleeves aren't a very good idea (Ground Control is the only decent one... MAYBE Skunk2, though I'm not really a fan of their suspension components...)

Whatever you do, don't drop your car on stock shocks.

[Jonas]

good springs are $150-$200.
decent shocks are about $200 like gr2s or something
good coilovers are $700 or so

if your spending less than that on stuff your probably getting crap

[4cc0rdcb3]

I have Omnipower street coilovers, and I like them

Ive had no problems with them yet, been running them for almost two years in all kind of weather.
Just need an alignment so I can stop wearing tyres

[cb7'kid]

u got money = coilovers
ur broke = springs
but i'd go with coilovers.
springs are too bouncy for me

[deevergote]

u got money = coilovers
ur broke = springs

Only if you can afford new shocks. If you're THAT broke, don't touch your suspension. Save your milk money.

[BillKisme]

I had skunk2 coilovers on my 93 with stock struts. I kept blowing the rear struts all the time but the ride wasnt to bad. Id deffenitly reccomend good struts with coilovers. I dont think KYB GR2s would work with coilovers.

[deevergote]

They do. Not great, but they do. 92accordDX was down over 3" with GR2s on... I don't know what coilovers he had... it was WAY back, so they may have been garbage ones... But the shocks lasted for years.

It's not the best option, but it's far better than tired stock ones.



Of course, if you really beat on it, you'll blow something.

[mcdizzle]

do you just dd this car and want it to look good? do you autocross the car? track the car? how much money are you looking to spend?

all those questions need to be answered before i can honestly tell you which setup to get.

[jimy]

I'm a spring and shock person.

Intrax springs with kyb agx adjustables.

[cvc7chris]

Springs cuz i'm poor as fawk

[Supaman]

Springs cuz i'm poor as fawk

im also on a budget and im looking to lower my ride as well so i think ima go wit megan racing springs on KYB GR2 shocks.

[90exkId]

its my DD, but i want it to look good lowered, with out messing with the ride to much, i dont need to be slammed lol juss something noticable

[Jonas]

if you dont want to mess with the ride definitely get new shocks. blown shocks ride like crap

i forget which is is. tein s tech maybe. they are made for lowering for looks but not really performance. they call em dress up master. the spring rate is probably lower on those. the sporty springs have higher rates and harsh rides

[slammed4thgen]

im also on a budget and im looking to lower my ride as well so i think ima go wit megan racing springs on KYB GR2 shocks.

if i were to go with springs... i would go tein or eibach. two very widely known and trusted companies

im partial to coilovers because i like to mess with things lol