new coilovers gives poor driving performance.. need advice

[caelina]

I need some advice on a set of after market coilovers I had installed on my Honda. Basically, its makes a very bumpy ride on the road and extremely difficult to manage my steering when I hit even small bumps. What should I do so I get better driving stability. Also, my brother cut the stock springs initially, and I had to replace them with coilovers. Are there other parts I need to install?

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[Boilermaker1]

Well what kind? There's tons of brands ranging from pure shit to spectacular.

[caelina]

Not sure actually, my brother purchased them at a tuning shop for 250???

[Zzyzx]

The Likely culprit to your problems are probably the Shocks rather then the springs. and considering your brother cut the original springs, the shocks on the car now are probably blown... Pick up some Tokico HPs and you should be fine.

[gh0st]

and if you happen to have an 02+ year...you might hear popping sounds when you turn the steering wheel at no/low speeds.

[robbclark1]

Read the suspension FAQ and Suspension Tuning 101 in my sig.

You have shitty sleeved coils on stock shocks that are probably blown. Dumb idea. Next time research before you buy parts for your suspension, or any part for that matter. Replacing cut stock springs with sleeved coils wouldn't help a damn thing. Get new shocks. Before you ask what ones, there is a thread above stating what is available and the pros and cons.