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Old May 25, 2006
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i don't want a bumpy ride. which suspension?

i hve eibach sport line spring. and it ride very bumpy
now i need better suspension that dont give bumpy ride and still rides low
which suspension would give you a comfy ride and low ride height at the same time?
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uh get adjustable shocks thats my only guess and u can adjust the firmness. other than that yer going to have a bumpy ride none the less unless u go back to stock suspension. thats all i know

for adjustable shocks koni yellows are good but that requires some major gutting of the stock shocks.
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eibach prokit is pretty similar to stock and way less bumpy than stock rsx suspension. and its pretty low too.

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According to your profile, you still have stock shocks on the car, so I would say get Tokico blues for your ride, the sportline springs are not too low for that shock, and it's a good shock for a relatively cheap price. How do you like your Eibach anti-sway bars, by the way?
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you're going to have to sacrafice ride comfort for a lower drop. eibach sportlines give good ride comfort for the drop they give from what i read on various forums. what struts are you running them with?


i heard how well the eibach prokit and tein s-tech rides when it comes to ride quality. closest to factory possibily?
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well yea, since its the smallest drop
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gearbox.....so sport line springs and pro both hve same amount of drop ????
sportline = more bumpy then pro ?
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tokico sturt and sportline springs ??

Originally Posted by EXsmellsbetter
According to your profile, you still have stock shocks on the car, so I would say get Tokico blues for your ride, the sportline springs are not too low for that shock, and it's a good shock for a relatively cheap price. How do you like your Eibach anti-sway bars, by the way?
i like my sway bars i can alway make very tight turns w/o any problem at good speed,
i can take 75dg turns at 40mph i can go faster then 40 but didnt try....
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keep the sping and upgrade the crappy stock struts.

Get some tokico d-spec struts. Their adjsutable.

And looking at your profile that rear sway bar appears to be upside down.

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prokit is the small drop, sportline is more and thus more bumpy. i'm gettin tokico soon cause the stocks aren't feeling so good.
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Originally Posted by PunkingCivic
keep the sping and upgrade the crappy stock struts.

Get some tokico d-spec struts. Their adjsutable.

And looking at your profile that rear sway bar appears to be upside down.

are u sure they are upside down ?????cuz it was intalled by shop here
i can take to another shop and gone heve them chek it out...or got to the eibach weside and see...

here is pic from the eibach site...shows how to intall and looks lime mine intall same way...

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Looks like it's hitting your LCA.
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Looks like it's hitting your LCA.
its not hitting any where....
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Cut a giant hole in the gas tank and somehow run the sway bar through it. I would rep you for that one. For sure.
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Cut a giant hole in the gas tank and somehow run the sway bar through it. I would rep you for that one. For sure.
thats sound like a good idea i will do that tonight...and then smoke..lol
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Maybe you are confusing "bumpy" with "bouncy". If your car rides bouncy, you can fix that with better shocks.
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I got the Sportlines and my car rides as smooth as when it had stock springs on it. Good luck with your search though.
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Originally Posted by Hoosier282
I got the Sportlines and my car rides as smooth as when it had stock springs on it. Good luck with your search though.
I call on this.

I have neuspeed sports with Tokico D-specs, and they ride nice. If you want a softer ride you can adjust it. I've tried the softer setting, and its pretty smooth. I prefer the firmer settings though. If its a smooth part of the road, my car will ride better than stock, but once the bumps hit, you feel every bump here and there.

New shock and struts would probably help out with the ride, but regardless I think the ride is going to be bumpy if your lowered.

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Originally Posted by Hoosier282
I got the Sportlines and my car rides as smooth as when it had stock springs on it. Good luck with your search though.
what kind of shocks do u hve??
if u telling me smooth ride with your stock shocks then i dont believe it...

so i can i just use my
sportlines with Tokico ?

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Originally Posted by jay78
what kind of shocks do u hve??
if u telling me smooth ride with your stock shocks then i dont believe it...

so i can i just use my
sportlines with Tokico ?
get the d specs: http://www.tokicogasshocks.com/car/d-spec.html

They will be fine eibachs you have and you can adjust the stiffness of the ride.
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thankx....how much they run around?....

is there any other specs beside D ???
thankx
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Originally Posted by jay78
thankx....how much they run around?....

is there any other specs beside D ???
thankx
LOL, no

They have the basic, tokico HP (aka: blues)
Or
Tokico d-specs that are dampening and rebound adjustable.

Price:

D-spec with spings $ 670+
D-spec without springs $ 500+

HP with springs $ 470+
HP without prings $ 300+

check ebay: http://motors.search.ebay.com/search...prclo=&saprchi=
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i might get this
D-spec with spings $ 670
ebay has it 669 free shippping....
thankx for the help
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jay what are u getting.. tell me coz im gettin the same!! lol
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The Prokit is 10-15% stiffer over stock springs and the Sportlines are 20-25% stiffer. This is what an Eibach tech told me over the phone when I called them. If your bouncy, then new shocks/struts will help some. The reason its bouncy is due the the stiffer spring rate required to keep you from bottoming out since your car is now lower to the ground. Since the stock struts arent designed to handle the stiffer spring rate, you car now occilates(bounces) up and down more. This is where adjustable shocks/struts help by decreasing the occilation.

Regarding most springs these days, the majority of them are a progressive design. Meaning that theyre not stiff until you start to compress them. The more you compress, the stiffer they get. To get a more comfortable ride, you must also consider your tire speed rating and profile. A "Z" rated performance tire with a low profile(like 40) will have a stiffer sidewall and thus give a harsher ride compared to the same tire but rated "H".

FWIW my setup consists of Koni yellows with Eibach Sportlines and Kumho H rated 205/40/17 tires. This combination so far have given a pretty close to stock comfort ride.
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think about blisten shocks
they are monotube and have life time waranty
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rehin if i get this then i hve to hold off on my turbo agin this year...so dont know what to do....bought the kit last year supose to put it up this summer...
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Originally Posted by jay78
its not hitting any where....
It is (sway bar) upside down...and left/right reversed too...seriously, check....
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i am gone have it checked out and fixed by my buddy but hve to wait for two week until he come back from the JDM land....

i been driving like this for almost 2years....
and no wounder this shop who installed my sway bar is out of business

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