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Finally, I decided to buy H&R Sport Springs with Tokico HP Shocks.

I installed myself thanks to MEX for his DIY on springs installation.

Just follow the single steps for indexing your strut, that's very important and will save you a lot of time.

Now.... I love how it feels. The handling is greately improved, and the ride quality is even better than stock. It performs great even in speed bumps, the suspension is in my car since saturday, but from that time, I've not heard any wired noises on the suspension and it's really working great.
For people who are NOT looking for a big drop but improving the handling of your car, I really recommend this setup.

Tokico Shocks: $395.00 Set of 4. (SHIPPED)
H&R Sport Springs: $195.00 Set of 4 (Shipped)
Wheel Alignment: $35.00 (Local Shop)

Total price for suspension setup: $625.00

Will post pictures of the car with H&R and my new exhaust with Magnaflow muffler installed last weekend too.

 
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come on come on pics!!

 
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man, I have H&R with Koni setup. I wish I can say the same. No matter what I set it to, I just can't find the right setting that I prefer. I used to have H&R with KYB AGX on my old Accord and that rides lovely. My front konis are blown. I'm gonna replace them and then switch over to some coilovers. Either B&G or that group buy on the D2 if it comes thru.

 
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Heres a quick tip on the Konis....

the adjustment **** ONLY ADJUST REBOUND DAMPERING!!! meaning the settings have more of an effect on handling then they do on ride qualtiy (BUMP is set by Koni at the factory) Why did they do this?? Because Koni is a sport/Race shock, not a I want a soft ride shock...

Even at their softest setting they are noticeably stiffer then stock... So if you are thinking of buying them and looking for a Soft comfortable ride.... Then they arnt what you should get.

I Could go in to how to tune them, but not here....

 
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Oh don't get me wrong MREEZYSMRS. They handle the road beautifully. I loved hitting the curvy roads and just blasting thru the turns. It's a fun as hell setup. I have my rear set pretty firm. My front are turn about 1 1/4 firm. It's just that I'm sick of feeling the bumps and crack ya know. There's nothing wrong with that setup. I'm looking into a set of B&G's or the D2. Zzyzx, I knew that what I was getting into with the Koni. I just didn't think I'd get sick of it that quick. Plus, I want to go a little lower now too and want to be able to put it back up a bit for the winter. Thanks for the tip though. I don't want to high jack this kid's thread so I'll stop.

 
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DVSDARA: Sorry to hear that, hope you can fix that up soon, but with Tokicos, the car does feels great. It is stiffer, no doubt, but not as much as I thought it would be. I'd say, fairly stiffer to stop the car from going up and down like 3 times as it does with stock suspension when driving on irregular roads, but still really confortible on rough roads. Here in Puerto Rico we do have many many rough roads, and it does feels great even there.

MR. MODIFY, I know you love bid drops, so I think you may not like it that much, but as soon as I put some batteries to my cam I will be posting the pics. ;-)

 
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BlackFire I know how you feel

 
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Damn BlackFire. They ride that nice huh? What about yours dacivic? How are they for you on the streets of VA? I just can't believe I'm hearing this good of a review on Tokicos. My friend, who's a mechanic, works on cars all the time and has done thousands of suspension setups. He told me not to go with Tokicos cuz they are ****. They tend to leak and the seal breaks pretty easily.

 
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I ran tokico HP's for 60,000 miles on my del sol without a single complaint. They rode fantastically, but I definitely give the performance edge to the koni's I have on my civic.

 
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Yeah I guess that's where Koni beat out Tokico in performance. I guess I'm looking more for something a little softer now. So I'll look more into this.

 
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If you want something softer you should try out Tokico.

Compare to Hayame, Tokico + H&R is too soft because Hayame is pretty stiff for daily driver (hurt my stomach when going over bump after eat). But I really love the handling though. To get a pix on how stiff it is you can barely push the rear of the car down with hayame but it is very easy to push down with tokico.


Compare to stock + H&R, Tokico ride much better (less ruff on body) and not much bounce when hit over bump. When crusing around my favorite turns, I feel much firmer (= more safe so I can add more speed but still day and night compare to hayame.)

 
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Thanks for all the feedback guys. Sorry for kinda hi-jacking your thread BlackFire. I guess now I have to make a decision. Either switch to Tokicos or a set of coilovers. I have these companies in mind D2, TEIN Basic + SS, B&G, and the new Omni Power. I will sell my Konis after I get it replaced. Tough decision.

 
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Hey, I'm trying to install the fvcking springs myself, but you know in the front stabilizer, there's two big *** bolts, the brake line bolt, the three bolts on top, and another nut connected to the steering rod bar... i can't seem to pull out that specific part of the stabilzer, if you can, can you tell me how you did it so i can avoid going to the bizz *** dealer or mechanic? it'll REALLY mean alot.. thanks for any input.

 
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Blackfire, Did you need a camber kit with this setup?