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im sure everyone here has heard by now of the sedan coupe difference problem with neuspeed sports. well i got the correct springs from neuspeed for the rear of my coupe and it still sits high in the rear. (the front is 1 finger, the rear is 2-1/2.) wondering if anyone has any sugestions on what to do. i am really pissed off now at neuspeed and am about to cut the springs.

 
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hey, someone else was having the same problem you are.
The other thread

i dont know if theyre still on backorder or not, but you might want to call neuspeed and see if they actually sent you the right ones. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]
hope you figure it out. good luck

 
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you have a 1 finger gap in front and 2 1/2 in the back? i have 2 finger all around... but then my fingers are skinny so... are you sure they sent you the right ones?

 
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on the invoice that neuspeed sent me, it said shortend coupe springs, but the part numbers on the springs were the same. i am startin to think they scewed me. guess i'll have to cut them, nuespeed doesnt seem to want to fix the problem

 
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hmm... now i'm starting to think they cut my coils(i took it to them and they "replaced" it for free, installation and everything)... hopefully i'll be able to see it just by getting under the car.

 
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It should list the part number on the outside of the box and say 2001 Honda Civic Coupe 55.20.62.

 
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Why is the sedan different from the coupe?

 
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the part number is also printed on the spring but i'm thinking hawk called up neuspeed and exchanged his springs so i doubt they would have a box for it.

the only thing different between the sedan and coupe springs is that the coupe is lower. before they only had one kit, it was fine on sedans but on the coupe, people(including me) were complaining that the back was to high so they came out with a kit for the coupe making the old one for the sedan.

 
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the part numbers on the springs were the same, i compared the two when i had then old ones out. it seems that neuspeed sent me the sedan springs again. i can tell you this, if i get another set of springs, im not getting neuspeed, they are pissing me off. oh well time to get the cutting wheel.

 
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I have the neuspeed sports, 55.20.61, on my ride(coupe) and it doesnt look bad. I think its perfect. I have a subbox and spare tire in. anyways you can take a look at my members page. all the pics were taken on the same day.
Xudus Member Page

 
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your car doesn't even look like its lowered well maybe the back a lil.... looks like you have a 3 finger gap on all sides.

when i had the 4 door kit my back looked a lil higher then yours and the front was/is much lower then yours

 
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I've been hearing a lot of Neuspeed problems lately. Is it a general consensus to go with something else?

I haven't heard many people say anything about Eibach except that they might be a little too expensive.

What brands should I consider when I decide to buy some?

 
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not exactly sure what problems you've been hearing about but the only ones i've heard about was caused by the whole making of the new coupe springs. this only goes for previous buyers tho. just make sure you get the right set of springs and you should be fine.

 
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Well your right it was about the whole previous model and stuff. Maybe it was just me, but it seemed like it was more than that.

But you're saying that the Neuspeed Sport springs for the coupe are great springs and that they don't have any problems with them? Just to clear my confusion up.

 
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ya they are great springs, only thing is they aren't as low as i would like them to be. they ride pretty nice on stock shocks and i dont scrape at all. i wish i would have gotten the race tho. i dont think the ride would be as nice as sports but it cant be that badd, and the drop would make up for it so... but other then that they are great springs for a great price.

 
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If you just got them, give them a few weeks to settle......

 
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neuspeeds dont really settle. i had mine for about a month now and the back settled probably like .1 inches the front none

 
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i just tried measuring it... its not that easy. but i estimated about an inch gap. so that would make it less then 2 finger gap. maybe like 1 1/2 with my fingers. so i guess 1 with your finger in the front would be about right... but ya the back 1 compared to 2 1/2 is alot. i'm pretty sure they sent you the sedan ones again.

 
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Okay Spider883 and I are installing the neuspeeds this saturday and we both have the .61's (made for sedan) I just don't see a problem with the difference in wheel gap... looks good to me.


both of these are the .61's

 
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its like VNlilMAN said, it looks fin in the pictures, but it looks high in person. the only solution for me now is to cut them, cause im not dealing with neuspeed anymore.
Oh yeah VNlilMAN congrats on moderator upgrade. you give good info in this forum

 
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Just noticed the mod status, congrats Yea supermex has the neuspeeds cut, can't find a pic but its really low in person. Anyways, my sub box pushes my back end down a fraction of an inch now so that should cancel out a bit of the difference. It really doesn't matter to me, oh well.

 
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[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG] thanks, first people to congrat me....
sorry you guys have been having trouble with neuspeed. my personal experience, i thought they were a great company. talked to two people, one just a regular worker and the other joe the manager of sales. they were both really nice and had no problems with me wanting to change my springs. their headquarters were an hour away so i made an appointment for the upcoming tuesday, went, got it done in an hour n got out. i'm thinking its because i was the first one to ask for this. but ya i'm sure cutting the bottom coil(s) won't affect the ride because they touch together when its on the car anyways. someone correct me if i'm wrong tho.

btw anyone know how much it costs to cut your springs? hey i might be a mod but just like everyone else i got alot to learn.

 
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cutting springs isn't something most shops like to do becaue it srews up the spring rate of the coil. so there really is no price, i can give you at least. My friend works at a gas station, and has a cutting wheel, and a lift, so im doin there for nuthin. Well execpt the cost of a wendys value meal[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]

 
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Cutting it won't affect the spring rate 'cause there are 'dead coils on one side of the neuspeed sports (sedan model) as I was told by a neuspeed rep.

I just finished taking apart my rear suspension this afternoon and have cut one coil off each side of the rears. The part to cut is the bottom where the coils are closely packed together. They were easily cut with a dremel tool and heavy duty cutting wheel.

The result is amazing. It looks a million times better now and has an even drop (2 finger gap all around).

I have a coupe but originally had the sedan springs installed. Now that I've cut them it looks awesome. Pics will be up soon so you guys can see. I'm very happy with the ride too.

 
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good to know cuttin doesn't efect neuspeed springs. thanks for the info. you cut a whole coil, or part of a coil?

 
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I cut exactly one coil off.

 
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what would happen if i put the coupe model springs on my sedan would the drop be different??

 
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you would have a sagging but, in other words your rear would be lower then the front. probably by .25-.5 inches

 
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Don't put the coupe springs on a sedan. If you have passengers in the rear that thing will look major saggy but. the body style of the sedan makes the rear look lower already.