Full Coilover Alternatives... Trust me, take a look and read
 

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I see many of you guys are looking for full coilovers. Many of you want them because you know they are A. Adjustable, B. should ride good, and C. sounds good when you say you have full coils ;).

In reality, many true coilover systems are not made for the street. Since most of you are looking at choices A. and B. I will explain how ride comfort with coilovers gets a bit killed.

Full coilovers are meant for race applications. They have what is a Non-Progressive spring. That means that the spring is for example 350LBS through out. A spring like the eibach sportline if you've noticed is progressive spring rated. At the top, you may be at near stock about 150-170LBS. As the spring compresses more, you progressivley go to a heavier weight allowing the ride to get firmer. If your driving your car mostly on the street, a progressive rate is best or else you will be bouncing all day long.

Now to cover part A. Adjustability: Most of you know that when you adjust something on your car which is hard to get to, you do it once and thats it. Many full coilovers are height adjustable for race use. You will most likley adjust your height 1 or 2 times.

So, in the end ive compiled a list of products to consider when looking at suspension performance. You dont want to have something totally overkill for street and then use something under for the track. Take a look:


Street Use Only/Daily Driver:
Tokico HP Shocks $399 Shipped
Eibach Sportline or Eibach Pro Kit $199-219 Shipped

Street Use but looking for some competitive enthusiasm while driving:

Tokico HP Shocks $399 Shipped
H&R Sport Springs $199 Shipped

Street use/weekend auto-x'r:
Koni Yellow Shocks SPECIAL $565 Shipped
HR Sport Springs Or Eibach Sportlines $199 Shipped

Less Street Use/Mostly Road Race and Auto-x
Koni Yellow Shocks SPECIAL $565 Shipped
Ground Control Coilovers 350LBS FR/450LBS RR $339 Shipped

Road Race Only
Neuspeed Koni Yellow Shocks (they are re-valved koni's to handle more spring rate) PLEASE CALL FOR PRICING
Ground Control Coilovers 500+LBS FR/500+LBS RR $339 Shipped

PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR LINKS FOR EACH PRODUCT OR CALL US AT 877-408-4348 and mention this link.

We have all of these products available and would like to help you choose the right one. Ofcourse, always remember, adjusting the camber on the car can not only save tires but also yeild great results on the track and street:

MUST:

SPC Camber Kit $150 Shipped
http://www.truehonda.com/inventory.p...tdetail&id=415

PART LINKS:

Eibach Prokit
http://www.truehonda.com/inventory.p...ctdetail&id=21

Eibach Sportline
http://www.truehonda.com/inventory.p...ctdetail&id=20

Ground Controls (user specified rates)
http://www.truehonda.com/inventory.p...ctdetail&id=22

Koni Yellows
Call 877-408-4348

HR Sport Springs
Call 877-408-4348

Tokico HP
http://www.truehonda.com/inventory.p...tdetail&id=449

Interested in Koni yelow shocks 529 shipped + SPC Camber Kit 150 shipped, pmed u

Bump, good post, great deals.

Interested in the Koni yellows. Just wondering if you ship to Canada? If Canada isn't included in the free shipping how much extra? Thanks

same ^

im interested too, is it free shipping for us good honest hard working we love your store canadian folks?

same wondering if shipping to vancouver,bc is extra

interested on either tokico or koni's

Shipping to CAN is about $39.25 on all shocks.

Read over people. Even if your not buying and just want info. Its a great start to understanding suspension!

so which shocks will fit 05 acura el? is there any duties and stuff that i should be expecting?

how come no Tokico DSpecs?

Oh crap I forgot those. Those are great replacements to Koni's in the Street/driving application!

Edward

yeah, they're still awesome for the crappy roads of Toronto. another thing is that its a straight swap for the stock suspension, no dicking around with konis in stock struts.

+1 for Xenin and -1 for me forgetting the killer tokico's!

Great info! This really helped! Now all I gotta do is get me some money... :sweet:
Hope it doesn't take too long :shrug:

BTW: Noticed you don't offer Tein S Tech... but... I've got a question. What's the difference between these and the Eibach Pro or Sportlines? Thanks.

Pro kit = 1" Drop almost like stock
Sport kit = 1.75" Drop and more firmer springs

Tttt

ok how would the koni's differ from the D specs

and would bouth be good with ground controls

both would be awsome with GC's. Koni's are a bit rougher for more race purpose. But the D Specs are drop in adn go, koni's need cutting in front.

Eddie

what would be the price of the d specs, witch one would be better for like mostly city driving but weekend mountian driving and maybe some auto x.

thanks.

PM me for pricing :)

hey prokits to canada, how much?

Do these all fit 2004 Civic without any problems? Ive heard about fitment issues, something about upper mount?

05 civic SEDAN.
i have kyb agx shocks, but i need SPRINGS!!

i want like 1.4 - 1.5" all around

neuspeed sports seem a little too low for me :(


any other suggestions?

if you can beat ebay prices for d-specs ill buy some...as in ebay prices for just the shocks on average goes for $500 or so shipped...

Cant match or touch ebay prices, most of it is gray market.

All of these will fit 01-04's and the tokico's will need minor minor drilling. PM me if you guys are interested!

Something not that low is an eibach prokit about 1" all around

^ unfortunately thats for a coupe :(
the rear will sag with my system

Thank god for this thread I don't have to start a new one. I was looking for replacements for my daily driver '03 lx civic coupe.
Going to get me:
Street Use Only/Daily Driver:
Tokico HP Shocks
Eibach Pro Kit

Let me know when you wanna pick that up. I have it all on the shelf waiting to go!

Edward

if i have hayames and want to completely swap out the suspension for koni's and gc's, i'm going to need to get my hands on a stock suspension right?