Originally Posted by CivicSiRacer

Also depends on where you use your suspension to compare each other.

On your typical Philly roads an aftermarket suspension on a Civic will not handle as well as a stock suspenion on a Prelude. The Civic will just skitter and skip across the pavement in Philly, which can lead to poor handling. Aftermarket suspensions can be TOO stiff and cause the tires to skip across the pavement which looses traction, whereas a softer suspension will be able to handle the road better.

For instance at the Autocrossers Incorporated autocross at Ripken Stadium last weekend I was up against my old 00 Civic Si with a very well tuned suspension versus my 1993 Civic Si with stock shocks and ebay coilovers. That lot there is super slick and in my testing I did with my 91 Civic Si always kept the suspension soft cause that car got sideways if you didn't.

With my 93 Civic Si I was able to beat my old 00 Civic Si by about 1.5 seconds.

But at a track like Summit Point my 00 Civic Si should blow away my 93 Civic Si with it's stiffer suspension.

And it's not what I know either I'm speaking from experience too.