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Old Oct 9, 2003 | 07:12 PM
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Default Springs/struts AGAIN!!

Have on the car right now Neuspeed sports with KYB's GR-2's. The spring rate on the neuspeeds are: 230 working rate front 130 rear. Love the ride right now, but look like i'm in the mood to build a club racer and want to do the suspension right the first time.

Want Tein flex with a 502 spring rate front and a 320 rate rear with a re-valve. Don't have $1500 on me at this time.

So these are my options.
Skunk2 coilovers: $320 (all prices ballpark)
Civic- 448 rate front 336 rear
Integra- 559 front 448 rear
Tokico Illumina Struts: $480

or

Tokico Performance coilover: $850
Civic- 425 front 320 rear
Integra- a little higher than civic
Springs matched to strut

or

GC coilover: $250
At least 480-490 front 320-350 rear
Koni Yellow Struts: $550

Some of the guys say to get higher springs in the rear for more oversteer. Don't have a problem getting the rear to slide into corners. Let me know what you guy's think. Later
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Old Oct 9, 2003 | 08:02 PM
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Default Re: Springs/struts AGAIN!!

Originally posted by toadolson


GC coilover: $250
At least 480-490 front 320-350 rear
Koni Yellow Struts: $550

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Old Oct 9, 2003 | 08:09 PM
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Default Re: Re: Springs/struts AGAIN!!

Originally posted by Sh*tBox
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KONI YELLOWS are sweet!!
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Old Oct 9, 2003 | 08:09 PM
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I've been in two cars with GC, and the ride was SHIT. Don't know what struts they had but i think it was OEM. Steering real hard to the Integra Skunk2 with a good quality strut (tokico or koni).
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Old Oct 9, 2003 | 08:21 PM
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Originally posted by toadolson
Don't know what struts they had but i think it was OEM.
that would be the problem
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Old Oct 9, 2003 | 08:34 PM
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KONI YELLOWS are sweet!!
The only reason i don't like the koni is it does not have set adjustments. In all of the description, listed it as 1/4 past the softes setting, 1/2, 3/4, etc. No set marks. I'm getting old and can't remember what day it is let alone what dampening effect i'm running on my struts.
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Old Oct 9, 2003 | 09:03 PM
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Originally posted by toadolson
The only reason i don't like the koni is it does not have set adjustments. In all of the description, listed it as 1/4 past the softes setting, 1/2, 3/4, etc. No set marks. I'm getting old and can't remember what day it is let alone what dampening effect i'm running on my struts.
whenever I adjust them, I just turn them to full soft and firm up... rather than trying to go from say, 1/4 turn to 1/2 turn... I just put it on full soft and turn 1/2 turn. Kinda combersome, but well worth it. Yellows are the best shocks I've run.
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Old Oct 10, 2003 | 08:34 AM
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Ya toad my man...its not that hard to set em.. I did exactly what Sh*tbox has stated. Its very easy to do man and you will love the quality and longevity of this strut. :thumbup:
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