oc_civic

ok im looking at some new suspension stuff....

im looking at the type basic coilovers. or the super street damper... the key differance being damper adjustability.. im just wondering if it is worth the extra coin...

madhandles03

I rode in an accord with the Basics, and it wasnt stiff at all. Cornerning didnt seem much better than stock, the guy whose car it was agreed with me, and said they were way to soft. I had S-techs on my old car, and they also seemed not stiff enough for my taste.

txhatch

I wouldnt buy either. Better setups can be had for less. If you really must then i guess the ss's.

asiandoood

Get the SS if you go with TEIN... otherwise..the price you pay for the Basics, you can get a better setup with Koni Yellows and Ground Controls.

94civicEX

Just like I told you earlier and Colin just said, if you want the SS, it'd be better to go with Koni Yellows and custom rate Ground Controls.

If you're getting Tein, unless you shell out $1,000+ this would be your best bet.

Also the setup I'm planning on going with h:.

igo4bmx

yo check out the omnipower coilers...
www.omnipowerusa.com
some people are saying they are freakin nice

igo4bmx

http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=874262

the owner of omnipower used to work in R&D at skunk2

asiandoood

actually they are very nice for a non dampening adjustable coilover. I ran the OMNI coilovers on Laguna Seca and Infineon Raceway. they held up very very nice.

madhandles03

I JUST got done installing these on my integra, and I can definitely vouch for the quality of them. They corner extremely well, and are super grippy around sharp turns at high speeds with my Falken Ziex's. The preloading is a bit tricky to figure out at first but once you get its no big deal. At first I thought these were bouncy, but I soon realized I was just mistaking bounciness or stiffness, because they are quite stiff. The ride isnt all that much worse than stock, but nothing I wont get used to. Id say definitely go with these over the Basics, as riding in my car with the Omni's is a night and day difference from my friends car with Basics. Yeah, the ride with the basics might be more comfortable, but honestly, you arent getting much besides a lower car with the Basics, meaning not much better handling at all. However, I havent ridden in a car with SS's or Flex's or anything higher up in the Tein lineup, so I cant critique those.

builthatch

OC Civic, it seems you like your car to have an exceptionally low stance- the key here, if that is indeed the case, is to get something that has a short-case strut. The effective reason for this is when you have a car lowered severly with a standard length case strut, the suspension, with the car simply standing still, is using a good bit of its travel, imagine what happens when you go around turns and actually use the suspension? You will be riding on the bumpstops and/or inducing damage to the internals of your setup...