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?Skunk2 vs. Ground Control?

Old Feb 23, 2004 | 07:19 AM
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I thought about posting in the marque forums but I thought I might get more of a response here and also help to find the bast place to buy them from. Anyway, my car is a 00 prelude I run the stock 16s and tires in the winter and in the summer I will be running 18" rota subzeros with 215/35/18 tires. I have a mugen body kit so im not that worried about going to low and damaging the kit cause it doesnt hang low. I don't autocross or race or anything. I just want a good dropped look and the ability to adjust em higher for winter and maybe lower if I shwing the car off. Also I have not decided on a shock yet but if my budget permits I will get koni yellows if not prob tokico blues.
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Old Feb 23, 2004 | 07:20 AM
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ohh and by the way I appreciate all the help so far
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Old Feb 23, 2004 | 12:27 PM
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if its just for street, either GC or S2 will be suitable. You'll probably want to go with their standard spring rates too... enough to give you a little boost in handling but not enough to make you cringe driving over potholes. As for shocks, I'd consider illuminas or AGXs before blues if you cant afford Konis.
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Old Feb 23, 2004 | 03:27 PM
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i almost thought he said skunk or birth control

but anyways back to on topic depends on ur need but i would go with the gc's just cause i know people who have them and have no issues
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Old Feb 23, 2004 | 06:17 PM
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yep I agree, GCs are in my book, and I don't even own them yet I'm shooting for 450F/450R this summer, but I'm not entirely sure how it will come out because:

1. Ground Control says the Off-The-Shelf spring rates are 450F/300R
2. They're guessing that the stock spring rates for the 6th gen Accord 4cyl is roughly 210F/190R (no one knows for sure)
3. I've never seen anyone autocross or drive competetively with custom GC rates on a 6th gen Accord, so I don't know how much oversteer/understeer I'll have with 450 all aorund :dunno:

I guess it's going to be a trial-and-error thing for me, and I would like to see how a 23mmR/27mmF set of swaybars would come into play (stock is 16R/26.2F)...
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Old Feb 23, 2004 | 06:31 PM
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I wouldn't worry about it too much... the "stock" rates for 5g civics are something like 375f/250r... understeer-tastic. I'm perfectly happy with my 380f/400r setup.

I think w/ adjustable shocks, an even f/r ratio would probably work pretty well on your car. If not, new springs are cheap
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Old Feb 23, 2004 | 07:43 PM
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:werd: I could sell off 2 450lb/in.s Eibach ERS springs, and buy 2 replacements for cheap on Honda-Tech
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Old Feb 23, 2004 | 08:15 PM
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i saw a set of New Nex full coilovers at ebay for 570, fullset!!!
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