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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by 94civicEX
Hmm, did you buy them revalved or did you have it done?
Sent to Koni after wearing them out some, courtesy of CRXLee.
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted by George Knighton
Sent to Koni after wearing them out some, courtesy of CRXLee.
How much was it :nervous:?
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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by 94civicEX
How much was it :nervous:?
should be free.99 under warranty

I run a Koni Yellow/GC setup on my ITR (350/400) GC is definatley the way to go.

One thing that is great is if you purchase the same height of springs, you can swap the rates from front to rear.

For example, I went from autox'ing a 97 Prelude to a 97 ITR... The R was much more responsive and snappy, so in order to adjust I ran the 400 rate up front and the 350 in rear, to prevent oversteer or spinning

After more seat time, I have switched the heavier rate to the rear and the car rotates very, very well.

The rates you are considering are right in the ballpark.. 500-600 in is the maximum rate an OTS yellow can handle. Anything higher than that, general consensus is to revalve.

Some other things to consider is the actual curb weight of your car (you may not need as high of rates as you think), and the frequency it will see the track vs. the daily driver aspect.

I live in UT as well.. We should meet up and you can drive the R and see if you like how it feels.

Ill be in Wendover this weekend for IVR, if you will be out there you can take a ride in the R
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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by 94civicEX
I just have I/H/E. I just like a good handling car regarless of what I'm doing in it. Considering I have to drive to Vegas whenever I want to Auto-x, I don't know exactly how often I'll be doing it.
We have events in UT as well.. There is one @the E-center in WV this Sunday.. you should consider attending.

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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by DsR
should be free.99 under warranty

I run a Koni Yellow/GC setup on my ITR (350/400) GC is definatley the way to go.

One thing that is great is if you purchase the same height of springs, you can swap the rates from front to rear.

For example, I went from autox'ing a 97 Prelude to a 97 ITR... The R was much more responsive and snappy, so in order to adjust I ran the 400 rate up front and the 350 in rear, to prevent oversteer or spinning

After more seat time, I have switched the heavier rate to the rear and the car rotates very, very well.

The rates you are considering are right in the ballpark.. 500-600 in is the maximum rate an OTS yellow can handle. Anything higher than that, general consensus is to revalve.

Some other things to consider is the actual curb weight of your car (you may not need as high of rates as you think), and the frequency it will see the track vs. the daily driver aspect.

I live in UT as well.. We should meet up and you can drive the R and see if you like how it feels.

Ill be in Wendover this weekend for IVR, if you will be out there you can take a ride in the R
Okay...I think that you talked me into going with the Koni/GC setup...now to get my Koni's revalved under warranty :rick:.

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We have events in UT as well.. There is one @the E-center in WV this Sunday.. you should consider attending.

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Vegas is way closer than SLC . I'd love to attend one time though.
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