TailZ

I have a 03 Civic EX which has the 55mm shocks housing and 16mm holes for the bolts
up front. The shocks hopefully i'll be getting to mate with the ground controls are the
Tokico Dspec made for 01-02 civics.

My questions are:
1) If I were to order ground controls do I order them by my year civic (03) or do I order
them by the Tokico shocks which are meant for 01-02 civics?
2) Does anyone know a site that sells Tokico Dspecs specifically for 03-05 civics? I
haven't found any for my year civic..

I'm really confused at this point. I seriously don't want to go through the same issue
as the first time I tried to drop my car.. something about the silver cap that goes that
sits on top of the spring and connects to the top of the shock mount plate? sorry
I really don't know what Im talking about. if anyone can clear this up for me it would
be a great relief.

PS: I know if I get the tokicos im going to have to drill'em out to 16mm.

dmorris05

IM PRETTY SURE PROCIVIC.COM SELLS THEM SPECIFICALLY FOR 03-05

toyomatt84

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Simply put, you won't be able to put 01-02 50mm struts in your 03-05 55mm strut bodies, without hearing constant noises.

Curiouz_G

when you order ground controls, you order them spec'd to your shocks.

as for an insert, any reason why your going with dspecs instead of konis? just wondering.

TailZ

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by toyomatt84 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Simply put, you won't be able to put 01-02 50mm struts in your 03-05 55mm strut bodies, without hearing constant noises.</TD></TR></TABLE>

tokico dspec are replacements aren't they? they're not like the koni where you would
have to put them into stock shock housing.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Curiouz_G &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">when you order ground controls, you order them spec'd to your shocks.
as for an insert, any reason why your going with dspecs instead of konis? just wondering. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I'm going with the dspecs because i don't want to go through the trouble of putting the
konis into the stock shock housings. plus dspecs are cheaper. there's a few people
that run this combo on civicforums/7thgencivic and they seem to like it. i was thinkin
of going with the blues but i know for sure the blues wont handle a low drop.

TailZ

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dmorris05 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">IM PRETTY SURE PROCIVIC.COM SELLS THEM SPECIFICALLY FOR 03-05</TD></TR></TABLE>

i just checked procivic and they don't have the dspecs.. only the blues..

It Wasn't Me

Portaman03 has a new set of 01-03 Civic D-Specs .. .. send him an IM..


^^ Sarcasm. Next time I'll make it a little more obvious. Between Tokico's site and toyomatt's input .. .. it's clear 01-02 and 03+ are different Calm down "G"


Modified by It Wasn't Me at 9:04 PM 4/8/2008

Curiouz_G

but are they 55mm? i went to tokicos site and they dont even list a 55mm available for our cars.

and no, blues will not handle a hard drop. 1.5 is what i would do at the most just because theyre listed as "OEM replacements".

IMO if you dont want to hack anything up, id go coilovers honesty. tein basics wont run you THAT much more than that setup.

portaman03

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by It Wasn’t Me &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Portaman03 has a new set of 01-03 Civic D-Specs .. .. send him an IM..</TD></TR></TABLE>

Ya digg....

I want them out of my garage!

Make an offer?

portaman03

Oh and my bad, they're only for 01-02 Civics!

It Wasn't Me

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by portaman03 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Oh and my bad, they're only for 01-02 Civics!

</TD></TR></TABLE>


See what you started?

Curiouz_G

^^ it was you 1st

It Wasn't Me

And I quote from Portaman03's FS/WTB post....
"01-03 Tokico D-Spec infinitely adjustable shocks - BRAND NEW perfect for lowering, softer or harder" ...
either way .. they won't fit his 03 EX.

TailZ

if i go coilovers wouldn't i run into the same problem? 16mm front bolt?

It Wasn't Me

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TailZ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if i go coilovers wouldn't i run into the same problem? 16mm front bolt?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I don't see how you'd have any problems at all .. provided you order the correct parts.

TailZ

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I don't see how you'd have any problems at all .. provided you order the correct parts.</TD></TR></TABLE>

well i was doing a lil research and came upon this:
last page member "dragin" explains his problem.
http://www.civicforums.com/for....html

i guess megan ain't the way to go. i don't know if it's the same for other brands.
mayn having a 03-05 sucks..
gosh i'm so frustrated..

It Wasn't Me

Personally .. I stay away from EVERYTHING "Megan Racing" .. .. Some people may like them, but I think they're junk. You get what you pay for.

TailZ

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by It Wasn’t Me &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Personally .. I stay away from EVERYTHING "Megan Racing" .. .. Some people may like them, but I think they're junk. You get what you pay for.</TD></TR></TABLE>

well that was just one option.. not sure if this goes for other brand coilovers..
i hope the form&function guys have something for my year. i was suppose to go with
those but didn't have the $$$ at the time. they also told me that type 2 were suppose
to come out for 7th gen civics but it's still not out. i'llrock the type 1 don't matter.

any other suggestions?

It Wasn't Me

I'm either getting D-Specs wrapped with Skunk2's .. or Tein's. I'm leaning towards Tein.

http://www.dezod.com/cat_coilovers1.cfm


Modified by It Wasn't Me at 9:57 PM 4/8/2008

It Wasn't Me

You might try Progress. I don't know anyone with their coilovers on their car .. but everything else Progress makes is quality.. so I'm sure it's safe to assume their coilovers are worthy.

toyomatt84

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TailZ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i hope the form&function guys have something for my year.</TD></TR></TABLE>

If I get the opportunity to, I'll post up pictures of my F2's. All 4 struts are completely blown. I've got about 1/2" of play on the piston alone, for the passenger frontside strut.

F2's, much like any of the Chinese developed coilovers, are complete garbage. They'll last you 9 months, tops.

TailZ

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by toyomatt84 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

If I get the opportunity to, I'll post up pictures of my F2's. All 4 struts are completely blown. I've got about 1/2" of play on the piston alone, for the passenger frontside strut.

F2's, much like any of the Chinese developed coilovers, are complete garbage. They'll last you 9 months, tops.</TD></TR></TABLE>

9 months? forget that..
i noticed there's some people that run ep3 shocks on their 03-05..
supposedly it's suppose to be the same but w/o the drilling of the shocks.
do you think i can get the gc to work right with ep3 shocks?

toyomatt84

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9 months? forget that..
i noticed there's some people that run ep3 shocks on their 03-05..
supposedly it's suppose to be the same but w/o the drilling of the shocks.
do you think i can get the gc to work right with ep3 shocks?</TD></TR></TABLE>

You could use EP3 shocks, but is there some reason for it?

TailZ

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by toyomatt84 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

You could use EP3 shocks, but is there some reason for it?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I can get the tokicos for a good price which is why i'm so hesitant to go a different route.
now do i order the gc by ep3 (part#4533) or can i order by 03 civic (part#4534)?
sorry to bug you guys so much i just really want to get it right this time..

TailZ

Do ep3 full coilovers fit 03+ with no modifications?
If yes, I've decided to go with the Megans.