James89DX

I recently purchased a set of the Pro-S coilovers for my '89 Civic Hatch. They came with no instructions whatsoever. The problem is I cannot find anywhere how they are to be assembled. I know most will claim this is 'common sense' or something rather but keep in mind this isn't common sense if you've never owned a Civic or installed coilovers before. I've been searching H-T.com for days and cannot find anything except for the skunk2 sleeve-overs, so I decided to create an account and try to get some help. A few questions:

1) Assembly: Where do the two washers go? It *SEEMS* the bronze concave washer goes underneath the top locking nut, and the silver washer goes underneath the upper mount assembly (flat side facing down on the strut shaft). Also, is no bumpstop required? If so, must the stock bumpstop be used (trimming, placement, etc?)?

2) Lower/Adjustable perch(es): Is there no rubber here? Does the spring rest directly on the metal adjustable perch? I notice there's rubber between the spring and the strut mount up top which is why I ask

3) Washers in bag: What is the purpose of the four thick silver washers in the bag?

4) Springs - which springs are stiffer? .006s or .008s? Which setup would be most ideal for street use?

TIA for any help

James89DX

anybody familiar with these?

wildcat98

I have tried to source a set of the instructions for you

wildcat98

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by James89DX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I recently purchased a set of the Pro-S coilovers for my '89 Civic Hatch. They came with no instructions whatsoever. The problem is I cannot find anywhere how they are to be assembled. I know most will claim this is 'common sense' or something rather but keep in mind this isn't common sense if you've never owned a Civic or installed coilovers before. I've been searching H-T.com for days and cannot find anything except for the skunk2 sleeve-overs, so I decided to create an account and try to get some help. A few questions:

1) Assembly: Where do the two washers go? It *SEEMS* the bronze concave washer goes underneath the top locking nut, and the silver washer goes underneath the upper mount assembly (flat side facing down on the strut shaft). Also, is no bumpstop required? If so, must the stock bumpstop be used (trimming, placement, etc?)?

2) Lower/Adjustable perch(es): Is there no rubber here? Does the spring rest directly on the metal adjustable perch? I notice there's rubber between the spring and the strut mount up top which is why I ask

3) Washers in bag: What is the purpose of the four thick silver washers in the bag?

4) Springs - which springs are stiffer? .006s or .008s? Which setup would be most ideal for street use?

TIA for any help </TD></TR></TABLE>

I can answer a couple of the questions

1. If the coilover does not come with bump stops , try and get a set of the bumpstops for the 90-93 acura integra
prt# 51722-SE0-003

4. .008 springs are for the front and the .006 are for the rear

James89DX

Hey thanks for the reply. Were you able to source the instructions you mentioned?

Anybody else have any input?

90_Si

heres a few threads that came up in a quick search. https://honda-tech.com/zerosearch (be sure to check archived material too)
https://honda-tech.com/zero...38977
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2090431
http://www.honda-acura.net/for...41236

I would try the suspension forum son, it seems like alot of people have this set up through all the different threads that came up about them when using the search option.

http://www.skunk2.com/Suspensi...opros
They have a tech support section so you might be able to get help there.

.Grimace

ohhh i so wanna get some of there new ones i had the old pro series and they were cool but no adjustable dampening sucked. to the op i never used the four washers in that seperate bag when i put mine together.

wildcat98

please see link attached

http://www.skunk2.com/cgi-bin/...0F5vs

James89DX

wildcat, thanks for your help! I actually contacted skunk2 a week or so ago and submitted a 'ticket' and never got a reply. So, thanks for the link!

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Robert Green