FrostyEG

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Thanks to the info on this forum, I am now the happy owner of the Progress CS-II coilovers and I have to say, the ride is still very livable for a DD. As recommended, I got the 350lb front and 250lb rear springs. I actually did the fronts first and drove around for a week like that before I had time to do the rears. As I've heard others mention, the "Feel" is mostly in the rear springs. With the 350 fronts and stock rears, there was almost no noticeable difference in ride feel. After getting the 250lb rears installed, I can tell I'm riding on a lowered/stiffer suspension. For those who are on the fence about what springs/shocks to buy, take my word you will be happy with the Progress setup. Unless you are wanting to scrape your oil pan, then you are probably fine with whatever eBay sleeves you can find.

For fun, I took pictures of the unboxing to share with the group.

Opening the box (This is how they are shipped, NO PACKING MATERIAL??)

Rear shock body

Front shock body

Accessories (bolts, nuts, etc)

How the springs are boxed

Rear 10"/350lb spring and sleeve

logo keychain?

Sticker and instructions

Front page of instructions

Work in progress


I haven't measured the drop yet, and with stock 13" wheels, the drop is not that visible, but I'm sure it will be just fine when I get new wheels to fill those wells.



Like many others that have done this work, all went smoothly until the passenger side rear shock lower mount in the LCA broke the bolt. Took me three nights of blood sweat and tears (and a few broken drill bits) to drill out that 3" bolt left inside the LCA. Funny part is I bought the Energy Suspension front shock mount kit, but not the rear. Had I bought the rear, I could have melted out that bushing and replaced it with the ES.

Again, thanks to the many people that have contributed to this community.

...Frosty...

NVturbo

Had the identical set of coilovers and loved it.

GagnarTheUnruly

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lol glad to see they are labeling the springs now.

NVturbo

You do realize that the front and rear springs are different lengths...right? The fronts are longer.

scottdh20

still nice, especially if you have several different spring to play with the feel of the car.

grumblemarc

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I don't remember that being the case with these. You can see in the pic of the install instructions.

GagnarTheUnruly

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Mine were the same length F/R.

FrostyEG

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Mine were 10" for front and 9" for rear. That would have been a real problem, except they labeled them with the spring rate of 350 and 250 so I could quickly tell which was which. Also, the install doc says if you have 10" rear springs to use the lower mount hole on the rear shock.

grumblemarc

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Lower mount hole. That's new.

F22Master

Look at the second picture, should explain itself.

GagnarTheUnruly

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Older versions only had a single mount hole.

grumblemarc

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Um. You were saying?

midori_rivas

I have these on my ek hatch but I have 350 front and 350 rear decent ride in smooth roads, but is a liitle harsh on bad roads. There good coilovers for the price.

grumblemarc

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I knew it would with 350 rear. That's why I opted for 250 rear and slapped on a big swaybar to compensate.

midori_rivas

I might buy some aftermarket Lca and subframe brace to see if it helps which I doubt.

FrostyEG

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Aftermarket LCA's and brace will only make the rear STIFFER and your ride a bit more harsh. Softer springs and thick anti sway bar are a much better option. Sell or swap the rear springs with another HT member.

alejo98cx

I loved my progress on my old EK. I had 350/350 with the big progress rear sway. I was really happy with how they rode but now that I have some real suspension I know what serious cornering feels like.... just have to deal with everyone on the road thinking I'm drunk as I avoid every crack, bump, manhole cover, and road line.

I didn't get a lanyard or sticker though!

Freemananana

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That's what I was thinking! I'll have to dig through my box again and make sure I didn't miss it. Progress is about to get an earful over this...

(Just kidding)

Glad you are happy with them!