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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by whoa its len 2
'EF' and 'DA' forks are identical so you wont have any change in height swapping to those in your car.

http://ef-honda.com/ben/EFhybridsus.php
actually ef forks are thinner, but same in height. I tried both, and the ef forks do actually lower more for some reason. beats me though.
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Old Mar 6, 2010 | 08:24 AM
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hey guys, just put my type 2's on.
question i have, is as far as dampening goes....what settings should i look to set mine at?
low,-
high+
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thanks for any help
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Old Mar 6, 2010 | 08:35 AM
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i have mine on the highest stiffness all aroun ad oe the ride but its really just personal preference
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 06:46 PM
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just got mine
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 01:56 AM
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so do these coilovers still ride good even when the car is as low as the red em1 or that silver ek or the gorgeous tsx?? i am on GC's/stock struts and im tired of my struts bottoming out and the only struts i would run would be koni yellows but i would have to get a different set of ground controls and that would end up like $800 so im gonna go this route. also, for the all the dumped cars....are you guys bottomed out or can you still go lower? thanks guys!!
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 04:25 AM
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Is the ride bouncy with these? Or are they firm with no bounce?
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 10:14 AM
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Type II goes lower than Type I ???
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by kimosabe
Type II goes lower than Type I ???
no they lower the vehicle the same
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 08:16 AM
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comparate to KW ? I actually have the non inox KW V1, I really love them for the handling but the rear is not low enough for me ...
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by slo_hatch
so do these coilovers still ride good even when the car is as low as the red em1 or that silver ek or the gorgeous tsx?? i am on GC's/stock struts and im tired of my struts bottoming out and the only struts i would run would be koni yellows but i would have to get a different set of ground controls and that would end up like $800 so im gonna go this route. also, for the all the dumped cars....are you guys bottomed out or can you still go lower? thanks guys!!

As long at you dont touch the preload, you wont bottom out at all.
My accord goes low enough, without messing with the preload, that is almost undriveable.

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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by dandaman15
Is the ride bouncy with these? Or are they firm with no bounce?
I have an accord wagon riding on type 1s, which Im sure is a little heavier than what the coilovers were designed for. They are pretty soft and theres a little bounce to them, but its not bad at all. I would not consider them firm or sporty, just comfortable. But I expected this, since my wagon a bit on the heavy side.
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 04:21 PM
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HomeBoy Si sitting on type 2
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 04:34 PM
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can u buy the perch rings seperately?
mine a mashed
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 06:03 PM
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does anyone know if the type 2's dc version would also fit an eg?
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by buymesomedunks
does anyone know if the type 2's dc version would also fit an eg?
Yes, as I always thought eg/dc were the same suspension wise.
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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Slopoke
I have an accord wagon riding on type 1s, which Im sure is a little heavier than what the coilovers were designed for. They are pretty soft and theres a little bounce to them, but its not bad at all. I would not consider them firm or sporty, just comfortable. But I expected this, since my wagon a bit on the heavy side.
have pics of ur accord wagon?
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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by smiley2186
have pics of ur accord wagon?
Sure. All I have is a cell pic right now.


Nothing too special, just a comfy daily driver.
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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 01:01 PM
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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 05:50 PM
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Does anyone know if there is a height difference between the type 1 and type 2 as far as how low they can go?
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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by sleepywagon627
Does anyone know if there is a height difference between the type 1 and type 2 as far as how low they can go?
Well if you read about 10 posts up you would see that they lower the same.
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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 08:10 PM
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The Type II's.



The Car.



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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by dandaman15
Well if you read about 10 posts up you would see that they lower the same.
My bad. Of course when I read through the thread I miss the answer I was looking for haha
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 11:03 PM
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installed my type ones today..so far im pretty satisfied with how it rides.just gotta get a alignment and i should be good..right out of the box its somewhat tucking 55 series tires on fat 5's
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 07:37 AM
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put mine on yesterday...ride is soooo much better than my ground control/stock shock setup. lol i have actually bottomed it out like 3 times already but they were all pretty big bumps. only thing i dont like is how you adjust them. and i need to figure out if they are all the way down in the front. front prob sits .5 inch higher than the back but trying to turn it down to lower it seems like its maxed. am i doin somethin wrong??
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Old Mar 20, 2010 | 04:47 PM
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put my type 1 on today, havent driven on them yet but hate the way you have to adjust them. only way I can figure out to adjust them is pull them out of the fork up front so you can spin the body, and drop the lca in the back so you can twist the body. kind of a pain in the ***. is there an easier way that I dont know about?????
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