type1s on my wagon. almost maxed on the front and a bit more to play in the rear. untouch preload



type1 on my sedan. bought it awhile back used,no instructions. messed with the preload front and rear.

 

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hows it do on the track?

 

My passenger side rear is blown... has anyone ever replaced their F&F shocks?

 

type 1's

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shes purdy

 

been on my type 2s for over 2years on two different vehicles love them
sorry for the big *** pics, photobucket actin up

 

just ordered a set of type 1's and a set of enkei jspeed III's for my del sol!!!

 

i put the function forms on my ek hatch at 116000 and im now at 152000 and not one single issue. before that they were on my DA for a year but only driven about 2000 miles on them. so 3 years and 36000 miles without a single issue. i love my function forms

 

I've had mine for about two years and were installed on two cars. Maybe 15,000 miles on it... and one of them is blown.

 

Type 2s i bought in may and loving em to this day!

comparison of my back up stock struts with eibach springs




current ride height untouched preload all around (virgin spring locking perches lol) with fronts maxed out. Driver side rear is at 7 spins up from max and passenger side rear is at 4 from max.

 

nice ride!

 

thanks man. I been looking at other threads for awhile now just never posted, I've seen your 4drs which are nice btw especially that DB! I almost bought a bone stock 1995 DB Ls model for myself before I got this car instead back in 09. Being 20 yrs old at that time the stock 3dr vs. the stock 4dr sounded more sporty/pratical, Oh wells lol.

 

thanks bro. oh trust me, if i didnt have a kid i would probably be driving an EM1. i love 2dr civics. but family first. no complaint for the 4 doors tho. very convenient

wait, i take that back. if i didnt have a kid i would have my caddi still..lol....diapers are expensive man!

 

yeah civic coupes (5th & 6th gens) body style were nicely done by Honda imo. lol i know man for me bills, school and priorties do get in the way.

 

thats life my brotha, we gotta keep striving for the best, and hopefully one day we will live lavish!

 

yo I just installed type 1's in my DA. They ride great for dd but 1 problem, the rear is set almost at its highest and I'm still tucking tire. The fronts can go higher but I don't want the front to be higher than the rear. But right now I have them level and I'm so low I'm scraping everywhere. Can I get an extended lower mount for the rears? The rear is WAY too low. I need a solution!

 

Pics of your rear coilover installed please? You should have a good 2-3 inch gap at full height.

 

I can see that possible for the fronts if I have those at full height, but the rears are a different story, they can go really low and the highest is still impractical. I read a few articles that these coilovers have this problem with the DA chassis. Just want to see what you guys did to solve it. I tried to get it higher and the threads came out of the lower mount and the whole entire shock body disconnected from the lower mount while i was adjusting them with them installed in the car. thats how I know theyre not getting any higher lol.

 

Ah yeah I've done that too lol. You should just make sure there's enough thread inside te shock to be safe. That's really the best you can do. Post a pic, my buddy has them on his da and I didn't know his height was too low. I mean maybe but I think it's just a pretty good drop, then again Isn't that what you wanted when you got these? Haha sux

 

Ya it looks great, but I'm in the city and I need to have it higher! Would it be safe to shim the rear with a few washers? I was thinking i could take the coils out, put a few washers on the studs on top and then remount them. That could prob give me like 1/4-1/2" more height if i use a few.

 

Shimming the rears doesnt sound safe. SHG is speakin the truth.

 

Yeah I wouldn't shim anything. Just learn to drive low

 

You need to contact F&F, they have a fix for it. Extended rear lower mounts.

 

type 2's