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Old 07-24-2002, 04:21 PM
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what would be better to use on a 98 DX to lower the car
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Default Re: coil overs or lowering springs (98civichtchback)

what would be better to use on a 98 DX to lower the car
depends...do you want to lower your car and not deal with it anymore then lowering springs are for you. if you want to be able to adjust your height for your needs...street, track, etc or you just like to play with your height then go with a set of coilovers.

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Coilovers will stop a problem on hondas known as driver lean that lowering springs cause
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Default Re: coil overs or lowering springs (FAH Q)

Again, I am going to have to recommend the infamous Ground Control coilovers. Being able to adjust the ride height is just too convenient, especially when you have to take your car in for maintenance. They use Eibach springs, and depending on how low you go, along with the right shocks, you can have a pleasant ride, along with great handling. Just my opinion.
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IMO Im using springs from now on. The skunks I had in my 99 hatch moved all over and make noises(yes properly installed)coilovers just dont have contact points on the top and bottom at all times..
neither do most lowering springs.

I had GC's on my AGX and they didnt make any noise at all. The front springs were always loaded because of my sway bar even with the entire front of the car off the ground.

The rears were held up and held straight by the upper poly mount in the pillow, so they didn't bounce around and rattle.

And another thing...

To the guy who posted this thread....if you have to ask, you probably don't want or even need coilovers. You should be happy with lowering springs....that you will probably end up cutting anyway


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Default Re: coil overs or lowering springs (FAH Q)

I know exactly what he is talking about.

And I still never had the problems you described with the GC's
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**** all that, just cut the stock springs in half.

get more bounce to the once than a jerri-curl.
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coilovers
springs sag after a while
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Default Re: coil overs or lowering springs (tonyxcom)

IMO Im using springs from now on. The skunks I had in my 99 hatch moved all over and make noises(yes properly installed)coilovers just dont have contact points on the top and bottom at all times..

neither do most lowering springs.

I had GC's on my AGX and they didnt make any noise at all. The front springs were always loaded because of my sway bar even with the entire front of the car off the ground.

The rears were held up and held straight by the upper poly mount in the pillow, so they didn't bounce around and rattle.
[Modified by tonyxcom, 3:57 AM 7/25/2002]
How did you make the rears stay up in place, i currently have GCS andAGXs but my rear passenger side spring is not held straight up. Its makes this annoying noise, do you know how to fix this. im currently using the provided rubber bushings .
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Default Re: coil overs or lowering springs (Dominican_Kid)

They just stuck up there. I used my OEM dust covers that were cut down like the GC instructions said. The GC poly upper spring thing, when slid over the OEM plastic dust shield made the top of the spring "stick" when pushed on.
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Default Re: coil overs or lowering springs (tonyxcom)

I prefer shocks and springs. I'm going coil overs soon, but thats so I have the same ride height after dropping a bigger engine.
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just have 4 fat ladies sit on each corner...
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Default Re: coil overs or lowering springs (dniedacess)

im gonna buy a set of arospeed coilovers from ebay. good deal or not. they are 115$. i know they are not the best but they will only be there for a few years until i start making real money.
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