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Old 01-19-2010, 12:12 PM
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i have a 97 coupe thats a DD. Im doin a gsr swap in the future and the car is mostly for DD maybe a trackday a month. WHich coilovers should i get? should i get GC/Koni? buddy club N+ dampers or function and forms type 2. i want to lower my car to about a finger gap between tire and fender. whats the best setup for my use.
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I have a 96 coupe with a b16a2 i put Tein Coilovers and they were amazing, taking sharp turn was even easier. So basically I would go with the adjustable Tein Coilover because I never had a problem with them and they fit perfectly in the car which is the same body type as yours.
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I don't have personal experience really with these kinds of things but every thing I have read on hear says to go with GC/Koni pretty much. It's apparently one of the best combo's you can get for the month. There is a sponsor on here that can get you a great price as well.
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Koni/GC is good, I can vouch for that. A decent set of full coils would be cheaper and work fine also though. I think a ITR swaybar and a traction bar helped a heck of a lot also.
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if u have the money ,than go for the koni/gc . it highly recommended on honda-tech. i have a function and form type 1 on my db7 it was good to me and you can slam itttt.
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they ride nice, but it's not the only option. Check the for sale threads, eBay, the sponsors, Craigslist, etc. I've seen drop springs for around $100 new that were name brand.
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I have GC/tokico blues. Hate them. Bouncy as hell. I bought Tanabes and haven't installed them yet. from what I've heard a set of full coilovers will give you better performance than GC or Sk2 sleeves over struts.
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