Type S Zero

hi
i've been searching infos over the past week on which springs to get...
i've searched a lot on here and read interesting comments and experiences.

it seems that there are many different opinions, but who has the true facts ??

i have a 93 Si Sol with B18B swap. i bought the car a month ago with a D16Z6 from a girl who installed crappy intrax or fast springs on it with stock shocks.
when i put a B18B engine in my EG hatch 2 years ago, it lowered the front a little more (neuspeed sport already on). i wanted to keep my B18B, so i swapped both engines and the sol is also lower at the front with the B (just like it did to the EG when it was in it).

since the day i bought the car, i'm looking to buy shocks and better springs (i won't put coilovers)....
my choices for schocks are KYB AGX or Tokico Illumina (illumina $644 and AGX $692...canadian $$$..) but that's not my main concern here.
so i've made a chart in excel listing specs about civic, sol and teggy springs....

i was considering teggy springs since they have a higher spring rate (i find my neuspeed sport a little soft, and also the same opinion with my brother's H&R sport on his EK). but i don't want any race springs since it slams the car and spring rate would be a little too high for my taste.

i had my 92 hatch for the past 5 years with neuspeed sport, now i have the sol which is a little heavier, and i work at an acura dealership, so i get to drive those heavy tegs quite often. so i'm quite used to drive the 3 cars.

the perfect drop i personnally want would be from 1.4" to 1.6" (at the max, i'd be ready to consider 1.8")...

a shop i usually go to told me that if i put teggy springs on my sol, the rear will be higher than the front. (it's already like that since i have the swap anyways lol). but considering i have the B18B engine, if i put sol springs, the front will still sit lower.
i have a hard time believing this "higher rear thing" since EG hatch and DC2 have similar specs (expect spring rates), though eibach sportline for EG hatch is the same part# than for sportline on the Sol

also, Tokico have a kit including Illumina shocks and springs..... both (EG and DC2) have the same kit number when ordering...

but that same shop also says that eibach prokit and sportline are way softer than H&R sport (they have better price on h&r and they only carry H&R in stock, so i don't believe that both eibach are WAAAYYY softer than hr sport...)

i also took a look this list found on clubsi that states for EKs (which gives a good estimate for other models) :

97, 00-01 ITR - 250F/250R (L/P)
GS-R - 200F/95R (P/P)

H&R OE - 280F/190R (P/P)
Eibach ProKit - 290F/190R (P/P
H&R Sport - 330F/280R (P/P)
Eibach Sportline - 310F/275R (P/P)
Neuspeed Sport - 280F/180R (P/P)

i also found this:
RSR EG : -------- 242F/168R (1.6"F / 1.0"R)
RSR Race EG : -- 341F/235R (1.4"F / 1.2"R)
RSR DC2 : ------- 242F/173R (1.4"F / 0.8"R)
RSR Race DC2 :- 279F/268R (1.6"F / 2.0"R)


but some people say prokit is stiffer than sportline... how true since this spring rate list shows the contrary ? did these people try both springs on the same car ?
what is the accuracy of the data in that list ?

so my guesses were:
- Eibach prokit for sol (rate : too soft -- height : low front)
- H&R sport for sol (rate : too soft -- height : low front)
- H&R sport for teggy (rate : good for my taste -- height : will rear stand higher than front ?)
- Eibach prokit for teggy (rate : confusing with sportline -- height : final result would be too high for my taste ?)
- Eibach sportline for teggy (rate : confusing with prokit -- height : ok for my taste, if rear ain't higher like some people say)
- Neuspeed Sport for teggy (too soft ? maybe not..)
- RSR : their lowering specs are confusing/weird when compared to other companies...so i'm confused !


can some of you please help me out with this dilemma ?! please !

sorry for the EXTRA-LONG post, but i wanted to clearly explain my situation and everything i have in my mind.... why this and why that....

thanks !







Modified by Type S Zero at 3:37 AM 7/13/2003

Type S Zero

any Solers around ?

Type S Zero

i guess i'll try the teggy setup...
(just installed ITR front sway tonight... front feels a lot stronger)

thanks for the help....

b18sol

I'm pretty sure you'll need Integra 88-91 LCAs too if you go with an Integra setup.

Type S Zero

because of the height issue ?
actually i was planning on buying DC2 LCA to install my rear sway bar.

b18sol

I messed that up.. 88-91 Civic or 94-01 Integra LCAs the del Sol LCA is different