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Old 12-22-2003, 06:45 PM
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Default help me pick a damper setup

i want to road race/drag sometimes, but mostly for daily driving.

i want a more agressive setup

i was looking at something like TEIN RA's, or zeal b6, or maybe a JIC FLT-A2 suspension. comments, first hand experience?

im running neuspeed/tokico illumina combo...but it just aint cuttin it


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gotta give me somethin quick. before the fam bam decides that being nice to me for christmas is something they dont want to do
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Default Re: help me pick a damper setup (JUN EK9)

if youre going to be doing a multitude of different driving styles then youll want something with adjustable damping.

I road race, drag, and daily drive my EK and im running tein flex dampers and absolutely love them....but also, realize that a full race suspension setup can be dangerous for daily driving!!
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cut STOCK springs on dead struts = your car will feel like its on rails.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by integlspwr2k &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">cut STOCK springs on dead struts = your car will feel like its on rails.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i have dead struts for sale!! woohoo
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mastarolla &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

i have dead struts for sale!! woohoo</TD></TR></TABLE>

i want to make sure the ****** is BLOWN and all the oil is leaking from thet op and bottom of the shock tower. If its not blown like that. i dont want it.
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anyone with personal experience have these?
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gc's, koni yellows, gc upper strut mounts or benen modified stocks.

and your set.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JUN EK9 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">anyone with personal experience have these?</TD></TR></TABLE>
hope ur not talkin bout the cut springs/blown stocks..

they were joking man!!
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tad &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
hope ur not talkin bout the cut springs/blown stocks..

they were joking man!! </TD></TR></TABLE>

no bro...i was wondering if anyone had personal experience with the damper setups i listed in the original post
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JUN EK9 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">anyone with personal experience have these?</TD></TR></TABLE>

yea i had cut springs and blown stock stuts. I would reccomend that setup to anyone any day!

I loved the way they give you that JDM bounce that tein's gives you if they are on the hardest setting.

to Tein Zeal Cusco.

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by integlspwr2k &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

yea i had cut springs and blown stock stuts. I would reccomend that setup to anyone any day!

I loved the way they give you that JDM bounce that tein's gives you if they are on the hardest setting.

to Tein Zeal Cusco.

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suspension bounces when the shocks are too soft, not too stiff.
and we both know you've never had any of those brands so shut it
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Zeal S6
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Default Re: help me pick a damper setup (integlspwr2k)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by integlspwr2k &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">cut STOCK springs on dead struts = your car will feel like its on rails.</TD></TR></TABLE>


actully sitting on your bump stops make your car feel like its on rails.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by integlspwr2k &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

yea i had cut springs and blown stock stuts. I would reccomend that setup to anyone any day!

I loved the way they give you that JDM bounce that tein's gives you if they are on the hardest setting.

to Tein Zeal Cusco.

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dude quit with your ****.
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Default Re: help me pick a damper setup (integlspwr2k)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by integlspwr2k &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

yea i had cut springs and blown stock stuts. I would reccomend that setup to anyone any day!

I loved the way they give you that JDM bounce that tein's gives you if they are on the hardest setting.

to Tein Zeal Cusco.

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You keep this **** up anbd I will ban you completely.

You have lost 1% point for each of your retarded posts in this topic.
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i say zeal if you have the money... i might get some apollo https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=711825 there like 699
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Default Re: help me pick a damper setup (JUN EK9)

hmm.. i also want something to the extent of what you are going to be using yours for. I think i'm going to go with Tein Flex, or SS.
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some of my friends have tein and some have jic, the jic feel better during hard corning.
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Default Re: help me pick a damper setup (JUN EK9)

I would go with whatever your budget allows you to.

I had the Tein HA setup in my civic hatch back before and I really loved it.

All of your suspension choices tein, zel or JIC will be good for what you need.

If i was in your position. I would get used set. Preferabbly the tein's since you can get them rebuiled in the USA. Other then that, all good choices.

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Default Re: help me pick a damper setup (integlspwr2k)

well, since this post was moving kinda slow before, i did some research of my own, and based on what people say, and the actual specs of the dampers

i think im gonna choose the JIC magic FLT-A2

thanks for all the input tho
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those should be great...

sounds like you've got oodles of money to **** down the toilet.. so go for it
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Default Re: help me pick a damper setup (JUN EK9)

personally i like the buddy club racing damper setup!

why.....
light
ride height adjustable without affecting shock travel
16 way adjustable front and rear
travel adjustable....
preload adjustable
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