Soulie

I already got my Tein lowering springs and now I'm looking for new shocks. I have no idea what brands are good and I don't want to spend over 400+ on shocks, simply because they're a well known brand.

I was looking at KYB, but I know there is probably something just as good for much cheaper.

I don't really plan on taking it to the track. It's my daily driver, but I want to dress it up a bit and make it more fun to drive. I had a B16a swapped in years ago, but I've pretty much left it stock.

Any advice would be appreciated.

--Soulie

NewCarScent

If you don't plan on tracking or doing any sort of crazy spirited driving in the vehicle, pretty much any shock will do.

I would recommend the KYB GR2 because I've had good experiences with those in the past as spare/winter suspension for my DD.

oneheadlight

Why is it that when I've been researching the same thing for my 96 civic I keep getting stories how the KYB shocks were dead in 10k miles. And they hadn't lowered it, just stock springs! I keep hearing horror stories about them. Is it all a lie?

Soulie

Yeah, it's these things that make me second guess myself before I click that "buy" button.

I've read people saying they bought Tokico shocks as if they're bragging, but after a google search, the appear to be surprisingly cheap. So I don't know.

I don't need anything adjustable, just something better than the factory shocks that are still on it, that will match up well with the tein springs I got.

Also, in my search, Skunk2's came up pretty cheap and that's definitely a name brand I've known about for a long time. But are they any good?

Soulie

Skunk2 Racing 92-95 Honda Civic EX, DX, LX SI & Del Sol EG Sport Shocks Set

What do you guys think? Good deal?

tony_2018

If you bought them used, yeah they won't last long. I have kyb installed on 2 cars and they are lasting with stock springs.