Stock Shocks and Skunk Coilovers
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Stock Shocks and Skunk Coilovers
Has anyone run this setup for any period of time ? I searched but couldn't find anything specific...just trying to get an idea of what to expect, the car is going to be pretty slammed.
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bouncey very bouncey i did 3 days ago to only because im going to replace it very soon i wouldnt recomend doing this for a long time i only lowerd my maybe 1.5in's but my car stock was rally style .. and the handling its great .. the quality is shitty
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my bro has had skunk2 coilovers and stock shocks on his hatch they were pretty bouncy, i have skunk2 coilovers on kyb agx's and havent had a problem.
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I had that setup for probably around a year. When I took the shocks off I had 2 completely busted, 1 with a leak and the other was fine. The ride was horrible, but not much better with KYB's. Now one of them is busted.
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If you dump your car on almost any off the shelf shock, you are going to mess it up. You have to get revalved shocks with shorter pistons to run a slammed car the right way. Oh and yeah, it's going to be very bouncy.
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Stock shocks don't have near the ability to dampen the Skunk2 rates (440/330) of the civics. KYB AGX's or Koni Yellows (with adapter ring) works very well as long as your car isn't "slammed". The ride is firm, not bouncy.
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I have no problem with KYB AGX's, I'm just not a fan of Skunk2's. My car is low, but not that low. I could dig up a picture.
I would go with Ground Control and Tokico's if I had to do it again. Unless you had the money to get a true coilover, then I would go that route. IMO diffently worth the money if you have it.
I would go with Ground Control and Tokico's if I had to do it again. Unless you had the money to get a true coilover, then I would go that route. IMO diffently worth the money if you have it.
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Re: Stock Shocks and Skunk Coilovers (Mr Milano)
I'm planning to go with KYB or Illuminas in the future just might try the stock shocks to get by for a month or two...I only drive the car maybe 20 miles a week so we'll see how long before it blows up on me, should be fun. I completely expect it to not last very long based on everyones experience. If it's bouncy as hell I'm tearing them out immediately, not having that.
by slammed I mean less than a finger gap all around, maybe not slammed by everyone's standards.
by slammed I mean less than a finger gap all around, maybe not slammed by everyone's standards.
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i have 3 finger gap on mine the shocks prolly have 150K miles on them but everything was clean underneath(IE, never messed with) and its really really bouncy:: do it once do it right!!! the only reason i didnt .. is i dont really care at this time and they were free
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Re: Stock Shocks and Skunk Coilovers (Prod)
i have skunk2 coilovers with kyb's adjustable
i love the ride.
save yourself the time and change both of them at the same time
its a PITA doing **** twice.
i love the ride.
save yourself the time and change both of them at the same time
its a PITA doing **** twice.
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