BarelyGlowin

I'm sorta new to having to work with suspension stuff..... so bear with me.
I have what i can best discern as tokico illuminata coilovers with adjustable springs (coilovers are threaded with two nuts on bottom of spring to adjust ride height) and i tried to raise the civ two days ago. I adjusted the nuts down about an inch and a half so that i could raise the car to a) get it up onto a lift, and b) fit stock rims and tires on it for the winter. It was fine for a couple of hours and then it seemed to settle right back down to original ride height. my question is this- can i just replace the springs on the coilovers or do i have to replace the whole unit?
what are some decent springs? Through searching I've found that a lot of people recommend h&r.... please give a no0b some help!

jolt-tsp

From the description of your car I'd say Eibach prokits would suit you pretty well.

BarelyGlowin

ok, so those springs'll go right into the tokico coilovers?
also, with the coilovers and those do you think i should still expect to be able to fit stock rims and tires on it? I'm runnin 15's with 205/50r15 kuhmo ecsta right now.
and i'm sittin pretty well as low as i can go with no tire rub. (example- can you fit your index finger abover your tire at the top of the wheelwell? i cant....)

BarelyGlowin

anyone else got any ideas/input?

BarelyGlowin

it's been awhile anyone with any new idieas?
also, i read the stuff for the tokico illuminatas I have which say that you shouldn't use them with any other springs than the ones they come with. anyone with any thoughts?

hondarookie10

my friend has a vx hatch he has the skunk 2 coilovers and his rides really nice, i dont know how they would ride in ur car tho ask around about the skunk 2 tho

Andres-eh2

Lets clear this up.

- These are coilovers

- These are springs

- These are shocks


Can you please rephrase what your asking up top.....

soundbomber

he's talking about coilovers, not coilover sleeves like you have pictured. I believe eibach makes the springs for those tokico coilovers, however, you might need to give them a call to have them rebuild it as i'm not too sure if it can be done by the consumer. But hey, anythings possible, post pics of your coilover setup

BarelyGlowin

i have no digi cam as of yet but here is an image..... they are adjustable dampening shocks with an adjustable spring seat as well for easily adjustable ride height.

so what i'm saying is that i adjusted the spring seats to raise the ride height and due to spring settling it's right back down where it was. what i'm asking is if i can, or anyone already has changed out the springs on these or something like them.

edit here's a pic showing good detail of the spring seat adjustment....

pdiggitydogg

those look like tokico illumina r coilovers
they blow...really
I had a set and they lasted under 6months with normal daily driving
there is no warranty on them so when they go...thats it...youre done

BarelyGlowin

they are illumina r coilovers.
ok, i can tell they sorta suck but is there any way to switch out the springs? Or can you recommend any decently priced other coilovers?

Andres-eh2

when you adjusted the height, did you spin those 2 wheels on the sleeve againt each other.

the bottom one you tighten and the top you loosen till its secure.

BarelyGlowin

yes i did
my understanding is that if you lower (decompress) the spring, you raise the ride height. am I correct in this thinking?

EARLdaSQUIRREL

in order to raise the car up you must spin the 2 things at the bottom up , tighten them together and then put tire on and see what it does

if its high enough do all the coilovers like that one, if it isnt, then readjust it higher, the pieces spin higher which makes the springs go higher which raises your ride height

BarelyGlowin

so compress the spring more, thank you i thought i did it wrong but nobody mentioned that.....