Hey there, hope somone out here can help! I think i'm gonna get whiplash!
I have a 99 Honda Civic EX Coupe, that I put cheap DropZone coil overs on(wish I found out they were crap before I dropped the dough on 'em). Need to know what I can do to help the horrid bouncing before I get pulled over...again! All the bounce seems to be in the back, and it isn't hitting the wheel well, more seperation than when I had stock stuff. Will new aftermarket struts or shocks help or am I fighting a losing battle? Hoping to keep the coilovers til I can buy nice ones like Skunk or Ground Control. Thanks a ton!

 

you need new shocks. your stock struts cannot sufficiently dampen the dropzone coils.

look into a set of KYB AGX's. then save up for some ground controls.

 

thanks a ton! Didnt wanna put the money into something if it wasn't gonna fix the problem! I appreciate all your help!

 

you deffinatly need new shocks.....but in the mean time you might want to raise the suspension back up that should help stop some of the bouncing......

 

There is a good chance that the car is also reguallry whacking the bump rubbers too and acting like it has much higher spring rates that the stock shocks also can't really deal with. While you are putting on better shocks, make sure that you have the right amount of bump rubber to balance height and protection drom bottoming damage.

 

pretty sure if he's riding on factory shocks there blown, and even if you brought it up it will probabaly still bounce all over the place.

don't take much to destroy them with an aggressive drop

 

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if you keep those dropzones, youll probably end up ruining your new shocks as well. and skunk2 coilovers arent nice either. just get ground controls, ask for a street setup (lower springrates) and buy decent shocks and dont over lower your car.

 

^^ amen to that guy