hey guys, ive been having a browse on ebay, and there is heaps of cheap springs and coil overs kits. Do these work? Has anyone ever tried them? Just wondering if its worth me buying them for my 4th gen.



http://search.ebay.com/prelude...ypeZ0

 

You pay for what you get...

What's the spring rate on those? not written anywhere eh? well its because people who buy those usualy what to get rid of the wheel gap but dont care about performance. If you're one of them you might as well get that, but if you're looking for performance dont!

I had a kit similar to that and the ride is bouncy like hell. It kills any shocks that isnt made for big performance, so you whould have to get something like koni yellow for this kit to work properly. And on top of it they are very short, so on big bumps you dont have enough travel to absorb anything, and the rest of the suspension takes the hit.

So if you want coilovers, get the ground control kit, ou simply get a full coilover kit wich comes with both spring and shock, like tein.

 

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dont cheap out on suspension. just save up for a spring and shock combo.

 

don't get those cheap suspension, your ride will be roughy as hell and 2 years down the road they will give out trust me.

 

If you want to be low, not spend much, and up the performance factor, then go with nuespeed race springs. I love them. The only thing is you should also slap a camber kit on there bc it lowers you 2" in the rear and 2.25" in the front. And for the camber kit, SPC extreme ball-joint kit . You can get the springs alot of places but i got the camber kit from Summit. Oh, and you really only need the camber kit on the front.

 

you get what u pay for

 

stay away from cheap things unless you know what your getting

 

don't do it.

go ground control or go home!

 

Most likely, he is at home.....lol
but anyway....would anyone recommend buying a used spring/shock combo?

 

springs but not shocks, unless they're rebuildable but I've heard they cost a lot but I'm not 100% sure.

 

cheap out on an intake, or a shift ****, not something as critical as tires or suspension; that's just plain retarded if you ask me.

 

I used a set just like those on my old 97 lude, got them from Ebay too. They were X3Racing coilovers, very cheap, like $25. They were 400lb front/300lb rear. They are very short coils, so you get very little travel and if you lower your ride much you'll be sitting on your bumpstops. I didn't have them on for long, so I can't speak of longevity, but they rode fairly decent with AGXs, barring any big pothholes or the like.
I wouldn't recommend them, mainly cause of the short suspension travel and possibility of blowing your struts/shocks.

I'm looking for some coilovers for mine right now too, springs on it now are just too low, can't be bangin up the brand new kit. GroundControls are looking like the best option, although they are fairly expensive. Skunk2s don't look to bad either, and they are a bit cheaper.

 

your better off cuttin your springs than pay for those.

 

Don't bother.. its really waste. bouncey ride. poor craftsmanship. pure garbage. part of the reason why they cost so little..

 

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and ZERO R&D