who has H&R coilovers and how do u like them...or has heard anything good/bad about them. I'm planning to get them for my civic so thought I would ask first.

Thanks

 

AdamITR has a set. But I dunno if it's installed yet: https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=118944

 

Yes, I have the Road Race H&R Coilovers. I have installed them, but have not fully tested them yet. The quality and fitment is Top Notch!


[Modified by AdamITR, 12:59 PM 2/21/2002]

 

I wouldnt recomend them. I went with Tein

It is a little more but over here in the Suzuka races about 90% is Tein..

 

Care to give a reason instead of just a general, blanket statement that really doesn't help anybody. I think people would be more interested in WHY you wouldn't recommend them...

 

Well Flux,

First of all the SUCK ****!, H&R is up to their necks in law suits here in Japan. I guess that is the reason why Autobacs, and YellowHat here in Japan are diss continuing the use of H&R coilovers. Evedently there was mass cases of the spring actualy breaking and caused more then a few deaths here. I would post the news artical but I doubt any of you read 4th year University kanji. In other parts I think they are a great brand, but for their coilovers, I wouldnt buy untill the court case is over and all eyes are on them to make a better product. Untill then, I would say Tein or Mugen. Your only dealing with your life here so I think the extra money is worth it. What good is raw power if you cant controle it.

 

actually I do, so I'd like to see this article. Please post a link

 

Well a friend has run a set of them since 1998 with no problems. Perhaps they market different springs there? Not sure. Either way, I'm never heard of a H&R spring breaking in the US, so I'm not sure your issue with them applies to the US market.

I will say that their normal threaded body coilovers aren't the best, I'd rather run a Koni or Bilstein setup with ground controls and custom rates. Actually, I'd run that setup over any threaded body coilover unless I wanted a competition level setup (like SVWC, not SCCA Slow-2 Autocrossing).

 

haha I was going to mention you in reply to that statement but figured you'd pop in here