theirs a guy selling some adjustable ohlins shocks for civic eg on another forum, anyone now anything about them, how do they compare to knoi sports?

 

Ohlins/Penske/Moton are regarded as the best dampers out there.

I believe that any Ohlins for a DC2/EG app would have to have been custom fabbed, because there is no application for them, with the exceptions to Moton, about $1000 per corner just for the damper setup. You got a link to them?

 

http://hondamarketplace.com/zerothread?id=1269896

and

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1184549


with those spring rates i'd be willing to but some money on the fact that they will make your car understeer like a champ.

 

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You'd be surprised at how effective the setup really is. Those rates actually allow more body roll and weight transfer in the rear than in the front, which overloads the rear tires faster than the fronts, while keeping an excellent contact patch on the fronts. I used the exact same setup on my ITR and it was vastly more predictable than most of the other setups I've driven on. It was quite tail happy actually, and it required significantly less left-foot braking to keep my corner exit speeds up.

 

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You'd be surprised at how effective the setup really is. Those rates actually allow more body roll and weight transfer in the rear than in the front, which overloads the rear tires faster than the fronts, while keeping an excellent contact patch on the fronts. I used the exact same setup on my ITR and it was vastly more predictable than most of the other setups I've driven on. It was quite tail happy actually, and it required significantly less left-foot braking to keep my corner exit speeds up.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i have delt with setups like this, and just don't like them. I don't like the feel of a "rolling" rear end, and i don't think it is fast. Just my opinion, with some limited test data to back it up.

 

the millgage was unknown on them, but the price is good, is their any way of checking if the shocks are still good?

 

a shock dyno would do it. that would require you or him to send them out though.

 

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It requires a completely different driving style to really gain any advantage with this setup. Most people dislike them until they get a feel for them.

 

thats true. finding the limit of the suspension takes more than just driving it fast.. your whole line is changed..