I got $500 and no more for springs and shocks for my H22 DC2, what do you recommend? Id spend more but thats my budget, it also has upper strut bars and a rear sway bar......if that helps

 

i'd say...GC's and kyb adj or kyb gr2's...or h&r sport springs and kyb adj....

 

Spoon fixed damper set.

 

Koni yellow shocks and keep your stock spring until you can save enough for a decent set.

 

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I second this one

 

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it has h&R race springs and tokico hp on the shell now......it just sits too low in the front, the h22 oil pan will scrape the ground!

 

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I think we have a winner

Ali

 

Like the others have said...Koni yellows

 

will the h&r race springs sit any higher on the koni yellows? I just dont like how low the front is

 

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not unless you get the neuspeed konis. Then you can raise the front slightly.

 

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If you cherish your motor you'd put a little more money in that budget and get a better suspension setup. no complaints about a koni yellow/gc setup. around $700 and you get full adjustablility; damper and height. that's only $200 more than your budget, but thats mad insurance for your motor. well worth it, so don't go cheap!

 

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not unless you get the neuspeed konis. Then you can raise the front slightly.</TD></TR></TABLE>

The 'normal' sports are adjustable as well, just less settings than the neuspeed ones.

 

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The 'normal' sports are adjustable as well, just less settings than the neuspeed ones.

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yes, but he wants to raise the front and there is no higher setting on the front shocks of the off the shelf koni yellows. Just a lower one.

 

perhaps Ill reconsider my budget. Like I said, its sporting a 280 whp h22, so i want a good suspension, and if it were just me Id spend 1500 on it, but i have to keep a budget or my wifey will kill me......Ive noticed omni coilovers going for 650, how do those compare to a gc/koni setup?

 

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They don't...

Like everybody said, your best best bet would be to buy some Koni sport shocks first. Use your stock sproings on the lower perch setting & it will lower your car about 1.3". Koni designed the lowered settings for your stock springs, so you know you won't run into problems.

Then when you have saved another $330, you can get the ground control sleeves & springs made to fit koni's perfectly. You can even order custom spring rates designed for an H22 swap at no additional charge. If your planing on going pretty low (2" or more), you will also want to pick up some ground control upper shock mounts for the front end ($115 a pair), or research the "shock fork" mod (free) to add some extra compression stroke to your suspension. This keeps you from riding on the bump stops...

None of those other companies can match the lifetime warranty of Koni & GC, and their customer service cannot compare...

 

***oops***

 

Ok.....maybe Ill try to find a set of used stuff or get some gc/konis on sale somewhere to see what all the hype is about

 

don't worry it's not hype. the hype will be your reality.

 

get konis and use the h&r springs.

 

just to save money i might try that first.....then if its still too low i may switch springs