i am going to buy the tein S-tech springs for my all motor 200 hp daily driven 89 honda civc. im not big on suspension just want it to be lowered nice and ride well. wondering about spring rates. i have a choice of 92-95 spring rates which are 212 lbs/in in the front and 140 lbs/in in the rear and the 88-91 springs with rates of 269 lbs/in front and 123 lbs in the rear. car weighs 2060 with my fat *** in the car and a full tank of gas with a b16 in the front and nothing in the rear ... any help would be appreciated

 

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Don't get S tech's. Get H&R sports if you want a sport spring.

 

may i ask why?

 

No you may not

My buddy had both and I rode with both a lot.

The H&R sports OWN the s techs. The s techs give more of an oem feel while the h&r's are actually a sport spring - great handling and great ride.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1SlowB16EF &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i am going to buy the tein S-tech springs for my all motor 200 hp daily driven 89 honda civc. im not big on suspension just want it to be lowered nice and ride well. wondering about spring rates. i have a choice of 92-95 spring rates which are 212 lbs/in in the front and 140 lbs/in in the rear and the 88-91 springs with rates of 269 lbs/in front and 123 lbs in the rear. car weighs 2060 with my fat *** in the car and a full tank of gas with a b16 in the front and nothing in the rear ... any help would be appreciated</TD></TR></TABLE>

Both of those spring choices seem way too soft for any large amount of lowering. I'm running 400/400 on my 00 gsr, and I have bottomed out the front with a 3" drop. Freaked me out, when the UCA hit the chassis.

Just the same, if you're not worried about cornering, and just want a drop for looks, the 269/123 would probably be your better bet. The 212/140 would probably give you more rotation, but I don't thinmk there's too much difference between those numbers to make too much of a difference. Not that I have experimented with different rates too much, I went straight from the stock 220/110 to 400/400.

 

I think for him...

he might want something like 300/250

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by misanthropist &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">No you may not

My buddy had both and I rode with both a lot.

The H&R sports OWN the s techs. The s techs give more of an oem feel while the h&r's are actually a sport spring - great handling and great ride.</TD></TR></TABLE>

When you mean sport spring, is it stiffer? Is there any bouncing?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TunerN00b &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Both of those spring choices seem way too soft for any large amount of lowering. I'm running 400/400 on my 00 gsr, and I have bottomed out the front with a 3" drop. Freaked me out, when the UCA hit the chassis.
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They are lowering springs and don't drop more than 2". 3" is way too excessive for a drop if you have performance in mind.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EK k kay &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">They are lowering springs and don't drop more than 2". 3" is way too excessive for a drop if you have performance in mind.</TD></TR></TABLE> he is very right about lowering past 2 inches. it will screw up your performance.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by archmage &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I think for him...

he might want something like 300/250</TD></TR></TABLE>

what kind of shocks was ur buddy running. when you mean stock do you mean it turns like stock or the ride quality feels like stock.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1SlowB16EF &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">may i ask why?</TD></TR></TABLE>

wrong quoate above ^