I have a 2000 Civic Si and I'm looking for some advice on a good suspension package. I am interested in a coilover set-up instead of springs (raise in winter - snow). My car is a daily driver and I dont track race with it - only street racing. I was looking at Koni Yellows/GC combo but I didnt know if that would be too much for me. I want something good but I dont want to spend extra money if I dont have too. I will have 17in rims and i was looking to drop it a little to improve handling and looks. Should I go with Koni?? Tockico?? GC??? Any recommendations are appreciated. Also would stock spring rates be suitable for my situation?? Thanks in advance guys!

 

anyone?

 

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get the stiffest CG coilovers they'll give you, drop it as low as it will go on stock shocks (you wont need them for very long). and hopefully after you put this on you'll fly off a cliff taking no one else with you while you were "shakin' down" you new phat susp setup....

leave the stock stuff on unless you have a good reason for needing something different....

 

IMHO, if you're going to replace something, replace it with the best. Why spend like $300 on a set of GC coilovers and about $500-600 on a set of Koni yellows? With the $900 you could pick up a set of Tein basic dampers, OMNI Power, JIC, or any other basic full coilover. I've had both setups, on my RX7 though, and I would recommend going with a full coilover. One reason for this is the valving of the sturts and the spring rates compliment each other because they were designed to work with each other. No matter if you have the dampening soft or stiff, it'll still be a cherry ride. Whereas on the GC/Koni setup, you would need to find a spring rate that won't overpower the struts and yet still give you the ride that you desire.

Just my $0.02 What really matters though, is what kind of ride are you looking for?...if you like the stiff "race suspension" ride or a more luxury "riding on air" kind of thing.

 

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Ideally, that would be the case. Unfortunately, this is rarely how it turns out in practice.
One reason is because many manufacturers don't know enough about spring rates and damping to produce a well-matched spring and shock combo.
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Not possible. Varying the damping will vary the ride; with any useable range of effectiveness, the ride quality will change when damping is changed.

 

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i wanted something comfortable for everyday driving, not "race quality" stiffness