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Old May 8, 2006 | 09:19 PM
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Default skunk2 full coilovers vs omni full coilovers

Any thouhgts on which one would be better suited for a street driven daily driver.Don't want to harsh a ride,car is a 91 crx with a b16 with stock wheels and tires.
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Old May 11, 2006 | 08:05 AM
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I'm also looking for some comments on the Skunk2 Full coilovers. or
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Old May 11, 2006 | 11:43 PM
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no experience with skunk2 coil overs, but i love my omni sports. Pretty harsh for street though, but i like it.. i'd recommend you get the streets.
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Old May 12, 2006 | 01:33 AM
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sorry, this isn't scientific, but i would never put any bunk2 product on my car.

even if it's a decent product, their customer service is so terrible that they don't deserve anyone's business. the product itself, if they're anything like the skank2 sleeves, will be harsh and of shoddy quality. and $5 says they're underdamped too...
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Old May 12, 2006 | 08:41 AM
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actually my buddy has skunk2 on his car the full pro series setup and it rides amazing.. so i dunno what he is talkin about
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Old May 12, 2006 | 04:12 PM
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So Omni makes one for street and one for race?
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Old May 12, 2006 | 05:20 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DC2jdmIntegra &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">actually my buddy has skunk2 on his car the full pro series setup and it rides amazing.. so i dunno what he is talkin about</TD></TR></TABLE>

good for him. hope he never needs warranty work ever done.

do those things even come with a warranty?
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Old May 14, 2006 | 12:46 AM
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skunk2's break

search, they have some great pics on this forum showing the damage resulting from a breakage
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Old May 14, 2006 | 05:44 PM
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I have the adjustable omni coilovers on my eg, 10k/8k. THe car handles very well on all dampening settings. I ride everyday with it on setting 2 of 6. IT is still a pretty stiff ride, but tolerable.
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Old May 16, 2006 | 12:45 PM
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I think I'm gonna go with the Omni's
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Old May 17, 2006 | 07:21 PM
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i run skunk2 and love them. even considering my car sits fairly low. most people never space the sleeves between the strut and that is why there so rough, but that could apply to many coilovers
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Old May 17, 2006 | 07:33 PM
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id choose skunk2 pro series suspension over omni power....rides better but omni is a little cheaper thats all,
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Old May 18, 2006 | 12:37 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by omniman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> i mean they have done a fantastic job of "marketing" their products </TD></TR></TABLE>

hey, thats my line.
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Old May 19, 2006 | 02:27 PM
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So the street coilovers would be a smoother ride?Correct?
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Old May 22, 2006 | 02:47 PM
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i'd go with the skunk2's...i've had experience with the omni 6way adj full coilovers and they sucked ***....
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Old May 23, 2006 | 07:46 AM
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my bro has skunk2 they are not that great and also my firend has omni and i say they ride better
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Old May 27, 2006 | 11:24 PM
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go with omni because they say that their skocks are similar to koni shocks


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Old May 28, 2006 | 02:56 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Vtecfool &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no experience with skunk2 coil overs, but i love my omni sports. Pretty harsh for street though, but i like it.. i'd recommend you get the streets.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i love 'em, i took a lil while getting used to but i'm really satisfied with them

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Old May 29, 2006 | 04:27 PM
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The OMNI suspension my friend has rides pretty rough, and doesn't handle all that well.

I've never ridden in a car with the Skunk2 coilovers, besides the sleeve type, but from experience with my friends OMNI's, I'd stay away.

NEX seems to make a decent coilover, and it's adjustable with the shock body, so you don't lose suspension travel.
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Old May 30, 2006 | 07:35 PM
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stephanie eggums 8.30@183 runs omni? wow i might have to reconsider my suspension set up. Very informative post bump for great support from omniman good looking for the customers I luv it

only if skunk2 provided people with r&d's # there customer service and skunk2 product support is great. Good Luck.

omni gets the on this one.





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Old May 31, 2006 | 08:32 AM
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I heard good things about the skunk2's but omni's are better
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Old Jun 16, 2006 | 01:11 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by beak &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

NEX seems to make a decent coilover, and it's adjustable with the shock body, so you don't lose suspension travel.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Why don't you ask NEX about their excessive coilover failures on BMW's?
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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 03:11 AM
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Great thread.I'm looking for suspension for my civic coupe.I was debating between skunk 2 and omni's as well.After reading this thread and a few others...and based on my wallet,I'm going to go with the omnis and hopefully should have them by aig.Sou ds like the omni's will be the best bang for my buck.
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Old Jun 28, 2006 | 10:14 AM
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skunk2 on my DC run fine on the street
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Old Jun 28, 2006 | 10:17 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by thahuhstunna &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">skunk2's break

search, they have some great pics on this forum showing the damage resulting from a breakage</TD></TR></TABLE>
OMNI's break more
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