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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 10:56 PM
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i need new shocks...what do you guys prefer?

should i jus get new fronts or everthing?

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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 10:58 PM
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Tokico's are a nice shock/strut setup.
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 07:27 AM
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while were on this topic.... i cant find ANY for 03-05.... i can only find civic si and older model hondas. where is a good site to find some for OUR cars?
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 08:12 AM
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I would go with Tokico Blues.
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 08:17 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by iwantspeed &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">while were on this topic.... i cant find ANY for 03-05.... i can only find civic si and older model hondas. where is a good site to find some for OUR cars?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Ive heard you can buy the si shocks for 03-05 but im not very sure about that. for 03-05's the knuckle bolts are 16mm instead of 14mm. What many do like i did is buy the 01-02 shocks and drill out the knuckle bolts to 16 mm.
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 11:11 AM
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so they just dont make then for our years or what?
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 02:01 PM
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koni tellows the 55 mm one
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 09:58 PM
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toicko for mild drops and koni if they're going to see the track
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 09:00 AM
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i put tokico 's on mine and the front rides reallyllyy nice except i would try to get a adjustable for the rear so you can make it soft.
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