Hey everyone,
My original '94 GSR suspension is dead and I'm replacing it with a brand new ITR suspension. I already have the LCAs, factory springs, chassis bars, and rear sway bar, but the factory struts are too expensive.

I plan to continue to auto-X the car and everyone is telling me to go with Koni yellows. Will this present ride height issues or a harsh ride around town? I am very serious about dynamic performance, but I don't want to car to "look" lowered nor have a harsh ride that will cause interior panels to come loose. I figured an ITR suspension would be my best bet because it doesn't lower the car that much and provides great handling with a soft enough ride to roll over rough roads.

I was curious if there is an aftermarket company that makes struts with factory damping for less. Also, am I missing anything in the "ITR suspension conversion" bill of materials?

Thanks for any help,
Fellow enthusiast, just not an official R owner yet.

 

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I plan to continue to auto-X the car and everyone is telling me to go with Koni yellows. Will this present ride height issues or a harsh ride around town? I am very serious about dynamic performance, but I don't want to car to "look" lowered nor have a harsh ride that will cause interior panels to come loose. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I autox my R with stock springs and Koni yellows, at stock ride height. In stock class, ride height cannot be lowered so this is not an issue. My Konis are actually re-valved to be stiffer in compression than the off-the-shelf units, and I don't find them to be too harsh on the street (the car is my daily driver).

H-T user CrxLee works for Koni and can be a great help picking Koni shocks.

 

I put Koni Sports (stock valving) on my stock R earlier this year after driving it bone stock for previous 3 years in DS. At the same time, I machined a custom snap-ring groove position to lower the stock springs 10 mm at all corners (lowering the body about 15-17 mm). I can say the bump damping is very similar to stock and the rebound range is more than sufficient for stock springs. Full soft in front is similar to stock setting and I ran mid-full stiff in rear, which is stiffer than stock, and provides significantly better transient roll control (great for AX slalom etc). This is an excellent choice IMO. If you want adjustable lowering, then Ground Control coilovers are also an excellent choice with Koni Sports.

 

Wow,

Thanks guys, that's exactly what I was looking for.

Looks like I'm getting the Konis. Thanks for the hook-up for sourcing them too. Maybe this thing will be able to keep up with my E-Prep Civic hatch!