Hey guys I was doing some research and found H&R has a coilover kit for about 1500, how does this kit stack up against all of the other brands out there.. good? average? great? not so good?

 

wow no help thanks guys. Honda-tech is def. going down hill.

 

i'd rather get a set of jdm coilovers for the price, maybe just pay a little bit more to get a lot better product. it's not that the H&R is bad, but its just there are better options for the s2k imo.

 

you posted 3 hours after your initial post. the reason HT doesnt respond on the dime anymore is because some people might have better things to do than to answer your question.

 

From all the reading I've done, step up the extra 2XX for the KW V3's. They're double adjustable also while the H&R, bilstein pss9, and some more are single adjustable.

 

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no one post in here because s2ks suck

 

Try S2KI, you might get better results

 

IMO h&r is a high quality coilover, for the money i'd rather get some kw's, or bilstein's pss9's,

on the other side they claim buddy clubs are pretty good,

if your not going to do any track time or anything some koni's/gc will do more than enough.

 

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no one post in here because s2ks suck </TD></TR></TABLE>

you are cool BAN

 

For that price range I would get Bilstein PSS9 for around $1300. These are adjustable for compression and rebound.

 

I'll start out by asking you what is your intended use of the car?

If the response is daily driving or GT use, then my opinion is that any coilover is a entire waste of your money. You will get totally adequate performance for daily driving, the occassional "canyon carving" (I hate to use that term.) and GT (weekend/day trips).

If you intend to go to the track less than, say, 4 times per year and your driving skills are intermediate, stay with the OEM.

If your driving skills are advanced OR you intend to go to the track fairly frequently, step all the way up to the top of the class and spend $500 to $1,000 per corner. That's where you'll need to go to see any significant gains in performance.

I ran an S2000 with a full Mugen N-zero suspension kit and the large (31.8mm) Mugen sway bar plus some other "make it stiff" goodies for five years of pretty heavy track use as an instructor/participant. I thought that they were fabulous until I drove an S2000 with Motons.

It's kind of like eating a turd. There ain't no sense trying to nibble at it. Take it in one bite or throw it away.

 

Just don't pay $1500 for those. You can find them much cheaper.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RacerXI &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">They're double adjustable also while the H&R, bilstein pss9, and some more are single adjustable. </TD></TR></TABLE>
PSS9 is sorta double adjustable...it is adjustable for both compression and rebound, but there is only one adj **** which adjusts both simultaneously. Not ideal, but it is a couple hundred bucks less than an independently double adjustable. Still, better than a single adjustable shock though.

 

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"jdm coilovers" are typically junk. koni yellows perform far better for a fraction of the cost.

 

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"jdm coilovers" are typically junk. koni yellows perform far better for a fraction of the cost.</TD></TR></TABLE>

and I would add they last longer and are easily serviced at any local racer shop.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by evil vapor &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> and I would add they last longer and are easily serviced at any local racer shop. </TD></TR></TABLE>

sadly, i speak from experience. luckily my buddy clubs are one of the better of the bunch. if i were to do it again, koni would be getting my money.

 

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sadly, i speak from experience. luckily my buddy clubs are one of the better of the bunch. if i were to do it again, koni would be getting my money.</TD></TR></TABLE>

x1000

Thanks for the helpful input.. it is helping is making a smart desicion

 

has anyone done a shock dyno of some of these, im interested in seeing the buddy clubs, bilstein pss9 and the koni yellows.

 

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vtecvoodoo here (works at eibach last time I spoke to him) had some various shocks and springs tested on the dyno at his work.

 

someone over at s2ki.com sold a set of used h&R for 775 shipped.

not alot of happy customer for some reason

 

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https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1104049

 

I heard that H&R coilover system is the exact same thing as the Bilstein PSS9. The H&R uses Bilstein shocks while Bilstein uses H&R springs.

BTW I'm currently running the PSS9 and it suites my needs perfectly as it can be adjusted to have a softer ride than stock or stiff enough to allow you to take turns at extraordinary speeds without any body roll. The only prolem is that you CANNOT slam your ride unless you remove the helper spring. If you want your ride no lower than a finger gap than I would highly recommend this.