so im looking to put a set of these on my 07 civic ex within the next couple of months along with an EDFC.

just wondering what i will be needing...camber adjusters, arms, bolts?, etc
never done a suspension before besides strut bars/sway bars, but im having a friend do it for me, but i want to know what to get

thanks

 

how much do the coilovers cost. is this much better than just getting the $150 springs?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hyogen &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how much do the coilovers cost. is this much better than just getting the $150 springs? </TD></TR></TABLE>

Are you serious with that reply?

 

hahhaha

 

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They're about $1200 bucks and yes they are much better than springs alone as it is basically a full suspension setup. They offer more control over ride comfort and ride height.

 

 

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Tom
http://www.Spun-Autosports.com</TD></TR></TABLE>

Then why does your website say $1249.???

 

yes the coilovers are better than the springs.

and from looking around i find that the average price is around $1200

but does anyone know what i will need besides the coilovers or if im fine with just them.?

 

Some good quality camber kits for the front and back wheels.

 

do they evan make a camber kit yet cause i havent evan seen one unless u know somthing i dont if thats the case hook it up with they site cause i putting that same suspension on my si in the next couple of weeks or whenever it comes in

 

camber is the least of your worries.

rear.
cambers in with major toe in. like this / \

i have the SS all the way down. camber wont wear your tires out as much as most people think.
its that dam TOE.

either do it yourself, as theres a camber bolt on the lower control arm for TOE, or get an alignment. if you're gonna pay for an alignment might as well get the adjustable upper control arms too. SPC/Comptech make/sell them, you can grab em in the 200-250 dollar range for the set.

that's the rear btw.

for front, it was minor change if at all. i needed no camber or toe adjustment. atm wear on the front tires are as that of stock. there is however camber bolts for the front, you can grab em for crazy cheap. some places even just give them to you with the rear kit. if you want them jus cuz.

one of these days i will get a professional alignment. as of now i stringed the car, and did the adjustments all myself.

if u do grab the SS. enjoy. i have almost 20K miles on em now. wish i got the flexes.....if you're going coilover might as well go FLEX....but thats jus my opinion. i like it to be a tad more aggressive. also height/preload adjust seperately and they have upper pillow *****.

 

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i have the SS all the way down </TD></TR></TABLE>

With it dropped that low, is the ride quality still decent or is it a rough ride? With the SS's all the way down, does it tuck the tire a little or just come to the top of the tire?

Thanks for any info.

 

We offer them as a special. To get that price all you have to do is IM me or give us a call with the quote.

http://www.Spun-Autosports.com

 

heres what it looks like all the way down. you can take out one of the locknuts on em too to go lower. but i didnt. this is all the way down with "default" setup



and yes its a pretty harsh ride. i wish i got the flex's still. which are probably harsher. when raised up about an inch. it can be adjusted to a really comfortable but responsive setup. there's a RR si in the pix thread, it seems real low compared to mine. i think he has SS or FLEX. its like page 48 or 49. u can check it out. it appears lower than mine.

 

First, let me say, your Si looks sick at that height.

That is probably the same height I would like for my Si to be, but I am trying to keep the ride as close to stock feel as possible so if the ride is pretty harsh at that level, I might have to raise it up some.

I saw the Si you speak of and the drop does look pretty low. I am waiting for a response from him on if he has the SS or FLEX.

Thanks for the info!

 

If you leave the a finger gap you should be ok with a decent ride. I have my damping set on 12 all the way around. 16 is the softest setting. Its is a bit different than a stock ride but overall better than HFP suspension, from what I have been told.

 

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Are you serious with that reply?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I wouldn't say it is completely off base. Of course you won't get the EDFC with just lowering springs and stock shocks but the damper curves on Tein's lower end stuff (and some would argue all Tein's stuff) are not at all optimum for performance. That coupled with the fact that most people won't actually take the time to properly corner weight and align their car after they dump it (which also hurts MacP cars by lowering them out of their optimum dynamic camber curve) which will end up making a car that may "feel" like it handles better but in the end really would post inferior numbers if instrument tested.

Jon

 

And how exactly do the mechanics of "corner-weighting" work? I've heard of that before but never really understood it.

 

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It the most rudimentary terms it allows your car to perform the best all around, and corner equally well in either direction because all 4 tires have the same weight pressing down on them.

Jon

PS: I gave you a link earlier but here it is again:

http://www.grmotorsports.com/n...s.php &lt;----- Read Me

 

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Do you have the SS or Flex?

I was wondering how much harsher the ride is with the Flex vs. the SS's...

 

arent coil overs more crappier ride handle vs springs? i mean its bad as it is with 1'' drop with eibach but making ride more harsher for looks is that it?

 

hell no i went from springs to tein coil overs on my 93 hatch and its a world of diffrence. but each person likes their car to ride they like it

 

dose anyone have a link where u could buy flex's cause i havnt seen them anywhere

 

http://www.corsportusa.com/sto...1abbf

go to page 4

 

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"crappier ride handling"? Hell no. Crappier ride. Possibly, depending on preference. Coilovers usually ride stiffer than traditional springs depending on the setting you have it on. But if you get the right set and have the right settings the handling will be soo much better.