I have a 1989 CRX Si with tokico illuminu struts, and stock springs. Will the struts lower the car any, even if the springs are stock? I'm wondering because I want to buy some stiffer springs, but I'm not sure which ones, I'm thinking ground control with adjustable sleeves, or H&R race springs because tirerack has them on special now for the 1989 crx si.

thanks

 

its the springs that adjust height.adjustable springs have been noisy in my experience. if you want adjustable get coilovers.

I threw away a set of skunk2 coilovers because the ride was rock hard and rattled over every bump. I like the eibach ones
http://eibach.com/cgi-bin/star....html

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ChickenH &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I threw away a set of skunk2 coilovers </TD></TR></TABLE>
tell me your not serious. i personaly like skunks yea there stiff but i like it. next time you want to throw away parts mail them to me.

 

new stock replacement shocks with stock springs may actually raise the car a bit..

 

any good suggestions for a good replacement shock for a stock shock, or any where with good deals

 

kyb gr-2's are nice for stock replacement,also tokico blues.

ebay ususally has good deals when you buy 4.

 

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No, because Illuminas have the perch set at the exact same position as on the stock damper bodies.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mr.speaker &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">new stock replacement shocks with stock springs may actually raise the car a bit..</TD></TR></TABLE>
Only if the OE springs were sagging or broken. Dampers do not affect ride height at all unless the spring perch position has been altered.

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Good inexpensive stock-replacement dampers include Tokico HP ("Blue") and KYB GR-2. Anything significantly better is going to cost at least 50% more than those, but would be overkill for stock springs.


Modified by Targa250R at 12:13 AM 1/21/2007

 

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Only if the OE springs were sagging or broken. Dampers do not affect ride height at all unless the spring perch position has been altered.

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Yeah,my front springs were sagging. So the new shock raised the front up a bit in my case.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mr.speaker &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yeah,my front springs were sagging. So the new shock raised the front up a bit in my case.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yeah, that's typical.

Both of my original front springs were broken due to rust, so my car sat slightly lower than stock as well. I replaced them with new coilovers, and it sits even lower now.