These things ride worse than chopped springs with blown shocks. They completely suck!!! You would think when you pay around 800.00 It would ride a little better. Honeslty though they are by far the worst suspension I have ever put on a car. I had H%R Ultra Lows on my old hatch, I have had a set of Teins, List goes on. It makes driving unfun when you have to endure bouncing down the road!!

 

thats why dropping a car with coils is a JOKE!
thats why you use lowering springs and adjustable shocks.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jorge59la &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">thats why dropping a car with coils is a JOKE!
thats why you use lowering springs and adjustable shocks.</TD></TR></TABLE>

either you're extremely stupid
or sarcastic
which im not sure of
im leaning toward stupid though

 

I have no experience with Skunk2 springs or shocks, yet I am a little surprised to hear of quality issues. Previously I have heard mostly good things about Skunk2's pro series coil-overs. I am content with my setup (spss3 valved Koni Sports, with GC custom rates), but always like to hear about other people's stuff.

How would you describe the ride, and other aspects of the coil-overs? What are you driving habits, road conditions, and other mods like?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tornadom &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have no experience with Skunk2 springs or shocks, yet I am a little surprised to hear of quality issues. Previously I have heard mostly good things about Skunk2's pro series coil-overs. I am content with my setup (spss3 valved Koni Sports, with GC custom rates), but always like to hear about other people's stuff.

How would you describe the ride, and other aspects of the coil-overs? What are you driving habits, road conditions, and other mods like?</TD></TR></TABLE>

The roads around here are not the best but by no means are they bad. My car just bounces up and down the damn road. You buy suspension for the look and to have the car handle better, if I try to take a corner with some speed, I will bounce off the damn road. It really does seem like my tires around almost leaving the ground it is so bad.

 

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either you're extremely stupid
or sarcastic
which im not sure of
im leaning toward stupid though</TD></TR></TABLE>

it takes one to know one, so you must be d*ck!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PDXHatchback &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The roads around here are not the best but by no means are they bad. My car just bounces up and down the damn road. You buy suspension for the look and to have the car handle better, if I try to take a corner with some speed, I will bounce off the damn road. It really does seem like my tires around almost leaving the ground it is so bad.</TD></TR></TABLE>

In all reality, that sounds more along the lines of a defective shock than a poorly engineered setup. They may not be the best riding shocks, but unless they are blown (or severely under-dampened) they should not bounce that badly. How low is you car, and what other suspension mods (if any) do you have?

 

Quote, originally posted by PDXHatchback »
The roads around here are not the best but by no means are they bad. My car just bounces up and down the damn road. You buy suspension for the look and to have the car handle better, if I try to take a corner with some speed, I will bounce off the damn road. It really does seem like my tires around almost leaving the ground it is so bad.

I almost pissed myself when i read this... That **** is funny as hell.

 

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it takes one to know one, so you must be d*ck! </TD></TR></TABLE>

I'm sorry for telling the truth

and yes i am an ******* thank you

 

No other suspension mods. The car is lower than most, but the coils are new. THEY JUST SUCK in my opinion. My old swapped hatch rode perfect with my ultra lows almost all the way down.

 

Just so that we are on the same page, are you refering to lowering springs, coil-over conversions, or Skunk2's actual pro-series coil-over system?

Increasing the ride height will more than likely help the situation, and save you a lot of headache later on.

 

I know their customer service sucks.. Should have gone with Function and Form.

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I am going to raise it up this weekend. These are the full coilover system. Not the garbage ones. Little under a Grand for them.

 

I don't know too much about skunk2 coilovers but with my D2 i had to pre-load the coilover system before i installed them onto my car... i love the way D2 handles

 

i have skunk2 proseries full coilovers on my em1 and i feel every bump in the road.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blueb16-em1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have skunk2 proseries full coilovers on my em1 and i feel every bump in the road. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Exactly!!!!!!!

 

ksport coilovers = 600 bucks !! ive heard nothing but good things

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bleezfome &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ksport coilovers = 600 bucks !! ive heard nothing but good things</TD></TR></TABLE>
ksport, d2, megan racing = same design and around the same price...just different colors

 

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Exactly!!!!!!!</TD></TR></TABLE>

well i got mine for free though, i geuss it doesnt matter as much

 

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I will bounce off the damn road. It really does seem like my tires around almost leaving the ground it is so bad. </TD></TR></TABLE>

My ksports are similiar. If you have a way of adjusting dampening force then it should help. Otherwise, you may want to sell them while they are still somewhat new and get a different setup.

 

function and form

 

ill personally check if they are real coils or replicas and check tire pressure and how good ur shock is, these things play a big role in the shitty bouncing. good luck

 

I personally hate skunk2 because every new product they have released has been crap in it's first iteration. They use the public as their R&R, and their initial customers all get screwed. But people will still buy them because of the name, just like AEM.

On the other hand, and without looking at the car personally, I'm willing to bet the problem is your fault. First of all, you bought a racing suspension, put it on your street car, and now you're complaining about ride comfort. The stock suspension was built for ride comfort with handling being the second priority. You were better off replacing your worn stock suspension with new OEM.

Secondly, you lowered your car for looks which probably means you slammed the car. Have you ever heard that there's two kinds of body builders? One kind isn't particularly strong, but they look cut. The other kind is strong as a mother, but they look like big fat farmboys. What's your taste in men*cough cars... You may think you look cool when you lower the car more than 1.75 inches, but anything lower than that and you are compromising handling. On the street, you should be no lower than 1.5 from stock.

And lastly, a stiffer suspension gives you LESS traction over loose and uneven surfaces. Stiffening the suspension serves to reduce body roll which can help a great deal when you're cornering on a perfect track surface. But on the street, higher spring rates quickly reach a point of diminishing returns. With a racing suspension, your street handling will actually be worse than stock. Add that to the fact that you've reduced travel to the point that your suspension bottoms out, and what you have now is death trap. I troll the junkyards constantly, and I can't tell you how many hundreds of modified Civics and Integras I see smashed up in there.

The first person that replied is an idiot. There is functionally no difference between a lowering spring and a spring that sits on an adjustable mount.

 

hey anything on stock struts is gonna ride like crap, put some good struts on the sk2 coils. i had them no problems at all on my dc

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by suspendedHatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I personally hate skunk2 because every new product they have released has been crap in it's first iteration. They use the public as their R&R, and their initial customers all get screwed. But people will still buy them because of the name, just like AEM.

On the other hand, and without looking at the car personally, I'm willing to bet the problem is your fault. First of all, you bought a racing suspension, put it on your street car, and now you're complaining about ride comfort. The stock suspension was built for ride comfort with handling being the second priority. You were better off replacing your worn stock suspension with new OEM.

Secondly, you lowered your car for looks which probably means you slammed the car. Have you ever heard that there's two kinds of body builders? One kind isn't particularly strong, but they look cut. The other kind is strong as a mother, but they look like big fat farmboys. What's your taste in men*cough cars... You may think you look cool when you lower the car more than 1.75 inches, but anything lower than that and you are compromising handling. On the street, you should be no lower than 1.5 from stock.

And lastly, a stiffer suspension gives you LESS traction over loose and uneven surfaces. Stiffening the suspension serves to reduce body roll which can help a great deal when you're cornering on a perfect track surface. But on the street, higher spring rates quickly reach a point of diminishing returns. With a racing suspension, your street handling will actually be worse than stock. Add that to the fact that you've reduced travel to the point that your suspension bottoms out, and what you have now is death trap. I troll the junkyards constantly, and I can't tell you how many hundreds of modified Civics and Integras I see smashed up in there.

The first person that replied is an idiot. There is functionally no difference between a lowering spring and a spring that sits on an adjustable mount.</TD></TR></TABLE>


I see what your saying. I am going to raise it up a bit and see how it goes. Appreciate your input.