Just sitting here looking at new suspension for my R but I can't decide on what to get and/or what spring rate.

Do all you guys that daily drive like myself, what are you riding on, what spring rates, which springs? Pictures would be appreciated.

I'm currently on Koni yellows and Tein h-tech springs. It rides like stock which I love but it isn't low enough for me by far. I was looking at GC coil's or possibly another set of springs that would bring it down it little farther.

 

omni full coilovers

 

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me tooo.love em. 8k and 12k spring rates

 

Mugen N1 coilovers, 16k front 14k rear


with the damping force turned up roughly 1/4, its very firm bot not bad on anything but the most harsh road


turn the dampers up and they are EPIC on track

worth every penny i spent on them

 

PIC Selects would get my vote. I'll be getting another set soon.

 

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Why so soon? Or is it an upgrade?

 

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Not for teh sh(l)ow car, the new DD.

 

awww. gotcha.

 

dan you gotta remember if your main goal is to go low, then you have less room for suspension travel and need to run something stiff or else youll be hitting bump stops.

 

running omnipower 12k/10k.

depends on your local road condition and where you live. if i lived closer to the city and did more driving there i'd definitely get softer spring rates.

 

He has Koni yellows. Omnipower's are a downgrade IMO in terms of shocks.

If it is a daily driver though, you're going to have to make a compromise. I suppose you could daily drive a set of ground control coilovers with moderate springrates.

But as was mentioned, the lower you go the more issuses you're going to run into.

 

get some Tein SS's if you want something that rides smooth and goes low. I personally daily Tein Ra's with 12k/14k

 

i DD my R and i'm about to put on Tein RA's if i keep the car i'll let you know how the ride is if all goes well

 

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I'm not looking to slam it like I had my gsr. I just want it a little lower than what it is now, but with as close to the same ride quailty to what I have on the springs.

 

Mugen lowdowns. A little bouncy, ride not much worse than stock at the softest setting and only 3/4" lower than stock. Expensive if purchased new though.

 

Got any pics so we can tell you it's already low enough and stick with what you got.

How are the roads around you? And what is the use of the car, just DD?

 

I have JIC Magic FLTA2's .. I love em to death

 

current...




How I like'd it to look...

Like 4F_HANS' ITR just a little higher.

 

that is insane...

 

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Nice R

That black on is LOW. You are at a perfect DD height IMO.

 

That black ITR is too low for DD...it is approaching, dare I say...ricer-low.

My dedicated autox ITR isn't even that low. Wheel travel isn't over-rated, ya know.

 

I'd like to lower the front more than it is now. If I could take the wheel gap out in the front I would be happy. Since I have the Koni yellows, I'm thinking a GC coil. But which spring rates?

 

I am running GCs with Koni Yellows, and 450F, 550R spring rates. Lowered to 5.5" at the rail. Gives about a 3/4" gap front and rear. Just got the GC hats which will add back the 23mm of shock travel and not have to raise the car. awesome for track and autocross currently, but a little harsh on daily driving

 

what suspension is on the black R ? and what are the choices i hear that there are only a few springs or coilovers that work on the koni

 

Yeah, I'd say that your R is perfect height the way it is. That's my vote! If not, I agree that the TEIN Super Streets are a pretty good value for a street/auto-x combo. Had them on my GSR hatch a few years back (swapped out the GC/Koni combo for them) and really enjoyed them. Stock rates were just fine, but you can go stiffer by ordering springs from TEIN. I'd reccomend the pillowball mount versions.