Suspension recommendation
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Suspension recommendation
The shocks on my 96 Integra are blown and the ride quality is horrible, so I decided that it is time for an upgrade. I've always wanted to get rid of the horrible wheel gap, so I guess this is the perfect time to do so. But before I go ahead and waste my money on something I don't need, I have a few questions.
My car is used for commuting purposes only. It will never see any auto-x events/track or heavy usage. I drive like a granny about 90% of the time. After doing some research, I've narrowed it down to two setups:
Koni Yellow with Gound Controls or Tein Basic Coilovers
The reason for the Tein Basics is that they supposedly very low spring rates (@ 448/336) and the ride quality is great. I'm not an aggressive driver, and a friend of mine have these coilovers on his slammed G35 and it rides like heaven compared to my car. I would have never considered these coilovers if I had not rode in his car.
The reason for the Konis w/ GCs is that I've read nothing but great reviews. Though they are a bit more expensive than the Teins, but there are a huge amount of people using them, so I can't possibly go wrong with them, But I was thinking that they are a bit more performance orientated. Even if I do get these, I'm still going to be getting low spring rates as I'm not going to be driving the car very hard. Even with that, is it still worth getting the Konis over the Teins?
I've decided not to go with lowering springs as I'd rather not go cheap on my suspension, unless someone can enlighten me on that.
My car is used for commuting purposes only. It will never see any auto-x events/track or heavy usage. I drive like a granny about 90% of the time. After doing some research, I've narrowed it down to two setups:
Koni Yellow with Gound Controls or Tein Basic Coilovers
The reason for the Tein Basics is that they supposedly very low spring rates (@ 448/336) and the ride quality is great. I'm not an aggressive driver, and a friend of mine have these coilovers on his slammed G35 and it rides like heaven compared to my car. I would have never considered these coilovers if I had not rode in his car.
The reason for the Konis w/ GCs is that I've read nothing but great reviews. Though they are a bit more expensive than the Teins, but there are a huge amount of people using them, so I can't possibly go wrong with them, But I was thinking that they are a bit more performance orientated. Even if I do get these, I'm still going to be getting low spring rates as I'm not going to be driving the car very hard. Even with that, is it still worth getting the Konis over the Teins?
I've decided not to go with lowering springs as I'd rather not go cheap on my suspension, unless someone can enlighten me on that.
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Im a user of the konis, and I decided to ge them because everybody likes them
I read a few mixed reviews about the teins, so I went with these.
I am not at all disappointed with them, so I would also recommend them to you. I know you'll like them.
The lifetiem warranty doesnt hurt it either.
I read a few mixed reviews about the teins, so I went with these.
I am not at all disappointed with them, so I would also recommend them to you. I know you'll like them.
The lifetiem warranty doesnt hurt it either.
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Looks like I'm going to go for the Koni Yellows and Ground Controls.
Would I need to get new LCAs or a camber kit? I've read in some threads that you do, and in others that you don't.
Would I need to get new LCAs or a camber kit? I've read in some threads that you do, and in others that you don't.
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