looking to bring my car back closer to stock. whats a good lowering spring that will give me somewhere around and inch drop and a mild ride? these will be mated on gr-2 struts on a ek coupe. thanks

 

eibach sportlines are nice

 

sportlines offer the lowest drop of the eibach range

go with the eibach prokit.. they offer a drop around an inch

 

so eibach huh??


anyone ever used the omni slip on coilovers?? i have the drag full coilovers on my other car and love them

 

The Tein S-Techs drop around like 1.5". They claim 1.9F/1.7R but it's not that low. They are meant to be used with stock shocks so the GR-2s are good. They ride like stock.

 

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coilovers will be most likely very stiff and will kill GR-2 shocks with a quickness.

 

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even if i only drop the car around an inch?

 

Tien S-Techs. Had them on my previous hatch and they rode nice, had them wrapped around tokico blues so it should be the same.

Felt almost like stock and it lowered the car enough where it didn't look ready to go offroad.

 

are the s tech springs better than the basic coils? i did not like how the basics rode at all, even on a slight drop

 

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I didn't like them on my friends 1992 Integra on new OE replacement struts, car felt sloppy. Id say go with the Pro-kit or Sportlines if you want a lower stance.

They do feel different then the basic coilovers though, in my opinion better.

 

go with the eibach's. i personally havent used teins but generally eibach are considered the better quality out of the two.

i'm using sportline atm. even with 1.8in drop..the ride is comfortable. so the pro kits being a drop of around 1in...the ride would be even better

 

How about some Tanabe GF210's ---&gt; average drop of around an inch and higher spring rates.

 

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Integra RS/LS/GS/GSR 94-01 4.1 / 2.6 1.5 / 1.2
Civic Coupe/Sedan 92-95 4.4 / 2.6 1.5 / 1.0
Civic Hatchback (EG) 92-95 4.4 / 2.9 1.5 / 1.5
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I find it rather odd, that the EG hatchback is given stiffer rates, and a lower rear stance, than the 3rd gen Integra, considering its the same suspension on a lighter car. Even stranger is that the coupe/sedan has less of a rear drop, with the same rates, compared to the hatchback.

Makes me question the data listed there, as the values just don't make sense.

 

I think H&R offers an OE Sport set of springs. If memory serves, they lower about 3/4" and 25% stiffer than stock- a perfect match with the gr-2, also around 25% more damping than stock. Germany and Japan have strict government regulations on aftermarket car parts, like wheels for example, that keep them in spec with OEM regulations. America does not have this system in place so if you buy cheap 'performance' parts from an American company, chances are they are lesser quality than stock. I've heard a lot of stories about cracked and broken wheels from some of these companies, cough, cough, Rota, cough, cough. I read about this on Tirerack when looking at Borbet (German) wheels. Kind of scary if you think about it.