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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 11:26 PM
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Bare with me honda-tech people.

Right now I'm koni yellow and ground control on my ek. But the rear coilover sleeve are totally dying. They are strip and I couldn't even higher it or lower it.

My question is that can i reuse the shocks and buy new set of Ground control? Most likely I'm going to reuse all the shocks and buy a new set of coilover sleeve. And how much do they go for? I don't remember how much i got it for.

Any help or respond will be Helpful.

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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 11:27 PM
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Of course you can buy new GC coilovers and reuse the strut. Make sure you buy the GC sleeves made for the Koni Yellow struts. Check out the sponsor forum for pricing.
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 11:32 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BlueIntegraBoy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Of course you can buy new GC coilovers and reuse the strut. Make sure you buy the GC sleeves made for the Koni Yellow struts. Check out the sponsor forum for pricing.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Is it better to buy it used or new? I wonder how much they go for? I'm on a budjet But want to know how much they go for.

Also how can you tell if your struts are blown or not? Does anyone know the limit on the ground controls? I want to dump my car hard. lol
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 11:35 PM
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 11:40 PM
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It's always better to buy parts new, but a used set would be ok if there aren't too many miles on the coils. I have no idea how much they go for. I would guess $100-150 for a set of used GCs.

If you see oil on the side of the strut, then it's blown. If the car is really bouncy, your struts are blown.
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Old Mar 22, 2008 | 07:38 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BlueIntegraBoy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">It's always better to buy parts new, but a used set would be ok if there aren't too many miles on the coils. I have no idea how much they go for. I would guess $100-150 for a set of used GCs.

If you see oil on the side of the strut, then it's blown. If the car is really bouncy, your struts are blown.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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To the OP, ever heard of google? Type in ground control and you will get pages of companies that sell these. I know your new and all but thats common sense. New gc's go for about 350. Like BlueIntegraBoy stated, check out the sponsor forums for pricing or ebay is always an option.
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Old Mar 22, 2008 | 07:44 AM
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i have ground controls and i am using them on my stock shocks....how can you tell if they are able to be used wit konis or bilstein (i think thats the other brand)....what is different on them....i am using the ones from jhpusa.com
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Old Mar 22, 2008 | 07:48 AM
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if you didnt request gc for koni shocks when you ordered them, then they will fit everything else, IE, tokico, agx,etc. I think the sleeves for the konis are shorter cuz koni is a shorter strut made for lowered cars.
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Old Mar 22, 2008 | 08:04 AM
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ooo makes since...thanks
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Old Mar 22, 2008 | 11:51 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mikeycivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if you didnt request gc for koni shocks when you ordered them, then they will fit everything else, IE, tokico, agx,etc. I think the sleeves for the konis are shorter cuz koni is a shorter strut made for lowered cars.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thanks!
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Old Mar 22, 2008 | 11:56 PM
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if you can push the strut in with no force, its blown. yes you can reuse the struts. ground controls are a good choice to dump a car with. get some extended top hats and go for it.

drive slow its gonna be a shitty ride quick
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Old Mar 23, 2008 | 12:00 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by x0! &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if you can push the strut in with no force, its blown. yes you can reuse the struts. ground controls are a good choice to dump a car with. get some extended top hats and go for it.

drive slow its gonna be a shitty ride quick</TD></TR></TABLE>

I try ebay and i couln't find any gc?

Does anyone know where to get them?
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Old Mar 23, 2008 | 01:23 AM
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http://www.ground-control-store.com/index.php
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Old Mar 23, 2008 | 04:56 AM
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http://motors.search.ebay.com/...Z6028
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Old Mar 23, 2008 | 11:56 PM
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Thanks guys!
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Old Mar 24, 2008 | 02:43 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ekfor &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thanks guys!</TD></TR></TABLE>
you are welcomed
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Old Mar 24, 2008 | 01:46 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by xtra mustrd plz &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
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LOL wtf did you do to help
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Old Mar 24, 2008 | 03:54 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ekfor &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Bare with me honda-tech people.

Right now I'm koni yellow and ground control on my ek. But the rear coilover sleeve are totally dying. They are strip and I couldn't even higher it or lower it.

My question is that can i reuse the shocks and buy new set of Ground control? Most likely I'm going to reuse all the shocks and buy a new set of coilover sleeve. And how much do they go for? I don't remember how much i got it for.

Any help or respond will be Helpful.

Thanks.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Do you realize that you just told all of Honda-Tech to get naked with you?
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 04:39 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mikeycivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
LOL wtf did you do to help </TD></TR></TABLE>

lol

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NOFX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
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hahah
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