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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 01:41 PM
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What is the general opinion on these springs?

I'm looking at getting a GSR Integra. I wanna do a good suspension setup on it.

I was thinking about these springs (they are used widely in the Ford and Fbody world) with a set of Koni Yellows. Honestly I'd like to stay away from coilovers, I hate having to set ride height. I'd rather just stick to a spring and go.

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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 01:43 PM
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Default Re: Thoughts on H&R Race Springs??? (spooncivic1)

They're a fine product for certain applications.

What exactly are you trying to achieve here? "I wanna do a good suspension setup on it" is rather vague.
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 02:17 PM
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I dont track nor do I autocross..But I do some aggressive street driving (i live in the mountains with some nasty curvy roads)

How would these compare to a set of Ground Control's?
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 04:17 PM
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good springs if you want the slammed look...
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 04:20 PM
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i'd rather go with function over fashion.
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 04:36 PM
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I think these springs eliminates most if not all of the wheel gap.
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Old Apr 7, 2008 | 05:07 PM
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Ride might be slightly better with the H&R's as I believe they are a progressive rate spring.

I would go with either an OTS set of the Ground Control's or even a bit higher spring rate all around. Perhaps something along the lines of 400F/400R matched to the Koni's. Should get the car to rotate a little better than the H&R's and the OTS GC's while keeping a good ride.

Don't really see how setting the ride height would bug you with a coilover setup, it takes me about 15 minutes for all four corners with my Koni/GC setup. It's always nice to know that you can change it if you want. To each his own though.
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Old Apr 7, 2008 | 06:11 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by the weasel &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Ride might be slightly better with the H&R's as I believe they are a progressive rate spring.

I would go with either an OTS set of the Ground Control's or even a bit higher spring rate all around. Perhaps something along the lines of 400F/400R matched to the Koni's. Should get the car to rotate a little better than the H&R's and the OTS GC's while keeping a good ride.

Don't really see how setting the ride height would bug you with a coilover setup, it takes me about 15 minutes for all four corners with my Koni/GC setup. It's always nice to know that you can change it if you want. To each his own though. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I don't mind it, but its a pain in the *** to make perfect I had thought about a set of 430f/380r GC's

I also plan on using a ASR Subframe brace and 24mm rear sway bar, and Mfactory LCAs
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Old Apr 7, 2008 | 06:25 PM
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i used to run the h and r race with kyb agx struts. i thought they were very good for street driving, but they were pretty low and i had some rough rear camber wear
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 09:41 AM
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I run the same setup in my Teg. There is some camber in the front and slight in the rear. I drive it daily on setting 3. Not harsh at all.

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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 01:58 PM
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I had them for a while on my integra. I liked them and would recommended them with agx's or yellows.
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