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Old Oct 9, 2008 | 09:19 PM
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I have a 91 civic hatch, with ground control coilovers, what is a good recomendation for a good daily driver shock?

i will not be racing or anything else just need a nice shock that will last thanks
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 08:04 AM
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illuminas
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 08:44 AM
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My Koni Sport shocks are nearly 7 years old now with 165,000 miles on them and they're still going strong.

I've had H&R Sport springs, custom rate Ground Controls, and stock ITR springs with the perch on the lowest setting, no problems at all.
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 12:19 PM
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What's your budget?

Both of the listed shocks are great but might be out of your range.
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 12:55 PM
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how low are u ?
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 01:18 PM
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If I had gone with something like KYB AGX's back in early 2002, I'd be willing to bet I would have replaced them by now with something else. So I would have ended up spending more money than the original $500 I spent on the Konis.

If you plan on keeping the car for a long time like I do, Koni Sports or Illuminas will probably be your best bet.
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 04:36 PM
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+1 for Koni sport
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 05:16 PM
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+2 for the koni's they work great with the GC's, u will need to get an adapter to use non koni specific GC's with koni's, u can get it from ground control if you go that route

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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 05:33 PM
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i think illuminas sound like a better deal, cheaper and still adjustable. im not gonna race or track it at all just want a smooth nice handling ride. thanks for the input everyone
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