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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 11:08 AM
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first question what do yall know about the speedtech springs? there a 2in drop and i hear there pretty good for daily driving and handle pretty well too. also what other springs are out there that give a good drop(more than 1.5in) that are still good for handling and stiff.

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i thought about the koni yellows but i can only find them for coupes and i have a sedan.. with they work or not for my car too? and what are some other good adjustable shocks?
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 08:54 PM
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I don't think koni recommendsanything lower than 1.5 with the yellows.
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 08:58 PM
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yeah i started looking at the progress springs there like 1.4in
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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 06:41 PM
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I've heard good things about progress, but eibach is makes an excellent product in the pro kit imo.
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 12:31 AM
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im having difficulty trying to find any shocks for the 4 door, besides the skunk2. anyone have the skunk2 shocks and or hear anything about them. and do the shocks from the 2 doors work for the 4 doors?

im lookin at getting koni yellows does anyone know if they fit the 4 doors
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 09:49 AM
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Tokico makes shocks for 8th gens.

www.corsportusa.com
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 09:51 AM
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coupe and sedan springs are compatible
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by K2oKpg
SPRINGS
first question what do yall know about the speedtech springs? there a 2in drop and i hear there pretty good for daily driving and handle pretty well too. also what other springs are out there that give a good drop(more than 1.5in) that are still good for handling and stiff.

SHOCKS
i thought about the koni yellows but i can only find them for coupes and i have a sedan.. with they work or not for my car too? and what are some other good adjustable shocks?
on the 06+ civic "lowered more than 1.5" and "good handling" don't go together. seems like lowering it more than 1.5" causes it to understeer even worse, which is what you're trying to get rid of in the first place. also, there ARE konis for coupes. they're pretty pricey though. i don't remember the web site where to find them, but you can search through 8thcivic.
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 12:36 PM
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on the 06+ civic "lowered more than 1.5" and "good handling" don't go together. seems like lowering it more than 1.5" causes it to understeer even worse, which is what you're trying to get rid of in the first place. also, there ARE konis for coupes. they're pretty pricey though. i don't remember the web site where to find them, but you can search through 8thcivic.
thanks man, and yeah i got the progress springs which is a 1.4 in drop and yeah i found the koni yellows for like 300 for a set of front and back so i think im goin to go with those plus there adjustable.
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 12:54 PM
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$300 is pretty cheap, cheapest i've seen them selling for is $510 for a set from corsport.
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 12:57 PM
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yeah man thanks for that web site that place has so much many more suspension parts then anywhere else ive found. im thinkin about gettin the buddyclub N+ spec coilovers soon i think. i dk see how thing go with the springs first. there like $1000 which isnt bad at all considering thats like $300 more than springs and shocks
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 02:16 PM
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if you're thinking about upgrading to coilovers in the future, you're going to save yourself some money by going straight to them, instead of taking a loss on the shocks and springs before buying the coilovers. i'm actually waiting for my n+ to come in, seems like they're on backorder or something
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 09:01 PM
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yeah i got the springs for cheap im just gonna throw those on with stock shocks i think now and then order my coilovers after i pay off my ticket
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