ok so my brother banged out at 100+ mph down the freeway. hes fine but his 00' si was absolutly destroyed.(NOT PARTING THIS CAR OUT SO DONT ASK) im gonna be using some parts off of it for my crv. my question is has anyone ever done ek sleeve coilovers onve crv shocks. i saw the one guy on here put accord coilovers on his. if no one has any feedback when i get the parts im think im just gonna try it and post my results.

 

this is my second crv. the first one i had i had civic coilovers on it. the back was turned all the way up and the front was all the way down for the crv to sit level so id say dont do it unless you dont want adjustability.

 

what was the stance like? i wanna have like 1/2 of gap when im done

 

do you know if any other civic suspension will work. i already getting his T1R exhaust, dc 4 into 1 headers and spoon kevlar intake elbow. and if the steering wheel isnt bent im getting that too. he has a civic typer swaybar but i dont think it will come close but im gonna throw it up there and try anyway. maybe strut tower bars are close.

 

ive used a civic coilover in one of my previous suspension combo,
but its from an EG.. from what i know they can be used for EK,
i liked it but mainly im concerned about the weight issues..
our V is more heavier than an EG, plus i dont wanna bust my showa
struts/shocks..LOL! i did use a omni springs.. all were assembled together
coz my omni coilovers were already busted and the showa, i bought it from
a surplass parts in my country, we just assembled it here..

if you have a spare oem civic suspensions, try it first for a hundred of miles,
if it didnt get busted or no issues, then put on the civic coilovers!!
im looking online for a decent set to experiment on, but still cant find one..

jm2c

good luck!

pic: showa/omni

 

2001 CR-V
CR-V Konis
CRX Ground Controls with 8 inch 500f 550r
Addco rear sway
16 inch RSX wheels with 225 Azenis

 

kool thatnk you for the pics. im def going for this. the gc coilovrs are coming to me for free so why not.

 

bump!!

good for you.. personaly, my handling and ride was better off when
i was using a 225 50 16 rims rather than wit my 225 45 17, i might
switch it to 225 50 17, im just roughing out the tires...

good luck!
post up some pics

 

im riding 215 60 15s and these tires are my fav. im hoping for a 1/2" gap but i will update as soon as i get them.

 

sorry for being negative in my post. hope they work out great and cant wait for the pics man.

 

dont worry about it you were stating your opinion. which you are intitled too. if i think something isint gonna work i would tell the person. im tryin to decide if im gonna try his koni shocks too. i know i ca only use the fronts but i afraid that they may have taken too much of a hit. the car was standing on its bump and was dropped down on its wheels from standing position.so im wondering if they were compressed too hard. i guess ill have to test and find out.

 

I'm rockin DC2 coilovers on mine for well over a year on the stock KYB GR-2's and I've had no problems. Handles great, and the response is good too. Not bouncy at all. But its also not slammed to the ground. Just a moderate 2"+ drop in the rear and I believe 3+ in the front. The key is getting a camber kit and a professional alignment - or you'll ruin tires every month.

 

i have a skunk2 ek front camber set. i havent looked and my cars set up yet but will they work. and my bros car had a rear camber set too ill have to get them off the car. this guy is killing me with how long hes waiting to stripp this car. but i did just get a spoon kevlar intake elbow and it looks siiiiiiiiick.

 

after doing a rough measurement with the skunk2 front camber kit it does look like the arms will work. im going to the parts store sat to compare them with a set of factory ones

 

Cool! Let us know what happens and post some shots if you can.

 

damn that white crv looks good. what wheels are those?

 

i will once this guy takes this car apart. its my step bros step dad adn hes a dick! i have 2 of the coilovers and the front shocks so alls i need is the rear set up and the si had a rear camber kit so hopefully it wasnt bent. also waiting on a jdm dc 4 into 1 stainless steel header heres the car after 100mph into a tree

 

d*mn!!!

how was he?? its amazing he still survives after that...
thats all f*c#ed up!!


post some pics(before/after) after your suspension upgrade!

 

he had a bump on his head thats all. he ended up in the pass seat.

 

jeeeezus that car is effed up. glad to hear hes ok, even if he is a dick.

 

trust me he knows hes a dick! he went across 4 lanes on the freeway. it was at 2:30 in the morn and no one was on the road thank god.

 

ok i got some pics of my V finally and some of the parts that im gonna be working with.








these are the em1 front koni shocks.

em1 front grondcontrol coilovers

skunk2 front camber kit for em1 and what else? rd1's baby

 

oh yeah, that is a spoon kevlar intake and it sounds f**king sweeeeeet!!!!! nice throaty sound. i also just took out the enormous air box that was behind the front bumper. and put in a k&n filter to top it off and its perfect. im just thinking of running some kind of hose down into the front bumper so im not just sucking in engine bay air.

 

up for you!!
nice stuff you got there!!!

 

man that grille is horrible, id take that off............and send it to me ill pm you my address...lol j/k man new stuff looks nice.