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Old May 13, 2009 | 12:37 PM
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HFP vs Aftermarket
What would you guys recommend?

HFP suspension is much cheaper than any other aftermarket suspension.
how is the ride of HFP?
Do I need to have camber kit for HFP?
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Old May 13, 2009 | 12:40 PM
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Ride is mildly stiffer and no need to for aftermarket camber correction kit, just get an alignment. Overall I'm really happy with it.
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Old May 13, 2009 | 12:51 PM
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im glad someone asked this, im gonna scoop this up next month. habenaro red with lime green OEM wheels. whats anyones thoughts? im different what can i say
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Old May 13, 2009 | 12:51 PM
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HFP is a really good suspension for the buck.

Little stiffer than stock.... 1in lower all the way around. still factory smooth ride.

NO camber adj. as ^^^ said and honestly, you shouldnt need an alignment but with any drop it IS recommended.




However, if you want adjustability with stiffness, height and preload..... youll wanna get aftermarket.

Im running Skunk2 Pro-C =] its amazing. MY ride is very comfortable and smooth... im at like 6fr/8r. changed it to that before canyon runs, held up very well... rear is dropped all the way and front has more to go.
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Old May 13, 2009 | 01:00 PM
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Camber might not be off, but toe angles are adversely affected with any drop no matter how low it is. So any at any height, get an alignment.
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Old May 13, 2009 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by xkrntamax
HFP suspension is much cheaper than any other aftermarket suspension.
Are you talking about full suspension? Some spring kits are cheaper than the HFP kit.
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Old May 13, 2009 | 07:49 PM
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I have the HFP suspension and it's great. I initially had the stock struts and Tein S springs.
The look was great but the ride and having to watch out for speed bumps, rain gutters etc was getting to be too much. Also, if I was going to keep this set-up I would have had to address the rear camber.

HFP suspension gives a great ride and about a 1.25 inch drop and no camber issues. You
can get it now for $450.00 at Collegehillshonda.com.
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Old May 13, 2009 | 08:19 PM
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does ne one have pics of an FA5 with this HFP kit? interested to see how it looks with the 1.25 drop
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Old May 13, 2009 | 08:21 PM
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It's more like 1 inch. Search for kartman's thread.
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Old May 13, 2009 | 08:33 PM
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found that thread. i would be interested in the HFP suspension but think its just too close to stock height for me... idk, i'll have to think about it
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Old May 13, 2009 | 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by NWFA5
found that thread. i would be interested in the HFP suspension but think its just too close to stock height for me... idk, i'll have to think about it
You may not notice the difference in pictures, but you will definitely notice it in person.
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Old May 13, 2009 | 10:12 PM
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yea its really about an 1in drop and look up the hfp suspension on 8thcivic.com
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Old May 14, 2009 | 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by K5^
Are you talking about full suspension? Some spring kits are cheaper than the HFP kit.
one at collegehillshonda has HFP suspension kits is the full kits right?
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Old May 14, 2009 | 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by xkrntamax
one at collegehillshonda has HFP suspension kits is the full kits right?
yup. its like $450 for the Si kit.
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Old May 14, 2009 | 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by oHsevenSI
yup. its like $450 for the Si kit.
The non-Si kit is on clearance as well.
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Old May 14, 2009 | 11:23 AM
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with being yelled at to search, anyone got experience with collegehillhonda.com?
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Old May 14, 2009 | 12:02 PM
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anyone has pic of HFP suspension kit? I couldn't find any pic of kartman's threads...
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Old May 14, 2009 | 12:26 PM
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K5^ has the HFP so I know he has pictures. If you're interested in pics of the drop with Skunk2 springs, let me know.
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Old May 14, 2009 | 12:36 PM
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Stock:

HFP equipped:





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Old May 14, 2009 | 12:39 PM
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From 8th:

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Default Re: HFP suspension kit vs aftermarket suspension kit?

Originally Posted by kartman5
Alright heres some pictures of the setup.

The first set is the car with the S-Techs.





The second set is the picture of the car with the HFP suspension.


Are you sure you couldn't find any pictures?
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Old May 14, 2009 | 01:23 PM
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Thanks for the pics. I was keep trying to find Kartman's pic.
from the pic, I can't tell the difference between stock and HFP.
I thought one inch would make whole lot difference.
There are no way to lower more than one inch?
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Skunk2 lowering springs...2nd set of pics is after they settled.








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Old May 17, 2009 | 10:57 PM
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Man, wish I had the $$$ to buy this...I really need a drop.
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Old May 18, 2009 | 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Geovone
Man, wish I had the $$$ to buy this...I really need a drop.
You gotz to payz to playyz mang.
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