so, i just picked up a stock ek about a month ago and i started thinking about upgrading my suspension.. so after some research i up and decided to go for it and do it.. so i started ordering some parts up heres what i got.

Koni yellow adjustables
Ground control coilovers 450F and 400R
ground control top hats front and rear
asr subframe brace
asr sway bar and end links
skunk 2 rear lower control arms


so all of this stuff is ordered and on it's way.. i hope that it will serve me well.. i will post pictures of them as they come in and all the install photos as well...

let me know what you guys think of my new setup!

 

You got a great package. Come by the shop if you have any questions about the setup or need help with the install. I recommend the ASR brace/swaybar combo to most of my customers.

 

Very nice, hope you enjoy it

 

If you're going from completely stock, to that... then be in for a world of great difference... You'll enjoy it for sure. Nice setup.

 

haha, i wish it was stock... damn i'm riding on blues with ebay coilovers.. HORRIBLE!! i would much rather have stock..

 

before you install all the goodies, i recommend you to go to one or two autox events to see where the car sits before you install everything

 

i think my car would fall apart before i got done with the autox... i'm sitting on bump stops.. its horrible.

 

awesome set up... how much did it cost yah?

 

You poor thing...

 

koni's/gc's/gc top hats were 1019
asr rear subframe and sway bar was 400
skunk2 lca's were 200

i know right? JUST TERRIBLE!!

this is how she sits currently.. except for that exhaust... i got the greddy sp2 matched up with a jvt header.. just to tide me over till i get my b18C jdm gsr this december.

 

man i love the fender accent things, i used to have them until i super slammed my car :/

 

yea i kinda like them.. i was contemplating taking them off for awhile.. but then i realized that pretty much no one has them.. so i kept them.

 

here's some more pics.

 

Looks clean. New exhaust and a SiR lip, and that will be looking damn right. Good luck with the new setup, ebay coilovers on tokico blues sounds like no fun.

 

yea i got the greddy sp2.. and the sir lip is in the near future.

 

here's some pics of the gc's and the top hats.. they came in yesterday.. and also a picture of my new sp2 exhaust

 

koni's came in today... so i'm hoping to get those installed tommorrow.. will keep you guys updated and post some pics! keep posted

 

sick suspension dude, +1 for your car looks good as well

 

very nice setup. is there a big difference if you get the top hats too? im going koni/gc soon too, but not sure if i wanna pay the extra money for top hats. im on stock susp. for now...

 

beautiful set-up there, 1k applause, I myself can't decide if I want setup similar to urs or go with eibach pro-kit/sportline and koni yellow... mostly concerned with chicago winter and p-holes.

 

well, the sportline is a nice spring i've had them before.. but think about it.. it barley gives you any drop at all.. and the spring rates will only support slightly spirited driving.. with the gc setup.. it's fully adjustable...plus. you'll get the spring rate support for some aggressive driving..

 

i've heard it's a huge improvment.. i have not installed the setup yet so i will let everyone know how it feels very soon.. for an extra 220 i think it will be worth having top hats all round.... but thats just my opinion.

 

heres a pic of the setup.. the koni's came in today and i put them with the gc's.. took awhile to put em together.. they come in so many pieces!

 

agree with benefit of adjustability of GC, but will I be taking full advantage of the GC as you'd be? that's where I'm hesitant, cuz in AZ never had to worry about the snow or p-hole, but in chi-town they are. since my ride is DD and i most likely not be adjusting often, so is 1.4/1.5 drop be even safe? is it worth the $ to get GC and only drop 1" position and not take full advantage of its potential? not sure... and I don't know of anyone around here to tell me otherwise about the weather and road condition... if I was back in AZ, 2" won't be too much of an issue with awesome setup like urs.

anyone in midwest who could offer their 0.02? be deeply appreciated.

 

I usually raise my car up in the winter to about 2 fingers gap between the wheels and fenders.I will ride like that throughout the entire winter and when spring rolls around,I drop back down.Has worked out fine in the past,and I don't know why it wouldn't work for you.

This will be my first winter on a Koni/GC setup,so even though I really hate winter,I'm looking forward to seeing how well they hold up to the cold harsh Chicago winter.I had Ksports on last winter and both rear shocks blew.I had the Ksports for a couple of years before that,but last winter was the first time that I actually drove on them(it's good to have a beater for the winter).

And dude,why the hell would you ever want to leave AZ for Chicago?!
As soon as I get the opportunity,AZ is exactly where I'm looking to move to.Chicago winters suck *** hard.