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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 07:27 PM
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The suspension mystery is that why does an eg civic or ek civic or dc integra handle good with megan racing, function and d2 ect and ep3 civics and dc5 integras dont. IMO all these full coilovers are junk. but dont get me wrong they are cheap where people buy them and they do the job. I have read and looked at alot of these car and the way thy were designed. what I come to is that the way and angle of the suspension are different. so can someone tell me in a simple way why this is. thank you
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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 07:30 PM
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No mystery, that's pretty much just your opinion. They might handle ok for a while but all those brands you mention pretty much don't last. I mean ALL
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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 07:47 PM
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I know they do thats why I said IMO they are junk.

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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 08:07 PM
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Also EG and EK civics have a double wishbone type of suspension which usually handles better off the bat. You can get a McPherson set up to handle well (type thats on a dc5/ep3), dont get me wrong, but it is harder. The older civics also generally weigh less which helps out also.
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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 08:36 PM
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the last response is correct. doesnt matter is the suspension is junk or not. if the design of the system is "flawed" then it will be harder to have a "well handling" car.
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 04:21 PM
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I agree with you guys but the answers you gave me is nothing I already didn’t know but thank you for you reply’s just wanted to hear it from someone ells so I would stop thinking about it so much. Thank you
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 05:17 PM
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you already got the answer. double wishbone vs. mac strut and weight is the main difference.
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 05:40 PM
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Every coilover you just listed comes from the same building. It is called "Toser" and it is in Taiwan. those companies just contact Toser, choose a color, submit their logo, choose a couple options and get a coilover. others include PIC, omni, skunk2, and Ksport.

what is hilarious is, these days people are starting to hear of this "toser" and will even make posts in forums asking "are these coils any good? they look JUST LIKE omnipower" hmmm yea, ya dont say?

if it is not bilstein's high end, or penske, it better be at least a koni yellow.

mystery solved......and i would have gotten away with it, if it werent for you meddling kids and that mutt.
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by What.
Every coilover you just listed comes from the same building. It is called "Toser" and it is in Taiwan. those companies just contact Toser, choose a color, submit their logo, choose a couple options and get a coilover. others include PIC, omni, skunk2, and Ksport.

what is hilarious is, these days people are starting to hear of this "toser" and will even make posts in forums asking "are these coils any good? they look JUST LIKE omnipower" hmmm yea, ya dont say?

if it is not bilstein's high end, or penske, it better be at least a koni yellow.

mystery solved......and i would have gotten away with it, if it werent for you meddling kids and that mutt.
thats more like it thank you
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