I wanna buy some of the really cheap ebay coilovers for my 93 accord... do i need to buy some kind of lowered shocks? or can i run the stock shocks with that setup ?

 

a brain large enough to realize these are garbage and not even worth buying

 

i ran kyb gr2 on egay sleeves and they rode fine for street use...!!!

 

dude sideways i got my car for free im not gonna go out and spend $3000 on a full coilover setup to just drive back and forth to work ... im almost tempted to just cut the springs thats how much i dont care about the ride on this car .. if i want a comfortable ride i'll hop in my minitruck with air suspension... and thanks Chorizo

 

OP, if anything at least buy some Megan racing slip over coilovers. They are probably the best bang for the buck setup while still maintaining quality. As for shocks, the best to buy are Koni yellow's, illumina's, or kyb agx's. You could consider skunk2 shocks as well. Keep in mind that doing it right the first time saves alot more money and time. Trust me! GL bro

 

$3000 whered u get that number u can get gc/koni for like 1000 for and those are like the best setup u can get

 

dont get the skunk2 shocks. hell just heat the damn springs. thats what we did back in the day. lol.

 

ok well still to spend $1000 on suspension for a car 93' that wont be show.. and just a work vehicle seems pertty steep .. i mean dont get me wrong ive dumped thousands of dollars into show vehicles but with this one im looking to go as cheap as possible

 

why dont u just go stock then

 

skunk2 shocks aren't that bad..my nephew has them and skunk2 slip coilovers and I actually like them. Like stated above just get some Megan or Skunk2 slip ons and at least get some decent shocks. Look through the sponsor section, you can find some great deals. Just don't use your stock shocks

 

Leave the commuter STOCK unless...
1. You want to buy new shocks to replace the blown ones in a few months.
2. You love a bouncy ride that more than likely isn't too safe.
3. You want to buy new tires from the toe wear if you fail to get the car aligned.

it's up to you.

 

ok so stock sucks .. we all know that ... so i guess i wont mind bouncing .. its the price of progress i guess...

 

Listening to good advice is a cheaper way to learn. meh, it's your car.

 

Ah you beat me to it.

 

your the exact kind of people i dont want driving next to me as i go down the freeway.

 

Cut springs with a fresh set of shocks would be good as long as you cut them right. I been riding on cut springs for 3 years just replaced the shocks a year ago still looking good. Just make sure you coat them with some fresh paint or something so they don't rust on the bare metal parts.

 

then why bother with buying shocks? why would you want to spend extra moneyfor a crappy ride and poor suspension anyway?

do what you want to do, but if you want to go cheap and ghetto, why justify it by spending any more money on crappy shocks like chorizo.

throw the coilovers on whatever shocks you have and enjoy your ride to work then.

just make sure you get an alignment once youve set your ride height to save your tires.

 

1996 it much?

 

lol.

 

haha

 

Hey I've driven cars with full coil overs, sleeves, springs, you name it I've driven it. As far as daily driven around town and back country road fun time I really enjoy the comfort of some cut springs. I don't understand what people do when they chop em that makes them ride like ****. People get in my car all the time and think I got some crazy set up that I can adjust cause of how much like factory it rides. So in my opinion you can safely and reliably chop your springs and be fine. I'm not saying it'll last for ever cause I have had to replace rusted out springs on a friends car but it is a lot cheaper to cut some more OEM springs from the scrap yard then buy a 100+ dollar sleeve/spring set up. Again this is just one guys opinion and experience.

Also replacing shocks is a form of general maintanence(bad speller) so yes even when chopping, sleeving, or good old lower springs you should alway switch out with some new shocks. Most people just forget this because you really don't have to do it to often cause of how long they can last in stick form.

 

i dont understand why you guys hate on ebay coil sleeves, do some of you have even have experiance with them? had them on my car for almost a year, on stock struts they ride fine. worth the money imo.

 

how did you do that? with acetylene? how's the ride?

 

say NO to ebay.

 

I've put 4 sets of ebay colovers on Civics for a friend that was always to dam cheap to buy something decent. EVERY TIME they bounce like crazy maybe I'm not doing it right but thats why I dont like em. Hit a pebble bounce for a mile. Just my experience once again.