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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 07:27 PM
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Well I bought my car with cut shocks and had it nearly a year and was wondering how long the springs would actually hold up before just takin a complete **** lol.

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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 08:32 PM
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are you sure you dont mean cut springs?? i never herd of cut shocks but thats just me. inform me if im wrong.
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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 08:42 PM
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if your shocks are cut, they are already dead.

please read up on how your suspension works before doing anything else.
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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 08:44 PM
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ya thats what i was like, unless i never herd of such a thing its impossible because shocks would leak.
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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 09:39 PM
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Yeah I ment springs lol. My bad.
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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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i never understood how someone could be a big enough gypsy to cut springs, you can get a set on ebay for like $30 if you were really that freakin cheap.
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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 09:44 PM
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i never understood how someone could be a big enough gypsy to cut springs, you can get a set on ebay for like $30 if you were really that freakin cheap.
Was the previous owner idea to lower the car. I was hopin coilovers, but oh well. I liked the car as it was.
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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 09:47 PM
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Was the previous owner idea to lower the car. I was hopin coilovers, but oh well. I liked the car as it was.
yeah i know, didn't mean for it to sound directed at you.

if you are looking into full coilovers i would recommend ksports, i get them from DRFlickner on here (send PM to him for pricing for your car) because he gives a honda-tech discount that no one can beat.
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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 09:48 PM
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yeah i know, didn't mean for it to sound directed at you.

if you are looking into full coilovers i would recommend ksports, i get them from DRFlickner on here (send PM to him for pricing for your car) because he gives a honda-tech discount that no one can beat.
Price range?
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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 09:54 PM
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Price range?
$600-$700 shipped to your door, type of vehicle depends on price but that should be close if it's a civic,crx, integra etc..

he'll also cut another deal if you combo with the ksport rear LCA's.
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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 12:33 AM
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cutting the springs is stupid its a complete waste of money
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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 12:43 AM
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cut springs ur talking about right? lol @ cut shocks
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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 01:04 AM
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Originally Posted by boxeocampeon
cutting the springs is stupid its a complete waste of money
Didn't cost me or the original owner. He was a mechanic so he had the tools to do it.
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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 01:04 AM
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cut springs ur talking about right? lol @ cut shocks
And yea lol, idk why I said shocks. Probably because I was looking at some while typin that
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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 02:38 AM
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worst thing to do, your looking at an alignment soon.
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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 02:48 AM
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dont worry about it bro. just save up for some street type coilovers. function and form are the coilover i chose and i cant be more impressed with the quality for a great price. but yeh pretty soon ur cut springs are going to take a complete **** and u dont want that :/
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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 11:56 PM
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get the tein basics. great setup for a decent price
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 01:59 AM
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BWR's are like $589 before shipping and tax.... just my 2 cents.
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 02:16 AM
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I really want the TEIN Type FLEX Full Coilovers with the EDFC system to raise and lower my damping from a push of a button :D, but they cost so much

How good are the Skunk2 Coilovers? I can get them for $280.

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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 03:58 PM
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Its not the springs you should worry about it is the gas shocks. The springs will still work as designed but your shocks have a minimum and maximum return area of play, if either of those are exceeded it can cause damage and the shock will wear and malfunction over time. Do yourself a favor and spend a few hundy on some brand name coils and new shock. Tokico HP and Ground Control for me.
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 03:59 PM
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Yea i was lost there with the cut shocks.. lol but change it asap before more damage is done. its no good to be riding on stock cut springs.. or heated.
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 05:55 PM
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ground control and konis thats what im getting soon.
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by ReVeNgEd-SoN
I really want the TEIN Type FLEX Full Coilovers with the EDFC system to raise and lower my shocks from a push of a button :D, but they cost so much

How good are the Skunk2 Coilovers? I can get them for $280.
Are you aware that the EDFC only adjusts the damping of the shocks and not the height of the car?

If you want that, you need airbags or hydraulics.
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 07:12 PM
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Are you aware that the EDFC only adjusts the damping of the shocks and not the height of the car?

If you want that, you need airbags or hydraulics.
That's what I ment, raising and lowering my damping, not height -.-
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by ReVeNgEd-SoN
How good are the Skunk2 Coilovers? I can get them for $280.
Ground Control and the S2's your talking about lower your car. They're bouncy. Don't hold up in corners. Kinda suck. I was fine with the GCs until I drove a car with full coilovers and had to upgrade.
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