Ok, I have an 89 CRX DX, w/Dropzone coilovers, i dunno the brand of shocks, w/17" wheels w/40 series tires. My car bounces like a half a mile down the road after it hits a bump. I'm thinkin it may be my shocks. But wut do you think??

 

spring rate on those drop zone crap is ****, maybe bad combo. try some better coilovers, also are your shocks stock dampening or performance. might want to try some performance ones.

 

so there's no way to make it un bouncy liek that w/o throwin those out?? What if I juss bought a set of like illumina's??

 

put the setting at 2 it should be smoother... how low did u drop the car? if u drop it more than 2 inches u should cut the bump stop...

 

your answer is in your post:
w/Dropzone coilovers, i dunno the brand of shocks...

spend the extra $$ on quality.

 

you need new shocks. period.

 

really people, lower it the correct way and spend the money for decent shocks and springs..... otherwise this happens...

(not flaming, just stating a fact)

 

I have Eibach Sportline springs and Tokico Blues and my ride is pretty bouncy.

I know that the 17"s do make a difference.

 

Springs only set the spring rate. Shocks/Struts are dampers. They damp the bounce. The stiffer the spring, the stronger the shock has to be to dampen the bounce.

Springs are one of 2 types. Progressive or linear. Most springs are linear, from your cheap coilovers to Eibach race springs. Cheap springs are usually softer than their higher quality counterparts.

Your shocks are blown out. To the guy that has Ground Controls and Tokico blues, your's are blown out too. I'm running 500 lb Front/ 550 lb Rear Eibach race springs. They're gonna wear my Koni Single Adjustable Yellows out sooner or later, and I'll have to get them revalved to handle such a strong spring rate.

Shock/Spring lesson for the day Oh, and the 17" wheels only make a difference in the bounce because they're probably very heavy , and are unsprung weight. You'd feel the difference upon the initial "bump" but it would *not* cause the car to keep bouncing down the road. It only does that because the shocks aren't working well anymore.

~ricky shank


[Modified by rickshank, 9:40 PM 9/5/2002]

 

how low did you lower it?! Also if your shocks are worn especially in the rears then you will have a bouncy ride because the shocks will not dampen and let the springs bounce. If you go real low you will bounce regardless or hit the roof everytime you hit a bump, don't go real low if you like ride quality. Also spring rates do matter, but I hear the dropzones don't have that bad of spring rates either so it should be your shocks.

 

when you build a suspension you go in this order:
struts
srings that will work w/ struts
coilovers that will work w/ struts

coil overs are men to be adusted by vehicle weight w/ corner scales not ride height