Hotchkis Lowering springs for rsx????
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Hotchkis Lowering springs for rsx????
i was wondering if it is a good spring for my dc5....The front drop 1.5 inch and the rear drop 1.3 inch and was wondering if it is a cool dummmmp for my rsx?????
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Re: Hotchkis Lowering springs for rsx????
No.
Here's a good link with more info about those springs: https://honda-tech.com/login.php?do=...129d86cd096875
Here's a good link with more info about those springs: https://honda-tech.com/login.php?do=...129d86cd096875
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Re: Hotchkis Lowering springs for rsx????
I do not recomend any lowering springs out there for our cars. All of them are to low and not stiff enough. Once you understand how the spring makers come up with the spring rates, you will understand why. Your rsx has about 5 inches of suspension travel in the front and about 1/2 if a inch of that is bumpstop. When you lower the car by 1.5 inchs, you have reduced upward suspension travel by about 25%. So It would make sence that the spring rates should increase by 25%....but they can't do that cuz that much of a increase would blow the stock dampers in a couple weeks and that would result with all the little superstreet want-a-bees bitching on the interwebs on how those spring blew their shocks.... This is all fine and good.....but....the first rule in suspension tuning is tire grip sets the spring rates, spring rates set the shock damper settings and sways are used for fine tuning the handling.
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Re: Hotchkis Lowering springs for rsx????
Originally Posted by mustclime's suspension thread
Dropzone: Spring Rate: (? Front/? Rear) - Drop: (2in all around)
Eibach Pro-kit: Spring Rate: (15-20% more than stock) - Drop: (1in Front/1.1in rear)
Eibach Sportline: Spring Rate: (20-25% more than stock) - Drop: (1.4in Front/1.5in Rear)
GoldLine Springs - Spring Rate: (?) - Drop: (2in all around)
H&R Sport: Spring Rate: (25-30% more than stock) - Drop: (2in all around)
Neupseed Race: Spring Rate: (200 Front/280 Rear) - Drop: (2in all around)
Neupseed Sport: Spring Rate: (200 Front/280 Rear) - Drop: (1.5in Front/1.5in Rear)
Progress: Spring Rate: (280 Front/500 Rear) - Drop: (1.8in Front/1.5in Rear)
Sprint: Spring Rate: (20-25% more than stock) - Drop: (2in all around)
Spoon Progressive: Spring Rate: (413 Front / 458 Rear) - Drop: (1.5-1.7in all around)
Tanabe df210: Spring Rate: (10-15% more than stock) Drop: (2in Front/2.3in Rear)
Tanabe nf210: Spring Rate: (10-15% more than stock) Drop: (1.5in all around)
Tanabe gf210: Spring Rate: (20-30% more than stock) Drop: (1.3in Front/1.5in Rear)
Tein H Tech: Spring Rate: (257 Front/476 Rear) Drop: (.8in Front/.7in Rear)
Tein S Tech: Spring Rate: (280 Front/515 Rear) Drop: (1.4in Front/1.3in Rear)
Eibach Pro-kit: Spring Rate: (15-20% more than stock) - Drop: (1in Front/1.1in rear)
Eibach Sportline: Spring Rate: (20-25% more than stock) - Drop: (1.4in Front/1.5in Rear)
GoldLine Springs - Spring Rate: (?) - Drop: (2in all around)
H&R Sport: Spring Rate: (25-30% more than stock) - Drop: (2in all around)
Neupseed Race: Spring Rate: (200 Front/280 Rear) - Drop: (2in all around)
Neupseed Sport: Spring Rate: (200 Front/280 Rear) - Drop: (1.5in Front/1.5in Rear)
Progress: Spring Rate: (280 Front/500 Rear) - Drop: (1.8in Front/1.5in Rear)
Sprint: Spring Rate: (20-25% more than stock) - Drop: (2in all around)
Spoon Progressive: Spring Rate: (413 Front / 458 Rear) - Drop: (1.5-1.7in all around)
Tanabe df210: Spring Rate: (10-15% more than stock) Drop: (2in Front/2.3in Rear)
Tanabe nf210: Spring Rate: (10-15% more than stock) Drop: (1.5in all around)
Tanabe gf210: Spring Rate: (20-30% more than stock) Drop: (1.3in Front/1.5in Rear)
Tein H Tech: Spring Rate: (257 Front/476 Rear) Drop: (.8in Front/.7in Rear)
Tein S Tech: Spring Rate: (280 Front/515 Rear) Drop: (1.4in Front/1.3in Rear)
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Re: Hotchkis Lowering springs for rsx????
Look closely.....also look at the springs that have a "-" in their range, those are progressive rates and progessave springs are dumb on Mcstrut cars....the only ones that are close to where they are supose to be are the H&R's.....but they are a 2 inch drop and those spring rates kill the stock dampers quick......a 2 inch drop also means you should up the spring rates by 40-50% to keep the car off the bumps stops ( not taking into account changes in suspension angles that result in the need to up the spring rates even more as your rollcenter goes subsurface)
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Re: Hotchkis Lowering springs for rsx????
The only "linear" springs I've seen for the EP3/DC5 chassis are made by Spoon and they provide a 2"+ drop. 
But IMO if you're bothering to install lowering springs on stock struts, that's your own dumbass fault for doing a half-assed job to begin with. Don't bash manufacturers when it's user error.
But IMO if you're bothering to install lowering springs on stock struts, that's your own dumbass fault for doing a half-assed job to begin with. Don't bash manufacturers when it's user error.
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