ok so i hate my skunk 2 set up because they are too stiff. i've done some research and im really considering GC coilovers. i already have brand new after market shocks so i will be using them. here is my issue, my car will not be used for any kind of track or drag racing of any kind. i enjoy a lowered car and thats it. with that said i was considering 200lbs rear and 300lbs front or 250r and 350f. my car is a eg with a b series swap and i want the smoothest ride i can get with coil overs. so which would you consider? thanks for your help.

 

can i get a little help?

 

Those rates sound ok. Id go with 400f 300r probably. But if you want a little softer ride the rates you picked would work. Anyway you can always get new springs they are cheap.

 

yeah i just want the best ridding car that i can have with coil overs. i drive 50 miles to work one way and the roads in atl suck! where could i pick up the springs instead of buying the whole setup? i al ready have the skunk2 sleeves so if i could just change the springs that would be great.

 

what are the spring rates for the stock springs on an ek/eg/dc?

 

thats a good question. i have no idea.

 

a search on here has loads of threads asking but no info
i found this though

RANDOM INFO FROM OTHER THREADS ON H-T
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96-00 EX - 165F/80R

eg was 250 front and 150 rear

accord front 180, rear 140

All tegs 'cept for the R have 212 lbs front rates and 117lbs rear rates

http://www.team-integra.net/sections...?ArticleID=747

prelude F: 180-200 R: 120-175

s2k Stocks are 218 FR and 291 RR.

 

^sticky this

 

Eibach will sell you ground control srpings sepertly, at about 60 a spring

 

What are "srpings sepertly"

 

I want one too

 

EK9 is 240L/P, and being a Type-R it would hardly have less stiff springs than an EG, let alone an EG having stiffer springs than a S2K.

 

so with this info above i should shoot for some 350f and 250r to have a ride near stock since the car is lowered and the spring will need to work a little more to not bottom out. my main problem now is my rear springs are so stiff any bump i hit is hard and bouncy. my front springs seem to be ok but i would like to go a little lighter so that my car will do more of a flow instead of a hard bounce.

 

I was on my phone. and ride in a boucny *** civic lol

But what i meant is you can buy single springs.

 

Just joking, buddy

 

you might wanna consider rebound rates, sometimes if your springs are to soft your shocks will bottom out

 

bottoming out would be a better ride then what i have now. im not going too soft but i want something close to factory so that the ride is better.

 

I am absolutely happy with my ITR shocks and springs. I installed last week and the ride height is 1" lower than OEM, but retained factory ride quality. And the price was better than a set of new springs.

 

i like my car low. not slammed but low. i have 16s and i tuck a little tire in the front and rear. no stock springs would make me happy.

 

Well to each their own, I was just throwing another option at you. The ITR suspension suits my needs, wants and taste for my car.

I ride on 15" wheels and I have right around 15/16" to 1" of wheels gap.

 

thats cool man. thanks for your input. i figured out what springs i was going to get and i ordered them from summit since they are right down the street.

 

What did you end up getting?

 

most spring rates are listed at team integra in an article. no linear spring will be as nice to drive down the freeway as a progressive. if comfort and better handling are your thing the tein h tech is really hard to beat. progressive and slightly stiffer than the oem itr rates. it's literally the spring the 94+ integra should have came with from the factory.

with coilovers.....you can buy whatever rates you want. comfort is subjective

 

ots rates i recommend. 380 front 250 rear.

 

post some pics up with the end results!