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Old Jun 4, 2011 | 01:16 PM
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Well to start am rollin on tein s-tech and am not happy with the. Front height.. too high for my opinion.. just wanted to know whivhs cud be a lot better I seen car and well their height is almost even or there front has less space I still got 2 finger in the front and not even 1 in the. Back..

I saw this NRG coilovers for 100 bucks brand new .. is nrg good.. haven't really heard about. those!!

My question is which set up springs or coilovers.. skunk2|? Nrg!? and well a pic cud help seen a lot but its kinda confusin..
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Old Jun 4, 2011 | 01:17 PM
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Ground Control and Koni.
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Old Jun 4, 2011 | 04:37 PM
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Ground Control and Koni.
Wut do u mean by ground control!!?
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Old Jun 4, 2011 | 04:43 PM
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Are you serious?
Usually when someone mentions something that I've never heard of I instantly go to Google and search.
http://www.google.com/search?q=groun...w=1920&bih=881
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Old Jun 4, 2011 | 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by crazyowes2000
Well to start am rollin on tein s-tech and am not happy with the. Front height.. too high for my opinion.. just wanted to know whivhs cud be a lot better I seen car and well their height is almost even or there front has less space I still got 2 finger in the front and not even 1 in the. Back..

I saw this NRG coilovers for 100 bucks brand new .. is nrg good.. haven't really heard about. those!!

My question is which set up springs or coilovers.. skunk2|? Nrg!? and well a pic cud help seen a lot but its kinda confusin..
What?

and no, NRG coilovers SUCK. Prepare for a very bouncy and shitty ride.
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Old Jun 4, 2011 | 06:37 PM
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whuts wit all duh spelleeng era's yo?
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Old Jun 4, 2011 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by crazyowes2000
Wut do u mean by ground control!!?
omg :O ground control are some coilovers.

id personally recommend GROUND CONTROL, SKUNK2, or GODSPEED.

but ground control would be my first pic.

btw, nrg sucksss you will not have a smooth ride..
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Old Jun 4, 2011 | 07:23 PM
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Old Jun 4, 2011 | 07:32 PM
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^^?
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Old Jun 4, 2011 | 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Hella89
omg :O ground control are some coilovers.

id personally recommend GROUND CONTROL, SKUNK2, or GODSPEED.
Man, skunk2 or godspeed???...you just shelled out two of the worst suspension names in history. Why would you do that to the OP? Godspeed is no better then NRG...And Skunk makes good internals, but HORRIBLE suspension. Everyone knows this.

Koni/GC FTW, if you can't pull that price tag go w/progress csII or something of the sort.

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Old Jun 4, 2011 | 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Hella89
omg :O ground control are some coilovers.

id personally recommend GROUND CONTROL, SKUNK2, or GODSPEED.

but ground control would be my first pic.

btw, nrg sucksss you will not have a smooth ride..
Ground controls can ride like **** too.

Actually ALL coilovers have an equal chance to ride like ****.

Skunk2 is meh, not great, but a better choice then some. I have them, I know.
Godspeed, is ****.


Depends on the shock, spring rate and ride height.
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Old Jun 5, 2011 | 06:53 PM
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Well that's wut I really don't like the bouncy stuff..
I didn't wanted to get coilovers in the first for that same reason
Frined of mine recomended just springs..

So koni's!?
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Old Jun 5, 2011 | 07:09 PM
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Are these your springs?

http://www.tein.com/counterfeit/

FYI you aren't going to want to drop w/o increasing spring rates and your suspension will feel better and perform better with a quality coilover system anyways. Just spring for Koni/GC or Progress if Koni/GC is too pricey.
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Old Jun 5, 2011 | 07:09 PM
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Well that's wut I really don't like the bouncy stuff..
I didn't wanted to get coilovers in the first for that same reason
Frined of mine recomended just springs..

So koni's!?
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Old Jun 5, 2011 | 07:26 PM
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Your post is not any less confusing the second time around.
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Old Jun 5, 2011 | 07:28 PM
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Wow thank God those r not mine!!
Don't tend to go to ebay when it comes to exhaust, suspension!!
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Old Jun 5, 2011 | 10:59 PM
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eBay can be a great place to find good deals, you just need to know what to look for.

Koni's are awesome shock!! If your looking at Koni's why not grab some ground controls?
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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by 98civdx
eBay can be a great place to find good deals, you just need to know what to look for.

Koni's are awesome shock!! If your looking at Koni's why not grab some ground controls?
but which ones i was gonna buy some skunk2's
but i thought they were shitty!?

at the moment i got tein s-techs and stock shocks..
i wanna upgrade but i want something that its gonna be worth upgrading..
am in the middle when it comes to the price!!
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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by crazyowes2000
but which ones i was gonna buy some skunk2's
but i thought they were shitty!?

at the moment i got tein s-techs and stock shocks..
i wanna upgrade but i want something that its gonna be worth upgrading..
am in the middle when it comes to the price!!
Koni Yellow's. And no, They are easily the best off the shelf shock on the market.

Skunk2's on the other hand are shitty.
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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 12:14 AM
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Like everyone else said, Koni yellows and GC.
Better than alot of the full bodied coilovers on the market.
Custom Spring rates, you have the ability to stiffen the shocks, and you can get really low with them. Of course if you wanna get really low, your going to need stiffer spring rates to keep from bottoming out.
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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 04:39 AM
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Quit buying junk. Save your money for a while and buy a reputable product.
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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by ek forever guy
Quit buying junk. Save your money for a while and buy a reputable product.
how progress for a reputable product!?
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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 11:34 AM
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Very reputable. From word of mouth, Progress is clearly better than any other budget coilover and possibly better than Koni/GC at least for some applications.

I don't have any personal experience but I've never heard anyone say anything bad about them.
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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 04:58 PM
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I've had my Progress CS-II's on for nearly 7 months and they're amazing. 4 track events now. All of the instructors thought the car was well balanced.
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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 98civdx
Ground controls can ride like **** too.

Actually ALL coilovers have an equal chance to ride like ****.

Skunk2 is meh, not great, but a better choice then some. I have them, I know.
Godspeed, is ****.


Depends on the shock, spring rate and ride height.
No they don't.

Progress, GC/Koni Buddy Club...
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