looking for a good suspension setup for my coupe. will probably use it as DD. was looking at lowering springs and tokico struts and shocks. would that be an ok ride or a coilover setup would be best?

 

These cars run shocks not struts.

What is your budget?
And what kind of Tokico shocks were you looking at? If they were the blue ones, keep on looking. They are not a performance shock, and typically will not hold well with most lowerering springs

 

 

 

BC (Buddy Club) full coilovers are the best for the money, they offer 32 way adjustable settings on preload/damping not counting endless setups for ride height, the lower sleeve can be raised or lowered to change the coilover overall height, they are excellent for competition such as drag racing and allow extreme fine tuning for scca setups or just a daily street monster that handles on rails YET is still comfortable, with adjustable dampening you can go low, and not be bouncy like most cheap setups, id also go with skunk 2 lower control arms because unlike the blox control arms they have hardened bushings and they have multiple coilover mounting locations depending on how high or low you want your ride height. With this and upper and lower sway bars you will have the complete package to keep your vehicle structurally stable in the most extreme driving conditions, yet still supports a comfortable ride for a daily driver. BC suspension has outperformed tein basic coilovers and offer 32. Way adjustablility unlike Tein or any other suspension unless you spend over $2500 on suspension, BC full coilovers and skunk 2 lcrs along with sway bars are your best bet for performance and bang for your buck!

 

Buddy Club Nspec + were absolutely the worst adjustable coilover set I have ever owned for all 2 weeks I had them on my car. The settings made no difference in any of the "clicks" and the springs felt stiffer than advertised. The best bang for the buck is Koni/GC for the street, if you don't want to lose shaft stroke than do what I did go with AMR's (plus you can run stiffer rates) both of these set ups include lifetime warranties. In your case I would go with Progress CS-II. Stock LCA's are the best for anything unless you don't have sway bar mounts.

 

Well said.

We'll see how much money I have after my swap/new paint next year, but I'm going to try to get AMR, maybe koni/GC for next autocross season. AMR is so worth it. I've never had my jaw drop looking at a suspension component before.

That said, I've been very happy with my Progress CS-II, been great all season so far. I'm definitely ready for something a big stiffer and more serious though after learning the limits of my car on the current suspension/tires. I'm hoping my Yokohama S. Drives will breathe a lot of life into the car for my next event, (Aug 7th.)

 

get some motons bro

 

i was looking at tokico illumina series shocks all around with tein or skunk 2 lowering springs. havent quite decided yet.

 

Why wouldn't you get koni/ground control? Lifetime warranty and you can pick the spring rates you like. Plus you can adjust the height.

 

amr

 

if you were happy with the CS-II, then why not give progress a call and see what they can do? thats if you didn't call them already

 

all the koni's i saw were a lot of money but i found a set on tirerack and they are well priced. thanks a lot i apopreciate it. i think ive made my choice

 

I've spoken on the phone with progress numerous times. The CS-I kit is $1100. I'm sure it's great, but it doesn't have a lifetime warranty like koni/amr do. That's just encouraging.

For that kind of money I could have AMR.

The CS-II kit is somewhat limited. Progress doesn't really offer rates that I want. It's great for what it is, but it just has its limitations.

 

Check the market place on here, Koni/gc usally can be had for $799 shipped. (you supply top hats) Just sayin'. lol


The Illumnia is a good shock, but you can't really beat Koni Sports for the money.

Even the Koni sport, and some sort of lowering spring would be great.

 

IIRC, the progressive CS-II kits use 2.5"coils right? If so, you can just buy eibach/gc springs and swap 'em out. The CS-II's are valved to have an upper limit of 500#, but that is, more or less, the highest rate you can go with for the Koni Sports. Unless you're looking into Koni race shocks, or getting the yellows revalved, it would more cost effective to just change out the springs. The shorter shock body on the cs-IIs would limit the spring selection tho.

 

If I was going to go through that effort I would just buy Koni/GC and sell my progress setup. I don't want to jury rig my suspension.

Koni's can go up to 600lbs before damping becomes an issue. There isn't really a "limit" for konis as much as the damping just becomes inadequate for that rate.

The progress is a good, entry-level coil-over setup. It is what it is. The CS-I I can't justify the money for the other alternatives. I'd rather just sell my progress as a complete kit to someone who needs good suspension for cheap.

 

2000EKCoupe -- you might wanna reconsider purchasing this set instead ;D

 

lol i think i got my mind set on those koni sports. good price. warranty. cant really beat it

 

wat?

 

There was never a honda civic coupe produced anywhere in the world that had a vin reading XXXEKXXXXXXXX

They don't exist. EKs were only sedans and hatchbacks, and none were ever sold in North America. EKs are typically found in Japan, Europe, and some I believe in South America.

My 2000 Civic hatchback is 2HGEJ6------- if i remember correctly.

 

Koni's are a great choice!

 

ok. yea thats what im gonna go with. thanks for the advice peoples

 

my koni yellows with gc coilovers are on the way for my ej6. seemed like the best bang for the buck. might even get the gc tophats.

 

Why did you bump a 3 week old thread, that isn't yours, to tell us you ordered something?

It is the best bang/buck.

And top hats should only be dependent on you dumping your car. If you aren't absolutely slamming the car to the ground you don't need extended top hats. Period.