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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 07:09 AM
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Ive gone threw the forums and ive narrowed it down but im still not to sure...im trying to decide wether to get skunk 2 pro s, or d2 rs series, or the blackworks racing coilovers. i live in the city so you know how the road are but i plan on taking the car road racing this year.which one would be the best choice.my car has stock sway bars and both front and rear strut bars
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 08:13 AM
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All three of those are fail moves on your part.
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 08:26 AM
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why are they all a fail if you drive in brooklyn the street are bump central dont forget there like five pot holes on everyblock.the koni and the progress are nice but those dont go stiffer and low ive read threw most of the forums already
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 08:40 AM
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If you want to throw Ksport in the mix ill support that
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 08:49 AM
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If you want to throw Ksport in the mix ill support that
true true i forgot about those .my boy had them on his car and they road pretty nice. i have an integra and i know some suspension doesnt go as low as other companies while still keeping the stiffness
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 09:17 AM
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What are your goals?

And yes those three you listed are probably not the best choice.

You want to make sure that the shocks can sufficiently dampen the specific spring rates you want.
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 09:32 AM
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why are they all a fail if you drive in brooklyn the street are bump central dont forget there like five pot holes on everyblock.the koni and the progress are nice but those dont go stiffer and low ive read threw most of the forums already
There are shitty streets all over the country. I'm from NYC so I know. Koni & Ground Control would be your choice. Pick the spring rates you want. Don't know where you've heard otherwise. Mess with Ksport & Chinese knockoff stuff if you want.

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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 10:09 AM
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There are shitty streets all over the country. I'm from NYC so I know. Koni & Ground Control would be your choice. Pick the spring rates you want. Don't know where you've heard otherwise. Mess with Ksport & Chinese knockoff stuff if you want.
For NY streets I would recommend something a little softer also coilovers can be pretty "violent" on those roads but again if you want your car to have a certain look do what you think is best.

Do you daily drive the car?
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 10:24 AM
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yes daily driven i drag race the car but this year im going for roadracing ..i just sold my old suspension tien damper basics and those road nice but i couldnt lower the car without effecting the ride quality
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 10:30 AM
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but i couldnt lower the car without effecting the ride quality
For any suspension, as you lower the car you also lower the ride quality.
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by gt30rude
yes daily driven i drag race the car but this year im going for roadracing ..i just sold my old suspension tien damper basics and those road nice but i couldnt lower the car without effecting the ride quality
Oh nice glad to hear your going to road race its a lot of run you should have a blast at it! We have used the Version RRs on the EG Time Attack car we sponsor driver seems to be very happy with them and hit the podium but I just wouldnt recommend them for street use at all.
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 07:13 PM
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my car is lowered year around but i raise it in the winter.the reason for me picking those coil overs is because they adjust height seperate from spring rate...i have nothing against progress cs and koni with ground control
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 07:14 PM
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its that those you adjust the height and spring rate together
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 07:46 PM
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i think i might go with the omni power coilovers
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Old Jan 10, 2012 | 03:15 AM
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Adjust the spring rate? How in blazes do you do that? Somebody school me.
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Old Jan 10, 2012 | 06:07 AM
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not spring rate ...the amount of tension on the spring i ment to say when you turn the coil up
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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 12:04 PM
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i know people that has the bloxs,omni,skunk2 they all like them....i have used all of these and had no issue at all...the one that i dont care for is the bwr....gl
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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 12:56 PM
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Adjust the spring rate? How in blazes do you do that? Somebody school me.
It can be done, just not how most people would imagine it.


Originally Posted by gt30rude
not spring rate ...the amount of tension on the spring i ment to say when you turn the coil up
First, you don't "turn the coil" up, you adjust the perch up.
Second, if by tension you are referring to pre-load, that only applies to fixed length dampers, and only if the perch is already high enough to remove all slack under full droop.
Third, that tension is meaningless and should be ignored.
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Old Jan 12, 2012 | 03:00 PM
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omnipower !
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