I have some cheap coilover and very rough/bumpy ride. What is the best coilover that is under $1,000? 2000 Acura Integra Type R! Thanks for your help

 

Search is your friend, this has been discussed 1,455,324,334,222 times

 

A lot of people will point you in the Koni/GC as it is a proven setup. This is food for thought as well.

http://www.tune2win.com/index.php/pe...t_3_track_test

 

Im actually in the same boat as you are. im looking to track my R and upgrade the complete suspension...

But there's not alot of information on actual test on suspension with a Type R...

I want to up grade my

Control arms, front and rear,
bushing trailing arms, sway bar etc...
brakes setup..

but most of the info I find is really old with old products or for civic's.... or a None Type R integra witch any suspension is a huge gain LOL...

 

Members if you actually have upgraded suspension and have actually track you car please post your setups and how you feel with your setups..

 

With your price range I'd go with the Koni/Ground Control setup. That's probably what I will do down the road.

 

Running gc/koni's with 550/600 spring rates. The car is mainly tracked. Will eventually go stiffer and and revalve shocks. If you are going to do the "occasional" track day I would get a little stiffer than ots rates. But they are a great setup.

 

Again...you need to search this forum. We've been over this topic quite a bit and there is no need to repeat it again, especially when not much has changed from a few years ago.

 

"smooth ride" depends a lot on your spring rate but also the quality of the dampers (but also the quality of your tires and your tires pressures)

The setups mentioned previously are best bang for buck -- I wouldn't go with a spring rate higher than 600# unless you are going to reinforce the unibody

 

KONI + GC = YOUR ANSWER!!!!

 

Since we're beating a dead horse anyway on this thread......has anyone found a super cheap place to pickup a koni/gc setup??

 

My place went out of business so sucks to be you. And them of course.

 

I picked up a set of Koni Yellows/GC setup with top hats for $650.

The difference is night and day to stock and you definitely feel more confident in the corners.

 

www.thmotorsports.com for koni/gc. rates are subjective

the 550F / 600R mentioned is absolutely the most i would ever consider on a stock sport. the rears start getting floaty

a hot street combo is 500F 450R which maintains a more neutral car. having a slight rear bias is faster on the track and lets the car rotate easier, it's just more dangerous on rainy highways.

as for replacing arms and all that garbage. all you need to do is replace the bushings. there aren't any benefits to aftermarket other than spending lots of money and having pre loaded bushings. none of the aftermarkets have done anything worthwhile like add caster adjustability to the front.

just choose your bushing. hardrace will last longer than energy but they are softer and harder to install

energy suspension makes the easy to install poly bushings but the front control arms are toast by 40k miles

 

What Spring rates and what shocks?

 

I believe 425 front 300 rear

 

Don't believe, know before you discuss shocks.

What shocks are you mating then?

 

 

Dewd I could post similar pics of my springs on shocks with different numbers or course.

What exactly are you're shocks?

Are you ready to buy these? Or are they already istalled in you car? How much does your car weigh with/without you?

Are you going to cornerweight it?

 

Mow much mileage on them and what type of use? when were they manufactured?

 

I bought the Koni Yellow/GC sleeves from a friend who used them for daily driving for about a month but decided to buy a different car.

They're already installed and it's a 95 EJ1 (no idea how much it weights)

I've always been involved with motorcycles so this is my first car which I've added "modifications" and based on my previous post, it's obvious I don't know much.

 

rears are a little light. 425/300 will understeer pretty bad. switching out to the 380lb spring in the back or even 400lb spring would really balance the car out

 

[QUOTE=_twenty;46718514]I picked up a set of Koni Yellows/GC setup with top hats for $650.


Where the hell did you buy them at!?
from what i hear they go twice as much

 

a buddy of mine(jerzey908) runs the koni/gc combo with extended top hats and his ITR is slamed on the usdm 15's(205/50/15)...yet his car rides really smooth...he also said it was a blast to drive at expo11 as low as it is. His suspension is all OEM ITR exept for the koni/gc's, i think he paid around $1100 w/custom spring rates shipped to his door. I run tein flex($300 more) we really cant compare ride quality because im runing the jdm 16's(205/40/16)but i will say as of right now he has the smoother ride and his car sits lower, tires size could be the difference in ride quality but i guess him&I will have to wait till we hit Road Atlanta this spring...As RaceBum said the koni/gc are #1

 

No reason to even dispute... The Koni/GC has always been an incredible bang for the buck.