Suspension & Brakes Theory, alignment, spring rates....

Need help, cant decide.

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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 01:36 AM
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So I was going to buy some Skunk2 coilovers, but now im unsure. I am not looking to spend more than 750 bucks. I want a one piece coilover, for my daily driver civic eg hatch...I read that skunk2 Pro s II only go 3 inches low, I wanted to be slammed, and 3 inches isnt going to do that. Do they only go that low, and if so what are some other coilovers for around the same price.
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 02:39 AM
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Koni/GC or tokico/GC could handle that and either would cost ~$800.

Simply, there is no cheaper setup that will slam your car and last a long time. Some people have had luck with Function/Form but others have not.

And I'm not going to tell you that Koni's will last forever either, the only way to have quality that lasts is to get a custom setup with shortened shock bodies from Progress or AMR.
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 08:58 AM
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Skunk2 is ****, don't do it.

Depening on what car you have 3'' will deffinetly same you. I bearly have a 1 finger gap at about 2ish''

In all honestly, if you just want to be slammed order Function&Form type 1's.
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 09:21 AM
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I have a eg hatch....I was looking to slam it, obv I will also be getting control arms, camber kits etc....I just dont want to spend more than 750 and want to be really slammed. I was pretty set on buying skunk2 then I read they only lower 3 inches...I dont think thats enough.
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 09:24 AM
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Think I just found my coilovers.....Is this site trust worthy to buy from? http://www.amautosports.com/product....ra-92-00-civic
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 09:31 AM
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For that kind of money you can get Koni/GC or Tokico/GC AND you can pick your rates AND you get a lifetime warranty on the shocks AND the springs.

But they won't be as shiny.
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 10:24 AM
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Default Re: Need help, cant decide.

Your situation is no different than 99% of the people that post in this subforum.

This sticky thread has all the info you need:
https://honda-tech.com/forums/suspension-brakes-54/click-here-all-you-curious-about-suspension-setups-their-costs-reliability-2967499/

Or the "slammed" thread:
https://honda-tech.com/forums/suspension-brakes-54/slammed-suspension-setups-2077238/
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 10:48 AM
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Slamming it with non lifetime components = bad

Koni/GC is best for the price because you have a lifetime warranty!
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