i need help on buying suspension on my 99 civic coupe.my local shop is pushing me towards the megans saying that functions constantly blow seals.but ive read sooo many great reviews on them.i can get the megans for 700 out the door and the functions for 6? car will see occasional track days but it is my daily. help me out if you fimiliar with any of these setups.thanks

 

Pick one. They are both low end setups.

 

its hit and miss both are very similar i know more people with the f&f setup so if it were me i would go with them

 

get ricelands they do the same job and save some $, plus they got a 3yr. warranty.

 

Progress cs-II's if you aren't trying to slam but want a great all around coilover.

 

i have f&f type 1s on my 99 coupe and have no complaints whatsoever. my bestfriend has them on his 96 4door and loves his as well. also know a few other people with them and they all like them. sure they aren't "high end" coil overs, but for the price, they are amazing. and honestly even if i were to upgrade, it would probably be to f&f 2.5s. i even have f&f lcas on my car too and the quality on those is top notch. i see plenty of people on the internet ******* function and form, but when it comes to real world reviews from people that actually have them on their car, most people really like them.

 

Everyone that I see that has them are slammed which tells me that it is impossible to say they have a nice feel because at the height that most f&f owners are, it is 100% impossible to have a quality ride.

 

thanks man i think im going to go with them over megans

 

Why go with crappy megan racing for $700 when you can get progress cs-II's for $600 or Koni/GC for $800? Just a thought

 

im not going with megans,ill take a look into the progress but as of now im set on the functions.i would like to occasianally slamm it for meets and such and you stated that they do not slamm.

 

I am at progress highest recommended setting and I have a tight fingers gap between tire and fender so imo they slam! If you want to only slam if for meets you can always go lower than the recommended setting when you get to meet.

 

alright man thanks for the info.still have not made my mind up yet lol.hard choice

 

Everyone I know that has Functions loves them. If you're just wanting basic coilovers for a daily driver, then you really shouldn't be blowing any seals. Obviously you're going to want better parts if you're doing any type of autox and so forth. Never take a shops word on trying to upsell before doing your research. They always seem to think, ohhhh it's a silly Honda driver, let's see what type of $$ we can get them to spend.

 

Why? Because they're cheap? They like the color? Because now they're like everyone else running barely adequate suspension? Qualify that statement.

 

Yes. Because they're cheap. Because they're reliable as a daily driven coilover. It's all about what you as a driver qualify as necessary, or justifiable money spent (and what you want to splurge on just for the ''because I can" moments) and money well saved on something you don't personally need. If you can save $$ and be fully satisfied with a product, that equates to love to me.

 

Just wanted to confirm. Cheap and does what you need it to? Sounds like my definition of mediocre.

 

You get what you pay for. Wouldn't you rather have a "reliable" set up that will last you over 10 years and give you maximum performance/bang for your buck as opposed to maximum MAYBE 5 years just to "look low," and even at that, I wouldn't hold my breath. I would think it is "necessary" to buy high quality parts over some fanboy junk. When it comes to parts, I "need" proven quality and parts I know are among the best out there, because I don't put sub-par, shitty parts on my ride. That "love" you mentioned doesn't apply to cheaping out on your ride imho, but go ahead and buy them, as you have your mind made up.


Pulled from an old thread, F&F coilovers leaking brand new in box:

 

I personally invest heavily in my parts, but not everyone can, or wants to. It's all in the eyes of the beholder and that's all I was saying. If you want suspension that's affordable, or someone's definition of cheap, and it's going to suit what you need it to do, then I don't see a problem with it. The joys of building a car is that everyone's done it and everyone's got an opinion. You can be the typical hated Honda owner who thinks their way is the only way and that no matter how many logical points of view are offered, you're still always right, or you can look at the bigger picture and tell someone, yeah they're not the best, but if you don't need the best and the price is right for you, then go for it.

 

Again, my definition of mediocrity. So really what you're telling these people that if you don't mind lesser quality parts on your car, whatever the reason, then go for it.

 

Yes, absolutely, sure thing. To the narrow minded, that's EXACTLY what I'm saying.

 

How the f?@#! is that narrow minded? For someone that doesn't show his face here often you don't seem to know the history of these POS coilovers and the type of people that tend to run them. Seen all the claims about them "riding good" and I maintain you people wouldn't know what a good ride was if you tripped over it.

I researched these as well as a ton of other offerings out there and the consensus was that these aren't that great but if that's all you have the money for or are willing to spend then they're fantastic!

Please, paint me a demographic of the people that you know that "love" these so that I an become enlightened. I'm guessing pre - early 20's, living at home, making near/close to minimum wage, car probably a POS (with maybe one exception) and not a lot of experience with cars or even driving. And let's not forget the hardparkers that want to look "cool".

Someone in the East TN area with these on come swing by and let me see how good these shitty things actually ride so I can see for myself and be able to tell people to STFU from now on. Because I sure as hell aint gonna drop any of my coin on these bishes.

 

Yes, I'm "new" because I don't post anything ever, but have been an active member of the car community for the past 9+ years. I know people from all walks, with all types of cars and interests. All I said was, if you just want a lowered stance, you are daily driving, and you don't want to spend a ton of money, then they're great. I had a friend put D2's (also a relatively affordable/cheap brand) on an EVO just because he wanted the lower look but never drove his car to it's abilities, and so he loved them because they didn't cost an arm and a leg and performed how HE needed them to. It's narrow minded because you keep responding with some comment to un-justify anything that I say. That's on you, not me. Everyone has an opinion, and everyone has different interests. Just because you have researched to high hell doesn't make you the end all, be all, know all. I apologize, because I truly am NOT trying to be rude here... however, you seem to just want to attack everything I post in this thread. Which is quite fine, used to it, don't really care. I'm not going to roll over and cry and say someone disagreed with me online. It's life. You have your opinion, I have mine, and everyone else has theirs. You're not any more right or wrong than I.

 

https://honda-tech.com/forums/suspension-brakes-54/leaking-new-coilovers-2580743/

this is getting tiring

 

can the mods please start banning anyone who posts a "which of these *insert cheap manu here* should i get" threads?

i mean, it's 2013.. are they REALLLLLLYYYY necessary?

 

yea my car is stictly a daily as of right now so i think they would be pretty good for me.thanks for the info