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Eg hatch rides worst than my truck.

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Old Jun 2, 2013 | 10:02 AM
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Default Eg hatch rides worst than my truck.

My 92 LS VTEC hatch is slammed to the ground using coil overs. My truck rides better than my civic. I'm getting tired of the ride. What would be the best way to improve the ride and still look good. If you have any pics that would be good.

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Old Jun 2, 2013 | 10:11 AM
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Nothing.
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Old Jun 2, 2013 | 10:28 AM
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riding lowered basically means it won't be as comfortable as factory suspension...
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Old Jun 3, 2013 | 03:26 AM
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When you say slammed does that mean you can't see light when you look under your car or what?

Also were you expecting to ride on a carpet of air slammed to the ground? What setup do you have on the car now?
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Old Jun 3, 2013 | 04:53 AM
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Go back to stock.
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Old Jun 3, 2013 | 04:54 AM
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sounds like ebay coilovers
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Old Jun 3, 2013 | 04:57 AM
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Default Re: Eg hatch rides worst than my truck.

GrumbleMarc has plenty of links in his sig for you to read up on.

To be specific https://honda-tech.com/forums/suspension-brakes-54/click-here-all-you-curious-about-suspension-setups-their-costs-reliability-2967499/

Now read and learn, or search.
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Old Jun 3, 2013 | 05:22 AM
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Get some nice air bags to ride on, this is why slamming your car without doing high quality work is a bad idea.
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Old Jun 3, 2013 | 06:27 AM
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Symptom of ebay coilovers. A set of good coilovers and, more importantly, struts will solve your problem for the most part. My EK Hatch is "slammed" on Koni struts/springs and the ride quality wasn't impacted much at all.
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Old Jun 3, 2013 | 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Chris Westlund
My EK Hatch is "slammed" on Koni struts/springs and the ride quality wasn't impacted much at all.
Doubtful.
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Old Jun 3, 2013 | 07:15 AM
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Get Koni Yellow/Ground control combo
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Old Jun 3, 2013 | 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by pkennedy
hatch is slammed to the ground
There's your problem, at least in part.

Suspension needs distance to move and react ...when it's slammed, it doesn't have any space to soften bumps or react to changing road conditions. Buy a good set of full coilovers, drive it at a normal height, and ditch the low-pro tires (50+ profile preferred). The lack of weight in a hatch will also attribute to its rough ride, but you can make it better than it currently is
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Old Jun 3, 2013 | 11:30 AM
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If you really want a nice ride quality I'd go with Koni Yellows plus stock springs. Drop the spring perch down to the lower level option and you will have a 1"drop all around with pretty much stock ride quality. It's not "slammed" but it looks nice and rides even nicer.
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