i need to get some shock cause im going outta town for this weekend and i was going to buy some shock before i went.. i dont know what shock to get... i have search and i read alot of stuff on it but i dont know cause people on here got different ideal.. I have a 99 civic hb cx with some steelie tucked on my ride and coilovers.. I dont have a swap so that weight engine thing shouldnt matter.So what is the better shock.. please post up so tomorrow i can go get some.. please also what shock and what the lowest i can drop it before i puck them up.. i heard that kyb blow out if you drop it more then a 1 25 or somthing like that.. please help thanks

 

koni.

 

Koni's are good, if you have 500 to drop on them.*

 

koni yellows.

 

He asked for the best

 

 

OT: lol..ryan..new title eh?

 

GAB HP
short stroke shock.

koni will do well though...readily available and good quality.
tokico hp or illumina should do fine also.
after that...just wait

 

no tokico
and if tokico what color and whats the level i can drop them on before the blow
the reason is cause the shop around my house only have tokico and koni...
so please tell me which one like:
tokico aluim blue
from 1 to 4 inches
and how many year they last and how the ride q

 

How much are you willing to spend:

If you have the moola: Koni Yellows
If you don't: KYB AGX
If you are broke: KYB GR2 or Koni Reds


[Modified by EJ1, 7:20 PM 12/10/2002]

 

FOR THE LAST TIME:

It doesnt matter how low you can go, it's not ******* limbo.

Shocks are meant to improve handling and cornering, not slam the POS.

 

i know its not limbo and im just getting some thing outta of the way.. im not sayin my car is touching the ground but its kinda tucked with the steelies.so i wanna know before i buy somthing that blows. 300 is my sent price so please post and dont hate on my form..

 

I am not "hating"
All I have to say is that if you are more concerned with how low you can drop your car rather than the handling improvement, buy cheap lowering springs.

 

the only way to keep a shock from blowing on a slammed car is to get a short stroke shock...even then you can blow them. konis and tokicos are both normal stroke...so if you dump the car low enough for the shock to bottom out, you may as well be riding on stocks.
both shocks have a limited lifetime warranty
the tokico hp's are a little cheaper, but do not offer the adjustability of the others.
what are you using this car for?

 

You can get KYB AGX for $330 shipped at www.coximport.com

EDIT: Use coupon here: https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=334840


[Modified by EJ1, 7:44 PM 12/10/2002]

 

why the crap are you concerned with how much of a lowered stance the shocks can handle when spoon springs only lower the vehicle 20 mm? get the neuspeed/koni yellows. they're 20 mm shorter than the regular koni's. if you even have the springs...

 

so say i go with aluima blues then they shoud be good enough cause im not going drag or auto x im just driving everyday.. and im not worry about 5 way shocks. So???

 

yep tokico blues should do for you since your budget is $300

 

i want to thanks everybody for there help and everything so thanks

 

Thank(s) to you also.