I have a question regarding shock on the 98 Prelude SH.. I was told by many Gen5 owners and few suspension retailers that the SH shocks are shorter and the car sits lower from the factory than the base lude (just exactly how much lower??), so with this reason I can't buy any aftermarket Prelude shocks (e.g. Tokico, KYB or Koni) and use the SH stock springs because the car will sit higher and it's not good for the shocks. Is this true? On top of that, aftermarket shock manufacturers don't make a shock specifically for the SH. So what are my choices if I want to replace "just" the shocks besides buying OEM SH shocks? I want to maintain stock height as much as possible. Can I get away with Tokico shock and Eibach Pro-kit which is design for the base with 1" drop and use it on the SH to maintain its stock height? What do you all suggest? thanks.




[Modified by TypeRP, 11:44 PM 9/9/2001]

 

Really you can't buy aftermarket shocks for the SH cuz it's lower than the S? I dunno I have aftermarket shocks on my car my Koni's seem to be doing fine, but i'm also running on Skunk2s (blah).

 

Does somebody have a more up to date answer for this?

The issue is whether or not aftermarket shocks will work with stock Type SH springs.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by psychodog &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Does somebody have a more up to date answer for this?

The issue is whether or not aftermarket shocks will work with stock Type SH springs.</TD></TR></TABLE>
There've been dozens and dozens of threads in the last 4 years on the subject . . . shouldn't be too hard to find one.

 

This is what Daemione wrote in this thread https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=505044
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Daemione &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Bottom line: No one makes SH-specific springs or shocks, no matter what they claim. The SH has a spring perch roughly an inch lower than the base, and springs about an inch longer. Run a search and you should be able to find pictures that I've posted comparing the two side-by-side.</TD></TR></TABLE>

And here's my sumup of Daemione's statement in this thread here https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1271209

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hank the retard &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Alrighty, heres the deal with lowering an SH.

Main difference between SH and base model shocks is that the perch where the spring rests is one inch higher on the SH than the base. This is why everyone says if you are going to lower and SH, do shocks/springs at the same time. Otherwise, you're drop will be whatever the advertised drop is, PLUS an extra inch. This info was extracted by doing a search, lots of threads about it, but essentially, thats what the big fuss about lowering an SH is.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Now that you're armed with this info, go out and lower your SH the correct way

 

Thanks for the info.

I guess you are pretty much out of luck if you want aftermarket shocks on the Type SH, but want to keep the stock springs.

 

Koni's with the adjustable perch, or have perches custom welded on any other shock you want to match the stock location.