I've been talking with GC and Koni for that past few days, as I'll need a custom linear spring rate for Auto-X and daily driving. I've always wanted H&R Sports, but they are progressive rate springs, which means they may not be as well balanced as a linear spring...

GC's off-the-shelf GC coilovers have a spring rate of 450lbs/in. in the front, and 300lbs/in. in the rear. That makes for a more understeering setup.

The GC guy on the phone recommended I bump it up to 450F/400R, which seems good and not too bad at all when it's paired with a much larger rear sway (adjustable). The GC guy also feels that the limit for Koni's needing to be re-valved for my car is 500+, which seems right.

However, here's the crappy part, the Koni guy has told me repeatedly that even 450F/300R is going to wear out the shocks faster, which means I'll need them to be revalved!!! It would only get worse with 450F/400R

I really don't want to disagree with the manufacturer of the shocks, because at the end of they day, they know best...

So, who here has GCs with Konis, and have they "worn out" at all? Even you guys with Tokicos and KYBs on GCs, have your shocks worn out, or will they wear out?

The whole idea for me to mod the suspension was so I can have fun at an autocross. I could easly afford spending money on getting shocks revalved, but I'm not going to do it as a college student with a Honda Accord daily driver!!!

Thanks,
LX4CYL

 

I'm in the same boat. I have koni yellows too, but I'm sticking with my eibach sportlines since I'm just using this car to learn anyway.... The GC spring rates I want would be too harsh for the roads around here and my koni's would need to be revalved, not worth it imo.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by p0pe &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm in the same boat. I have koni yellows too, but I'm sticking with my eibach sportlines since I'm just using this car to learn anyway.... The GC spring rates I want would be too harsh for the roads around here and my koni's would need to be revalved, not worth it imo.</TD></TR></TABLE>

very true. just curious, what spring rates did you want?

Also, how are the progressive rates working for you at Autocross?

I've been dead set on H&R Sports for a very long time now, but I just now discovered they are progressive rate, so I've been looking at GCs.

If I can't use the GCs, my only choice is to stick with progressive rate, but I want to know if it's more unbalanced than the stock linear springs...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by LX4CYL &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

very true. just curious, what spring rates did you want?

Also, how are the progressive rates working for you at Autocross?

I've been dead set on H&R Sports for a very long time now, but I just now discovered they are progressive rate, so I've been looking at GCs.

If I can't use the GCs, my only choice is to stick with progressive rate, but I want to know if it's more unbalanced than the stock linear springs...</TD></TR></TABLE>

I wanted the same as you, around 450#f/400#r. I'm not sure on the exact spring rates for the accord sportlines.. the integra sportline spring rates are 460# f/ ~260# r (progressive) I believe. I haven't actually started autoxing yet, the season begins late january. The rear end feels kind of loose but isn't too bad with the konis set to full stiffness in the rear. I'll be installing a progress rear sway, which will also make the rear feel more solid.