I just installed a set of GC coilovers. The springs and front sleeves are really damn short. Springs are 7"ers and the rates are 400F and 300R. Even with the perch all the way to the top, I have about a half-inch gap. That's too low for me and these roads.... I need to raise it just a tad. Here are a couple of pics. Excuse the cheap-*** cam pictures.





I'm thinking about getting some metal pipe with an inner diameter the same as the shock body, and making a spacer. I'd be inserting about 3-4 inches of it right below the sleeve in order to push it up. Anyone have a better idea?

 

are they upside down?
the thread shouldn't be going to the bottom of the sleeve

 

How could it be upside down? The front sleeve is 100% threaded top to bottom and is exactly the same no matter how you put it on the shock. Here is a pic off of the GC website. Mine are the first generation style without the logo and clamp style perch.




The rear sleeve is the only one that has the unthreaded part. That part sits inside the cup part of the rear shock.

 

sorry it was just a thought,
but the idea of a spacer would be helpful to raise it, to sit either on the shock mount area, or on the rotatingpiece (don't know names)
good luck

 

are you sure those are are the right GC for your car?

 

Call Ground Control and talk to Frank. Give him the part number on the spring to ensure you have the correct shiznit.

 

Man that looks like my friends CL with ground control there to the top in the rear and alomost the same in the front and the rear is tucking still and front is almost tucking.

My mind get a set of TEINs sorry guys my .02 cents not a fan of ground controls

 

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How can you compare GC`s to Teins? That`s a silly comparison. Oh wait, you have a JDM username. lol

Ryan

 

you cant compare gc's to teins. I have gc's and they are great for the money and thats why i think most people get them.

 

Yeah guys sorry im in canada our ***** a bit more to give u a example TEIN's SS

$1300 canadian
GC $500-600
AGX$150-165 each

thats $1200

What i ment was if ur going to buy the both as i would do it would be the same price.

Not trying to cut up the GC i had a set on my MX-6 GT and they were sick in the corners and on my friends CL he like them sort of cause the car is dumped and they handle good.

What i should of said was if ur looking for height control and a good set of Adjustable shocks id go with a set of TEINs

As for my name being JDMCRX its been that way for 5 years on other boards i had a all the parts on my CRX were JDM besides it not being right hand drive.

I kept the name cause everyone knows me from that name.

 

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Probably not.

My brother had picked these up on E-bay for his GSR. He got some Tiens and these have been collecting dust for months. They were too low on his teg..... we figured it was a bad install job from the shop he took it to (they do some shitty work). I was just going to throw these GCs on and sell my prokit. That, together with my tax return, should afford me a set of Tien SS.

 

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Probably not.

My brother had picked these up on E-bay for his GSR. He got some Tiens and these have been collecting dust for months. They were too low on his teg..... we figured it was a bad install job from the shop he took it to (they do some shitty work). I was just going to throw these GCs on and sell my prokit. That, together with my tax return, should afford me a set of Tien SS. </TD></TR></TABLE>

For what model/year civic?
How much?
How many miles?
what struts and are they included?

 

baaaaah! slam dat bey0tch!!

 

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For what model/year civic?
How much?
How many miles?
what struts and are they included?</TD></TR></TABLE>

PM me. Same goes for anyone else interested.

I'll make a classifieds post soon. I have pics.

 

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Heh, it does look killer... but I like my front lip, fender liners, and oil pan.

 

did you buy them new if so call ground control but some of the coil-overs at full height start at a decent drop and if you make a spacer and its not perfect fit you will **** up your coil-overs and your suspension and if you want it to sit higher why the **** did you buy coil-overs kind of moronic don't you think you probably just put them on backwards which i don't know how you can do that but i guess its possible

 

if you are paying that much for ground control you are getting ripped man i pay 300 for them unless its a special application then 350 but you need to do some price checking hate to see fellow honda peeps getting ripped off

 

Dude im in canada $350 x 1.35(us dollar)= $475 plus duty which can range from 80 to 140 canadian.thats how much now??? $555 to 615 CANADIAN'S price

we got to pay alot more then what u americans doo

 

wierd... i have gc's on my eh hatch. the fronts are lowered about 1/3 the way down, and i have 1/2" gap between the fender and tires. best of all i got my GC's and AGX used for $350 :D

 

how can a 1/2" gap be too little? Why didnt you just get a eibach pro kit or something, or just keep it stock height

 

slam it!

 

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hahha

 

funny stuff

 

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What i should of said was if ur looking for height control and a good set of Adjustable shocks id go with a set of TEINs
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Ok, so you have the same adjustability as you would a GC/Koni Yellow setup, only your green shocks can;t handle the same rates as the Koni's.

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As for my name being JDMCRX its been that way for 5 years on other boards i had a all the parts on my CRX were JDM besides it not being right hand drive.

I kept the name cause everyone knows me from that name.

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wow

get off Tein's nuts....they're overpriced garbage

 

What do u mean by the TEIN can not handle the loads the konis can?? hey man i was going to get knoni's and GC but i got a better deal on the TEIN's here in canada