i bought some skunk2 coilovers from ebay...i'm still waiting for them...i'm just wondering if anyone has them on, and if so how are they...if they aren'r good...what could i do to make them ride good? any feedback would be appreciated.

 

you need shocks... i would recommend postponing installation until you get shocks for those suckers... and the only shocks i recommend for them are Koni Yellows... of course i'm just a lil biased but seriously... get some aftermarket shocks...

 

I had my Skunks in for over 2 years... Honestly.. They ride like crap.. They got bouncey and felt uncontrolable, and no it wasnt my shocks either and I have Koni yellows. I put my eibachs back on and everything feels fine now,Unless They have gotten better over the years the only thing I would do with a set of Skunk coilovers is MAYBE prop my hood open, thats about all I feel they are good for... just my .02c


[Modified by Racing rice, 4:17 PM 10/30/2001]


[Modified by Racing rice, 4:20 PM 10/30/2001]

 

it's your shock's fault. controlling the motion is the shock's job. spring wise, the difference between a good spring and a bad one is bad ones sags, lose their rates, and has inconsistant rates through out the range. skunk2 springs are pretty good. i've had mine for over 25k miles. and it is great. you can see my car in the dec. SCC.

 

i had skunk2 coilovers for a lil bit, ride was hella stiff. then i put in some h&r race springs and the ride got much better. definitly get some new shocks. your stock shocks will not last long.

 

Koni shocks (yellow) would be good enought...anything else i should get...i've got ctr sway bars and struts already...not put on though.

 

I think with any coil-overs you should get good aftermarket shocks.. IMO

 

In some ways your right, but the spring rate on my skunks are crap causeing ride to be stiff and crappy.. Like I said I have the old SkunkWorks kit, not the Skunk2 kit maybe they changed spring rates or whatever. But the fact is the car rides a million times better on the Eibachs.

 

I have skunks paired up with tokico shock and the ride is very nice...

 

I had the skunk2 coilovers on my integra and i loved them. they use a linear rate spring which makes for a <u>very</u> stiff ride but better performance over a progressive spring such as the pro-kit. some will complain tht they ride like crap cause they cant handle the stiffness and/or their shocks are not up to par. personally, i like a stiff ride. if you're looking for something thats comfy, dont use them cause you'll hate them.

 

i had my skunks on my 99 si with stock springs, they road decently.

 

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how the hell do you use skunks with stock springs and what is the purpose?

 

you cant. im sure they meant stock shocks. this combo sucks. it is extremely bouncy when it is low. i got rid of mine just because and got some j-spec RS*R's with GAB shocks. that was a really nice ride.

 

OR the kyb agx............I was wondering how the skunk2 coils were too!! How much did you get them for??? I saw them for about $250+ and to spend that much I think I would rather get the Ground Controls!!

lets us know how they ride!!! k?

 

I got skunks and tokico 5 ways. Feels great, especially when getting off of an expressway, love those turns.

 

i actually didn't recommend these for a reason... people with this combo have said that the settings for the agx are always either too soft or too firm for the skunks when they're clicked in... i've also ridden a car with skunks and tokico hps and the ride was still very bumpy (the car was lowered a good bit mind you)...