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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 05:32 PM
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Gonna get off my lazy *** right now to do this. Here is my pre-game pics and side by side of my new and old set up. I will be posting my completed set up when I am finished.
*sorry for the crappy cell phone pics*

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Awesome JDM style clicky adjuster ****!
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Nice teflon coated lower mount
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Can't forget the spanner wrench!

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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 09:35 PM
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I only was able to install the fronts and I can't even do a write up on that because I let my buddy borrow my starter because his went out and my car was on jack stands for a little over a month anyways. Here we go.

Driver coilover installed!
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One more pic of the same (keep in mind this is the height I left the spring collar)
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Just a pic of the mount (don't mind the dirtyness I could careless about the dirt)
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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 09:27 PM
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Damn, Andy's coilovers look nice.
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 05:58 AM
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Please let us know how amr compare to koni/gc combo. I'm in a process of deciding which coils to go with. TIA!
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 12:00 PM
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I am curious as well! I currently have OMNIs and hate the ride!

Do they offer this for the 92-95 civics? I didn't see the application for it on their site.
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 08:40 PM
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Please let us know how amr compare to koni/gc combo. I'm in a process of deciding which coils to go with. TIA!
Will do, I am still waiting on the starter to get installed.

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I am curious as well! I currently have OMNIs and hate the ride!

Do they offer this for the 92-95 civics? I didn't see the application for it on their site.
Yes they do, I will be ordering my daily driver set soon for my EG1. PM ANDY he will hook you up.
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 11:34 PM
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Beautiful coilovers man! Wish i cared about my car enough to spend that much money on coilovers.
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 12:20 AM
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i'm surprised you would spend this much when you already had koni/gc and your car is in need of paint.
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 01:05 AM
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Beautiful coilovers man! Wish i cared about my car enough to spend that much money on coilovers.
AMR cut me an awesome deal plus let me make payments, kinda.

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i'm surprised you would spend this much when you already had koni/gc and your car is in need of paint.
I honestly could careless about the paint, funny thing is I kinda helped out a body shop and know how to paint! But as long as my motor is running and my car has handles like Iverson, I'm happy. But the main reason why I switched over to full threaded is look how much piston travel I lose as soon as I lower the car to the ground. If the Koni's were the shortend body ones I might have kept them. Plus I wanted to run higher spring rates. Plus my set up was Skunk2 not GC's. BTW ppl said the same thing when I sold my Ohlins set up to go back to the Koni/GC's.

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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 06:40 PM
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Looking good! just got mine put on a couple weeks ago the ride is amazing.
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 08:51 AM
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Rears are going in today, I can't hit up the twisties yet. My front right wheel bearing is shot that sucks.
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 01:30 PM
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car handles like Iverson? So it doesnt like to practice?
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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 08:28 PM
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car handles like Iverson? So it doesnt like to practice?
Iverson's Quote: "We're talking about practice, man. I mean, how silly is that? We're talking about practice. I know I'm supposed to be there. I know I'm supposed to lead by example . . . I know it's important . . . I honestly do. But we're talking about practice, man. What are we talking about? Practice?"

BTW first driving impression. I didn't get to hit up anything worth while getting into details but I did drive down the street to Walmart. I had the rears adjusted to 4 clicks and the fronts the same. Reason why I had the rear to 4 clicks is I thought I was giving my girls friend a ride (kind of a big girl) but it didn't happen. So just driving down the street it was a little stiff in the rear but the front was fine minus my passenger front wheel about to fall off because of that stupid wheel bearing. Once I replace it I will have a more in depth write up.
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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 09:20 PM
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LMAO that Iverson thing reminded me of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exOxUAntx8I
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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by gchurchie
I am curious as well! I currently have OMNIs and hate the ride!

Do they offer this for the 92-95 civics? I didn't see the application for it on their site.
i had omni full coilovers on my ek and switched to amr's and it was night and day amr coilovers are much much nicer i love them
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Old Sep 27, 2011 | 04:32 PM
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Almost 2 years since I have installed them, they still ride like the first day I installed them. Played around with settings quite a bit, found that for the street that 3 clicks front and 1 or 2 clicks rear is damn near perfect for daily driving. Mountain passes and cone chasing loves 4f/5-6r. Would I buy them again? Of course so I did for my other 2 cars! Andy's building another set for my new daily driver as I post this.

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Old Sep 27, 2011 | 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by STOCK_SOHC_DX
Almost 2 years since I have installed them, they still ride like the first day I installed them. Played around with settings quite a bit, found that for the street that 3 clicks front and 1 or 2 clicks rear is damn near perfect for daily driving. Mountain passes and cone chasing loves 4f/5-6r. Would I but them again? Of course so I did for my other 2 cars! Andy's building another set for my new daily driver as I post this.
God you baller!!!!

I must have a set.
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Old Sep 28, 2011 | 03:21 AM
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Originally Posted by STOCK_SOHC_DX
Almost 2 years since I have installed them, they still ride like the first day I installed them. Played around with settings quite a bit, found that for the street that 3 clicks front and 1 or 2 clicks rear is damn near perfect for daily driving. Mountain passes and cone chasing loves 4f/5-6r. Would I but them again? Of course so I did for my other 2 cars! Andy's building another set for my new daily driver as I post this.
Let me know when you're ready to buy your 4th set

**ninja edit**

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Old Sep 28, 2011 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by STOCK_SOHC_DX
Almost 2 years since I have installed them, they still ride like the first day I installed them. Played around with settings quite a bit, found that for the street that 3 clicks front and 1 or 2 clicks rear is damn near perfect for daily driving. Mountain passes and cone chasing loves 4f/5-6r. Would I buy them again? Of course so I did for my other 2 cars! Andy's building another set for my new daily driver as I post this.
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Let me know when you're ready to buy your 3rd set
I guess you missed this!
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Old Sep 28, 2011 | 11:34 AM
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Let me know when you're ready to buy your 4th set
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I guess you missed this!

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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 08:55 AM
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Looks awesome, can't wait to get going on my car
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 12:17 PM
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4 years later, still f'ng awesome!
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Damn you for bumping this.
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 09:39 PM
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patiently waiting for my set to come in
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One day.
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