How does your car ride? My car rides like sh*t and i was wondering if anyof you have the same problem. If you have shocks, what kind?

 

bouncy, bouncy, bouncy.

that's why i got koni yellows.

if you want a nice ride get lowerin srpings, not coilovers

 

rides pretty crappy ...

 

If you're going to get adjustable springs...go for ground controls over skunks.

 

rides like **** .... AGREED movin on to ZEAL

 

damn, for a minute, i thought i was the only one with this problem.....im movin up to ground control springs on my skunk coilover sleeves. If i kept the skunks, would shocks even help??

 

if you get shocks it wont be as a bouncy but its still gonna be a little rough

 

he's right. i'm on koni yellows and the ride is still bouncy. but no more bottoming out

 

I like the way my teg rides with them.
I have them on my DA with the koni yellows adjusted to 1 turn all the way around with ES shock bushings.
It is definately more stiff than stock, but it doesnt bounce and I like knowing I can feel everything in the road. It keeps me in tune with whats going on on the road.

Later,
BR

 

If you lower your car with skunk2's using your stock shocks...you're going to be thrown around like a rag doll.

 

I had a set of skunk coilovers on my crx it rode like crap, I had Tokico 5 way adjustable shocks also, and it was rough

 

buy ground control coilovers w/ koni shocks, thats what i have in my 95 teg, it ride pretty smooth compare to most lowered cars.

 

GC's on AGX...ride's fine. And I keep em on 3F 4R (until I get an ITR rear sway)

 

My skunks ride good, your going to be bouncy no matter what you get, i suggest getting some better shocks if you dont like the ride.

 

My setup: 400F/500R with <FONT COLOR="yellow">KONI 8041</FONT> shocks revalved front
and back, shortened 1.5 inches (3/4 off the rod and 3/4 off the body)
from Truechoice... the ride is like <FONT COLOR="red">stock</FONT> except over
potholes or through construction sites. The handling is unreal. The shocks do not bottom out, but the chasis can... so I still need to use some sense over speed bumps and ramps.

Currently the front is lowered 2-1/4 inches and the rear is 2 inches... no tire gap.
For autocross I'd raise it ~1 inch for more travel... also consider that I do this with my car already having shortened shocks.

Just drive sensibly and you'll be fine.



[Modified by Whimsical Smiley, 8:10 AM 8/23/2002]

 

no way, ive had ground control before and they were awesome. the eibach springs they use make all the difference. ive never heard anything bad about them. I dont know what kind of springs skunk2 uses Even with shocks, the skunks seem to be really bouncy.

 

can the gc co springs be bought seperately and used on the skunk perches?

if so how much are they?

 

yes... all the SKUNK2 perches can hold 2.5 in springs... I suggest you get a 8 inch height, 2.5 inch diam for the Eibach as opposed to the 7 spring height for SKUNK2s... IMHO 7 inches is too short.

 

what height are the GC's normally? would anyone know the price of the GC springs only?

 

Ground Control can get custom rates and sizes for you... if your not sure tell them what your trying to achieve and they can make a suggestion if you ask for it.

 

what about the Skunk2 springs...2.5" drop? anyone riding with those?

 

Yep, they can get you springs of any rate you want in 25 lb. increments. Pretty cool how they let you customize the rates to whatever you want.

Later,
BR

 

I am... refer to my first post in this thread.

 

I got skunks and they ride really rough... I regret not getting Ground Controls...anyone who lives in NYC, going down the FDR or Canal St or anywhere on the east side can be brutal!!!

I can imagine if I was in Cali it wouldn't be so bad though

 

i have skunk2's with tokico illuminas, 4f 5r and the car rides fine. no one complains about the ride.