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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 08:06 PM
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folks I need your help,. tomorow i'll exchange my neuspeed sports for a set of skunk2 coilovers, used.
I wanted to know, isn't it too much for daily driving (I lap and autox on weekends)?
I have konis yellows and with neuspeed sports ride is very comfy.
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thanks!
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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 08:09 PM
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i have driven in a few cars with skunk2's and from what i have experienced they are bouncy. One car had tokico illumina's and the other had oem shocks. i would keep your neuspeeds. But thats just me.
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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 08:10 PM
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I have skunks overtop of agx struts and it is firm but fun. I personaly don't think it is all that bad but the only thing i have to compare is eibach sportline's and i thought they were soft!
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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 08:10 PM
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hhmm...thanks, my neuspeeds used to be bouncy (race and sports) , putting konis to almost 2 full turns solved the problem, making for confortable ride.
wander if it will work this way with skunks
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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 08:12 PM
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if your gona buy the skun2 coilover, might as well buy obx coilover
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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 08:12 PM
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I didn't say I was buying, I'm exchaing them for Neuspeed sports.
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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 08:18 PM
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I just went to see the specs for the sportlines and the are same as my neuspeed sports. means that Skunks are gonna be stiff, maybe I should cancel the deal, I'm getting uncertain.
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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 08:35 PM
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i have owned both neuspeeds and skunk2's and it all depends on how much you can stand as far as bounce/ stiffness the skunk2's will deffently bounce more but i liked them more than my neuspeeds but that's just me
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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 09:00 PM
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it's not suppose to bounce with good shocks!
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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 09:38 PM
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i have skunk 2 coils on stock shocks on my 00 Si and lemme tell you..it's bouncy as ****...so i'm getting my either kyb agx or tokico illuminas soon and hopefully that will stiffen her up!
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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 09:48 PM
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i had them with koni yellows on my cx hatch.....very bouncy
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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 10:26 PM
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the question really is what is your definition of bouncy,

do you mean that your feels/looks like a boat in the ocean?

or do you mean that you car feels/looks like a f1 car (stiff can feel ever bump on the road)?
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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 10:42 PM
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i have had skunk 2's on my hatch for 4 years. not problems as of yet. i consider the ride a little bouncy or stiff but not bad at all. i have the stock shocks on it with all types of miles on them. i really dont know how many. the body has about 150000 miles on it and i would not be surprised if there stock. they are honda i can tell you that. but i give the skunks a
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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 10:44 PM
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I've never had any problems with Skunk2 adjustable springs. No one who has ever ridden in my car has ever complained about the ride. I actually get compliments.
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Old Jul 29, 2003 | 06:23 AM
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Acuraracing - what's your shocks??

so far almost everyone comments on bouncyness, but bouncy for me is when you hit a little bump and the car jumps in the air, and bouncy is not when it feels like F1 glued to the road absorbing everybump, this is not bouncy.
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Old Jul 29, 2003 | 07:05 AM
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I have Skunk2 coilovers with KYB AGX's set at #3 and the ride is nice. Yes I do feel every bump on the road but I'm planted to the road firmly no actual bouncing.
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Old Jul 29, 2003 | 07:26 AM
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my friend had skunk2's and his ride was bouncy. if you already have Koni Yellows, you should get ground controls. A few of my friends have that set up and it rides real nice. One of my friend AutoX a lot, and that is he set up he runs with but he has custom spring rates on his ground controls.
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Old Jul 29, 2003 | 07:44 AM
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i've had skunk2's on my del sol rocking the stock struts for the entire time...i think the car rides pretty good. yeah, can be bouncy...but i would expect that from just about any other coilover as well...i love the way my car handles w/ them on too. i can take some corners like no other.
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