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FRIED_RICER 04-19-2004 09:18 AM

skunk 2 coilovers good ? bad ?
 
this weekend i drop my car, i went with skunk 2 coilovers the ride is nice and stiff but very bouncy when you hit a pot hole or bump, i think that they are good for free any way, anyone else have skunk 2s ?

spoon fed 04-19-2004 09:21 AM

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you need shocks

Paperchase013 04-19-2004 09:42 AM

Re:skunk 2 coilovers good ? bad ?
 
you need shocks

davcivic 04-19-2004 09:51 AM

Re:skunk 2 coilovers good ? bad ?
 
you need shocks

Same thing happen to me, when I had the 97 civic, but I used the cheaper dropzone coilovers, bouncy as hell, when I got KYB AGX's it got a lot better, but the ride will always be stiff, hard, unless you spend thousands on your suspension. But for free, you should be fine with some new shocks

FRIED_RICER 04-19-2004 09:51 AM

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how can you tell ? it the ride supposed to be very stiff or bouncy ? :-\

projekteg 04-19-2004 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Paperchaser013
you need shocks

same here first time i lowered a car, i was like "wft, this sucks", but now i've got agx's and it's a million times better.

davcivic 04-19-2004 10:01 AM

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It should be stiff or hard, yeah I said stiff and hard, but not bouncy, like going down the road, on a pretty flat road, but bouncing around. But you need new shocks with a lowered suspension, that's just the way it is, the factory ones, get blown really quick after lowered, mine only lasted like a week. With KYB AGX you can adjust them, it will still be stiff, like going over a speedbump, but should not be bouncing all the time.

Weird post, stiff, hard, blown :)

FRIED_RICER 04-19-2004 10:05 AM

Re:skunk 2 coilovers good ? bad ?
 
can i get those any where ?

projekteg 04-19-2004 10:11 AM

Re:skunk 2 coilovers good ? bad ?
 

Originally Posted by FRIED_RICER
can i get those any where ?

kyb agx's?? no, you have to order them, they're about 90 bucks each. they also have kyb gr2's which are about 50 bucks each (i believe) and people say they're pretty good, but definitely not as good as the agx's. what car do you have? check out ebay for some shocks, they usually have some good kyb's or tokico's on there.

FRIED_RICER 04-19-2004 10:23 AM

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yeah thanks

Spenser 04-19-2004 05:17 PM

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my skunk 2's ------- seized, so my car is stuck with about 2 inchs of clearence, I can't make it over speedbumps, unless I go "gangsta stylez" but yeah, get shocks, otherwise you'll come pretty close to crashing, I ------- almost lost it a couple times yesterday,.

Reddy 04-19-2004 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Paperchaser013
you need shocks


I think you need struts not shocks.

eg for me 04-19-2004 05:30 PM

Re:skunk 2 coilovers good ? bad ?
 
skunk 2's with some tokico white's is what i'm rocking and i highly recommend it unless you want to drop the dough for some Axepi WS or some JIC Majics or some Tien's i dont think you'll get a better adjustable ride.. for the money anyways

B16Drag 04-19-2004 05:37 PM

Re:skunk 2 coilovers good ? bad ?
 
Skunk2's with KYB AGX => nice ride. Can feel the road but doesnt bounce like a yo-yo.

You can get the KYB AGX on eBay. KYB actually sells their stuff on eBay and gives you warranty on it as well. I know its KYB because I called him up and asked him about it. The guy was like this is KYB and we'll give you warranty on it. Here is his ebay auction list

http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...ort=3&since=-1

I personally like the Skunk2 with KYB AGX. I've also heard good stuff about the Tokico blues.

eg for me 04-19-2004 05:50 PM

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never used the ktb's but heard good stuff

personlly the tokico blues blow ass compared to the white.. blues are un adjustable and set at like the number 2 setting on the whites.. when whites go to 5..

bambooseven 04-19-2004 08:30 PM

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I'm rolling progress coilovers, but I ball like that

warren_teg 04-20-2004 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by projekteg

Originally Posted by Paperchaser013
you need shocks

same here first time i lowered a car, i was like "wft, this sucks", but now i've got agx's and it's a million times better.

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OnYx 04-20-2004 10:25 PM

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honda doesnt use shocks, they use struts...


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