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Im putting my suspension system on my car this spring. I was wondering if you guys could post what suspension tires shocks springs you are using and what the ride quality and handling are like. I want to get some good info b4 i buy something. I already have 16" motegi Mr7s no tires yet ... i was thinking 205/40R16's for them..

thanks

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ive had cut springs, eibach pro-kit (great ride), air cylinders, and my friends have all used coilovers, which ride shitty but handle decent; next i plan on getting neuspeed coils (a friend has them and loves them).....as for tires, i have used pirelli p7000, falken, nankang, kumho, all with good results

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---- coilovers, thats the worst thing ever invented, unless you spend big bucks and get some tiens, dont get no low budget coilovers. get some good springs, adj shocks, strut bars and sway bars and you wont regret ----.i used to have some ground control and that was wack. now im riding on some eibach sportlines, kyb agx shocks, strut bars front anb back and its a great ride. i just adjust them for racing or high speed driving.205/40 is a good size but if you can get some 215/55 your car wuold stick to the ground like a go cart! just my 2cents

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i always thought the stiff sidewall of a lower-profile tire would help handling

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55 is still small. i dont like those 40 series tires, if you hit a bump hard your gona end up banging up your rims and maybe even cutting the tirer.50 or 55 is good enough.they do help in handling i lil bit more but i dont think their practical if your gona be driving fast on the street.

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never had a problem with 40 series....i did destroy a rim with 35 series on it once, but that was in a construction zone at 70mph

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ouch! that must of hurt. :'(

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I have coilovers, with stock shocks they sucked big time, Now I have KYB AGX adjustable shocks, but they still suck ass, I have friends with both Eibach and Neuspeed springs happy with their performance.
Tires, well I have 17's with 40 tires and have already busted a couple of tires but both times I fell in big ass holes about 10 inches deep , but full of water, everytime the tire rips on the side wall.
Other than that I really like the 40 profiles on bigger rims, 16 and up, 55, 60 is good for smaller rimsm

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Neuspeed & H&R springs are pretty decent for 4g crx/civics.. handle nicely

Jeff

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how do you like the sportlines? are they too low? what rims are you running??

thanks for all the info guys, i'm thinking eibach pros or sports.. w/ tokico illuminas?

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I have coilovers...They work fine...Stock shocks:)


Sometimes they make weird noises when I hit bumps but I cant really here that anymore since I got some bumps:)

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does the noise come from the hatch area? if so, put some electrical tape around the hatch latch. that should fix it up

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that noise was probably from the springs bottoming out, i hated that crap. get rod of those things quick before they ruin your suspension parts.



the sportlines are sweet very smooth and i have about a 1.5 inch gap from the top of the tire to the fender.it doesnt look all ghetto slammed its a good drop.the kyb help a lot though. i never used them with the stock shocks. i went from coilovers with stock shocks to coilovers with kyb then to the eibachs witht the kybs agx and thats how im keepin it. and for wheels their stock with fat tires. 205 in front and 215/55/15 (accord). on my hatch i got 205/55/14 all around.

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I have did more research than you can shake a stick at, and I am 99% decided on H&R Sports with KYB AGX based on cost, performance, lowering height, and ride quality. Ride quality was a big part since I drive so much and I didn't want it slammed to the ground either. Anything too expensive was ruled out(Tokico, Koni, Good coilovers) and anything cheap would just give me a shitty ride(most coilovers and cheap springs/shocks). I think these are about in the middle. I have a 5g civic and I will be running civic hx wheels with 60 series tires.

The only thing I am worried about is how well the KYB AGX shocks will hold up since there not supposed to be on cars lower than 1.5 inches. The H&R's will lower my car 1.8 in front and 1.6 in back. Anybody here running a similar setup?

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I cant tell where its coming from...I am just gonna get some springs and maybe some shocks but I dont think its worth the money to get new shocks(my opinion).So I will just settle with springs for now and maybe down the road to ballin with some money I will invest in shocks.

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im using H&R sport springs, with the 1.9inch drop, and i went with the kyb gr-2's for cost reasons. THey ride great, and the drop is not slammed, but much nicer than stock. I wish i could have afforded the ag-x's, nice features, but the gr-2's are plenty nice, and handle nicely.