ok,im about to switch my springs to coilovers, probably maxspeed or weapon-r. i am still on the factory sr=truts and plan to stay that way, but what are your suggestions about this? i will probably drop it to 2.5 or 3" for daily driving. i will also need a front camber kit but i have not found anyone selling a kit for more than 1 degree of adjustment, do any of you know any? however, i will only be installing the front coilovers, i am happy with the height of my progress springs in the back, so can someone explain the fitment of coilovers with aftermarktet struts? which will fit, which need to be modified and how? thanks http://www.geocities.com/blue2gnt
#555, "RE: COILOVERS & SHOCKS help me out" In response to Reply # 0
ok i did a little research and here is what i have come up with: 1st-everyone seems to think that the stock struts wont hold up when lowered, much less when dropped 3". i have been lowered over 2" with my progress springs for two years on the stock struts but i have decided i will change to aftermarket ones with the maxspeed coilovers i get. 2nd-i dont want adjustable shocks, so which non adjustables should i get? i have heard that the KYB AGX raise the front of the car for some of you so i dont want those. i want koni or tokico i think 3rd-im only putting in the front coilovers like i said, and i was told that the front spring perches dont have to be ground off on aftermarket shocks, is this true? 4th-i found ingalls 3 degree front camber kit for $140 pair, so that is taken care of, i just need the info on shocks/struts (which do we have front & back?) and which ones should i go with for about $200 non-adj? http://www.geocities.com/blue2gnt
#556, "RE: COILOVERS & SHOCKS help me out" In response to Reply # 1
first of all, why do you want coil overs only in the front? Wouldnt you want to adjust the height of the entire car? Anyways, I've got KYB GR2 non adjustable's. They work fine, a bit stiffer than stock. got them for about 200 bux for all four. The coil overs I got are from some place called Ricky Racer. They advertise in Sport Compact Car Magazine. Got them for Christmas.
well like i said i only want the coilovers in the front for a few reasons: 1st-i have 19s and the whole car is already dropped 2 inches. a 2" rear drop and 19s do not play well with each other. on medium bumps the tires will hit in the rear, plus its right on the tire as it is, i dont want the rear any lower. 2nd-my friend has arospeed coils on his accord and he dropped the front 2" and the back 1" and it looks fine, he has the ground designs kit which is low as a bitch so he couldnt leave it past 1" in front, the kit is only 1.5" off the ground now and i want mine that way, im jealous of it. 3rd-i cant believe someone actually has tha LO-BOYZ coilovers from ricky racer. do you have the coiover/shock set or just the coilover set? i want to get the full set because they are only $600 for coilovers and shocks. how are the lo-boys (haha) workin out for you so far? 4th-i dont want to deal with cutting the rear spring perches on the shocks, and im not getting koni's so its too much work on install and maintenance without the rear coilovers in. let me know http://www.geocities.com/blue2gnt
#558, "RE: hey eclipse_gs!" In response to Reply # 3
Hey Cyan, the Ricky Racer coil overs I've got are working fine. Looks good, rides good. I think its a bit over 1.5 inches down right now....maybe 1.75. Never really measured it. But that is at the maximum height for these coil overs. If I spun the adjustment sleeves on the coil over I might be able to put them a bit higher. As far as the shocks are concerned there was no grinding needed. I've got the non adjustable KYB GR2's. I think the coil overs are selling for about 150 and I got the shocks from NOPI for like 225 or something. Lots less than the 600 Ricky Racer wants for the complete setup. I also trust the KYB's more than some no name shock. Plus this setup rides extremely well. I was expeting a horrible ride but its surprisingly smooth.
#559, "RE: hey eclipse_gs!" In response to Reply # 4
When you say max height is about 1.5", do you mean that the car can't be dropped any less than that? So if I wanted only a 1" drop it would not be possible? Thanks
#561, "RE: hey eclipse_gs!" In response to Reply # 6
Thanks, what's the lowest drop you can get? 3 inches? ALso, I saw the ad for the LOBOYZ which has an adjustable spring perch for full adjustment. But its pricy at about 350 for a PAIR, not all four. I would want those but I like sticking to more well known and proven setups.
#562, "RE: hey eclipse_gs!" In response to Reply # 7
Well, the thing is supposed to have a maximum drop of 3 inches. But it starts with it lowered about 1.5 inches when you install them. So I figure that the maximum this setup will go down is about 4.5 inches!!!
#563, "is it true we don't need to grind front spring perches?" In response to Reply # 1
Hey Cyan, are you sure that we don't need to grind off the front spring perches with coilovers? If so, that's PERFECT. I myself only want the front coilovers as well, my back height is okay. The KYB Gr2 nonadjustable front shocks ARE shorter than the stock shocks, so maybe grinding off the spring perch isn't necessary on the front? The rear shocks are same height as stock though...
#564, "RE: is it true we don't need to grind front spring perches?" In response to Reply # 9
see thats just the thing, i was talking to EvulFlea last night and he said he was pretty sure that you dont have to grind the front perches but then again i think he said he had KYBs. so whether its just a KYB thing or a front thing altogether im not sure, either way im looking at less money to install just the front if i decide i dont want to do it myself. i probably will do the shock/coil install but i dont know if i can install the camber kit. maybe we can get a group buy on just 2 coilovers, ha! if not it would be cool if the front coilovers on some brands were the same as the backs cause we could split the price of 1 set betwen both of us and take two each. hmm,i wonder... ps-you got an AOL Instant Messenger account? if so i am ThreeRedDiamonds http://www.geocities.com/blue2gnt
