do coilovers matter?

[-=Evol90Accord=-]

i was thinking maybe that the other companies just rip off eibachs design (therefore skipping all the hardwork eibach put into their stuff) and just reproduce it.

I like the idea of me being right though...

[dominate9]

Well, the most I am going to drop the car is 1.5" in the front and 1" in the front. I got the shocks because I heard that they control the ride quality. I just want to lower my car and still have a sotck-like ride. It is not for racing purposes yet. Just everyday driving. Do the coilovers still matter now? Will the R1 Racing coilovers be good enough for my purpose?

[drift]

Originally posted by dominate9
Well, the most I am going to drop the car is 1.5" in the front and 1" in the front. I got the shocks because I heard that they control the ride quality. I just want to lower my car and still have a sotck-like ride. It is not for racing purposes yet. Just everyday driving. Do the coilovers still matter now? Will the R1 Racing coilovers be good enough for my purpose?

i thought i was clear in my explanation... i guess not.

to put it bluntly, WHAT ARE THE SPRING RATES FOR THESE "R1 COILOVERS"?

by knowing the spring rate, you can dampen them properly with the right strut.

[EL'ation]

Originally posted by drift



i thought i was clear in my explanation... i guess not.

to put it bluntly, WHAT ARE THE SPRING RATES FOR THESE "R1 COILOVERS"?

by knowing the spring rate, you can dampen them properly with the right strut.

I went to a shop few days ago and checked out Dropzone and R1 and they both had 450 front and 350 rear spring rates.
Dropzone had polyurethane top too.

No, I didn't go there to buy these coilovers.

[Dezoris]

The fact is that although the height adjustablility is nice, it will be seldom used.

Corner weighing your car is a process that is extremely hard to do yourself unless you have four wheel scales and a very flat surface and a lift?

If not then Find a shop to do it. Good luck, so tuning your suspension is difficult.

Also on the discussion of cheap springs, all I ask is why?
Springs are cheap enough, companies like H&R, Neuspeed, Eibach do it perfect, they are your premiere products, and really there is no substitute.

I would would just mate your car to a specific spring designed to the way you drive.

[dominate9]

Originally posted by Dezoris
The fact is that although the height adjustablility is nice, it will be seldom used.

Corner weighing your car is a process that is extremely hard to do yourself unless you have four wheel scales and a very flat surface and a lift?

If not then Find a shop to do it. Good luck, so tuning your suspension is difficult.

Also on the discussion of cheap springs, all I ask is why?
Springs are cheap enough, companies like H&R, Neuspeed, Eibach do it perfect, they are your premiere products, and really there is no substitute.

I would would just mate your car to a specific spring designed to the way you drive.

I want to my lower my car more in the fron than in the back. Will springs still work for me or do I need coilovers to do that.

[1995HondaCivic]

go with ground controls or skunk 2s if you have the shocks