hey guys does any body know anything about the coil over spring kits that are available on ebay?? ive been told you can buy the kits and turn your standard shocks into adjustable coil overs.. what do ya wrekn??
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hey guys does any body know anything about the coil over spring kits that are available on ebay?? ive been told you can buy the kits and turn your standard shocks into adjustable coil overs.. what do ya wrekn??
those are "coilover sleeves".
a budget way to lower your car. US boys go crazy over "ground control" coilover sleeves....i dotn suggest u buy these tho.
Just get a set of kmac or king super low sprigns for a cheap reate and get teh same result.
heres a thought
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17481
wat the hell benjamin
budget way? quite frankly coilover sleeves are beneficial. If you dont wanna fork out 2k for the whole adjustable coilover shocks.
If you are looking to purchase coilover sleeves just dont get any other brand but Ground control or Skunk2. Ground control use eibach springs which would be better than any cheap kmac or king springs.. comon.. they are mega budget springs and dont offer the same result or benefits. For example, if you someday want to purchase a body kit and your not "rich" to buy another set of springs. You can basically adjust them.
Reason for these ground controls being soo cheap is because integras are soo popular in america so keeping the prices lower helps them compete with other competitors.
I'm not sure if you know too much but dont be knocking something you have no experience with.. Or prove me wrong. ^_^
Damn flamers!!! -_-
I am quite interested in getting a set of these ground controls, how can they be that bad ben? they are beneficial over king springs and kmacs because you can adjust the height easily when you want. Thats the main reason im interested it gives you flexibility with the same springs. Obviously they are not as good as full adjustable coilover setups but they are good in other ways if you dont have a that big a budget.
Exactly! dude...
And eibach springs are much better than kmac and king springs anyday!
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Originally Posted by dudeling7
You guys seem to miss my point entirely , in which is not a "flame" agaisnt you :rolleyes:
It is though -
As you can see , purchasing coilver sleeves is not needed , as seemingly they cannot go any lower than the lowest perch on any shock IE that , which the spring already sits.Quote:
Originally Posted by bennjamin said in the other "coiloversleeve" thread
Feel free to correct me with schematics of the design too - as I have onyl had a brief look over the install info that came with a friends coilover sleeves.
Get Koni yellows + eibachs ( like i do !) and that is all you need.
Otherwise fork out the doish for real coilvers that u can dump
lol thanx for clearing that up.
I guess you cant DUMP it but being a daily driver of my teg id prefer not to have it that low. So these are fine for my current needs.
Ground control use eibach! so its the same but slight more adjustable :P
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Originally Posted by __arjay__
Anyone got any personal reviews of these "ground control" on any type of shocks ?!?
whats beneficial about it?
i dont see anythimg out of those sleeves besides that their cheap.
if u wanna do sumfing do it right the first go. get urself real coil overs. or sum shocks + springs liek ben said. if u like the springs get hansen to get u a set. 400 bux or so! bargain!!
Personal reviews are found on g2ic.com or even honda-tech.com.
But from my experience already.. they are much better than stock struts. Ill tell you about them on Koni's in a few months or so :P
Ground controls are done right... the price seems low but your just underestimating them.
I wouldnt put lowering springs or coilover sleeves on stock shocks to begin with... your ride will handle like sh*t and in no time your shocks will be dead.
the stock shocks are designed to handle the spring rate that come with the stock springs.
if you plan on lowering your car I cant stress enough to do it properly the first time...
ie: getting lowered springs/coilover sleeves and sports shocks (Koni yellow's or the like) or getting a decent set of coilovers.
edit: oh and a friend had these ground controls on his turbo crx... they seemed ok for street use ... he did drag his car and they seemed to hold up fine ... your suspension should depend on what kind of application of driving you wish to do, just for show/street driving coilover sleeves would be fine, but if you wish to track or strip your car I would invest in good coilovers.