Tein parts for EK

[VTECnique]

I've experienced the basic damper in the front of a Commodore and the ride is fairly harsh, whereas with the S.S's you can adjust the damper to soften it up.

here are the specs for the us versions for the 96-00 civics
http://www.tein.com/tech_info/h98.html
Dunno if the spring rates for the au basic dampers would be the same, but i guess we could use it as a rough estimate...