What height are my Coilovers at?

[aaronng]

Yeah sorry man I have the standard suspension as well. I was just thinking these are height adjustable as well aren't they?

Does that tend to make the ride a little less bumpier?

Nope, I have mine height adjusted to only a 1" drop, and the spring preload set back to Tein factory specs as well. It is still bumpy.....

Like I said, if you don't need coilovers, just put your stock ones back on and sell the Flex for a good amount (above $1k )

[Bassik]

Nope, I have mine height adjusted to only a 1" drop, and the spring preload set back to Tein factory specs as well. It is still bumpy.....

Like I said, if you don't need coilovers, just put your stock ones back on and sell the Flex for a good amount (above $1k )

Shit $1K above. Oh ok thats awesome. Yeah I want my softer ride and nice 17" rims back on! I couldn't imagine what it would be like with 17" on.

So you have a set of pair or TEIN Flex's as well? What rims you got on it?

[aaronng]

Shit $1K above. Oh ok thats awesome. Yeah I want my softer ride and nice 17" rims back on! I couldn't imagine what it would be like with 17" on.

So you have a set of pair or TEIN Flex's as well? What rims you got on it?

I have Flex, but my car is not a DC2R. I'm using the stock 16" with 205/55 R16 tyres and they are bumpy and uncomfortable. hahaha. I even go out of my way to pay tolls to avoid shitty roads like Parra rd at Auburn.

[Bassik]

I have Flex, but my car is not a DC2R. I'm using the stock 16" with 205/55 R16 tyres and they are bumpy and uncomfortable. hahaha. I even go out of my way to pay tolls to avoid shitty roads like Parra rd at Auburn.

Yeah I would to. Parra Rd is a ruff ass road. Smooth roads is when it pays to have nice suspension. But general use and day to day travel I can't handle it. Not to mention the extra noises in within the car.

Well I might get a bit of money coming up soon.

[Elwood]

Ill buy the Tein Flex off you if you want, im looking for some.

If interested PM me.

[ricki_kalsi]

Oh my godddd...

I was trying to hold back from this... but I can't any longer. Why buy a Type R if you want a smooth soft ride? Sell up for a Accord Euro, they are nice comfortable cars.

If I were you, I would go buy some softer springs for the shocks, and set the Dampers to the softest setting. That way you have a low car, with good sussy, and it's soft too!
If not sell to Elwood, he'd make good use of them as they are.

[Bassik]

Oh my godddd...

I was trying to hold back from this... but I can't any longer. Why buy a Type R if you want a smooth soft ride? Sell up for a Accord Euro, they are nice comfortable cars.

If I were you, I would go buy some softer springs for the shocks, and set the Dampers to the softest setting. That way you have a low car, with good sussy, and it's soft too!
If not sell to Elwood, he'd make good use of them as they are.

Haha.... Well firstly I don't want a Accord. I wanted a Type R DC2. I don't buy cars based on how soft the ride is. This car had after market suspension in it and I want to be able to work around getting them out of settling for a adjustment to make them softer.

The setting that is on there now is at its softest (16).

So your telling me you can combined any shock with the dampers on these?

[aaronng]

Oh my godddd...

I was trying to hold back from this... but I can't any longer. Why buy a Type R if you want a smooth soft ride? Sell up for a Accord Euro, they are nice comfortable cars.

If I were you, I would go buy some softer springs for the shocks, and set the Dampers to the softest setting. That way you have a low car, with good sussy, and it's soft too!
If not sell to Elwood, he'd make good use of them as they are.

He has owned a Type R previously with stock suspension and was happy with the ride with 17". This new Type R with Flex is too stiff for him. Nothing wrong with selling the Flex and putting in the stock suspension. The Flex came with the car, he didn't add them on afterwards.

[aaronng]

So your telling me you can combined any shock with the dampers on these?

Yes, you can usually use different spring and shock combos. But of course, if you use a shock that is not matched to the spring rate, the ride is shit. This is what happens when people use super low King springs on stock shocks. I would prefer to use the stock Type R suspension over an aftermarket combo, especially if King springs are involved.

[Bassik]

Yes, you can usually use different spring and shock combos. But of course, if you use a shock that is not matched to the spring rate, the ride is shit. This is what happens when people use super low King springs on stock shocks. I would prefer to use the stock Type R suspension over an aftermarket combo, especially if King springs are involved.

Yeah thanks for the head up. So I take it I should sell these and settle for stock springs.

I know what my last DC2 was like and it was fine. I do admit that my current car does handle a lot better then my old one. Would you advise that I could lower the stock springs, say like 1 inch?

Just seems like a waste to have such nice suspension on a car and I want to throw them away. But saying that putting 17"s on here would make it 10 times worse...??

[EKVTIR-T]

You could keep the teins and use softer rate spirings and retain height adjustment.
Maybe the superstreet springs would suit you better.

[aaronng]

You could keep the teins and use softer rate spirings and retain height adjustment.
Maybe the superstreet springs would suit you better.

You'd end up with overdamped suspension... not fun.