*: I'm positive this forum hates me on a personal level. I was excited to write this post a second time but a third time; my heart isn't in it.
**: DA9, not Accord. The Integra is much closer to the mass/dimensions of the EG. I use DC2 Yellows with a 22mm rear ARB. Same sized tyres all round with a marginal track increase over factory both F&R.
Comfort is subjective. I drove for 100s of Km with a B20 in the boot 1cm from the glass - never moved. I don't know what bouncy means because perhaps, I haven't felt it. You certainly feel the bumps though, especially with spherical bearings disallowing longitudinal wheel movement. I think the term "crash" is appropriate. Even with 500lb/in in the rear, I feel harder hits riding my bicycle.
Lesser rant on handling: There is no value in remaining "flat" whilst cornering - weld your front shocks solid for a disastrous display of understeer. With body roll comes inevitable tyre unhappiness. If lessening body roll means happier contact patches then great - you've just optimised how your tyres behave when presented with their dynamic vertical loads. A 12f/8r set of springs gives the same* vertical loads for a given lateral force as compared to a stock setup - just with less roll and faster "response" time. You've optimised an element of a sub-optimal system. Honda decided to change the dynamic tyre loads by fitting the Integra Type-R with a huge anti-roll-bar at the rear. What spring rates will result in optimal load distribution for you? Don't know? Buy 3 sets (400, 450, 500) and try all the permutations.
My springs are 7f/9r and I certainly wouldn't want any more understeer - I find it difficult to enjoy front-stiff (which includes stock) FWD vehicles now since I feel they under-utilise the front end. If it wasn't so much damn fun (and the "rear stiff" setup really does kick-arse under power) I'd have moved on to a platform with the centre of mass at the other end.
* close enough for the argument's sake.
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