Lets Talk d-series

[mugen_ctr]

Me personally, id work on suspensions 1st, improve on your driving skills, be more refined, than focus on engine mods, but i guess everyones different when it comes to modifications...

[VTECnique]

yes deffinatly my next upgrade will be suspension mods. make the car act totally different & whats the point doing these engine mods if you cant drive the car to its full potential because of limited suspension mods....

[cheapdouchebag]

talkin about sussy
i hate the ride of stiff coilovers. anyone feel the same way?
i hate how those handaling bad boys needa be looked after well otherwise they would only last a few years blahs
my personal preferance would be a spring shock combo
maybe some koni spr.t with some eibach springs?

have i gone insane? this is for my next honda that is. my rubbish is auto

[~Sp33~]

There's no reason why a spring/shock combo will ride any better than a set of coilovers. Coilovers should ride better because the spring and shock damper settings are properly mated. My Tiens have 32 damper adjustment settings.

[EK1.6LCIV]

rear sway bar, world of difference

[mugen_ctr]

oh dam, theres sum ASR with EK9 combo on sale atm for $400 2nd hand... really wanted to get em... but gotta pay rego an insurance 1st.... ARGHHHH!!!!!..... thats definite on a want list

It pays to to have good coilovers if you enjoy ur roads, lol.... basic coilovers like bc an k-sports will always be harsh ride.... compared to tein or bilstien

Thing is, ppl buy coilovers with very little knowledge on how they work, and to set them up.... i guess its more of a wank factor in todays terms, lower the car an thats it, lol

[beeza]

^^ Forsure,there's coilovers and there's coilovers...I reckon U need the 32 way damper control so they wont be a harsh ride.

When I get my coilovers in I'm gonna corner weight/balance the car.U do this by adjusting the height on scales,1 corner at a time.

[VTECnique]

im looking at the skunk2 sport shocks & the lowering springs. My shocks are a good 10yrs old & never been replaced. Dont really wanna fork out for coilovers so the spring/shock combo is a must for me. Any other opinions for what spring/shock combo around the price of the skunk2s?!?

[hitoriko]

IMO unless your car is doing track duties on a regular basis coilovers are a waste of time.

Better off replacing all your bushings ($400 bushes + labour), front and rear sway bars (im going type R's - about $150 - 200 each)) and a sports shock spring combo (1k for skunk2/tien/kyb) - then you have your extras like subframe braces and etc..

for 2k (avg price for a good set of coilovers) you could do almost all of the above if not more and have a better ride.

Im wanting my car to be streetable and trackable - so i'm looking to get a good set of KYBs and maybe skunk2 or tien springs the best of both worlds

[dougie_504]

I bought those Fulcrum coilovers that were for sale up in NSW. They were $590 delivered and are nice for street use, can take corners nice and quick but also go over speed humps etc.
For handling though I'd be upgrading tyres first, sway bars second, and then I'd consider the shock/spring or coil situation.


Going off that topic: Who has the most powerful (on dyno) N/A D-series?

[hitoriko]

isn't there a dyno thread with that listed?

FOUND LINK

[~Sp33~]

IMO unless your car is doing track duties on a regular basis coilovers are a waste of time.

Better off replacing all your bushings ($400 bushes + labour), front and rear sway bars (im going type R's - about $150 - 200 each)) and a sports shock spring combo (1k for skunk2/tien/kyb) - then you have your extras like subframe braces and etc..

for 2k (avg price for a good set of coilovers) you could do almost all of the above if not more and have a better ride.

Im wanting my car to be streetable and trackable - so i'm looking to get a good set of KYBs and maybe skunk2 or tien springs the best of both worlds

Because sub-frame braces aren't a waste of time at all.