What are the dangers of changing just springs for euro? (need advice for CU2)

**curtis265** · 17-03-2014 09:52 AM

60000km is not particularly old, but it depends on the condition of your roads you frequent.

there is nothing wrong with lowering alittle bit and keeping a similar springrate provided the shocks are in the right condition

**amant02** · 17-03-2014 06:25 PM

Look man it's your own money your gonna be spending.

If you have the dollars, do it one hit and just pay one lot of labour charges.

If you don't have enough atm, i suggest you save. Nothing more worse then spending more then you need too. (God I've made this mistake too many times)

Only go through with it, if your keeping the car. If only keeping the car for a short term. Just leave her stock, 95% of time you won't make your money back on mods.

There are penalty of people on here to vouch for that.

Also keep in mind, Good spring and shock combo will cost you as much as lower end coils. Which will outperform the spring and shock combo, but the reliability will be different.

**lilthug** · 17-03-2014 06:31 PM

low end coilovers outperform a spring and shock combo??

really in what terms?

**amant02** · 17-03-2014 06:39 PM

General all around low end coils are better. Just their build quality is bad and they tend to have high failure rates.

Other then that, for track performance the lower end coils will always be better.

**curtis265** · 17-03-2014 06:45 PM

so a high failure rate is acceptable?

performance on more than just a perfectly smooth track is also a hugely important factor given it will be used there 99.99% of the time

**amant02** · 17-03-2014 06:58 PM

Look I'm just passing my knowledge for OP to decided on HIMSELF.

I'm not telling him to buy coils this that. Thats up to him.

He just needs the knowledge.

Of course to me high failure rate is not acceptable. That's why I buy known and proven only.

From my previous post, I did say I suggest he just gets the springs and descent shocks to save himself the dollars.

When I do say high failure rate, we are talking about 15-10%.... or even less. More expensive the product gets the less likely its going to fail, due to a better build quality.

**amant02** · 17-03-2014 06:59 PM

We gonna punch on?

**amant02** · 17-03-2014 07:02 PM

look don't believe me, just PM one of the vendors here or walk into even your local pedders. They will all say the same thing.

Coils > Shock + Spring Setup.

**lilthug** · 17-03-2014 07:03 PM

and yet u recommend a low end coil??

**integraR** · 17-03-2014 07:03 PM

Originally Posted by amant02

So true! Coilover>Spring + Shock setup.

I've always just used coil's, Do it once. Do it right.

Monoflex for the Accords are a nice Choice.

But hey if OP anit going to the track, why waste the dollars on coils?

Coilover doesn't mean it's better than spring and shock setup

the ride quality on yellow koni with eibach springs was way more comfortable than low end coils such as D2 which was bouncy every small bump

**integraR** · 17-03-2014 07:04 PM

inb4
pedders coilovers = bor chuann br coilovers

**amant02** · 17-03-2014 07:08 PM

Originally Posted by integraR

Coilover doesn't mean it's better than spring and shock setup

the ride quality on yellow koni with eibach springs was way more comfortable than low end coils such as D2 which was bouncy every small bump

Take the same D2 setup to the track, your best time with D2 on ur car will better then spring +shock combo. That's the argument here I think.. atleast.