they added that since the suspensions are blown that it ended up causing the suspensions to rub into my rotors? or something like that? which resulted in needing my rotors replaced? so I told them to just replace the rotors + break pads for 398.00 and hold off on the suspensions (which woulda made my total spending today 900 bucks!) since i was planning on buying some tien s-types or possibly koni yellows.
i've been surfing around other forums and i came across an amazing "stance" thread on honda-tech.com. which showed a pic of the owners car + specs of the rims, suspension, tire size etc. So after surfing through i've noticed that Skunk 2's are way too low (2 inch drops) while tiens and koni yellows are about 1.5 - 1.7" drops? the pictures just showed how much lower skunk 2's would make my car and i definitely do NOT want my car sitting that low. but those who had tiens or konis were lowered just the way i would like my own civic to be. so with all this said, what are your thoughts on Tiens vs koni's? any other reliable companies for a reasonable price?
thanks!
ps - NOOBIE question but when i was told my struts were shot. would i need to buy those or should w/e suspension kit i decide to buy come with everything needed for my messed up suspension?
The dealer may have been yanking your chain a bit... Your suspension may be blown, but that has absolutely nothing to do with wearing your brakes. Your brakes could be worn down, but it's just not related to your suspension.. But w/e you got new brakes so not much you can do there.
Reading the "stance" thread on any forum is a bad idea. So much misinformation and potentially dangerous stuff going on that idiots kids do to be cool. Here is a good start for researching suspension setups:
http://www.clubcivic.com/board/showthread.php?t=206087
As it says in that thread I linked, Tein's are OK but wayy overpriced for what you get. I personally would never buy anything from them. The Koni's are just shocks and they are very well known and have a great reputation. I have these shocks on 2 of my cars that I race and they are great. You can go lower than 1.7" with the Koni shocks, just depends on what springs/coilovers you get and their spring rate. The Skunk2 stuff I'd stay away from. The company itself has made a bad name for themselves and their suspension products just aren't great in general.
Koni shocks matched with Ground-Control coilovers is a very popular setup both for your average enthusiast and also your hardcore racers. You just need to do your homework with it. It's not quite as simple as slapping it on and driving.
Another good company is Progress. They make a great coilover (CS-2) that is VERY reasonably priced (~$550 shipped) and Progress has a great reputation.
what is the only component needed to lower your car? only the springs right? cause i looked into a full Tein suspension kit and it was almost $1,000. i need to replace my struts. so if i get stock struts and just replaced the springs. i can lower it still right? or do i need the whole kit?
Technically the only thing you need to lower your car are lowering springs or coilover sleeves. But, in most cases it is always a good idea to replace the shocks with some performance aftermarket shocks. Your OEM shocks are not really designed to be lowered on.
The Tein S.Techs are OK to use with stock shocks, but ideally you'll want to upgrade. And in your situation, you need new shocks anyways so you might as well upgrade the shocks anyways. So yes, you would want to buy the whole kit.
do i NEED aftermarket Shocks to lower my car? or can i lower my car with just springs (Tein s-tech to be specific). cause if thats the case i'll save the excess cost for aftermarket shocks and just get rinky dink struts and throw springs on it. benefits to aftermarket struts? thanks!
http://honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2904182 for the stance thread!
Like mentioned, it is a good idea to upgrade your shocks, even with the Tein S.Techs. The benefit is that you'll get better performance out of your suspension and it'll work properly. It'll also likely last longer.
Has anyone ever bought anything from clubcivics store? I noticed the koni yellows+ GC coilover combo. totalled to like $740.00 (any place i can get these 2 cheaper?). But before I go ahead and buy them. How good are these 2 together? anyone have these? and how low can you drop your car? i want to go at least 1.5".
I'm sure there are plenty of people here who have bought from the clubcivic store. Havn't heard anything bad about it. The Koni sale that is going on is the best deal I've seen yet for them. I HIGHLY recommened getting them. One of the best shocks on the market for a damn good price. ~$740 is roughly what you'll pay at most places for that setup, actually a bit on the cheaper side. They are a great combination. I have this setup on both of the cars I race. One of them I've had on there for 4+ years with zero issues. It is an extremely popular setup for racing and if they can handle that abuse, you'll be fine on the streets. You can drop your car fairly low with these, but it really depends on the spring rates you choose. You can easily get a 1.5" drop with these but I wouldn't go lower than about 2.5" or so. Again, spring rates play an important role so do your homework.
