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    Default need some input here...

    so here's the deal. I'm looking to see if anyone here has bought any coilovers from that ebay line that sells them for like sixty bucks. if so, lemme know what you thought about them. Don't waste everyones time posting about "do your car right, don't do everything cheap", i know that. I'm not in a position right now to drop 800 bucks on anything nice. thanks in advance guys.
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    im sure they ride like they were sixty bucks... what are they goin on
    sorry i just saw where it said prelude

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    I thought they weren't even actually coilovers?

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    they are just coilover sleeves that are placed onto the shocks you currently have. the spring rates are stiff as fuck, they bounce and ride like hell. you are better off saving your money. People don't tell you to do it once and do it right for fun.
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    They are the shit if you want stiff rates to track, for a DD they may be bumpy. I have used them numerous times though with no issues. Lots of road race guys use them.

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    juts cut your stock springs it will be better if not the same

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    Quote Originally Posted by msanch24
    so here's the deal. I'm looking to see if anyone here has bought any coilovers from that ebay line that sells them for like sixty bucks. if so, lemme know what you thought about them. Don't waste everyones time posting about "do your car right, don't do everything cheap", i know that. I'm not in a position right now to drop 800 bucks on anything nice. thanks in advance guys.
    moved to the right section

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    Quote Originally Posted by hondabuilder
    they are just coilover sleeves that are placed onto the shocks you currently have. the spring rates are stiff as fuck, they bounce and ride like hell. you are better off saving your money. People don't tell you to do it once and do it right for fun.
    haha i know but my stock springs are original from 267k miles so anything at this point is an upgrade. i would save if i had money coming in. damn school...
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    i have them and yes there bouncy as hell but o well there cheep and will get u lowered i wish i had the other ebay ones tho because the ones i have dont go low enough even with just the springs no sleeves

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    Quote Originally Posted by dabuilding
    i have them and yes there bouncy as hell but o well there cheep and will get u lowered i wish i had the other ebay ones tho because the ones i have dont go low enough even with just the springs no sleeves
    which ones are the better ones?
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    Cutting is not as good as these.

    Hell just buy some eBay coilovers and Ground Control springs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by simontibbett
    Cutting is not as good as these.

    Hell just buy some eBay coilovers and Ground Control springs.
    thanks for the input man
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    Make sure you get good shocks. That's what most jackasses that tell you not to get them, don't realize. With good shocks, they're very decent like Simon said. I've had about 4 sets on different cars... NO complaints.

    I actually just spent $400 on good ass shocks and $40 on the ebay coilovers... lol
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    The "coil-over" sleeves are just a threaded aluminum...does not matter who makes it as long as they thread properly. The spring does matter to a point, do you know the difference between a progressive and linear spring?

    The most important part is the shocks. The point of UPGRADING suspension is to have the shocks (dampening/rebound) matched to the spring rate. A stock shock with an upgraded/stiffer spring will ride like crap.

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    Quote Originally Posted by speedminded
    The "coil-over" sleeves are just a threaded aluminum...does not matter who makes it as long as they thread properly. The spring does matter to a point, do you know the difference between a progressive and linear spring?

    The most important part is the shocks. The point of UPGRADING suspension is to have the shocks (dampening/rebound) matched to the spring rate. A stock shock with an upgraded/stiffer spring will ride like crap.
    thanks man that was a ton of help. and nope i dont know the difference lol
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