lowering

[Black R]

"racing gear", what are you talking about?

see what I mean?

http://www.racinggear.co.jp/

He mentioned he wanted to lower the car and spend ~$160. This is doable with the tein s-tech springs. Have you any experience with this combo? They lower the car a fair amount, have better than itr spring rates, but are still aren't too stiff that they'll kill the shocks - and the ride quality is good.

For reference, here are the stock itr spring rates:

F 4.4kg/mm (linear)
R 2.5~4.4kg/mm (progressive)
or
F 246lb/in (linear)
R 140~246lb/in (progressive)

And here are the TEIN S-TECH spring rates for the dc2/4:

ACURAIntegra
DC2/4
94-01
STECH
Incl. TypeR
SKA18-AUB00
$250.00
6/335 (Front)
4.9/274 (Rear)

(from http://www.tein.com/stech.html)

As you can see, the TEIN springs are LINEAR in the rear - which is a plus for handling. AND the rates are a little higher both front (4k/ 335lb) and rear (4.9k/ 274); which again is a step up in the performance department.

Yes, they DO say the following on their website:

"They offer approximately a 1.5 inch drop for a more aggressive appearance. "

BUT they also say

"TEIN S.TECH Spring is an excellent step towards suspension tuning."

*shrug* Marketing is marketing.


Now you may argue that the msrp is $250, which is higher than his budget. Sure, but I've also purchased a used set of s-tech's for $80 barely used and other deals can be had online if you shop around.


Eibach is also a good choice - although I have no experience with them on honda's (unless you're referring to a koni/ gc setup which of course uses eibach springs). But I digress, we'll be going too high $wise for the purposes of this thread if we move in that direction.


My preference would be SWIFT or kg/mm dr racing springs however, if only allowed to have lowering springs. But again $ goes up a bit...


-hth

[speedminded]

see what I mean?

http://www.racinggear.co.jp/

He mentioned he wanted to lower the car and spend ~$160. This is doable with the tein s-tech springs. Have you any experience with this combo? They lower the car a fair amount, have better than itr spring rates, but are still aren't too stiff that they'll kill the shocks - and the ride quality is good.

For reference, here are the stock itr spring rates:

F 4.4kg/mm (linear)
R 2.5~4.4kg/mm (progressive)
or
F 246lb/in (linear)
R 140~246lb/in (progressive)

And here are the TEIN S-TECH spring rates for the dc2/4:

ACURAIntegra
DC2/4
94-01
STECH
Incl. TypeR
SKA18-AUB00
$250.00
6/335 (Front)
4.9/274 (Rear)

(from http://www.tein.com/stech.html)

As you can see, the TEIN springs are LINEAR in the rear - which is a plus for handling. AND the rates are a little higher both front (4k/ 335lb) and rear (4.9k/ 274); which again is a step up in the performance department.

Yes, they DO say the following on their website:

"They offer approximately a 1.5 inch drop for a more aggressive appearance. "

BUT they also say

"TEIN S.TECH Spring is an excellent step towards suspension tuning."

*shrug* Marketing is marketing.


Now you may argue that the msrp is $250, which is higher than his budget. Sure, but I've also purchased a used set of s-tech's for $80 barely used and other deals can be had online if you shop around.


Eibach is also a good choice - although I have no experience with them on honda's (unless you're referring to a koni/ gc setup which of course uses eibach springs). But I digress, we'll be going too high $wise for the purposes of this thread if we move in that direction.


My preference would be SWIFT or kg/mm dr racing springs however, if only allowed to have lowering springs. But again $ goes up a bit...


-hth

That racing gear doesn't look bad....that gold dampener sure looks familiar though and with all the other products they're offering they're obviously a 3rd party simply rebadging a product to sell. Kinda like "great value" at wal-mart, same product and same quality as the name brand...just cheaper price.


As for the S. Tech, the name of them is "[Stylish Tech] dress up master" for a reason