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
Originally Posted by Black R
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