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Old 04-17-2004, 10:38 PM   #1 (permalink)
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WHICH COILOVERs to go with???

set of used Ha's $900 shippped

set of brand new SS for $800 shipped about...

set of flex $1200 + 350 edfc


i know MOST of u will say flex...

i only need it for street use but the highway is my track...

so which 1 should i pick??

any other brand out there thats good for the lude???

thanx...
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nah, most of us will say SS

but I say flex w/ EDFC, only if you want EDFC
otherwise just stick with the SS
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SS's should treat you fine, especially if you aren't pushing your car around corners a lot (which would be stupid to do so on the streets, too much at risk)
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Tein SS and here's why:

#1- Least expensive of the three.
#2- Brand new > used.
#3- Spring rates aren't as harsh as HA. (Dunno what Flex is).
#4- EDFC, IMO, is a waste of money. I would just have your SS damper set higher than most if you drive hard on the street.
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zeal function s6...then tell us how they ride
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Get the HA's

you won't regret it. They're a kick a$$ coilover.

The SS are too soft.

I say no to the Flex's with the EDFC also because the EDFC is for lazy Fat people...

If your worried about buying used, get the flex's without the EDFC
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zeal or jic. otherwise tein ha with pillowballs.
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zeal or jic. otherwise tein ha with pillowballs.
If you're going to include those then you should include the Buddy Club Racing Spec Dampers as well.
Although for what he wants I think all 3 are overkill.
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its prob just me but theres no such thing as overkill except maybe tube chassis. but honestly i think hed enjoy any of those 3. he always says he wants reliable, comfort and price but i talked him into doing a full turbo build. jacky...all performance. might as well go all out after u put all that $ into ur lude.
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its prob just me but theres no such thing as overkill except maybe tube chassis. but honestly i think hed enjoy any of those 3. he always says he wants reliable, comfort and price but i talked him into doing a full turbo build. jacky...all performance. might as well go all out after u put all that $ into ur lude.
yea CUZ OF u now i got a hole in my pocket... hahaha... but is gettin threaded up as we speak...

but yea imma for sure get 1 of those once im done with the build n pay of my volks. H&R sport can hang for a bit.
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I say no to the Flex's with the EDFC also because the EDFC is for lazy Fat people...
hey..I'm not fat....5'8"/150lb japanese boy here! I love the Flex, but I've ridden on JIC's before and theyre great too...
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If you're going to include those then you should include the Buddy Club Racing Spec Dampers as well.
Although for what he wants I think all 3 are overkill.
the zeals maybe, though i don't believe the spring rates on those. it has to be a typo or something. but JIC? the flta-2 are 10kg F/7kg R vs. Flex 10kg F/6kg R. that's not bad at all

EDIT: oops i got the spring rates wrong fixed
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the zeals maybe, though i don't believe the spring rates on those. it has to be a typo or something. but JIC? the flta-2 are 12kg F/7kg R vs. Flex 12kg F/6kg R. that's not bad at all
I think he's playing on the fact that the starter of the thread said the highway was his track.
I'm guessing this means street racing? Not entirely sure.
I don't think he needs anything higher than the Tein SS.
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but if he had flex with EDFC when he goes to the track (highway), the roads would improve so he could stiffen them up for RACE MODE y0.

If you're a balla get the flex w/ EDFC. if you just want some quality get the SS. If you want a chiropractor get the HAs.
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sorry to hijack, but how much do JIC's run? i've never heard of them or zeals...
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retail for JIC's is around 1600. you should find them for around 1450.
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I think he's playing on the fact that the starter of the thread said the highway was his track.
I'm guessing this means street racing? Not entirely sure.
I don't think he needs anything higher than the Tein SS.
he might as well just get some shocks and springs then. there's really no point in getting coilovers. i doubt he'll be doing any hard cornering on the streets. -=shrugs=-

oh and um, the JIC's retail for more like $1880. the best price i've seen is $1600 out the door

about the zeals...they're considerably more. over $2200 retail for the function s6. also the spring rates on both the circuit and street coilovers are pretty damn high. circuit: 18kg F/14kg R. street: 16kg F/12kg R. it has to be a typo or something cuz their coilovers for other honda cars don't have spring rates anywhere near those. or atleast that's what i believe
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