I compared these for a long time versus my KSport Koilovers and decided with the KSports. About 2 months after installation of them (which they work just as good as they work) I saw an old Celica getting some D2's put on in a shop. i looked around and have to say that their build quality was not as impressive to me as i thought. The shiny metal they had almost looked painted on and the welds were not as fine as the KSport. I do not know how they perform, but I can give honest testimony to the KSports.
I hear you guys on your Konis/GC setup, my sister's Lude came with them and the guy had them so low to the ground that the insides of all of her tires were down to the cords while the outsides were completely normal.
But side by side with the KSports I just think the KSports have a much more beefy feel and solid look to them. I've never seen any problems develop with her GCs and such, but I personally believe in the build quality of the KSports. I also believe the springs of the GCs are thinner than the KSports but we can have a photo-show-off if you wanna see some pictures?
Well obviously you are looking at bling factor rather than actual specs of the gc/koni's.
Lets just say there are very few coilovers for the prelude that can match a good gc/koni setup (i'm talking about $1000 per shock coilovers). Go look at the shock dyno's of koni's and other "coilovers" and you will see a difference.
If you want coilovers for the bling factor or jdm factor, that's fine becuase it's your money and your car. But if you are asking what's the best bang for your buck, then there is no question that the koni / gc are the best bang for the buck.
You can also get custom spring rates and shocks from koni revalving. Also you can use numerious springs for the GC. You can't just look at something and judge it's effectivness.
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My dad's good friend used to race World Challenge in a 4th gen prelude. He used Penske shocks but his back up set was a set of Koni yellows that were revalved, shortened 25mm, and had a compression adjuster built into the foot of the shock. Whole setup would cost an average joe 1,700 bucks but he said compared to his Penske's, which are somewhere around 1,100 to 1,500 depending on what you want them do, the Koni's offered very impressive amount of tune-ability and though they weren't as good as the Penske's he said it was amazing how close they were for less than half the price.
If you want looks buy Tein or KSport stuff. If you want something that truly is the best mainstream setup possible, get the Koni/GC setup.
I hear you guys on your Konis/GC setup, my sister's Lude came with them and the guy had them so low to the ground that the insides of all of her tires were down to the cords while the outsides were completely normal.
But side by side with the KSports I just think the KSports have a much more beefy feel and solid look to them. I've never seen any problems develop with her GCs and such, but I personally believe in the build quality of the KSports. I also believe the springs of the GCs are thinner than the KSports but we can have a photo-show-off if you wanna see some pictures?
Doesn't matter too much about aesthetics. It is all about functionality. Find someone with a track Prelude and you'll find some Konis.
I'm not knocking K Sports, but just saying the looks are not the important part.
I wanted to buy those from him instead of the Koni's but he didn't want to sell them. His Koni's seem to work well on my car. As for Moton's someone my dad knows had a set he was selling but the darn things were for an RSX, good ole MacPherson pogo stick. The only problem with those is most have external reservoirs and those aren't legal in most forms of amateur racing.
Tein/D2/Ksport=bling. You want bling then go out and buy it, stop wasting the time of people that actually know what they are talking about. Go out and buy the Tein's then if you want a suspension system that actually works properly (and are willing to take our advice) let us know.
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Tein/D2/Ksport=bling. You want bling then go out and buy it, stop wasting the time of people that actually know what they are talking about. Go out and buy the Tein's then if you want a suspension system that actually works properly (and are willing to take our advice) let us know.
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