Where can I buy Springs/Coilovers from off the net?

They have some on modyourcar.com.au but none for an 02 Integra.

edy

any particular reason you wanna buy them off the net??

Just cause I dont really know anywhere local to get them from.

Also, I thought I might have been able to get them cheaper.

Chris

Does anyone have anyone they can recommend?

I have three quotes so far to lower it 2 inches with springs.

$550, $600 and $650.

That includes the springs, fitment and wheel alignment.

edy

Don't waste your money on spring, get it right the first time with coilover. With coilover you'll get matching spring and damper, this will vastly improve the ride of your car. Spring alone will make your car slighlty bouncy, well mine was. CO is the way to go, make sure you get it from respectable brand, Tein come in mind .

Teins or Ground Controls are ideal for Tegs.

I love my GC and Koni setup

How much am I going to be looking at for that sort of set-up?

Chris

whats your budget? and what will the car be used for? track? street? show?

Budget, not much. Just normal driving use, its just making my 18"s look crap cause its so high.

edy

You can easily match your own springs and aftermarket shocks together to get a result that is FANTASTIC and much cheaper than pre-made coilovers.

Sure, you may not get height adjustability and/or rate adjustment, but you probably dont need it for street driving.

Lovells springs and koni/kyb shocks, are WELL PROVEN combo's. Steer clear of the cheapass brands (king, pedders) etc. their springs are proven to screw up over time (sag).

If you DO buy coilovers, make sure you get "Australian spec" ones, (ie, aus spec teins). our roads here are much worse than the ones in japan where most brands come from (bilstein, etc) and hence, you'll find NON-aus-spec items will be way to harsh and hard. I'd recommend the teins, with the EDFC (electronic damper control). Touch of a button, your ride gets much firmer nifty gadget.

I wanna lash out and get some Tein or D2 coilovers but i just cant justify the money at this point in time

edy

d2's (while being fantastic units) have a rep for being too hard. Keep it in mind.

Yeah I will, realistically I wont be getting them for a while. The audio bug hit me real hard out of the blue today.

edy

if you cant afford coilovers, theres always the option of coilover sleeves. theyre height adjustable springs which fit onto your shock. ive had no 1st hand experience but there are a few guys on the car forums using these and havent heard anything negative about them. always a good idea to replace the shocks when fitting aftermarket springs

theres a suspension and handling section on www.ozhonda.com or just do a search

tony_yayo. I read a highly technical document on why you should NOT use those...but for the life of me i cannot remember why. Something about the loads imparted on the sleeves simply not being engineered for the kinds of stress you experience.

I'll try and find it, and get back to you.

just compress your spings.

around $80 a wheel..($300 fitted/compressed total)

i had mine dropped 2.25" and they were happy to go lower. (but i wanted 100mm clearance)

compression rate remains the same..ride is slightly harder...but then again, it was always going to be harder going from 14"s to 18"s and a 2"+ drop.

But for $550 I can have new springs installed and wheel alignment and everything. Is compressing worth it?

edy

I'll still take the route of changing spring rather than compressing. Have unsafe sound to it . I was stupid once and cut my springs, one time one of them seize up and turn into a solid chunk during a corner in freeway, scared the crap out of me, next day i bought a set of coilover without hestitation. Not sure if compressed spring will behave like that but moral of the story is never mess around with something that involve your safety.

on the contrary...

compressing springs is very safe.

the springs are removed...and then tested for load rating, rebound rate, ppi etc.

the springs are then heated, and compressed to the required height..

they are then cooled in oil, painted, and retested to make sure they retain their original characteristics.


i'm never going to raise this car up again...the clearance was 160mm++ to begin with.. thus, the $320 to remove, compress and refit each spring is a bargain.

i didn't get a wheel alignment (but they are $35-$50).

So $370 compared to $550....I know which one i'd be choosing.

But yeh..i drive a 1991 mazda wagon...not the greatest performance vehicle

In that case, compressed spring is a safe choice then