lowering spring or coilovers which is better?

[hondaesi]

sir question lang

ano ang mas maganda gamiten sa dalawa?

benefits and downside nito?

tnx

san pwede bumili pang ESI?

[niky]

You could probably buy lowering springs for the Civic from a sidewalk vendor... I see them everywhere. Coil-over kits, well... not available at your local carinderia, but lots of shops have them, too... Try Autoplus or Speedlab for the newer/higher quality kits.

Lowering springs will give you a stiffer car and more control over body roll, but if you're on stock (presumably old) shocks, they'll make for a very bouncy ride and poor handling on bumpy surfaces. And if you don't change out your stock shocks, they'll eventually give out because the stiff springs put extra stress on them. Once the shocks go, the car will ride like crap. But there are soft sets available that will not stress your shocks as much. I don't know what those brands are, though.

A coil-over kit is usually a matched set of springs and shocks... so the shocks will not be
over-stressed by the spring stiffness. They're usually adjustable for ride height and shock damping, too. If you buy it at a good place and the installer knows what he's doing, it'll ride better than stock while giving you much more control and better handling than just a set of lowering springs. Only downsides is possible suspension noise and rust on the grooves for the rings used to adjust height. If it's a good brand, the springs and shocks will probably live longer than your car will... as most of these sets are a hell of a lot stronger than stock suspensions... Unfortunately, they cost a freaking arm and a leg (say... 30 - 60k pesos... or more for the more adjustable ones).

[hondaesi]

tnx for the info...

[Type 100]

I was also considering choosing between a full coilover setup vs. a matched shocks-and-springs combo.

I wanted to ask: there seems to be the notion that once you go with coilovers the ride will become unbearably harsh. Is this necessarily true? I've heard testimonials from a few TEIN coilover users that will refute this notion.

My whole reason for swapping suspension parts is to cure the Jazz's somewhat restless ride...and beef up the reportedly shoddy construction of the stock dampers.

Thanks in advance.

[empy]

^no, it's not always true. some coilover setups, especially those that are only height adjustable and not rebound/damper adjustable, do have stiffer ride characteristics than the stock suspension. however, the better coilover sets do have rebound/damper adjustability and you can adjust the ride quality somewhat to your taste.

[niky]

If you can adjust the dampers, the ride should be okay... but these things are designed for handling, so, unfortunately, no... your Jazz won't ride like a Corolla after installing these things.

But yes, the shocks will probably last much longer than the stock units.

[Type 100]

I see. Thanks for the inputs guys.

Based on the Jazz's stock suspension behavior, I think I have a rough idea of what compression and rebound settings to use if and when I get my hands on adjustable-damping coilovers.

[Chelsea_318]

Siguro sir pag for daily street use lang, lowering springs is better.. but if the car would be used for racing especially circuit track.. the coilover would be better, but ride comfort will be stiffer a bit, kahit adjustable pa.

[zanch]

how about those coilover sleeves type? The ones where you can use your stock shocks and are adjustable too?

[ron999]

coilover sleeves? graduate na ko jan, i dont think id get those installed again, they're too damn stiff, may ngsabi get adjustable damper shocks for the sleeves pero i doubt if it will work, the shocks cant do anything if the spring itself is too stiff (well that's just my assumption, but i do think it makes sense)
and yes you can adjust the height pero only to a limited range lalo na kung gusto mo kasing taas na ng stock ulit.
i would suggest getting a set of lowering springs and get the branded once not the cheap copies para di msyado matigas
if budget permits, go for full coilovers w/ adjustable height and dampers, cant go wrong w/ this

my two cents

[zanch]

Thanks for the infos bro.

[jizzle]

im using a lowering springs and a stock shocks,, panu ko mala2man kung sira na shocks ko?

[[archie]]

^^ first, there would be some noise then check if there are oil leaks on the dampers.

[isa1023]

Mga sir alam ko from the grave na itong thread na ito pero matanong ko lang po, paano po malalaman at paano kapag kailangan na ng replacement ng shocks ng full coilover?

Interested po kasi ako bumili ng branded second hand eh or surplus:
http://www.**************/index.php/...ds=eg+coilover

If ever busted yung shocks, pwede po bang i-Cruvenize na lang?

Papalitin na din kasi yung shocks and springs ko eh since parang presyong surplus coilovers na din eh baka mag-ganun na lang ako.

Okay lang po sa akin ang medyo stiff ride basta gumanda yung handling.

[bobzy]

up you go thread! pagpagin ko muna at nasa loob ng baul ko nahukay haha!
with today's lowering springs and coilovers. which brands do you think is bang for the buck?
also....has anybody installed coilovers? feedback naman ohh!

[jhnkvn]

up you go thread! pagpagin ko muna at nasa loob ng baul ko nahukay haha!
with today's lowering springs and coilovers. which brands do you think is bang for the buck?
also....has anybody installed coilovers? feedback naman ohh!

Different cars have different coil over brands targeting them.

For what it's worth, I love BC Coilovers in general and my Sonata's currently on Eibach Pro-Kit lowering springs (the other one's H&R, but I don't need a 1.5" drop)

[bobzy]

Different cars have different coil over brands targeting them.

For what it's worth, I love BC Coilovers in general and my Sonata's currently on Eibach Pro-Kit lowering springs (the other one's H&R, but I don't need a 1.5" drop)

thanks for the feedback sir! may nakita kasi akong promo regarding coilovers. http://www.d2racingsport.com
so i just wanted to see if it is worth for a mod.

[bobzy]

Any feedback on this?

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