just ordered

[dXsquared]

i ordered the coil over kit from www.aimind.com
JIM let us know about these and i am gonna try them. ill write bout then after they get here. i know u guys will say not to get them cuz they no name and shyte... thats ok cuz i got loads of cash. if they dont work... ill sell them to a guy in town with a 3 gee and put my old coilover and KONI specials on. no biggie. they only like 600 bucks so its all good
Travis

[PhydeauX]

I have some cheapie no name coil overs on mine and they work surpriseingly well. Some sort of civic job that I modified to fit (for everyone that keeps forgetting, my car is a 2g accord so don't ask me how to put civic coilovers on a 3g).

andy

[dXsquared]

so what do you guys think of using cheap coilover/ shocks?? can they really be so bad??

[TeKKnoTeKK]

well as far as the springs themselves go there are a limited amount of companies making springs since it requires a "million dollar machine", I would think the coilovers would depend mainly on spring rates and quality of components (excluding the springs themselves)

[Jims 86LXI HB]

Originally posted by DXHATCHBACK
so what do you guys think of using cheap coilover/ shocks?? can they really be so bad??

Oh yes it can. The smaller companies have little interest in paying for expensive R&D. Plus so many guys blame the springs or the coilover's for a bouncy ride, that is on other forums and then only if they realize that they have bounce. ANY and I mean ANY kind of bounce is not acceptible. It's not the fault of the spring or coilover. Only blame them if you have sag or is your coilover's are making noise. It's the fault of the struts. If your struts don't have the dampning power to match the springs, you will have bounce. It's a sighn that the struts can't control the springs. If effects their ride quality and the handling ability of the car. It will be slower to react and when the pavenment get's really ruff it can let the tire/wheel move so much that you can have control issues (chatter). One thing that I see over and over on every forum I visit, and believe me I go out of my way to read threads on suspension stuff is that you get what you pay for. That's not to say I think you should grab a set of $1200 Bilstein full bodied coilover's. I'm pretty sure you can grab coilover for as little as $129 add $424 for Koni's and you have $553. Have Koni shorten the front strut bodies for $130 and you paid $683. That would be $83, very well spent.

[GreenMachine]

thats ok cuz i got loads of cash. if they dont work

then why bother with no names get some nice fully adjustable coilovers

[dXsquared]

thats true but no one else makes full coilovers for our cars. i have Koni specials and ground controls now and i wanna try the full bodied ones. and they have to make them... so they wont be here for another 2 weeks!
Travis

[Jims 86LXI HB]

Originally posted by DXHATCHBACK
thats true but no one else makes full coilovers for our cars. i have Koni specials and ground controls now and i wanna try the full bodied ones. and they have to make them... so they wont be here for another 2 weeks!
Travis

Then why are you doing this, what do you hope to gain?
Something doesn't add up

[dXsquared]

somethin to do... i just inherited $15000 from my rich ass dead grandma. i didnt even know her well. oh well i got a bunch of cash. i put $9000 in a 5 year GIC so i will have a tonne more money latah. n e way i am doin a bunch of stuff to my car right now
new cv shafts
new rotors and pads
new drums and shoes and wheel cylenders
new coilovers
different wheels
new paint and body.
rear seats re covered.
and two new woofers and a 2000 watt amp.
weber and cam and ceramic header

so this is like a shoppin spree.
i just bought a dremel kit and some new LUGZ and a 24 volt drill from sears
so if about a month i will post some pics of a sweet ass 3 gee hatch with electron blue paint and some white 18's



i am not another MSI ACCORD. this will happen... in fact i have the cv shafts and all the brakes and shit in front of me. BTW i just put a lude tranny in the car with a new clutch. this car is gonna be the shit. where do i get a new carpet?
Thanks
Travis

[GreenMachine]

6000$ for all that - with 18" and rubber ! That would be a good deal .

[AZmike]

Any plans for your old suspension bits when you get the new ones?

[dXsquared]

im keeping them... unless i dont like these coilovers. then i will sell the new coilovers and put my old ones back on!
Travis

[dXsquared]

new cv shafts $175
new rotors and pads100
new drums and shoes and wheel cylenders150
new coilovers1000
different wheels1500
new paint and body.1000
rear seats re covered.200
and two new woofers and a 2000 watt amp. 600
weber and cam and ceramic header1200

ok thats
$5925 plus taxes.
i already had the money for the weber/cam/headers so that doesnt count. i get 35% off at HE BRowns here in town because my dad is a body man so his company gets a deal on every thang they get. so there.
just watch. i might even have to get a digi cam to show you about this!
Travis

[GreenMachine]

Cool ! Its always good getting cost price

[dXsquared]

yah...
Travis