Struts

[lxaccord]

when i get my kyb struts do i have to replace anything else.....wil adjustable coilovers work on them....are there any mods i have to do

[86AccordLxi]

Coilovers will make your kyb's blow pretty quick.

They're oem replacements and not valved for stiff springs.

[import racer]

do the top-hat mod might help them last longer.

[lxaccord]

what kind of stuts should i get

[Joay]

https://www.3geez.com/forum/showthread.php?t=48187
https://www.3geez.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11093

Basically: there are no plug-and-play struts for our cars that will handle a significant drop.

[codyJDM]

There are full bodied coilover applications readily available now though. If you are willing to spend $700+ of course.

[ghettogeddy]

https://www.3geez.com/forum/showthread.php?t=48187
https://www.3geez.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11093

Basically: there are no plug-and-play struts for our cars that will handle a significant drop.

my tokicos seem to handle just fine lol do the top hat mod and tokicos and you should be good to go

[87roach]

Don't do the "top-hat" mod.

[ghettogeddy]

Don't do the "top-hat" mod.

cant just say that and not have a reason

[codyJDM]

cant just say that and not have a reason

Word, have a bad experience? Mine held up like beasts!(I did it a different way than 87 though.)

[cubert]

i dunno..the top hat mod kinda sketches me out..

[lxaccord]

so which would be better to get kyb or tokicos....with a bout a two or two and a half inch drop....with colilovers

[ghettogeddy]

so which would be better to get kyb or tokicos....with a bout a two or two and a half inch drop....with colilovers

tokicos are the only strut said to be for lowering that is available

[Rendon LX-i]

x2....I have kybs and there holding up still. but im changing those sometime lol. I have eibach 2.5 in front and 2.25 in back.

[86ccord]

x2....I have kybs and there holding up still. but im changing those sometime lol. I have eibach 2.5 in front and 2.25 in back.

how long have you been running the KYB's

[Rendon LX-i]

since 05 and still holding...im surpised...Stiff...but thats me..

[Joay]

Bounce much?

[86ccord]

since 05 and still holding...im surpised...Stiff...but thats me..

ok well thats good to know.. i just picked some kyb's up cause i couldnt pass up the deal.. LOL

[Rendon LX-i]

LOL NO BOUNCE...well of course of you hit a big as s bump but its only one bounce and thats it...stiff like i said..

[GTRSkyline43]

i know that no more than 1.5 drop on tockios but is it the same wit hthe kyb since there just stock replacements?

[MessyHonda]

yeah on my dx...my suspension is kinda soft and on my car its stiff as hell

[Rendon LX-i]

They are stock replacements but i didnt give a phuck....i at the time thats all the money i had and it was the best 200ish i every spend lol.

[lxaccord]

So there is really no difference between kyb and tokios

[markmdz89hatch]

So there is really no difference between kyb and tokios

exactly. Both are rated at 10-15% stiffer than stock, but sold ONLY as an OEM replacement by both mfg's.

The top-hat mod will not help you if you're only going down 2-2.5 on shocks that are made for the 3G. More risk then benefit there. I have seen only maybe 2-4 members on this board that have done it safely and had good reason to do it. (Please guys, don't jump down my throat about this, I'm not trying to call anyone out here, just setting the record straight based on what I know. I'm not saying I'm a suspension guru, but IMO it's not worth the risk.)

As for lowering, IF I had no choice and had to run Toki's or GR-2's, the only spring I would run is an Eibach Sportline. ...and that would be only if I had NO other option. A nice compromise between cost and performance would be GR-2's in back, and Koni's or revalved Bill's up front on Eibach Sportlines. That would ride pretty good IMO, and wouldn't beat the sh!t out of you on daily driving.

[Rendon LX-i]

X2