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silver04v
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How do you have no travel in the front? Did you cut the stock bump stops?
Help me make a Spring choice
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phil136
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No I will be cutting this week hopefully. Read my thread: http://9thcivic.com/forum/threads/lets-talk-about-bump-stops-jounce-bumpers-0.8492/
which will probably give me very little gain anyway, but ill take what i can get.
Most new cars are close or literally always riding on the bumps (for comfort reasons). H&R says this is okay as they act as a progressive spring. BS(as far as performance is concerned). I would check how much travel you have when installing springs. would be good to know for me and you ;D.
Also beware that the lowering spring drop is calculated with the bumps in mind. Hence if you cut, it will drop lower(proving that the car is indeed resting on them even without additional weight/stress.
I wish i knew this before lowering my car
Hopefully Koni shocks will improve this. I am uncertain if they will actually improve travel/ and are longer than stock?
which will probably give me very little gain anyway, but ill take what i can get.
Most new cars are close or literally always riding on the bumps (for comfort reasons). H&R says this is okay as they act as a progressive spring. BS(as far as performance is concerned). I would check how much travel you have when installing springs. would be good to know for me and you ;D.
Also beware that the lowering spring drop is calculated with the bumps in mind. Hence if you cut, it will drop lower(proving that the car is indeed resting on them even without additional weight/stress.
I wish i knew this before lowering my car
Hopefully Koni shocks will improve this. I am uncertain if they will actually improve travel/ and are longer than stock?
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My Eibach sportline springs came with new shorter bump stops. Maybe eibach knew this and built around/with this is mind?No I will be cutting this week hopefully. Read my thread: http://9thcivic.com/forum/threads/lets-talk-about-bump-stops-jounce-bumpers-0.8492/
which will probably give me very little gain anyway, but ill take what i can get.
Most new cars are close or literally always riding on the bumps (for comfort reasons). H&R says this is okay as they act as a progressive spring. BS(as far as performance is concerned). I would check how much travel you have when installing springs. would be good to know for me and you ;D.
Also beware that the lowering spring drop is calculated with the bumps in mind. Hence if you cut, it will drop lower(proving that the car is indeed resting on them even without additional weight/stress.
I wish i knew this before lowering my car
Hopefully Koni shocks will improve this. I am uncertain if they will actually improve travel/ and are longer than stock?
phil136
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Yes that good on their part. Unfortunately shitty H&R wants you to ride on those foam "springs ".
I would still check how much travel you have.
I would still check how much travel you have.
I don't think so, the eibach ones aren't any bigger, maybe a little stiffer but I don't think it would help that much
yes, stock dampers for now.
and probably riding on the bump stops...i'm not really sure
eibach or H&R are both great choices and I think you would be happy with either one
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