[Kelly.J]

I didn't know Tein was that bad... I still believe Tein is the best "coilover".
what I'm trying to say was, Tein SS was not my type.


Koni has gas leakage problem commonly.. well tein doesn't.
and it's only 3 level height adjustment.
of course, Koni Yellows are best shocks for overall but there are cars that doesn't work well as the others.

since 8th gen civics and csx are so new, someone has to find best suspension setting for these cars.
I think it's kind of early to say which is best or worst.


we know that most popular springs are made by Eibach or H&R,
shok - Koni
coilover - Tein
(surely there are more manufactures!)

but.. only problem is that we didn't find what will fit to 8th gens well and to taste of most people.



settings i tried for mine so far:

1. HFP kits - best handling, cornering(so far now) / (kind of) hard stiffness hurts my back.

2. HFP shocks & H&R springs(sports) - worse handling, cornering than HFP but better than oem / soft ride (harder than oem but almost same) / great looking but when you go faster car gets even lower so that it cause rubbing issue.(with 18", 225-40 tires, wheel house and tires rubed.) / I think spring rates vary from upper part to middle and to down.. nice springs but weren't my taste.

3.Tein Coilovers - worse handling, cornering than HFP, but better than HFP & H&R combi / height & damping adjustable so I could build close setting that I wanted / If Tein SS were not height adjustable, I wouldn't stick to.. because I want stiffer ride.


nowadays for me,
1. if there are lower springs that come with same rate as HFP springs, those will be my taste for a while..
2. Teins with more safe structer and harder spring rate.
3. H&R with 1/4 inch (or less) higher and harder spring rate.


I'm gonna go back to HFP for a while.. and then gonna think about other settings for my poor si coupe.



hm..... money money money money



oh... and Teins are actually long-stroke type(it means if lower your car, you cannot tell how amazing teins are...) so don't go too low with teins.
so does HFP, I think, and... most of them.

short-stroke types are for race cars(track! not street)...