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Title: Thought this was interesting... Post by: mitchigan on October 27, 2009, 09:31:33 PM This is for those of us who only want a drop via only springs i.e. the Eibach pro-kit. I'm sure most of you guys have seen it before. I ran across it being curious as to see if such a video comparison existed out there, and what do you know?.... It's actually of a 7.5G Accord.
Slalom http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUh3yY9R ... re=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUh3yY9RiX0&feature=related) Braking http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHk_nnjyWxI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHk_nnjyWxI) Someone should save these videos if the uploader were to ever take them down. This is good stuff. Title: Re: Thought this was interesting... Post by: CrackerTeg on October 27, 2009, 09:40:06 PM Interesting. Good thing I'm dropped on coils with stock shocks then. Imagine the difference with upgraded shocks.
Title: Re: Thought this was interesting... Post by: CYANiDE on October 27, 2009, 09:51:40 PM Wow. That's pretty good for the price. I'm thinking of getting dropped on springs for now, but we'll see. Going to be bouncing up and down in NYC lol.
Title: Re: Thought this was interesting... Post by: NWINNIE34 on October 27, 2009, 11:04:34 PM eibachs are the shit man... i love my pro kit + tokicos.... i wanna see a vid with my shocks..... maybe i'll just have to make one ~!
Title: Re: Thought this was interesting... Post by: CrackerTeg on October 27, 2009, 11:27:40 PM Dooo eet.
Title: Re: Thought this was interesting... Post by: timot_one on October 28, 2009, 01:13:26 AM Interesting stuff.
Title: Re: Thought this was interesting... Post by: jobata23 on October 28, 2009, 06:14:59 AM good stuff
Title: Re: Thought this was interesting... Post by: Rich01 on October 30, 2009, 09:57:34 PM I actually first saw this comparison in a magazine with pics of the Accord. That's when I searched for the videos. Good stuff
Title: Re: Thought this was interesting... Post by: wtcii on October 31, 2009, 01:46:27 AM ^ I see this ad a lot in motor trend. I have been meaning to scan the ad. Ill just type the info. The pictures are the same
Before/ After/ Reason Top Speed/ 119 MPH/ 130 gov./ Reduced Aero Drag 700 ft. slalom/ 51.9 MPH/ 55.9 mph/ Reduced Roll, better steering response Braking 80-0/ 182 ft./ 171 ft./ Reduced Dive Lateral G/ .72 g/ .78 g/ Reduced Roll Avg MPG/ 16.05 mpg/ 19.15 mpg/ Reduced Aero Drag 0-60/ 9.51 sec/ 9.39 sec/ Reduced Weight Transfer Road Course Lap/ 1:27:80/ 1:20:08/ All of the Above Title: Re: Thought this was interesting... Post by: thisaznboi88 on November 01, 2009, 04:01:41 AM Interesting post
Title: Re: Thought this was interesting... Post by: sherker55 on November 03, 2009, 12:41:38 AM wow, that MPG difference in almost unbelievable...I like the braking difference too
Title: Re: Thought this was interesting... Post by: Micis8492 on March 16, 2010, 10:19:45 AM Is it bad to put aftermarket lowering springs on a stock shocks? i read somewhere it puts load of pressure on other parts of the car.
Title: Re: Thought this was interesting... Post by: CrackerTeg on March 16, 2010, 10:36:42 AM Yes and no. Depending on the drop you're trying to achieve. Upgrading your shocks is always a good thing. I've seen people get good results with a shock upgrade when using stock springs. I'm not big on goig through all that trouble for stock height but that's me. I've been running my S techs for about a year/ 30k miles on stock shocks and haven't experienced any problems. I do plan on upgrading in the future though.
Anyway, I'm kind of getting off topic. Many people have run drop springs with stock shocks and have been satisfied with the results. It all just depends how aggressive a drop you want. There's more to it than that but I don't feel like typing it all from my phone. Title: Re: Thought this was interesting... Post by: GNskates on April 04, 2010, 07:31:23 PM Are the Tein S-techs about the same as these? im debating on either the pro-kit or the s-techs
Title: Re: Thought this was interesting... Post by: cna on April 04, 2010, 08:53:04 PM Sweet great info
Title: Re: Thought this was interesting... Post by: CrackerTeg on April 05, 2010, 09:28:04 AM Quote from: "GNskates" Are the Tein S-techs about the same as these? im debating on either the pro-kit or the s-techs Same in what way? Drop? Spring rate?Title: Re: Thought this was interesting... Post by: GNskates on April 06, 2010, 01:09:27 AM Quote from: "CrackerTeg" Quote from: "GNskates" Are the Tein S-techs about the same as these? im debating on either the pro-kit or the s-techs Same in what way? Drop? Spring rate?Title: Re: Thought this was interesting... Post by: CrackerTeg on April 06, 2010, 08:21:58 AM Generally. There are subtle differences but you would never notice them. Most of those drop springs are designed to be used on stock shocks.
Title: Re: Thought this was interesting... Post by: clapton924 on April 16, 2010, 11:18:20 PM I have the eibach pro-kit and tokiko blue shocks. Car was WAY too bouncy on stock shocks with pro-kit...the tokikos are SO much better...much stiffer than stock. For example, there is a highway ramp here with a big dip in it...on stock shocks the car would massively drop going over it....with tokikos the car barely drops at all.
Title: Re: Thought this was interesting... Post by: MTsixspeed on May 22, 2010, 10:33:29 AM Amazing results on the fuel mileage. I tend to believe it myself because I know that I'm consistently getting about 4mpg better economy compared to when I first bought the car with stock suspension. I just never considered it was due to the car being lower and more aerodynamic. I never put 2 and 2 together. I hope it is true though, because that would be a great reason to lower a car!
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