whats up guys? i need some help with my suspension. i really love my car but if i can't make it any smoother i don't think i want it. i recently bought a set of kyb agx. they feel alright, there not that bad. i put them on my old sportline springs 2 inch drop. but its like dam it dosen't feel all that smooth. my front upper control smack the fender wall every now and then. is there any way i can get rid of the control arms hitting or can i just get or springs or coilovers that will make the ride silky smooth. what do you guys think is the smoothest set up for suspension. i'm willing to spend the dough cuz i basically have done everything else possible like paint rims all that. help plzzz

 

Back to stock!!! w00t

 

smoothest = stock

aftermarket anything suspension is to make it more stiff for better handling. if you want smooth, you can't get great handling, unless you go ohlins

 

whats ur dampening set at? play around with it and see whats fits u best..

 

adjust the fronts to 1 and rears to 2 or 1... thats as smooth as it will get...

 

Prokit is the closest thing to a stock feeling ride. i have prokits and they don't drop ya too low but they ride really good.

 

been through sportlines and prokit...glad that I chosed pro kit. Sportlines will leave u with broken front bumper while pro kit is perfect for curb parking and much better ride.

 

if im not mistaken the kyb agx can go softer than stock.

so doesnt that mean its a smoother ride?

 

bouncier does not neccessarily mean smoother. Everyone has a differnt opinion on what ride comfort feels the best. Ugh sorry cant spell right now.

 

Get Teins. I got Tein Basics and They ride almost Stock like. you cant feel small bumps in the road.

 

i just bought a set of omni power's my friend bought them for his civic which is lower than my car and he can literally fly over railroad track and not feel it. its ridiculous i was able to test them out. i got the whole kit for 600 and i'm going to put them in myself

 

Civic? Wont fit.

 

I'm in the same boat. I like the look and handling of the Pro-Kit and KYB's, but I hate the lack of a smooth ride and noise that the springs and shocks make.

The KYB's sqwish when you go over small bumps and the ProKit clanks over the big ones!

CNDC, do you really like the TEINS that much? Any problems with them? I'm on my second pair of KYB's and I'm sick of them. What model Teins did you get for the Accord or the 2.2 CL?

I e-mailed Tein since I have a 3.0 and they said that they "we cannot guarantee fitment with your vehicle".

 

i just filed down the part on the control arm smacking against the fender.. u just need a metal file, and about 1 hour each side

 

Not sure what you're talkin about here brother...I'm ridin Prokit with stock shocks and what noise and lack of smooth ride are you talkin about? Prokit gives you a damn smooth ride. Damn near stock. You can go over speed bump and up driveway with ease. haven't bottomed out once. I wish my car was a little lower but love the way it rides.

Clanks over big bumps??? Never experienced that over here. Might that noise be a blown shock...I have one of those and it makes a small noise over tighter bumps but I just need to replace the shock

 

i know the civic's won't fit but accord ones will

 

This is my second pair of KYB's because I thought I had a blown shock. I just can't stand the sound of the gas in the shock. The ride/ handling is great. It's just not as smooth as it can be. Since the car is dropped, it feel stiff going over bumps. I don't really care too much, it's just when the 'lil woman is in the car, she always asking to slow down 'cause of the stiffness of the ride.

I have the KYB's set at 2 in the front, 4 in the rear. I had them set to 1 in the front and 2 in the rear, but just recently I may have actually heard my shock blow because of a heavy load. I may be going to Tein soon anyway.

The clanks are from the springs clapping against each other. It doesn't happen all the time, but if you don't slow down over a set of ruts/ pot holes going around 25-35, you'll hear it.

It could just be me. I may just be too "noise" sensitive. I can hear any squeak or rattle in the car and I will try to locate it.

 

I have prokit and tokico illuminas 5 way adjustable. The pro kit does make clunk noise, but not so much that will make u hate it. I use to have sportlines and tokico blues and to me they are too stiff/bouncy and bottom out easily. 2 inch plus of drop plus is meant for the track not street. With the sportlines, i feel unfortable everywhere i go because of the damage i might make to the car, even down my drive way i scrub the bottom! And O my! The camber issue is a biatch, tires wear out on the inside within 2 months of use.

 

Man.. im riding sportlines / kyb agx's on almost the stiffest settings 4/6 i think... ya'all just need to toughen up and take the ride for what it is

 

Your not gonna get a stock ride when you lower your car. Not gonna happen. It may come close, but not exact. Your ride is supposed to be stiffer when you lower your car. Thats why you lower it. Less body roll, tighter feel, tighter cornering. Lowering shocks are meant to be stiffer. Its the nature of the beast. They are supposed to give a sports car feel.

 

cry me a river, build a bridge,and get over it. once you drop you car stock ride
i got sportlines on a 3.0 and the ride isn't that bad(to me).you want the look deal with the ride......

 

i got basics for 90-97 accord. so far i had no problems wit em. cept i scrape sometimes when i got down steep inclines. other than that its pretty smooth. unless ur roads are really ehh..

 

Accord omnis ftw

 

^^^ stick the knife in and twist why don't you.

 

 

i get them in on friday on maybe will be putting them on so i'll let you guys know wuzup